• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.559-571
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• 2018

In current engineering practice, circular concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns have been used as effective structural components due to their significant structural and economic benefits. To apply these structural components into steel-concrete composite moment resisting frames, increasing number of research into the column-base connections of circular CFST columns have been found. However, most of the previous research focused on the strength, rigidity and seismic resisting performance of the circular CFST column-base connections. The present paper attempts to investigate the demountability of bolted circular CFST column-base connections using the finite element method. The developed finite element models take into account the effects of material and geometric nonlinearities; the accuracy of proposed models is validated through comparison against independent experimental results. The mechanical performance of CFST column-base connections with both permanent and demountable design details are compared with the developed finite element models. Parametric studies are further carried out to examine the effects of design parameters on the behaviour of demountable circular CFST column-base connections. Moreover, the initial stiffness and moment capacity of such demountable connections are compared with the existing codes of practice. The comparison results indicate that an improved prediction method of the initial stiffness for these connections should be developed.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2017

본 논문은 ASCE 7-10를 적용한 비틀림 비정형 철골 모멘트 골조의 설계 및 평가를 수행한 동반연구(I 내진설계)의 후속 연구이다. 본 연구에서는 철골 모멘트 골조의 비틀림 비정형 발생 여부와 ASCE 7-10 설계 요구조건의 적용 여부에 따라 내진성능평가를 수행하였다. 그 결과, ASCE 7-10의 비정형 내진설계 요구조건을 적용한 철골 모멘트 골조의 경우 붕괴확률이 매우 낮고 상당히 보수적인 설계 결과를 나타냈으며, 본 연구에서는 비틀림 비정형 구조물의 합리적인 설계를 위해 개선된 설계 방법을 제시하였다. 제안된 방법으로 설계된 비틀림 비정형 철골 모멘트 골조의 붕괴확률은 기존의 방법으로 설계된 구조물의 붕괴확률을 보다 크지만 ASCE 7-10의 붕괴확률 요구 조건을 만족하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.679-703
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• 2013

This paper presents experimental investigations of the fundamental behavior of concrete filled steel tube (CFT) beam-columns under fire loading. A total of thirteen specimens were tested to determine the axial force-moment-curvature-temperature behavior of CFT beam-columns. The experimental approach involved the use of: (a) innovative heating and control equipment to apply thermal loading and (b) digital image correlation with close-range photogrammetry to measure the deformations (e.g., curvature) of the heated region. Each specimen was sequentially subjected to: (i) constant axial loading; (ii) thermal loading in the expected plastic hinge region following the ASTM E119 temperature-time T-t curve; and (iii) monotonically increasing flexural loading. The effects of various parameters on the strength and stiffness of CFT beam-columns were evaluated. The parameters considered were the steel tube width, width-tothickness ratio, concrete strength, maximum surface temperature of the steel tube, and the axial load level on the composite CFT section. The experimental results provide knowledge of the fundamental behavior of composite CFT beam-columns, and can be used to calibrate analytical models or macro finite element models developed for predicting behavior of CFT members and frames under fire loading.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2019

In the present study, the behavior of steel plate shear walls (SPSW) with variable column flexural stiffness is experimentally and numerically investigated. Altogether six one-bay one-story specimens, three moment resisting frames (MRFs) and three SPSWs, were designed, fabricated and tested. Column flexural stiffness of the first specimen pair (one MRF and one SPSW) corresponded to the value required by the design codes, while for the second and third pair it was reduced by 18% and 36%, respectively. The quasi-static cyclic test result indicate that SPSW with reduced column flexural stiffness have satisfactory performance up to 4% story drift ratio, allow development of the tension field over the entire infill panel, and cause negligible column "pull-in" deformation which indicates that prescribed minimal column flexural stiffness value, according to AISC 341-10, might be conservative. In addition, finite element (FE) pushover simulations using shell elements were developed. Such FE models can predict SPSW cyclic behavior reasonably well and can be used to conduct numerical parametric analyses. It should be mentioned that these FE models were not able to reproduce column "pull-in" deformation indicating the need for further development of FE simulations with cyclic load introduction which will be part of another paper.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2018

In regard to modular systems, new methods, as well as middle and high-story unit design ideas, are currently being studied. These studies need to focus on the enhanced stiffness and seismic performance of these connections, and see that the development of fully restrained moment connections can improve the seismic performance. For this reason, this study evaluates the performance of the connections of the ceiling bracket-typed modular system through repeated loading tests and analyses. In order to compare them with these modular units, new unit specimens with the bracket connection being different from that of the traditional modular unit specimens were designed, and the results of repeated loading tests were analyzed. In the traditional units, the structural performances of both welding connection and bolt connection were evaluated. In regard to the testing results, the initial stiffness of the hysteresis curve was compared with the theoretical initial stiffness, and the features of all specimens were also analyzed with regard to the maximum moment. In addition, the test results were examined with regard to the connection flexural strength of the steel special moment frame specified under the construction criteria KBC2016. The connections, which were proposed in the test results, were found to be fully restrained moment connections for designing strong column-weak beams and meeting the requirements of seismic performance of special moment frames.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1423-1450
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• 2015

