• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.277-285
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• 2020

Recently, studies have been actively conducted on seismic design and improvement of the seismic performance of bridges, buildings, factories, and plants. In particular, heavy items that are being manufactured or waiting to be shipped from factories (such as generators, engines, and boilers) must be equipped with seismic stoppers to prevent them from moving or falling during an earthquake. Seismic stoppers should be suitably determined by the size and weight of these heavy items; however, they have no general design standard. In this study, structural analyses and seismic tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of newly designed seismic stoppers. Structural analysis was performed on three stopper models to estimate the external load at which the yield stress of the material was not exceeded. Based on the analysis results, a seismic test of the stopper was carried out in accordance with the AC156 test method. Finally, product specifications for all three seismic stopper models were determined and their static/dynamic load performance was evaluated.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.69-82
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• 2024

In the conventional seismic design approach for a bridge pier, the function of the stopper, and shear key are to serve as mechanisms for unseating prevention devices that retain and transmit the lateral load to the pier under strong earthquakes. This frequently inflicts immense shear forces and bending moments concentrated at the plastic hinge zone. In this study, a shear panel damper plus gap (SPDG) is proposed as a low-cost alternative with high energy dissipation capacity to improve the seismic performance of the pier. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the seismic performance of the pre-stressed concrete I girder (PCI-girder) bridge equipped with SPDG. The bridge structure was analyzed using nonlinear time history analysis with seven-scaled ground motion records using the guidelines of ASCE 7-10 standard. Consequently, the implementation of SPDG technology on the bridge system yielded a notable decrease in maximum displacement by 41.49% and a reduction in earthquake input energy by 51.05% in comparison to the traditional system. This indicates that the presence of SPDG was able to enhance the seismic performance of the existing conventional bridge structure, enabling an improvement from a collapse prevention (CP) level to an immediate occupancy (IO).

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.24-28
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• 1991

본 연구용역에서는 반도기계주식회사의 의뢰에 의거하여 Manbridge Crane의 지진하중에 대한 구조물의 안전성을 평가하였다. 구조해석은 유한요소 모형을 사용하여 사하중, 활하중 및 OBE(Operating Basis Earthquake)와 SSE(Safe Shut-down Earthquake)의 지진하중에 관한 해석을 수행하였다. Crane설치지점의 층응답스펙트럼을 입력으로 한 응답스펙트럼해법으로 지진해석을 수행하였다. Trolley의 위치와 정격하중의 유무에 따라서 5개의 구조모형을 작성하여 해석을 수행하였으며, 지진해석에는 35개의 자유진동모드가 고려되었다. 구조해석을 통하여 1) 구조부재의 과도응력 발생여부, 2) 보강재의 좌굴 가능성, 3) Hoist Rope의 안전성, 4) Crane의 전도의 가능성 및 Seismic Lug의 안전성, 5) 지진하중에 대한 제동력, 6) Crane의 주행 Rail로부터의 탈선여부, 7) Traversing Rail의 수직처짐, 8) 주행 Rail 및 End Stopper의 Anchor Bolt의 안정성, 9) Fuel Basket과 Handrail의 안전성을 검토하였다. 해석결과를 바탕으로 설계시방서에서 제시한 모든 설계요구조건을 만족시킬 수 있도록 수직 Frame의 보강부재를 보강하고, Hoist Rope 용량을 증가시키도록 제안하였다.