• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권4A호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2012

콘크리트는 재료적으로 인장에 취약하고 변형에 취성이 크다는 태생적 단점을 갖고 있다. 콘크리트 조직에 인장에 강한 작은 섬유를 혼합한 섬유보강콘크리트는 이러한 취약점을 보완할 수 있는 좋은 방법으로 간주되었으며, 많은 종류의 섬유재료와 방법들이 제안되었다. 그러나 이 섬유보강콘크리트에도 아직까지 해결하지 못한 문제로서 균질한 배합이 힘들고 높은 체적비를 갖는 섬유 혼입의 어려움 등이 있다. 최근에 새로운 개념의 규칙적 다공질 금속(periodic cellular metal)이 개발되어 기계 분야에 많이 적용되고 있는 철선으로 직조된 카고메 트러스가 있다. 이 논문은 기존 강섬유보강콘크리트의 현실적 문제점을 해결하기 위한 방법의 일환으로 카고메 트러스의 적용 가능성을 검토하기 위한 기초 실험 연구 결과를 정리한 것이다. 3종류의 카고메 트러스로 보강된 실험체와 동일한 제원의 수직스터럽으로 보강된 보 실험 결과와 비교하였다. 그 결과, 카고메 트러스 보강 실험체에서는 강도와 연성이 보통 스터럽 보강 보 보다 더 우수한 결과를 나타냈으며, 복부 보강재로서 우수한 기능을 할 수 있는 것으로 판명되었다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.419-431
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 단부 RC 중앙보 S조 혼합보에 대해 RC부 주근의 정착방법(플랜지 위에 직접 용접, 스터드 볼트 용접 정착) 과 이질구조부 (SRC 부)의 보강 방법에 따른 구조적 거동 분석을 고찰하였다. 이질구조부 보강방법으로는 무보강, 수직전단보강근 보강[D10-@50], 경사보강(X자형 보강), 수평보강1[웨브보강(0.3L)], 수평보강2[웨브보강(0.3L)], 수직보강[플랜지보강(0.3L)]과 같은 보강방법을 주요변수로 하여 구조적 특성을 상호 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 보 주근의 정착방법에 따른 연성능력 및 내력 등과 같은 구조적 특성에는 큰 차이가 없었으며, 혼합구조보의 구조적 특성을 극대화시키기 위해서는 이질구조부를 수직보강한 경우와 2열 수평으로 보강한 방법이 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• KCI Concrete Journal
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2002

Strengthening of existing concrete structures is a major concern in recent years as the number of degraded structures increases. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the static and fatigue behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with steel plates. To this end, a comprehensive test program has been set up and many series of strengthened beams have been tested. The major test variables include the plate thickness, adhesive thickness, and the shear-span to depth ratio. The test results indicate that the separation of plates is the dominant failure mechanism even for the full-span-length strengthened beams with steel plate. The theoretical ultimate load capacities for strengthened beams based on the full composite action of concrete beam and steel plate are found to be larger than the actual measured load capacities. The strengthened beams exhibit more dominant shear cracking as the shear-span to depth ratio decreases. The ultimate capacity of strengthened beams increases slightly with the increase of adhesive thickness, which may be caused by the late initiation of plate separation in the beams with thicker adhesive. A realistic concept of ductility for plate-strengthened beams is proposed in this study. It is seen that the strengthened beams show relatively low ductility compared with unstrengthened beams. The present study indicates that the strengthened beams exhibit much higher fatigue resistance than the unstrengthened beams. The increase of deflections of strengthened beams according to the number of load cycles is much smaller than that of unstrengthened beams. The present study provides very useful results for the realistic application of plate-strengthening method in reinforced concrete structures.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.49-71
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• 2015

