• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.171-188
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• 2021

Plastic deformation of link beams in eccentrically braced frames is the primary dissipating source of seismic energy. Despite the excellent compatibility with the architectural designs, previous researches indicate the deficiency of flexural yielding links compared to the shear yielding ones because of their localized plastic deformation. Previous investigations have shown that implementing web openings in beams could be an efficient method to improve the seismic performance of moment-resisting connections. Accordingly, this research investigates the use of flexural links with stiffened and un-stiffened web openings to eliminate localized plasticity at the ends of the link. For this purpose, the numerical models are generated in finite element software "Abaqus" and verified against experimental data gathered from other studies. Models are subjected to cyclic displacement history to evaluate their behavior. Failure of the numerical models under cyclic loading is simulated using a micromechanical based damage model known as Cyclic Void Growth Model (CVGM). The elastic stiffness and the strength-based and CVGM-based inelastic rotation capacity of the links are compared to evaluate the studied models' seismic response. The results of this investigation indicate that some of the flexural links with edge stiffened web openings show increased inelastic rotation capacity compared to an un-perforated link.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.573-592
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• 2018

An analytical methodology for the calculation of the flexural and the shear capacity of concrete members with Fibre-Reinforced-Polymer (FRP) bars as tensional reinforcement is proposed. The flexural analysis is initially based on the design provisions of ACI 440.1R-15 which have properly been modified to develop general charts that simplify computations and provide hand calculations. The specially developed charts include non-dimensional variables and can easily be applied in sections with various geometrical properties, concrete grade and FRP properties. The proposed shear model combines three theoretical considerations to facilitate calculations. A unified flexural/shear approach is developed in flow chart which can be used to estimate the ultimate strength and the expected failure mode of a concrete beam reinforced with longitudinal FRP bars, with or without transverse reinforcement. The proposed methodology is verified using existing experimental data of 138 beams from the literature, and it predicts the load-bearing capacity and the failure mode with satisfactory accuracy.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2018

U-flanged truss beam is composed of u-shaped upper steel flange, lower steel plate of 8mm or more thickness, and connecting lattice bars welded on the upper and lower sides. The hybrid beam with U-flanged steel truss is made in the construction site through pouring the concrete, and designated as U-flanged truss hybrid beam. In this study the structural experiments on the 4 hybrid beams with the proposed basic shapes were performed, and the flexural capacities from the tests were compared with those from the theoretical approach. The failure modes of each specimen were quite similar. The peak load was reached with the ductile behavior after yielding, and the failure occurred through the concrete crushing. The considerable increasement of deformation was observed up to the concrete crushing. The composite action of concrete and steel member was considered to be reliable from the behavior of specimens. The flexural strength of hybrid beam has been evaluated exactly using the calculation method applied in the boubly reinforced concrete beam. The placement of additional rebars in the bottom instead of upper side is proposed for the efficient design of U-flanged truss hybrid beam.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.239-253
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• 2021

The behavior of concrete containing waste glass as a replacement of cement or aggregate was studied previously in the most of researches, but the present investigation focuses on the recycling of waste glass powder as a substitute for silica fume in high strength concrete (HSC). This endeavor deals with the efficiency of using waste glass powder, as an alternative for silica fume, in the flexural capacity of HSC beam. Thirteen members with dimensions of 0.3 m width, 0.15 m depth and 0.9 m span length were utilized in this work. A comparison study was performed considering HSC members and hybrid beams fabricated by HSC and conventional normal concrete (CC). In addition to the experiments on the influence of glass powder on flexural behavior, numerical analysis was implemented using nonlinear finite element approach to simulate the structural performance of the beams. Same constitutive relationships were selected to model the behavior of HSC with waste glass powder or silica fume to show the matching between the modeling outputs for beams made with these powders. The results showed that the loading capacity and ductility index of the HSC beams with waste glass powder demonstrated enhancing ultimate load and ductility compared with those of HSC specimens with silica fume. The study deduced that the recycled waste glass powder is a good alternative to the pozzolanic powder of silica fume.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.183-198
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• 2022

