• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2022

The use of dampers is being considered a means to improve the seismic performance of buildings. It may take considerable time and effort to find an optimal design solution since repeated three-dimensional nonlinear time history analyses are required. Therefore, a preliminary design procedure for seismic retrofit using hysteretic dampers was proposed in this study. In the proposed procedure, the amount of retrofit (required number of dampers) is estimated from the capacity curve of the building before retrofit and allowable story drift of the building. In combining the capacity curves of the building and the dampers, the deformation demand for the dampers can be easily checked against their deformation capacity. The equations to transform the device displacement to roof displacement for the combination of capacity curves are developed. The proposed procedure was applied to the seismic retrofit design of sample buildings. The study found that the estimated capacity curve was very close to the actual capacity curve obtained from the pushover analysis, which can determine an appropriate configuration to meet the required seismic performance.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.683-695
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• 2022

Conventional braces are often used to provide stiffness to structures; however due to buckling they cannot be used as seismic energy dissipating elements. In this study, a seismic energy dissipation device is proposed which is comprised of a bracing member and a steel hysteretic damper made of steel hexagonal plates. The hexagonal shaped designated fuse causes formation of plastic hinges under axial deformation of the brace. The main advantages of this damper compared to conventional metallic dampers and buckling-restrained braces are the stable and controlled energy dissipation capability with ease of manufacture. The mechanical behavior of the damper is formulated first and a design procedure is provided. Next, the theoretical formulation and the efficiency of the damper are verified using finite element (FE) analyses. An analytical model of the damper is established and its efficiency is further investigated by applying it to seismic retrofit of a case study structure. The seismic performance of the structure is evaluated before and after retrofit in terms of maximum interstory drift ratio, top story displacement, residual displacement, and energy dissipation of dampers. Overall, the median of maximum interstory drift ratios is reduced from 3.8% to 1.6% and the residual displacement decreased in the x-direction which corresponds to the predominant mode shape of the structure. The analysis results show that the developed damper can provide cost-effective seismic protection of structures.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.645-664
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• 2021

There is a growing need of seismic retrofit of existing non-seismically designed structures in Korea after the 2016 Gyeongju and 2017 Pohang earthquakes, especially school buildings which experienced extensive damage during those two earthquakes. To this end, a steel multi-slit damper (MSD) was developed in this research which can be installed inside of partition walls of school buildings. Full-scale two-story RC frames were tested with and without the proposed dampers. The frames had structural details similar to school buildings constructed in the 1980s in Korea. The details of the experiments were described in detail, and the test results were validated using the analysis model. The developed seismic retrofit strategy was applied to a case study school building structure, and its seismic performance was evaluated before and after retrofit using the MSD. The results show that the developed retrofit strategy can improve the seismic performance of the structure to satisfy a given target performance level.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.241-251
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• 2014

In this study, shaking table test was carried out to evaluate the seismic behavior and performance of low-rise reinforced concrete (RC) piloti structures with and without retrofit. The specimens were designed considering the characteristics of existing building with pilotis such as natural period, distribution factor of strength and stiffness between columns and core wall on the first soft story. The test for the non-retrofit specimen showed that damage was concentrated on the stiffer member on the same floor as the core wall failed by shear fracture whereas columns experienced slight flexural cracks. Considering the failure mode of the non-retrofit specimen, the retrofit method using steel rod damper was presented for improving the seismic performance of piloti structures. The results of the test for retrofit specimen revealed that the retrofit method was effective for controlling the damage as the main RC structural members were not destroyed and most of input energy was dissipated by hysteretic behavior of the damper.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.149-161
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• 2012

