• Wind and Structures
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.213-236
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• 2015

For high-speed railways (HSR) in wind prone regions, wind barriers are often installed on bridges to ensure the running safety of trains. This paper analyzes the effect of wind barriers on the running safety of a high-speed train to cross winds when it passes on a bridge. Two simply-supported (S-S) PC bridges in China, one with 32 m box beams and the other with 16 m trough beams, are selected to perform the dynamic analyses. The bridges are modeled by 3-D finite elements and each vehicle in a train by a multi-rigid-body system connected with suspension springs and dashpots. The wind excitations on the train vehicles and the bridges are numerically simulated, using the static tri-component coefficients obtained from a wind tunnel test, taking into account the effects of wind barriers, train speed and the spatial correlation with wind forces on the deck. The whole histories of a train passing over the two bridges under strong cross winds are simulated and compared, considering variations of wind velocities, train speeds and without or with wind barriers. The threshold curves of wind velocity for train running safety on the two bridges are compared, from which the windbreak effect of the wind barrier are evaluated, based on which a beam structure with better performance is recommended.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 1990

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 현존(現存)하는 한국(韓國)의 고대항교(古代桁橋)를 구조학적(構造學的)인 접근(接近) 방법(方法)에 따라 분석(分析) 연구(硏究)하므로써 고대교양(古代橋梁)을 체계화(體系化)하고 장래 우리나라의 독창적(獨創的)인 교양발전(橋梁發展)에 기여하고자 한다. 교양(橋梁)의 구조학적(構造學的) 발달(發達)은 시대별(時代別)과 교양구성별(橋梁構成別)로 나누어 연구(硏究)하였다. 시대별(時代別) 발달(發達)을 보면, 고려중기(高麗中期) 이전(以前)에 건설(建設)된 교양(橋梁)은 구조학적(構造學的)으로 볼 때 상부구조(上部構造)가 주항(主桁)과 교면(橋面)의 구분(區分)이 없이 가설(架設)되었으나, 고려후기(高麗後期)에 건설(建設)된 교양(橋梁)부터는 교폭(橋幅)을 넓히고 경간(徑間)을 장대화(長大化)하기 위하여 주항(主桁)과 교면(橋面)을 분리(分離)하였다. 조선시대(朝鮮時代)에 건설(建設)된 교양(橋梁)은 시공자재(施工資財)가 규격화(規格化)되었음을 볼 때 구조학적(構造學的)인 설계개념(設計槪念)이 도입(導入)되었다고 판단(判斷)되며 아울러 운송기술(運送技術)의 발달(發達)로 자재(資材)의 크기도 점차 대형화(大形化)되었다. 고대항교(古代桁橋)의 상부구조(上部構造)는 점차 복잡(複雜)한 구조형태(構造形態)로, 하부구조(下部構造)는 단순(單純)한 구조형태(構造形態)로 발전(發展)되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.477-499
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• 2007

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the ultimate behavior of steel cable-stayed bridges with design variables and compare the validity and applicability of computational methods for evaluating ultimate load capacity of cable-stayed bridges. The methods considered in this paper are elastic buckling analysis, inelastic buckling analysis and nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis. Elastic buckling analysis uses a numerical eigenvalue calculation without considering geometric nonlinearities of cable-stayed bridges and the inelastic material behavior of main components. Inelastic buckling analysis uses an iterative eigenvalue calculation to consider inelastic material behavior, but cannot consider geometric nonlinearities of cable-stayed bridges. The tangent modulus concept with the column strength curve prescribed in AASHTO LRFD is used to consider inelastic buckling behavior. Detailed procedures of inelastic buckling analysis are presented and corresponding computer codes were developed. In contrast, nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis uses an incremental-iterative method and can consider both geometric nonlinearities and inelastic material behavior of a cable-stayed bridge. Proprietary software ABAQUS are used and user-subroutines are newly written to update equivalent modulus of cables to consider geometric nonlinearity due to cable sags at each increment step. Ultimate load capacities with the three analyses are evaluated for numerical models of cable-stayed bridges that have center spans of 600 m, 900 m and 1200 m with different girder depths and live load cases. The results show that inelastic buckling analysis is an effective approximation method, as a simple and fast alternative, to obtain ultimate load capacity of long span cable-stayed bridges, whereas elastic buckling analysis greatly overestimates the overall stability of cable-stayed bridges.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2001