The paper presents the details and results of an experimental study on bolted end-plate joints of industrial type steel building frames. The investigated joints are commonly used in Lindab-Astron industrial buildings and are optimized for manufacturing, erection and durability. The aim of the research was to provide an experimental background for the design model development by studying load-bearing capacity of joints, bolt force distribution, and end-plate deformations. Because of the special joint details, (i.e., joints with four bolts in one bolt-row and HammerHead arrangements), the Eurocode 3 standardized component model had to be improved and extended. The experimental programme included six different end-plate and bolt arrangements and covered sixteen specimens. The steel grade of test specimens was S355, the bolt diameter M20, whereas the bolt grade was 8.8 and 10.9 for the two series. The end-plate thickness varied between 12 mm and 24 mm. The specimens were investigated under pure bending conditions using a four-point-bending test arrangement. In all tests the typical displacements and the bolt force distribution were measured. The end-plate plastic deformations were measured after the tests by an automatic measuring device. The measured data were presented and evaluated by the moment-bolt-row force and moment-distance from centre of compression diagrams and by the deformed end-plate surfaces. From the results the typical failure modes and the joint behaviour were specified and presented. Furthermore the influence of the end-plate thickness and the pretension of the bolts on the behaviour of bolted joints were analysed.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2007

현행 내진설계에서 반응수정계수는 탄성 밑면전단력을 저감하여 설계하중 수준을 정의하기 위한 주요 계수로 사용되고 있다. 이제까지 반응수정계수는 공학자들의 경험적인 합의에 의하여 정성적으로 설계기준에 반영하고 있다. 구조시스템에서 반응수정계수와 접합부의 가용 회전능력은 매우 밀접한 관계가 있으며, 본 논문에서는 이러한 접합부의 회전능력과 비선형 푸쉬오버 해석에 기초하여 반응수정계수를 평가하는 방법을 제시하였다. 이를 검증하기 위하여 IBC 2000에 따라 설계된 R3S 골조를 대상으로 제안 방법을 적용하였다. 또한, 다양한 지진파에 대한 비선형 시간이력 해석을 병행하여 가용 회전능력에 의거하여 산정된 반응수정계수의 타당성을 평가한 결과, 본 제안방법에 따라 정의된 반응수정계수가 충분히 보수적임을 확인하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제15권6호통권67호
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• pp.701-709
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• 2003

이 논문은 모멘트 저항골조의 접합부에 이용하기 위한 T-스티프너로 보강된 접합부의 내진성능에 관해 나타냈다. 접합부는 보플랜지와 기둥플랜지에 T-스티프너의 수평 및 수직요소가 용접되어 보강되었다. T-스티프너 접합부의 거동을 명확히 파악하기 위해 유한요소해석과 실험이 수행되었다. 유한요소해석결과, T-스티프너의 수평요소의 길이가 길어짐에 따라 T-스티프너는 보플랜지와 수평요소사이의 응력집중을 줄이는데 효과적임을 나타냈다. 또한, 접합부의 이력 거동을 파악하기 위해 실대형 접합부 실험을 실시하였다. 주요 변수는 보에 대한 T-스티프너의 강도비와 수평요소의 형상이다. 수평요소의 길이가 길수록 접합부의 변형능력은 증가하였고, 모든 실험체는 방추형의 안정된 이력거동을 나타내었다.

• 국제강구조저널
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1508-1524
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• 2018

Hysteretic energy dissipating devices (HEDDs) have been increasingly applied to building construction to improve the seismic performance. The seismic responses of such damped structures are significantly affected by HEDD's structural properties. An accurate investigation on the propagation of HEDD's structural properties is required for reasonable evaluation of the seismic performance of a structure. This study aims to develop simplified methods that can estimate the collective uncertainty-propagation to the seismic response of damped structures employing HEDDs. To achieve this, three- and six-story steel moment-resisting frames were selected and the propagations of the individual HEDD's property-uncertainties were evaluated when they are subjected to various levels of seismic demand. Based on the result of individual uncertainty-propagations, a simplified method is proposed to evaluate the variation of seismic response collectively propagated by HEDD's property-uncertainties and is verified by comparing with the exact collective uncertainty-propagation calculated using the Monte Carlo simulation method. The proposed method, called as a modified SRSS method in this study, is established from a conventional square root of the sum of the squares (SRSS) method with the relative contributions of the individual HEDD's property-uncertainty propagations. This study shows that the modified SRSS method provides a better estimation than the conventional SRSS method and can significantly reduce computational time with reasonable accuracy compared with the Monte Carlo simulation method.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.603-622
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• 2018

Precast concrete structures are erected from individual prefabricated components, which are assembled on-site using different types of connections. In the present design of these structures, beam-to-column connections are assumed pin jointed. Bolted billet beam to-column connections have been used in the precast concrete industry for many years. They have many advantages over other jointing methods in component production, quality control, transportation and assembly. However, there is currently limited information concerning their detailed structural behaviour under vertical loadings. The experimental work has involved the determination of moment-relative rotation relationships for semi-rigid precast concrete connections in full-scale connection tests. The study reported in this paper was undertaken to clarify the behaviour of such connections under symmetrical vertical loadings. A series of full-scale tests was performed on sample column for which the column geometry and bolt arrangements conformed to successful commercial practice. Proprietary hollow core floor slabs were tied to the beams by 2T25 tensile reinforcing bars, which also provide the in-plane continuity across the connections. The contribution of the floor strength and stiffness to the flexural capacity of the joint is currently neglected in the design process for precast concrete frames. The flexural strength of the connections in the double-sided tests was at least 0.93 times the predicted moment of resistance of the composite beam and slab. The secant stiffness of the connections ranged from 0.94 to 1.94 times the flexural stiffness of the attached beam. In general, the double-sided connections were found to be more suited to a semi-rigid design approach than the single sided ones. The behaviour of double sided bolted billet connection test results are presented in this paper. The behaviour of single sided bolted billet connection test results is the subject of another paper.