• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.467-473
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to investigate the inelastic behavior and ductility capacity of reinforced concrete frame subjected to cyclic lateral load and to provide result for developing improved seismic design criteria. A computer program named RCAHEST(Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology) for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was used. Material nonlinearity is taken into account by comprising tensile, compressive and shear models of cracked concrete and a model of reinforcing steel. The smeared crack approach is incorporated. The strength increase of concrete due to the lateral confining reinforcement has been taken into account to model the confined concrete. In boundary plane at which each member with different thickness is connected local discontinuous deformation due to the abrupt change in their stiffness can be taken into account by introducing interface element. The effect of number of load reversals with the same displacement amplitude has been also taken into account to model the reinforcing steel. The proposed numerical method for the inelastic behavior and ductility capacity of reinforced concrete frame subjected to cyclic lateral load is verified by comparison with reliable experimental results.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.3 s.49
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• pp.1-11
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• 2006

This paper presents a seismic fragility analysis method for a cable-stayed bridge with energy dissipation devices. Model uncertainties represented by random variables include input ground motions, characteristics of energy dissipation devices and the stiffness of cable-stayed bridge. Using linear regression, we established demand models for the fragility analysis from the relationship between maximum responses and the intensity of input ground motions. For capacity models, we considered the moment and shear force of the main tower, longitudinal displacement of the girder, deviation of the stay cables tension and the local buckling of the main steel tower as the limit states for cable-stayed bridge. As a numerical example, fragility analysis results for the 2nd Jindo bridge are presented. The effect of energy dissipation devices is also briefly discussed.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.8 no.6 s.40
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• pp.73-80
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• 2004

A nonlinear time-domain system identification algorithm using measured acceleration data is developed for structural damage assessment. To take account of nonlinear behavior of structural systems, an output error between measured and computed acceleration increments has been defined and a constrained nonlinear optimization problem is solved for optimal structural parameters. The algorithm estimates time-varying properties of stiffness and damping parameters. Nonlinear response of restoring force of a structural system is recovered by using the estimated time-varying structural properties and computed displacement by Newmark-$\beta$ method. In the recovery, no pre-defined model for inelastic behavior has been assumed. In developing the algorithm, noise and incomplete measurement in space and state have been considered. To examine the developed algorithm, numerical simulation and laboratory experimental studies on a three-story shear building have been carried out.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.459-467
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• 2016

Recently, new open-cut modular construction method, which is built within a 5~7m depth below the road, was proposed for the near-surface transit system to ensure the economic feasibility of underground structures. In this paper, the precast modular construction method was developed for the low-cost and rapid construction of underground structures. For the experiment on the flexural performance of the modular slab connections, a total of eleven specimens were fabricated according to the test variables; section shape, joint type, lap length, and transverse reinforcement. The test results were compared with those of the specimens without loop joints. To verify the performance of the slab connections, the 4-point loading tests of precast RC members with loop joints were conducted. As a result of the test, the flexural performance of the half-depth specimens with a 200mm lap length of loop joints were confirmed to be similar to those of the specimens without joints.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.36-41
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• 2014

A floating offshore structure has high tendency to occur the buckling when compressive, bending and shear loads applied. When the buckling is occurred, in-plane stiffness of structure is remarkably decreased. And it has a harmful effect on the local structural strength as well as global structural strength. In the present study, it has been investigated the ultimate strength of tubular members which is located between a floater and a damping plate of the floating pendulum wave energy converter. Nonlinear finite element method is conducted using the initial imperfection according to 1st buckling mode which is obtained from the elastic buckling analysis. It is also noted the ultimate bending strength characteristic varying with a diameter, thickness and stiffeners of the tubular member.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.17 no.4 s.77
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• pp.481-490
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• 2005

This paper summarizes the full-scale test results on the CFT column-to-flat plate connections subjected to gravity loading. CFT construction has gained wide acceptance in a relatively short time in domestic building construction practice due to its various structural and construction advantages. Constructing an underground parking floor as a flat plate system is often regarded as essential for both cost savings and rapid construction. Efficient details for CFT-column-to-flat-plate connections have not been proposed yet, however, and their development is urgently needed. Based on some strategies that maximize economical field construction, several connecting schemes were proposed and tested based on a full-scale model. The test results showed that the proposed connection details can exhibit punching shear strength and connection stiffness comparable to or greater than those of their R/C flat plate counterpart.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.766-766
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• 2012

