• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.333-347
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• 2014

Multi-scale model can take both computational efficiency and accuracy into consideration when it is used to conduct elasto-plastic seismic response analysis for complex steel bridges. This paper proposed a method based on pushover analysis of member sharing the same section pattern to verify the accuracy of multi-scale model. A deck-through type steel arch bridge with a span length of 200m was employed for seismic response analysis using multi-scale model and fiber model respectively, the validity and necessity of elasto-plastic seismic analysis for steel bridge by multi-scale model was then verified. The results show that the convergence of load-displacement curves obtained from pushover analysis for members having the same section pattern can be used as a proof of the accuracy of multi-scale model. It is noted that the computational precision of multi-scale model can be guaranteed when length of shell element segment is 1.40 times longer than the width of section where was in compression status. Fiber model can only be used for the predictions of the global deformations and the approximate positions of plastic areas on steel structures. However, it cannot give exact prediction on the distribution of plastic areas and the degree of the plasticity.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.89-97
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• 1998

This paper presents the results of the load test performed on a steel plate girder bridge and suggests the procedure of bridge rating through the load test. In general the girder bridge resist the loads as a complex three-dimensional structural system. Therefore the test results are analyzed for the longitudinal and the transverse response characteristics. The bending moments based on the beam analysis are compared with the measured values for longitudinal response characteristics. The lateral load distribution characteristics are assessed based on the load test results for transverse response characteristics. Also the rating of the test bridge is performed by using the suggested rating procedure which considers the actual response characteristics of the bridge. The suggested procedure can be used for understanding of actual response characteristics and evaluating load carrying capacity of the steel plate girder bridge.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2012

강바닥판 교량은 비교적 얇은 강판이 사용되며, 가로 세로리브 및 가로보 등의 구조부재가 용접에 의해 복잡한 형상으로 조립되므로 용접에 의한 변형과 결함이 발생할 가능성이 매우 높고, 용접연결부에서의 응력 상태가 매우 복잡하다. 또한 실제 강바닥판 교량에서의 피로균열은 주부재보다 2차부재와의 용접연결부에서 발생되고 있다. 그러나 강바닥판교량 설계시에는 대부분 주부재에 대한 응력 평가가 이루어지고 있으며, 피로균열이 발생하는 구조상세에 대한 상세 응력 평가 및 특성 분석은 거의 검토되고 있지 있다. 본 연구에서는 공용년수 29년된 개단면 세로리브를 가진 강바닥판을 대상으로 피로균열의 원인을 조사하고, 재하시험 및 실교통류 흐름하에서의 현장계측을 통하여 대상 교량의 피로안전성을 검토하였다. 또한 피로균열이 발생된 세로리브 및 다이아프램의 용접부를 대상으로 격자해석 및 상세해석 모델을 사용하여, 이들 구조상세에 대한 영향면해석을 이용하여 이동하중에 따른 거동 특성을 조사하고, 대상교량의 피로균열 발생 원인을 규명하였다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.453-463
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• 2012

강합성 라멘교는 교대 일체식 교량과 같이 유지보수의 주된 원인이 되는 신축이음 및 받침이 생략되어 유지관리 및 구조적인 장점을 얻을 수 있는 교량 형식이다. 통상적인 강합성 라멘교는 강재로 제작된 거더의 일부를 교대에 매립하는 형태로 거더와 교대가 일체화된다. 거더를 교대에 매립하는 형태의 거더-교대 접합부는 시공상세가 복잡하고 접합부의 상세에 따라 공사비가 증가하는 원인이 될 수 있다. 최근, 기존 강합성 라멘교의 거더-교대 접합부의 시공상세를 간략화하여 시공효율 향상시킨 PIC 거더교가 제안되었다. PIC 거더교는, 거더를 교대에 매립하는 상세 대신, PS 강봉을 이용하여 거더와 교대를 일체화하는 접합부 상세를 가지고 있다. 이 연구에서는 PIC 거더교의 거더-교대 접합부에 대한 거동을 검토하기 위하여 실물모형실험체를 이용한 정적재하실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, PS 강봉에 의해 체결되는 거더-교대 접합부는 충분한 내력을 확보하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 다만, 균열에 대한 사용성을 확보하기 위해서는 교대 상부에 발생하는 균열을 제어하기 위한 철근 배근이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.149-163
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• 2015

Orthotropic steel highway bridges exist almost everywhere in world, especially in Europe. The design of these bridges started very early in 20th century and ended with a conventional orthotropic steel bridge structure, which is today specified in DIN FB 103. These bridges were mostly built in 1960's and exhibit damages in steel structural parts. The primary reason of these damages is the high pressure that is induced by wheel- loads and therefore damages develop especially in heavy traffic lanes. Constructive rules are supplied by standards to avoid damages in orthotropic steel structural parts. These rules are first given in detail in the standard DIN 18809 (Steel highway- and pedestrian bridges- design, construction, fabrication) and then in DIN- FB 103 (Steel bridges). Bridges built in the past are today subject to heavier wheel loads and the frequency of loading is also increased. Because the vehicles produced today in 21st century are heavier than before and more people have vehicle in comparison with 20th century. Therefore dimensioning or strengthening of orthotropic steel bridges by using stiffer dimensions and shorter spans is an essence. In the scope of this study the complex geometry of conventional steel orthotropic bridge is generated by FE-Program and the effects of cross beam web thickness and cross beam span on steel bridge are assessed by means of a parameter study. Consequently, dimensional and constructional recommendations in association with cross beam thickness and span will be given by this study.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.133-151
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• 2011