Plastic deformation of link beams in eccentrically braced frames is the primary dissipating source of seismic energy. Despite the excellent compatibility with the architectural designs, previous researches indicate the deficiency of flexural yielding links compared to the shear yielding ones because of their localized plastic deformation. Previous investigations have shown that implementing web openings in beams could be an efficient method to improve the seismic performance of moment-resisting connections. Accordingly, this research investigates the use of flexural links with stiffened and un-stiffened web openings to eliminate localized plasticity at the ends of the link. For this purpose, the numerical models are generated in finite element software "Abaqus" and verified against experimental data gathered from other studies. Models are subjected to cyclic displacement history to evaluate their behavior. Failure of the numerical models under cyclic loading is simulated using a micromechanical based damage model known as Cyclic Void Growth Model (CVGM). The elastic stiffness and the strength-based and CVGM-based inelastic rotation capacity of the links are compared to evaluate the studied models' seismic response. The results of this investigation indicate that some of the flexural links with edge stiffened web openings show increased inelastic rotation capacity compared to an un-perforated link.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.527-552
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• 2013

Development of flexural yielding and large rotation ductilities in the plastic hinge zones of frame members is synonymous with the spread of bar reinforcement yielding into the supporting anchorage. Yield penetration where it occurs, destroys interfacial bond between bar and concrete and reduces the strain development capacity of the reinforcement. This affects the plastic rotation capacity of the member by increasing the contribution of bar pullout. A side effect is increased strains in the compression zone within the plastic hinge region, which may be critical in displacement-based detailing procedures that are linked to concrete strains (e.g. in structural walls). To quantify the effects of yield penetration from first principles, closed form solutions of the field equations of bond over the anchorage are derived, considering bond plastification, cover debonding after bar yielding and spread of inelasticity in the anchorage. Strain development capacity is shown to be a totally different entity from stress development capacity and, in the framework of performance based design, bar slip and the length of debonding are calculated as functions of the bar strain at the loaded-end, to be used in calculations of pullout rotation at monolithic member connections. Analytical results are explored parametrically to lead to design charts for practical use of the paper's findings but also to identify the implications of the phenomena studied on the detailing requirements in the plastic hinge regions of flexural members including post-earthquake retrofits.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2018

수평하중에 대한 말뚝의 휨강도를 증대시키기 위해 얇은 두께의 강관 내부에 PHC말뚝을 합성한 콘크리트 충전 강관(PCFT)말뚝이 개발되었다. PCFT말뚝의 휨강도를 강관말뚝과 비교하기 위하여 직경이 동일한 PCFT말뚝과 강관 말뚝에 대해 휨강도시험을 수행함과 동시에 한계상태설계법으로 P-M 상관도를 작도하였다. 그리고 PCFT말뚝의 하단에 PHC말뚝을 연결한 PCFT 복합말뚝의 수평지지력과 수평거동을 기존의 강관 복합말뚝(HCP) 및 강관말뚝과 비교하기 위하여 총 4본의 시험말뚝을 시공하고 수평재하시험을 수행하였다. 휨강도시험 결과 PCFT말뚝의 휨강도는 두께 12mm의 강관말뚝보다 18.7% 향상되었고, 동일한 휨하중에서 말뚝의 변위량은 강관말뚝보다 50% 감소하였다. 그리고 P-M 상관도로부터 연직하중을 받는 PCFT말뚝은 강관말뚝보다 휨내력이 크게 증가한 반면, 인발하중을 받는 PCFT 말뚝은 강관말뚝보다 휨내력이 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 시험말뚝에 대한 수평재하시험의 결과에 따르면 상부말뚝의 길이가 동일한 경우 PCFT 복합말뚝은 HCP보다 수평지지력이 60.5% 컸고, 두께가 12mm인 강관말뚝보다 35.8% 큰 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.433-452
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• 2019

