• Wind and Structures
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.323-337
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• 2019

Wind tunnel testing technique has been established as a powerful experimental method for predicting wind-induced loads on high-rise buildings. Accurate assessment of the design wind load combinations for tall buildings on the basis of wind tunnel tests is an extremely important and complicated issue. The traditional design practice for determining wind load combinations relies partly on subjective judgments and lacks a systematic and reliable method of evaluating critical load cases. This paper presents a novel optimization-based framework for determining wind tunnel derived load cases for the structural design of wind sensitive tall buildings. The peak factor is used to predict the expected maximum resultant responses from the correlated three-dimensional wind loads measured at each wind angle. An optimized convex hull is further developed to serve as the design envelope in which the peak values of the resultant responses at any azimuth angle are enclosed to represent the critical wind load cases. Furthermore, the appropriate number of load cases used for design purposes can be predicted based on a set of Pareto solutions. One 30-story building example is used to illustrate the effectiveness and practical application of the proposed optimization-based technique for the evaluation of peak resultant wind-induced load cases.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.727-741
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• 2018

To mitigate vibrations, tuned mass dampers(TMD) are widely used for long span bridges or high-rise buildings. Due to some durability concerns, such as fluid degradation, oil leakage, etc., the alternative solutions, such as the non-contacted eddy current damping (ECD), are proposed for mechanical devices in small scales. In the present study, a new eddy current damping TMD (ECD-TMD) is proposed and developed for large scale civil infrastructure applications. Starting from parametric study on finite element analysis of the ECD-TMD, the new design is enhanced via using the permanent magnets to eliminate the power need and a combination of a copper plate and a steel plate to improve the energy dissipation efficiency. Additional special design includes installation of two permanent magnets at the same side above the copper plate to easily adjust the gap as well as the damping. In a case study, the proposed ECD-TMD is demonstrated in the application of a steel arch bridge to mitigate the wind-induced vibrations of the flexible hangers. After a brief introduction of the configuration and the installation process for the damper, the mitigation effects are measured for the ambient vibration and forced vibration scenarios. The results show that the damping ratios increase to 3% for the weak axis after the installation of the ECD-TMDs and the maximum vibration amplitudes can be reduced by 60%.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2019

The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is becoming an increasingly popular means to model wind flows in and around buildings. The first published application of CFD to both indoor and outdoor building airflows was in the 1970's. Since then, CFD usage has expanded to include different aspects of building design. Wind tunnel testing (WTT) on buildings for wind loads goes back as far as 1908. Gustave Eiffel built a pair of wind tunnels in 1908 and 1912. Using these he published wind loads on an aircraft hangar in 1919 as cited in Hoerner (1965 - page 74). The second of these wind tunnels is still in use today for tests including building design ($Damljanovi{\acute{c}}$, 2012). The Empire State Building was tested in 1933 in smooth flow - see Baskaran (1993). The World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City were wind tunnel tested in the mid-sixties for both wind loads, at Colorado State University (CSU) and the [US] National Physical Laboratory (NPL), as well as pedestrian level winds (PLW) at the University of Western Ontario (UWO) - Baskaran (1993). Since then, the understanding of the planetary boundary layer, recognition of the structures of turbulent wakes, instrumentation, methodologies and analysis have been continuously refined. There is a drive to replace WTT with computational methods, with the rationale that CFD is quicker, less expensive and gives more information and control to the architects. However, there is little information available to building owners and architects on the limitations of CFD for flows around buildings and communities. Hence building owners, developers, engineers and architects are not aware of the risks they incur by using CFD for different studies, traditionally conducted using wind tunnels. This paper will explain what needs to happen for CFD to replace wind tunnels. Ultimately, we anticipate the reader will come to the same conclusion that we have drawn: both WTT and CFD will continue to play important roles in building and infrastructure design. The most pressing challenge for the design and engineering community is to understand the strengths and limitations of each tool so that they can leverage and exploit the benefits that each offers while adhering to our moral and professional obligation to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2017

Due to structural characteristics, construction costs and duration of a modular system would be saved by minimizing the schedule on the job site. As such, it is crucial to develop a connection that can guarantee stiffness while allowing for simple assembling. Particularly, the mid- to high-rise construction of the modular system necessitates the securing of the structural stability and seismic performance of multi-unit frames and connections, and thus, the stiffness of unit-assembled structures needs to be re-evaluated and designed. However, evaluating a frame consisting of slender members and reinforcing materials is a complicated process. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the structural characteristics of a modular unit connection based a method for reinforcing connection brackets and hinges while minimizing the loss of the cross section. Toward this end, the study modeled the beam-to-column connection of a modular system with the proposed connection, and produced a specimen which was used to perform a cycling loading test. The study compared the initial stiffness, the attributes of the hysteretic behavior, and the maximum flexural moment, and observed whether the model acquired the seismic performance, compared to the flexural strength of the steel moment frame connection that is required by the Korean Building Code. The test results showed that the proposed connection produced a similar initial stiffness value to that of the theoretical equation, and its maximum strength exceeded the theoretical strength. Furthermore, the model with a larger ceiling bracket showed higher seismic performance, which was further increased by the reinforcement of the plate.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권1호
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• pp.113-127
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• 2022

Steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) are commonly utilized to provide lateral stiffness in high-rise structures. The simplified model is frequently used instead of the fine-scale model in the design of buildings with SPSWs. To predict the lateral strength of steel plate shear walls with diagonal stiffeners (DS-SPSWs), a simplified model is presented, namely the cross brace-strip model (CBSM). The bearing capacity and internal forces of columns for DS-SPSWs are calculated. In addition, a modification coefficient is introduced to account for the shear action of the thin plate. The feasibility of the CBSM is validated by comparing the numerical results with theoretical and experimental results. The numerical results from the CBSM and fine-scale model, which represent the bearing capacity of the DS-SPSW with varied stiffened plate dimensions, are in good accord with the theoretical values. The difference in bearing capacity between the CBSM and the fine-scale model is less than 1.35%. The errors of the bearing capacity from the CBSM are less than 5.67% when compared to the test results of the DS-SPSW. Furthermore, the shear and axial forces of CBSM agree with the results of the fine-scale model and theoretical analysis. As a result, the CBSM, which reflects the contribution of diagonal stiffeners to the lateral resistance of the SPSW as well as the effects on the shear and axial forces of the columns, can significantly improve the design accuracy and efficiency of buildings with DS-SPSWs.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.425-444
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• 2023

This study is to investigate the effect of interference between two C-shaped high-rise buildings by computational fluid dynamics (CFD), focusing on the variation of the local pressure coefficient (C_P) and the mean pressure coefficient (C_PMEAN). Sixteen building position cases are considered for the present study. These cases were based on the position and height of the interference building (IB). The pressure coefficient (C_P) is calculated on the principal building (PB) and is compared with an isolated building identical in shape and size. The interference effect on PB has also been presented in reference for the interference factor (IF). According to the findings, the maximum force coefficient on the PB is 0.971 and it is 10.97% more than the isolated PB when IB is located at position 2b (two times the width of the building), and the interfering height of 13H/15 mm. The moment coefficient on PB is 1.27, which is 27.36% less than the isolated case in which IB pushed 2b to 3b in the y direction with 750 mm height. In most of the cases, because of the shielding effect of the IB, the value of force coefficient (C_F) on PB has been reduced. On the face of the PB, there are also considerable differences in the mean pressure coefficient C_PMEAN. When IB was positioned at a location of 2b in Y direction and an interfering height of 13H/15 mm, the maximum C_PMEAN (1.58) was observed on the leeward face of PB.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.661-668
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• 2008

콘크리트구조물의 초고층화, 대형화 및 장대화에 따라 초고층 건축물의 매트 기초, 장대형 교량의 교각 기초, LNG 저장시설 등과 같은 수화열 관리가 반드시 필요한 대형 매스콘크리트의 적용 사례가 증가함에 따라 콘크리트의 온도균열을 효과적으로 제어할 수 있는 보다 성능 향상되고 실용적인 기술의 개발이 건설현장에서 요구되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 대형 매스콘크리트의 수화열 저감을 위한 새로운 기술로서 일정 온도에서 상변화를 일으키는 잠열재를 활용하여 콘크리트 수화열 제어를 위한 잠열성 결합재를 개발하고, 이를 사용한 콘크리트의 기초물성, 내구성 및 수화발열 특성 등을 평가하였다. 연구결과 잠열성 결합재는 콘크리트의 기초물성 및 내구성에 영향을 미치지 않고, 콘크리트의 수화열 저감 및 온도균열 제어에 우수한 성능을 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 대형 매스콘크리트 구조물의 수화열 저감을 위한 유효한 기술로서 실용화될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.582-587
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• 2020