최근 진행되고 있는 자연형 하천 조성사업과 관련하여 하천 복원 계획 및 실무에 있어 우선적으로 고려되어야 할 사항은 여러 가지가 있지만, 그 중에서 유역의 복합적인 요인(기후, 지형특성, 수리 수문특성, 식생특성, 유사 특성 등)들에 의하여 영향을 받게 되는 하천의 지형형태학적 측면의 경우에는, 안정 하도 형성에 직접적인 영향을 미치게 되므로 계획의 예비조사 단계서부터 충분한 검토가 이루어져야 함에도 불구하고, 국내에서는 하천 지형형태학적인 측면을 고려한 하천 복원의 연구는 아주 미미한 것이 사실이다. 자연하천 조성에 있어서 획일적으로 직선화된 하천보다 사행화를 유도함으로써 얻어지는 장점들이 더 많지만, 하천설계기준 등에서 제시하고 있는 사행화에 대한 정확한 지침이 부재하여 설계자의 판단에 의하여 사행화를 유도하는 경우가 대부분이다. 사행현상은 유심의 변화가 이루어지기 때문에 전단면에 걸친 수심의 유지가 어렵고, 취수구의 기능저하, 제방의 파괴, 국소세굴에 따른 하천재해 등의 문제가 발생하기도 한다. 자연 상태의 하천형상은 대부분 호우로 인한 홍수로 인하여 자연스럽게 만들어지게 되며, 대부분 사행하천의 형태를 띠게 된다. 자연적으로 형성된 사행하천은 하천 정비시 경제적인 측면을 고려하여 직선화로 계획하는 경우가 많으며, 하천 주변 지형과 토지이용 등의 제약 조건 등으로 인하여 만곡구간을 그대로 두고 하천설계를 계획하는 경우도 있다. 그러나 경제적인 측면만을 고려하여 하천을 직선화하는 것은 상류부 홍수를 하류부로 전가시켜 하류 홍수피해를 가중시키는 결과를 초래하므로 바람직하지 않을 뿐만 아니라 직선화된 수로에서는 하천의 생태계가 제대로 이루어지지 않으므로 하천은 만곡구간을 갖는 것이 바람직하다. 본 연구에서는 자연하천 조성시 하천의 사행화를 유도할 수 있는 방안으로 호안 공법의 적용을 통한 사행화 유도 방법을 제안하였으며, 길이 20m, 폭 2m, 높이 1m의 크기를 갖는 개수로 장치를 이용하여 수리모형실험을 실시하였고, 이동상 실험을 통하여 호안 공법의 배열에 따른 사행화 영향 정도를 분석하였다. 또한, 소프트 백과 같은 유연한 소재뿐만 아니라 돌이나 돌망태와 같은 강성 소재에 대한 사행화 영향을 검토함으로써 다양한 호안기법을 통한 영향범위를 제시하였다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.83-90
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• 2019

Recently, the need to prevent or treat cognitive impairment in older adults has been arising. In particular, they tried to diagnose MCI as an early stage of Alzheimer's disease and to delay the progression to dementia through training cognitive function. Most of cognitive function training have been manufactured to game contents which related to several cognitive function, and it needs to be verified quantitatively whether subjects are paying attention to cognitive function training. Thus in this study, we measured and analyzed EEG signals while performing attention training game contents. As an analysis method, we utilized CI, which shows how much they are focusing on, and RI, which shows how stable they are. The result of this study can be seen that all the subjects' CI were increased, which means that the subjects performed game contents with concentration.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.93-100
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• 2021

In Korea, one of the most used structural systems for residential apartment buildings is the combination of the reinforced concrete (RC) wall and rahmen structures in the upper and lower floors, respectively. To alleviate the significant difference between the stiffnesses of these two structural systems, large transfer girders are generally required in the transition zone of the structure, which then results in the use of large amounts of construction materials and low economic feasibility. This paper proposes a new RC boundary-beam-wall system that can minimize the disadvantages of the RC transfer girder system. The structural performance of the proposed system subjected to axial loading was evaluated via rigorous three-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis. Four parameters, namely the ratio of lower wall to upper wall lengths, distance between stirrups, main bar slope ratio, and slab length, were considered in the finite element analysis, and their effects on the maximum axial load were analyzed and discussed.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.775-786
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• 2022

In the plant structures including nuclear power plants, penetrations are frequently installed in walls and slabs to reinforce facilities during operation, and reinforcing bars are sometimes cut off during concrete coring. Since these penetrations are not considered at the design or construction stage, cutting of reinforcing bar during opening installation is actually damage to the structure, structural integrity evaluation considering the stress transition range or effective width around the new penetration is necessary. In this study, various nonlinear analyses and static loading experiments are performed to evaluate the effect of reinforcing bar cutting that occurs when a penetration is newly installed in the shear wall of wall-type building of operating nuclear power plant. In addition, the decrease in wall stiffness due to the installed new penetration and cutting of reinforcing bars is evaluated and the stress and strain distributions of rebars around penetration are also measured.