The objective of this study is to investigate the stability behavior of steel cable-stayed bridges by comparing the buckling loads obtained by means of finite element methods with eigen-solver. In recent days, cable-stayed bridges dramatically attract engineers' attention due to their structural characteristics and aesthetics. They require a number of design parameters and present a high degree of static indetermination, especially for long span bridges. Cable-stayed bridges exhibit several nonlinear behaviors concurrently under normal design loads due to the individual nonlinearity of substructures such as the pylons, stay cables, and bridge deck, and their interactions. The geometric nonlinearities arise mainly from large displacements of cables. Strong axial and lateral forces acting on the bridge deck and pylons cause structural nonlinear behaviors. The interaction is among the substructures. In this paper, a typical three-span steel cable-stayed bridge with a variety of design parameters has been investigated. The numerical results indicate that the design parameters such as the ratio of $L_1/L$ and $I_p/I_b$ are important for the structural behavior, where $L_1$ is the main span length, L is the total span length of the bridge, $I_p$ is the moment of inertia of the pylon, and $I_b$ is the moment of inertia of the bridge deck. When the ratio $I_p/I_b$ increases, the critical load decreases due to the lack of interaction among substructures. Cable arrangements and the height of pylon are another important factors for this type of bridge in buckling analysis. According to numerical results, the bridges supported by a pylon with harp-type cable arrangement have higher critical loads than the bridges supported by a pylon with fan-type cable arrangement. On contrary, the shape of the pylon does not significantly affect the critical load of this type of bridge. All numerical results have been non-dimensionalized and presented in both tabular and graphical forms.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.185-196
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• 2019

One of the shortcomings of seismic bridge design codes is the lack of clarity in defining the role of different seismic isolation systems with linear or nonlinear behavior in terms of R-factor. For example, based on AASHTO guide specifications for seismic isolation design, R-factor for all substructure elements of isolated bridges should be half of those expressed in the AASHTO standard specifications for highway bridges (i.e., R=3 for single columns and R=5 for multiple column bent) but not less than 1.50. However, no distinction is made between two commonly used types of seismic isolation devices, i.e., elastomeric rubber bearing (ERB) with linear behavior, and lead rubber bearing (LRB) with nonlinear behavior. In this paper, five existing bridges located in Iran with two types of deck-pier connection including ERB and LRB isolators, and two bridge models with monolithic deck-pier connection are developed and their R-factor values are assessed based on the Uang's method. The average R-factors for the bridges with ERB isolators are calculated as 3.89 and 4.91 in the longitudinal and transverse directions, respectively, which are not in consonance with the AASHTO guide specifications for seismic isolation design (i.e., R=3/2=1.5 for the longitudinal direction and R=5/2=2.5 for the transverse direction). This is a clear indicator that the code-prescribed R-factors are conservative for typical bridges with ERB isolators. Also for the bridges with LRB isolators, the average computed R-factors equal 1.652 and 2.232 in the longitudinal and transverse directions, respectively, which are in a good agreement with the code-specified R-factor values. Moreover, in the bridges with monolithic deck-pier connection, the average R-factor in the longitudinal direction is obtained as 2.92 which is close to the specified R-factor in the bridge design codes (i.e., 3), and in the transverse direction is obtained as 2.41 which is about half of the corresponding R-factor value in the specifications (i.e., 5).