최근에 신축 건물이나 기존 건물의 내진보강을 위해서 수동제진장치의 일종인 에너지소산형 제진장치의 사용이 매우 증가하고 있다. 제진장치는 선진국을 중심으로 개발되어 왔고 제한적으로 사용해 오고 있었지만, 최근에는 다소 저렴한 장치개발을 통하여 강진지역의 개발도상국으로도 그 사용이 확대되고 있다. 본 연구는 기존 또는 신축 건물의 내진보강을 위한 캔틸레버타입 강재댐퍼를 개발하고 제안하였다. 댐퍼에 대한 반복가력 실험을 바탕으로 이력거동 및 에너지소산능력을 조사하였다. 실험결과는 제진장치가 안정된 이력특성을 나타내고 있으며 큰 에너지소산능력을 갖고 있음을 보여준다. 실험결과를 바탕으로 댐퍼에 대한 간단한 하중-변위 이력모델을 제안하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.325-337
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• 2022

In this research, an earthquake-resistant structural system consisting of a pin-connected steel frame and a bracing with metallic fuses is proposed. Contrary to the conventional braced frames, the main structural elements are deemed to remain elastic under earthquakes and the seismic energy is efficiently dissipated by the damper-braces with an amplification mechanism. The superiority of the proposed damping system lies in easy manufacture, high yield capacity and energy dissipation, and an effortless replacement of damaged fuses after earthquake events. Furthermore, the stiffness and the yield capacity are almost decoupled in the proposed damper-brace which makes it highly versatile for performance-based seismic design compared to most other dampers. A special attention is paid to derive the theoretical formulation for nonlinear behavior of the proposed damper-brace, which is verified using analytical results. Next, a direct displacement-based design procedure is provided for the proposed system and an example structure is designed and analyzed thoroughly to check its seismic performance. The results show that the proposed system designed with the provided procedure satisfies the given performance objective and can be used for developing highly efficient low-damage structures.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2018

본 연구에서 제안하는 내진보강기법은 듀얼시스템으로 비내진상세로 설계된 저층구조물을 대상으로 적용하기 위한 기법이다. 듀얼시스템은 기존의 구조체, 외부보강체, 강재이력댐퍼로 구성되고 구조체와 외부보강체 사이에 강재이력댐퍼를 설치한다. 구조체와 외부보강체는 강성과 적재하중에 의해 서로 다른 주기에 의해 상대변위가 발생되고 강재이력댐퍼를 통해 지진에너지를 흡수한다. 본 연구에서 제안된 듀얼시스템의 내진성능을 검증하기 위해 동적실험을 수행한다. 동적 실험결과, 듀얼시스템 보강 시 에너지가 1.84배 더 많이 입력됨에도 불구하고 56%의 변형 저감과, 93%의 손상 저감이 됨에 따라 듀얼시스템 적용 시 내진성능을 향상시킬 것으로 판단된다. 그리고 연구결과는 듀얼시스템의 설계범위를 설정하기 위한 추후 연구의 기초자료로 제시하고자 한다.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 RC골조의 내진보강을 위해 K형브레이스로 지지되는 강재댐퍼 설치방식을 제안하고 강재댐퍼에 의한 RC골조의 내진보강효과를 실험 및 설계식의 비교를 통해 검증하였다. 강재댐퍼로 보강된 RC골조의 성능은 RC골조 및 강재댐퍼의 강도-변형 관계를 각각 산정한 후 조합하여 산정하였다. 강재댐퍼 지지부재의 강성이 충분히 크지 않을 경우 댐퍼의 성능이 제대로 발휘될 수 없으므로 댐퍼의 지지부재인 브레이스의 강성 고려하여 강재댐퍼의 성능을 산정 하였다. 강재댐퍼 보강 RC골조의 내진보강효과를 확인하기 위한 실험은 비보강 RC골조를 기준 실험체로 하고 K형브레이스로 지지되는 강재 댐퍼의 설치 방법을 변수로 하여 횡력에 대한 실험체의 강도, 강성, 이력특성 등의 항목에 대해 평가하였다. 강재댐퍼 보강 RC골조는 강도, 강성, 에너지소산능력이 비보강 RC골조에 비해 우수한 것으로 나타나 강재댐퍼에 의한 보강효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 강재댐퍼 보강 RC골조의 실험결과와 설계식에 의한 성능을 비교한 결과 설계식이 강재댐퍼 보강 RC골조의 성능을 비교적 유사하게 나타낼 수 있는 것으로 검증되었다.