• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.151-159
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• 1996

A finite element formulation based on the CFT(Compression Field Theory) concept such as the effect of compression softening in cracked concrete, and macroscopic and rotating crack models etc. was presented for the nonlinear behaviour of structural concrete. In this category, tangential or secant material stiffnesses for cracked concrete were also defined and discussed in view of the iterative solution schemes for nonlinear equations. Considering the computational efficiency and the ability of modelling the post-ultimate behaviour as major concerns, the incremental displacement solution algorithm involving initial material stiffnesses and the relaxation procedure for fast convergence was adopted and formulated in a type of 8-noded quadrilateral isoparametric elements. The analysis program NASCOM(Nonlinear Analysis of structrual Concrete by FEM : Monotonic Loading) developed baed on the CFT constitutive relationships and the incremetal solution strategy described enables the predictions of strength and deformation capacities in a full range. crack patterns and their corresponding widths, and yield extents of reinforcement. As the verfication purpose of NASCOM, the prediction of Cervenka's panel test results including the load resistance and the deformation history was made. A limited number of predictions indicate a good correlation in a general sense.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.894-901
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• 2003

The objective of this study is to clarify the seismic capacity and the characteristics in the hysteretic behavior of RC structures with non-seismic detailing. Interior and exterior beam-column subassemblages were selected from a ten-story RC building and six 1/3-scale specimens were constructed with three variables; (1) with and without slab, (2) with and without hoop bars in the joint region, (3) upward and downward direction of anchorage for the bottom bar in beams of exterior beam-column subassemblage. The test results have shown; (1) in case of interior beam-column subassemblage, there is no almost difference between nonseismic and seismic details in the strength and ductility capacity; (2) the Korean practice of anchorage (downward and 25 $d_{b}$ anchorage length) in the exterior joint caused the 10%∼20% reduction of strength and 27% reduction of ductility in comparison with the case of seismic details; and the existence of hoop bars in the joint region shows no effect in shear strain.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.65-72
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• 2012

In this stury, control performance of tuned mass damper (TMD) with torsional rigidity for an eccentric structure showing torsional responses is investigated. To this end, an eccentric structure subjected to earthquake excitation is used to evaluate the control performance of torsional TMD by varying installed location and torsional rigidity of TMD, To reduce computational time required for repetitive time history analysis of an example structure having non-proportional damping system due to TMD, an equivalent analytical model is used in this study. Torsional properties of TMD usually neglected in typical TMD are verified to be effective in reduction of torsional responses of the eccentric structure. In the case of eccentric structures, it has been seen that the center of a plane of a structure may not be optimal location of TMD.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.17 no.4 s.77
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• pp.459-467
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• 2005

This study focuses on the development of a new method of H-shaped beam-to-square column connection with an outer diaphragm and a field welding. The specific type of beam-to-column connection with an external stiffener, using field welding, is proposed. The structural behavior of this connection was examined experimentally. Two loading type tests were conducted under the experimental parameters given as details. First described was the symmetrical loading test, which supported both ends or a beam simply and applied a load from the column to the pend (What does this mean?) to investigate a fundamental characteristic of this connection. Further described was the anti-symmetrical loading test, which carried out simple support of the column'stop end and the column base, and applied a load from both ends of a beam to investigate the structural performance of this connection. From the results, it is clear that the external- stiffener-type connection proposed in this paper is the reliable connection method.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.291-298
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• 2015

In this paper, a bundled diagonal reinforcement using high performance steel fiber was proposed to enhance the construct ability and seismic performance. Experiments of coupling beam was composed of four specimens and the hysteretic behavior evaluated for reverse cyclic loading to specimens using high performance steel fiber. The main variables of the experiment is a amount of stirrup and bundled reinforcement, depending on whether the mix of steel fiber. Specimen which criteria was applied 100% of stirrup and bundled diagonal reinforcement of ACI318 criteria. With this, by appling same diagonal reinforcement, two specimens were created by adjusting stirrup of 75%, 50%. So, a total of four specimens were produced. When coupling beam was placed concrete, this experiment was mixed in a content of steel fiber 1%. All the specimens were produced by aspect ratio 3.5(l/h=1050/300) to a half-scale. In this result, two specimens as reduced to stirrup of 75%, 50% was no significant difference in the strength, stiffness and energy dissipation capacity, respectively compared to the stirrup of 100%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.103-103
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• 2000