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

The use of non-linear analysis of structures in a functional way for evaluating the structural seismic behavior has attracted the attention of the engineering community in recent years. The most commonly used functional method for analysis is a non-linear static method known as the "pushover method". In this study, for the first time, a cyclic pushover analysis with different loading protocols was used for seismic investigation of curved bridges. The finite element model of 8-span curved bridges in plan created by the ZEUS-NL software was used for evaluating different pushover methods. In order to identify the optimal loading protocol for use in astatic non-linear cyclic analysis of curved bridges, four loading protocols (suggested by valid references) were used. Along with cyclic analysis, conventional analysis as well as adaptive pushover analysis, with proven capabilities in seismic evaluation of buildings and bridges, have been studied. The non-linear incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) method has been used to examine and compare the results of pushover analyses. To conduct IDA, the time history of 20 far-field earthquake records was used and the 50% fractile values of the demand given the ground motion intensity were computed. After analysis, the base shear vs displacement at the top of the piers were drawn. Obtained graphs represented the ability of a cyclic pushover analysis to estimate seismic capacity of the concrete piers of curved bridges. Based on results, the cyclic pushover method with ISO loading protocol provided better results for evaluating the seismic investigation of concrete piers of curved bridges in plan.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권6A호
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• pp.955-963
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• 2006

곡선교의 기하학적 특징으로 인하여 곡선교의 지진응답은 직선교와는 다른 응답특성을 나타내게 될 것으로 예상된다. 본 논문에서는 곡선교의 모형화 방법 및 다양한 영향인자들의 적용에 따른 지진응답특성을 분석하고자한다. 곡선교의 지진응답 특성을 분석하기 위하여 일반적으로 사용되는 곡선교의 수치해석모형을 지점부가 보강된 모형으로 개선하였으며, 정밀모형과의 비교를 통하여 개선된 모형의 적합성을 검증하였다. 본 논문에서는 곡선교의 지진응답에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 곡선반경이나 받침배치 조건에 따른 곡선교의 지점부 및 교각에서의 변위와 수평력을 중심으로 분석하였다. 지진하중은 직교되는 2방향으로 작용하는 것으로 가정하여, 지진하중의 작용방향을 변화시키면서 지진응답을 분석하였으며, 대상교량으로는 곡선교의 대표적인 형식인 단경간 곡선교와 3경간 연속 곡선교를 선택하였다. 분석결과, 단경간 곡선교는 고정하중 및 지진하중의 작용으로 인한 지점부의 정반력 및 부반력이 크게 발생할 수 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 연속 곡선교의 경우 대상교량의 곡선 반경에 따라 지진하중의 작용방향에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 곡선반경 변화에 따라 접선방향 받침배치와 현방향 받침배치의 지진응답 특성에 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1997년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.436-441
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• 1997

A Formulation based on macroelement concept is developed to analysis the prestressed concrete box girder bridges. The proposed method enables to model the arbitrary shapes and boundary conditions of prestressed concrete box girder bridges. The validity of the algoriyhm is demonstrated through comparisons with other results.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.2430-2434
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• 2011

Dynamic response is an important consideration because of the possibility of resonance according to KTX running over a railway bridges. When KTX runs over the bridge at critical speed, dynamic response is very depending on damping ratio. Current damping ratio for design of high-speed railway bridges adopted EUROCODE without verification of domestic railway bridges. The purpose of this study is to obtain the coherent damping ratio of high-speed railway bridges. Free vibration signal after KTX runs over a high-speed railway bridge was applied. The representative value from distribution of damping ratio was considered.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.609-630
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• 2005

A reliability analysis method is proposed in this paper through a combination of the advantages of the response surface method (RSM), finite element method (FEM), first order reliability method (FORM) and the importance sampling updating method. The accuracy and efficiency of the method is demonstrated through several numerical examples. Then the method is used to estimate the serviceability reliability of cable-stayed bridges. Effects of geometric nonlinearity, randomness in loading, material, and geometry are considered. The example cable-stayed bridge is the Second Nanjing Bridge with a main span length of 628 m built in China. The results show that the cable sag that is part of the geometric nonlinearities of cable-stayed bridges has a major effect on the reliability of cable-stayed bridge. Finally, the most influential random variables on the reliability of cable-stayed bridges are identified by using a sensitivity analysis.