본 연구는 구조용 합성섬유(PP섬유) 혼입량에 따른 숏크리트 보강성능과 적정한 평가방법에 관한 것으로, 강섬유($37.0kg/m^3$)와 구조용 합성섬유(PP섬유) 혼입량을 매개변수($5.0kg/m^3$, $7.0kg/m^3$, $9.0kg/m^3$)로 설정하여 숏크리트 압축강도, 휨강도 및 휨인성 시험을 수행하였다. 특히, 판상의 숏크리트 에너지 흡수능력을 평가하기 위하여 원형 패널 휨인성 시험(Road and Traffic Authority, RTA)을 수행하였다. 검토결과, 압축강도 및 휨강도는 강섬유 보강 숏크리트가 다소크나, 실질적인 숏크리트 보강성능를 나타내는 휨인성은 구조용 합성섬유(PP섬유) 보강 숏크리트가 큰 것으로 분석됨에 따라, 강섬유 보강 숏크리트 대비 동등 이상의 보강효과를 발휘하는 것으로 검토되었다. 또한, 구조용 합성섬유(PP섬유) 혼입량에 따른 휨인성 및 에너지 흡수능력 상관관계에 의하면, 보시편 휨인성 시험(KS F 2566)의 허용기준 3.0 MPa이하조건에서 에너지 흡수능력이 발휘(A등급: 2.55 MPa = 202J, B등급: 2.72 MPa = 282J, C등급: 3.07 MPa = 403J)되는 것으로 검토되었다. 국내 터널현장에서 보수적으로 측정되는 강도개념의 숏크리트 휨인성(>3.0 MPa)을 본 연구의 숏크리트 에너지 흡수능력 상관관계로 지보성능을 평가할 경우, 보다 실질적이고 신뢰도 높은 숏크리트 지보성능 평가가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2013

PHC 말뚝은 우수한 축하중 저항 능력에 비해 상대적으로 전단 및 휨 저항 성능이 낮은 단점을 가지고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 기존 PHC 말뚝의 단점을 개선할 목적으로 개발된 중공부에 내부충전 콘크리트, 축방향 철근과 전단 철근으로 보강한 합성 PHC 말뚝(ICP 말뚝)의 휨성능을 평가하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 기존의 교대 설계사례로 부터 말뚝에 발생하는 축력과 휨모멘트를 조사한 후, ICP 말뚝 계산을 위하여 개발한 축력-휨모멘트 상관관계 프로그램을 이용하여 허용 축력과 휨모멘트가 발생하는 부재력을 만족하도록 ICP 말뚝을 설계하였다. 설계에 따라 ICP 말뚝을 제작하였으며, 휨실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과 ICP 말뚝은 PHC 말뚝에 비하여 약 45% 큰 휨내력을 나타내었다. 또한 계산에 의해 예측한 ICP 말뚝 휨강도의 25%를 허용 휨모멘트로 취할 경우, 약 4.5의 안전율을 갖는 것으로 평가되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.541-562
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• 2011

In the design of earthquake resistant reinforced concrete (RC) structures, both flexural strength and deformability need to be considered. However, in almost all existing RC design codes, the design of flexural strength and deformability of RC beams are separated and independent on each other. Therefore, the pros and cons of using high-performance materials on the flexural performance of RC beams are not revealed. From the theoretical results obtained in a previous study on flexural deformability of RC beams, it is seen that the critical design factors such as degree of reinforcement, concrete/steel yield strength and confining pressure would simultaneously affect the flexural strength and deformability. To study the effects of these factors, the previous theoretical results are presented in various charts plotting flexural strength against deformability. Using these charts, a "concurrent flexural strength and deformability design" that would allow structural engineers to consider simultaneously both strength and deformability requirements is developed. For application in real construction practice where concrete strength is usually prescribed, a simpler method of determining the maximum and minimum limits of degree of reinforcement for a particular pair of strength and deformability demand is proposed. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the application of both design methods.