The present paper aims at evaluating damage and collapse behavior of low-rise buildings with unidirectional mass irregularities in plan (torsional buildings). In previous earthquake events, such buildings have been exposed to extensive damages and even total collapse in some cases. To investigate the performance and collapse behavior of such buildings from probabilistic points of view, three-dimensional three and six-story reinforced concrete models with unidirectional mass eccentricities ranging from 0% to 30% and designed with modern seismic design code provisions specific to intermediate ductility class were subjected to nonlinear static as well as extensive nonlinear incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) under a set of far-field real ground motions containing 21 two-component records. Performance of each model was then examined by means of calculating conventional seismic design parameters including the response reduction (R), structural overstrength (${\Omega}$) and structural ductility (${\mu}$) factors, calculation of probability distribution of maximum inter-story drift responses in two orthogonal directions and calculation collapse margin ratio (CMR) as an indicator of performance. Results demonstrate that substantial differences exist between the behavior of regular and irregular buildings in terms of lateral load capacity and collapse margin ratio. Also, results indicate that current seismic design parameters could be non-conservative for buildings with high levels of plan eccentricity and such structures do not meet the target "life safety" performance level based on safety margin against collapse. The adverse effects of plan irregularity on collapse safety of structures are more pronounced as the number of stories increases.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.195-219
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• 2015

A partial (hybrid) seismic isolation scheme for precast girder bridges in the form of a "buffer-gap-elastomeric bearings" system has been endorsed in the literature as an efficient seismic design system. However, no guides exist to detail an optimal gap size for different configurations. A numerical study is established herein for different scenarios according to Euro code seismic requirements in order to develop guidelines for the selection of optimal buffer-gap arrangements for various design cases. Various schemes are hence designed for ductile and limited ductility behavior of the bridge piers for different seismic demand levels. Seven real ground records are selected to perform incremental dynamic analysis of the bridges up to failure. Bridges with typical short and high piers are studied; and different values of initial gaps at piers are also investigated varying from a zero gap (i.e., fully locked) condition up to an initial gap at piers that is three quarters the gap left at abutments. Among the main conclusions is that the as-built initial gaps at piers (and especially large gap sizes that are ${\geq}1/2$ as-built gaps at abutments) do not practically reduce the seismic design demand and do not affect the reserve capacity of the bridge against failure for bridges featuring long piers, especially when these bridges are designed a priori for ductile behavior. To the contrary, the "buffer-gap-elastomeric bearings" system is more effective for the bridge schemes with short piers having a large difference between the stiffness of the bearings and that of their supporting (much stiffer) squat piers, particularly for designs with limited ductility. Such effectiveness is even amplified for the case of larger initial as-built gap sizes at piers.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.187-196
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• 2020

Double skin composite wall system owns several structural merits in terms of high load-carrying capacity, large axial stiffness, and favorable ductility. A recently proposed form of truss connector was used to bond the steel plates to the concrete core to achieve good composite action. The structural behavior of rectangular high walls under compression and T-shaped high walls under eccentric compression has been investigated by the authors. Furthermore, the influences of the truss spacings, the wall width, and the faceplate thickness have been previously studied by the authors on short walls under uniform compression. This paper experimentally investigated the effect of width-to-thickness ratio on the compressive behavior of short walls. Compressive tests were conducted on three short specimens with different width-to-thickness ratios. Based on the test results, it is found that the composite wall shows high compressive resistance and good ductility. The walls fail by local buckling of steel plates and crushing of concrete core. It is also observed that width-to-thickness ratio has great influence on the compressive resistance, initial stiffness, and strain distribution across the section. Finally, the test results are compared with the predictions by modern codes.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.163-177
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• 2020