강한 결정 방향 의존성과 낮은 항정계를 갖는 Bi4Ti3O12 강유전체 박막은 NDRO형 비휘발성 강유전체 메모리 분야에서 매우 유망한 재료이다. 이를 위해서는 실리콘 기판과의 계면조절과 실리콘 기판성에서 고품질의 강유전성 박막을 성장시키는 기술이 필수적이다. MOCVD에 의한 Bi4Ti3O12 의 증착에서는 Bi 성분의 강한 휘발 특성과 낮은 반응성으로 인하여 조성과 두께 등의 조절이 매우 어렵다. 따라서 화학기상증착의 기구를 이해하고 제어하는 기술이 양질의 박막을 얻는데 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 유기금속 원료 TPB, TIP 과 산소를 이용하여 실리콘 기판위에 Bi4Ti3O12 강유전체 박막을 증착할 때, 증착 변수의 변화에 따른 박막의 증착 거동과 구조적, 전기적 특성을 연계하여 분석하였다. 특히 기판부착력이 낮고 휘발성이 강한 Bi의 특성으로 인한 문제를 개선하기 위하여 TIP원료를 주기적으로 공급, 중단을 반복하는 펄스주입법을 고안하여 그 효과를 살펴보았다. 실리콘 기판위에서 TiO2의 증착속도는 실험온도 영역에서 온도에 따라 변화하지 않는 전형적인 물질 전달에 의해 지배되는 양상을 나타내었다. 반면 Bi2O3 경우에는 50$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 급격하게 증착속도가 감소하는 특이한 경향을 나타내었으며 이는 Bi2O3의 높은 휘발성 때문일 것이다. Bi4Ti3O12 박막은 온도증가에 따라 증착속도가 증가한 후 $600^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 포화되는 경향을 보였다. 이로부터 실리콘 기판위에서의 Bi4Ti3O12 박막의 증착 모델을 제시하였다. Bi2O3에 비해 상대적으로 표면 부착력이 월등히 큰 TiO2가 우선적으로 실리콘 펴면에 형성된 후 TPB 유기금속 원료가 이 TiO2와 반응하는 과정으로 Bi4Ti3O12 박막이 증착된다. $600^{\circ}C$이상에서는 증착 변수들을 바꾸어도 물성이 변하지 않는 자기조절기능이 있음을 알 수 있었는데 이는 고온에서의 Bi2O3의 강한 휘발성 때문일 것이다. 실리콘 기판에서 층상 페로브스카이트 상은 58$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 형성되며, 매우 좁은 온도 변화에도 결정구조, 박막현상 및 성분이 크게 바뀌는 온도에 민감한 증착거동이 관찰되었다. 증착 모델에서 예견되는 Bi의 불리함을 개선하기 위해 펄스주입법을 실시한 경우 Bi의 성분량이 증가되었고 결정성이 향상되었다. 이로부터 펄스주입법이 박막내에 부족하기 쉬운 Bi를 보충하여 박막의 특성을 개선함을 확인하였다. Bi4Ti3O12 박막의 증착온도에 따른 누설전류 특성 측정 결과 증착온도가 감소할수록 누설전류가 감소함을 알 수 있었고 펄스주입법이 연속주입법보다 더 낮은 누설전류를 보임을 알았다. 펄스주입법의 경우 -2.5V 인가 시의 누설전류는 7.4$\times$10-8A/cm2에서 1.3$\times$10+7A/cm2의 매우 우수한 값을 가졌다. 연속 주입법에 의해 증착된 박막은 C-V 측정 결과 강유전성 이력이 나타나지 않았으나, $600^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 펄스주입법에 의해 증착된 박박은 강유전성 이력을 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.61-71
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• 2010