For a detailed investigation of the dynamic behaviour of slender bridges under wind action especially the motion-induced fluid forces should be available not only for harmonic motions but also for more general ones. If linear transfer behaviour is assumed, the force-displacement relation for almost arbitrary motions can be handled in the frequency domain using aerodynamic transfer functions. In aerospace engineering as well as in bridge engineering, these functions are usually approximated by special kinds of complex-valued rational functions which depend on complex frequencies. The quality of this approximation is evaluated for several bridge cross sections in this article. It is shown that rational functions are for some sections scarcely suitable to realistically represent the transfer behaviour of motion-induced aerodynamic forces for arbitrarily complex frequencies.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.607-615
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• 2017

This study presents optimum design of plane steel bridges considering corrosion effect by using teaching-learning based optimization (TLBO) method. Optimum solutions of three different bridge problems are linearly carried out including and excluding corrosion effect. The member cross sections are selected from a pre-specified list of 128 W profiles taken from American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). A computer program is coded in MATLAB to carry out optimum design interacting with SAP2000 using OAPI (Open Application Programming Interface). The stress constraints are incorporated as indicated in AISC Allowable Stress Design (ASD) specifications and also displacement constraints are applied in optimum design. The results obtained from analysis show that the corrosion effect on steel profile surfaces causes a crucial increase on the minimum steel weight of bridges. Moreover, the results show that the method proposed is applicable and robust to reach the destination even for complex problems.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.19-30
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 강주탑 기부와 기초콘크리트 연결 구조에 대해서 국내에서 특수교량의 강주탑 기부 설계에 보편적으로 적용하고 있는 명석해협대교(明石海峽大橋) 시방기준과 비선형 FEM 해석결과를 비교하였다. 명석해협대교(明石海峽大橋) 시방기준은 1970년도에 만들어진 일본 기준으로 주탑 기부와 PS 강봉 및 기초콘크리트를 스프링으로 선형 모델링하여 설계하는 방법으로서 43년이 지난 지금까지도 간편성을 이유로 이 기준을 적용하고 있다. 그러나 비선형 FEM 해석결과의 비교를 통해 특수 장대교의 강주탑 기부의 해석 및 설계에 이 기준을 적용하는 것은 여러 가지 문제점이 있음을 알 수 있었으며, 풍하중, 지진하중에 주요하게 저항하면서도 다양한 부재들로 복잡하게 연결된 강주탑 기부에 대해서는 한계상태설계법으로 발전하려는 현 시대에 맞추어 실제 거동을 반영하는 비선형 FEM해석을 적용해야 할 것이다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.667-680
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• 2020

This study aims at reporting a systematic procedure for evaluating the static and dynamic structural performance of steel bridges based on a short-period structural health monitoring measurement. Sungsu bridge located in Korea is considered as a case study presenting the most recent tests carried out to examine the bridge condition. Short-period measurements of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system were used during the bridge testing phase. A novel symmetry index is introduced using statistical analyses of deflection and strain measurements. Frequency Domain Decomposition (FDD) is implemented to the strain measurements to estimate the bridge mode shapes and damping ratios. Furthermore, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) is also implemented to examine the reliability of bridge performance while ambient design trucks are in static or moving at different speeds. Strain, displacement and acceleration were measured at selected locations on the bridge. The results show that the symmetry index can be an efficient and useful measure in assessing the steel bridge performance. The results from the used method reveal that the performance of the Sungsu bridge is safe under operational conditions.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.595-606
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• 2018

A calculation method was presented to calculate the deflection of GFRP-concrete-steel beams with full or partial shear connections. First, the sectional analysis method was improved by considering concrete nonlinearity and shear connection stiffness variation along the beam direction. Then the equivalent slip strain was used to take into consideration of variable cross-sections. Experiments and nonlinear finite element analysis were performed to validate the calculation method. The experimental results showed the deflection of composite beams could be accurately predicted by using the theoretical model or the finite element simulation. Furthermore, more finite element models were established to verify the accuracy of the theoretical model, which included different GFRP plates and different numbers of shear connectors. The theoretical results agreed well with the numerical results. In addition, parametric studies using theoretical method were also performed to find out the effect of parameters on the deflection. Based on the parametric studies, a simplified calculation formula of GFRP-concrete-steel composite beam was exhibited. In general, the calculation method could provide a more accurate theoretical result without complex finite element simulation, and serve for the further study of continuous GFRP-concrete-steel composite beams.