최근 기상이변으로 인한 재해가 전 세계적으로 증가하고 있으며, 세계적으로 재해로 인한 피해가 커지고 있어 국내에서도 지진, 태풍, 지반침하 등 재해에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 우리나라는 재난관리에 의한 특별법을 제정하고, 장대교량 및 초고층 복합건축물은 시설물의 변위상태 측정을 위해 정밀센서와 관련 시스템 등을 구축하여 개별 시설물 단위의 모니터링 시스템을 구축하도록 하고 있다. 하지만 사면이나 노천광산, 중, 소규모의 구조물에 대해서는 기상, 측정방법, 비용, 상시 모니터링의 어려움으로 인해 실시간 모니터링 시스템의 적용이 미흡한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 토털스테이션을 활용한 변위 모니터링 방안을 연구하고, 실험을 통해 적용성을 제시하고자 하였다. 연구 결과 토털스테이션을 이용하여 지형이나 구조물의 변위를 측정할 수 있는 모니터링 시스템의 개념과 운영 흐름을 제시하였다. 모니터링 시스템은 현장상황에 따라 장비를 설치할 수 있도록 장비의 위치 및 운용 방식을 선택하고, 대상물에 대한 관측 횟수, 주기, 관측범위 등을 설정할 수 있도록 하였다. 모니터링 시스템에 대한 실험을 통해 5mm 이내의 정밀도로 측점을 모니터링 하였으며, 토털스테이션을 이용한 대상물의 변위 모니터링이 가능함을 제시하였다. 향후, 추가적인 연구를 통해 실제 사면이나 구조물에 대한 모니터링의 적용성을 제시할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제8권6호통권40호
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• pp.55-66
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• 2004

현재 국내에서는 벽과 바닥판만으로 이루어진 벽식 구조형식의 아파트 건물이 많이 건설되고 있다. 아파트와 같은 주거구조물에서는 다양한 진동원에 의하여 진동이 발생하고 이러한 진동은 벽과 바닥판을 통하여 이웃한 세대 및 위, 아래층 세대로 전달되게 된다. 벽식구조물의 진동해석을 정확하게 수행하기 위해서는 벽과 바닥판을 많은 수의 유한요소로 세분한 모델을 사용하는 것이 필요하다. 그러나 아파트와 같은 벽식구조물 전체를 수많은 유한요소로 세분하여 모형화하면 막대한 해석시간과 컴퓨터 메모리가 필요하게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 상당히 줄어든 해석시간과 컴퓨터 메모리를 사용하여 정확한 해석결과를 얻기 위하여 행렬응축기법으로 벽과 바닥판에 수직인 자유도만 가지는 효율적인 진동해석 모델을 제안한다. 벽식구조물에서 벽과 바닥에 수직인 자유도만을 남기고 나머지 자유도를 행렬응축기법을 통하여 한꺼번에 소거를 한다면 행렬응축과정에서 상당히 많은 양의 시간이 소요된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 벽이나 바닥판에 수직인 자유도만을 가진 수퍼요소를 생성한 후 이를 조합하여 한 층을 나타내는 부분구조를 만들고 최종적으로 부분구조를 조합하여 전체 구조물을 구성하는 모형화 기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 해석기법의 정확성과 효율성을 검증하기 위하여 3층 및 5층의 벽식구조물을 예제구조물로 사용하여 동적해석을 수행하였다. 예제해석 결과 제안된 해석방법의 결과는 절점당 6개의 자유도를 모두 사용한 해석모델의 결과와 비슷한 정확성을 보이면서도 소요되는 해석시간과 컴퓨터 메모리를 대폭 줄일 수 있었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.687-694
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• 2018

The problem of wheel tread defects has become a major challenge for the health management of high-speed rail as a wheel defect with small radius deviation may suffice to give rise to severe damage on both the train bogie components and the track structure when a train runs at high speeds. It is thus highly desirable to detect the defects soon after their occurrences and then conduct wheel turning for the defective wheelsets. Online wheel condition monitoring using wheel impact load detector (WILD) can be an effective solution, since it can assess the wheel condition and detect potential defects during train passage. This study aims to develop an FBG-based track-side wheel condition monitoring method for the detection of wheel tread defects. The track-side sensing system uses two FBG strain gauge arrays mounted on the rail foot, measuring the dynamic strains of the paired rails excited by passing wheelsets. Each FBG array has a length of about 3 m, slightly longer than the wheel circumference to ensure a full coverage for the detection of any potential defect on the tread. A defect detection algorithm is developed for using the online-monitored rail responses to identify the potential wheel tread defects. This algorithm consists of three steps: 1) strain data pre-processing by using a data smoothing technique to remove the trends; 2) diagnosis of novel responses by outlier analysis for the normalized data; and 3) local defect identification by a refined analysis on the novel responses extracted in Step 2. To verify the proposed method, a field test was conducted using a test train incorporating defective wheels. The train ran at different speeds on an instrumented track with the purpose of wheel condition monitoring. By using the proposed method to process the monitoring data, all the defects were identified and the results agreed well with those from the static inspection of the wheelsets in the depot. A comparison is also drawn for the detection accuracy under different running speeds of the test train, and the results show that the proposed method can achieve a satisfactory accuracy in wheel defect detection when the train runs at a speed higher than 30 kph. Some minor defects with a depth of 0.05 mm~0.06 mm are also successfully detected.