Five half-scale beam-to-column connections in a precast concrete frame were tested with cyclic loading that simulated earthquake-type motions. Five half -scale interior beam-column assemblies representing a portion of a frame subjected to simulated seismic loading were tested, including one monolithic specimen and four precast specimens. Variables included the detailing used at the joint to achieve a structural continuity of the beam reinforcement, and the type of special reinforcement in the connection (whether ECC or transverse reinforcement). The specimen design followed the strong-column-weak-beam concept. The beam reinforcement was purposely designed and detailed to develop plastic hinges at the beam and to impose large inelastic shear force demands into the joint. The joint performance was evaluated on the basis of connection strength, stiffness, energy dissipation, and drift capacity. From the test results, the plastic hinges at the beam controlled the specimen failure. In general, the performance of the beam-to-column connections was satisfactory. The joint strength was 1.15 times of that expected for monolithic reinforced concrete construction. The specimen behavior was ductile due to tensile deformability by ECC and the yielding steel plate, while the strength was nearly constant up to a drift of 3.5 percent.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.243-250
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• 2023

Both ends of the hoop reinforcement in the reinforced concrete (RC) columns subjected to lateral loading must necessarily be bent by 135° so as to ensure a sufficient level of ductility. However, as this reinforcement is extremely difficult to construct, this requirement is often not satisfied at construction sites. This study entailed an experimental investigation on RC columns subjected to cyclic lateral loading equipped with steel clip-type implements that were developed to replace the complicated 135° hoop reinforcement details. Four RC column specimens were manufactured, and the main test parameters included the use of high-strength concrete and steel clip-type implements. Furthermore, three-dimensional finite element models were employed to evaluate the structural performances of the test specimens via nonlinear analyses. The results of the test and finite element analyses indicate that the RC columns with the steel clip-type implements exhibit structural performances equal to or better than those with the 135° hoop reinforcement details. Further, the finite element analysis results agree well with the test results.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.443-453
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• 2013

The hybrid test is one of the most advanced test methods to predict the structural dynamic behavior with the interaction between a physical substructure and a numerical modeling in the hybrid control system. The purpose of this study is to perform the multi-directional dynamic test of a steel frame structure with the real-time hybrid system and to evaluate the validation of the results. In this study, FEAPH, nonlinear finite element analysis program for hybrid only, was developed and the hybrid control system was optimized. The inefficient computational time was improved with a fixed number iteration method and parallel computational techniques used in FEAPH. Furthermore, the previously used data communication method and the interface between a substructure and an analysis program were simplified in the control system. As the results, the total processing time in real-time hybrid test was shortened up to 10 times of actual measured seismic period. In order to verify the accuracy and validation of the hybrid system, the linear and nonlinear dynamic tests with a steel framed structure were carried out so that the trend of displacement responses was almost in accord with the numerical results. However, the maximum displacement responses had somewhat differences due to the analysis errors in material nonlinearities and the occurrence of permanent displacements. Therefore, if the proper material model and numerical algorithms are developed, the real-time hybrid system could be used to evaluate the structural dynamic behavior and would be an effective testing method as a substitute for a shaking table test.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.483-491
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• 2008

There has been much focus on the strong axis steel moment connections after the Northridge earthquake in 1994. However, research studieson the seismic behavior of weak axis moment connections could be hardly found despite the fact that these connection details have been frequently used as seismic details of MRF in Korea. Therefore, the objective of this research is to provide better knowledge on the seismic behavior of weak-axis steel moment connections, which can be widely applicable to many structures with similar characteristics. For this purpose, an experimental program was designed and performed with twotypes of weak-axis steel moment connections, namely the bracket type and WUF-B type, based on the survey of existing field data and literatures. Using the experimental results obtained from the quasi-static cyclic testing of these specimens, structural performances of the joints such as hysteretic curves, maximum strength capacities and the strain of reinforced bars were investigated. From the test results, the bracket-type connection was shown to have more than a 5% story drift capacity, compared with the WUF-B type connection's 4%. These specimens were also shown to have higher strength capacities than the nominal design strength. The bracket-type connection showed a slow strength degradation after maximum strength was researched. However,the WUF-B type connection showed a rapid strength degradation that caused brittle behavior.