Concentrically Braced Frames (CBFs) are commonly used in the construction of steel structures because of their ease of implementation, rigidity, low lateral displacement, and cost-effectiveness. However, the principal disadvantage of this kind of braced frame is the inability to provide deformation capacity (ductility) and buckling of bracing elements before yielding. This paper aims to present a novel Composite Buckling Restrained Fuse (CBRF) to be utilized as a bracing segment in concentrically braced frames that allows higher ductility and removes premature buckling. The proposed CBRF with relatively small dimensions is an enhancement on the Reduced Length Buckling Restrained Braces (RL-BRBs), consists of steel core and additional tensile elements embedded in a concrete encasement. Employing tensile elements in this composite fuse with a new configuration enhances the energy dissipation efficiency and removes the tensile strength limitations that exist in bracing elements that contain RL-BRBs. Here, the optimal length of the CBRF is computed by considering the anticipated strain demand and the low-cyclic fatigue life of the core under standard loading protocol. An experimental program is conducted to explore the seismic behavior of the suggested CBRF compare with an RL-BRB specimen under gradually increased cyclic loading. Moreover, Hysteretic responses of the specimens are evaluated to calculate the design parameters such as energy dissipation potential, strength adjustment factors, and equivalent viscous damping. The findings show that the suggested fuse possess a ductile behavior with high energy absorption and sufficient resistance and a reasonably stable hysteresis response under compression and tension.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.241-244
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• 2008

본 연구의 필자는 우리나라 철근콘크리트(RC) 건물의 대다수를 차지하고 있는 중 저층 RC 건물, 특히 전단 및 휨파괴형 부재가 혼합된 중.저층 RC 건물의 성능지정이 가능한 내진성능평가법을 제안하였다$^{1)}$. 문헌[1]에서는 중 저층 RC 건물의 전단 및 휨파괴형 부재 내력과 연성능력 사이의 상관관계를 파악함과 동시에, 전단 및 휨파괴형 부재의 각각의 피해 정도가 건물 전체의 피해 상황에 어떻게 영향을 미치는가를 검토 및 검증하여 내진성능 평가법을 제안하였으며, 또한 실제 지진에서 피해를 입은 중 저층 RC 건물에 적용하여 제안한 평가법의 신뢰성을 검증하였다. 문헌[1]에서 제안한 평가법은 기존의 내력 중심의 내진성능 평가법(일본 내진진단법)에 비하여 보다 효율적으로 내진성능이 우수한 건물을 선별 가능하다고 사료되며, 이에 제안한 평가법을 토대로 본 연구에서는 국내 현존 저층 RC 건물을 대상으로 그 내진안정성을 평가 및 검토하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.103-115
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• 2020

The cold-formed steel storage racks are extensively employed in various industries applications such as storing products in reliable places and storehouses before distribution to the market. Racking systems lose their stability under lateral loads, such as seismic actions due to the slenderness of elements and low ductility. This justifies a need for more investigation on methods to improve their behavior and increase their capacity to survive medium to severe loads. A standardized connection could be obtained through investigation on the moment resistance, value of original rotational stiffness, ductility, and failure mode of the connection. A total of six monotonic tests were carried out to determine the behavior of the connection of straight 2.0 mm, and 2.6 mm thickness connects to 5 lug end connectors. Then, the obtained results are benched mark as the original data. Furthermore, an extreme learning machine (ELM) technique has been employed to verify and predict both moment and rotation results. Out of 4 connections, increase the ultimate moment resistance of connection by 13% and 18% for 2.0 mm and 2.6 mm upright connection, respectively.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.755-763
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 강섬유보강 콘크리트와 L형강을 사용한 합성 복근보의 구조성능을 평가하고자 실험 연구를 수행하였다. 총 6개의 강섬유보강 합성 복근보 실험체를 제작하였으며, 모든 실험체는 혼입률 1%의 강섬유 보강이 이루어졌다. 실험체의 주요 변수는 전단보강상세와 전단경간비이며, 실험에서 구한 강도특성을 대상으로 설계강도 산정식의 적용성을 분석하였다. 또한 실험체의 강성, 연성능력 및 에너지소산능력 등의 구조성능을 평가하였다. 그 결과에 의하면 합성보의 휨 및 전단강도 산정식은 양호한 수준으로 실험체의 강도특성을 예측할 수 있었다. 한편 실험체에 적용한 전단보강상세에 따라 최대강도, 연성능력, 에너지흡수능력이 다르게 나타나고 있으며, 트러스 형태의 대각부재에 의한 전단보강상세가 가장 우수한 구조성능을 보여 주었다.