• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2022

In this article, the flexural and shear capacity of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete beams (UHPFRC) using two kinds of rebars, including GFRP and steel rebars, are experimentally investigated. For this purpose, six UHPFRC beams (250 × 300 × 1650 mm) with three reinforcement ratios (ρ) of 0.64, 1.05, and 1.45 were constructed using 2% steel fibers by volume. Half of the specimens were made of UHPFRC reinforced with GFRP rebars, while the other half were reinforced with conventional steel rebars. All specimens were tested to failure in four-point bending. Both the load-deformation at mid-span and the failure pattern were studied. The results showed that utilizing GFRP bars increases the flexural strength of UHPFRC beams in comparison to those made of steel bars, but at the same time, it reduces the post-cracking strain hardening. Furthermore, by increasing the percentage of longitudinal bars, both the post-cracking strain hardening and load-bearing capacity increase. Comparing the experiment results with some of the available equations and provisions cited in the valid design codes reveals that some of the equations to predict the flexural strength of UHPFRC beams reinforced with conventional steel and GFRP bars are reasonably conservative, while Khalil and Tayfur model is un-conservative. This issue makes it essential to modify the presented equations in this research for predicting the flexural strength of UHPFRC beams using GFRP bars.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.227-240
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• 2021

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the ordinances of local government in Korea to provide improvement plans for the ordinances of Drone industry. To this end, all Drone ordinances in Korea were reviewed. Design/Methodology/Approach - In this study, literature research methods were mainly used for the analysis. Furthermore, it was based on domestic laws and ordinances of local government, and preceding research data regarding government policies. Findings - Based on the analysis of domestic drone industry ordinances, the enactment of drone industry ordinances by local governments was rapidly increasing. In addition, it was urgent to enact ordinances for the use and support of drones in each region. The implication that it is necessary to subdivide the contents according to the characteristics of each region was drawn. In most of the ordinances, provisions on the basic plan and implementation plan of the drone industry could not be found. It was found that it was necessary to foster an efficient drone industry through the establishment and operation of short-term and long-term plans. Implications were drawn that it is necessary to revitalize the drone industry and expand the drone use industry. Research Implications or Originality - This paper suggest the establish an ordinance for utilizing and supporting Drone industry. Additionally, establishment of suitable ordinance for regional characteristics is needed. In future research, detailed data on Yeongwol's Drone industry based on survey should be derived. Moreover, the development plan and implication for drone industry should be derived through analysis of the survey data.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.187-203
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• 2021

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of non-tariff barriers on the Free Trade Agreement. Currently, it has achieved significant export effects by signing free trade agreements with many countries in Korea. However, most countries have implemented non-tariff barriers to protect their industries. This study analyzes the effects of non-tariff barriers in counterpart countries that have signed a free trade agreement. Design/methodology/approach - For analysis, first, prior studies were summarized, and second, the current status of free trade agreements and non-tariff barriers were identified. And, based on the current situation, the relationship between non-tariff barriers and export volume was analyzed. The targets of analysis are the United States, China, and Vietnam, which are Korea's three largest exporters. As for non-tariff barriers, anti-dumping tariffs, countervailing tariffs, and emergency import restrictions were analyzed as import regulatory measures. Findings - In the case of the United States, it can be seen that the decline in textiles, steel and electronics sectors is even greater. In the case of China, it can be seen that exports declined after imposing non-tariff barriers in the steel sector. Finally, it can be seen that exports declined after Vietnam implemented a non-tariff barrier on the steel sector. It was found that non-tariff barriers offset the effects of the Free Trade Agreement. Research implications or Originality - Currently, Korea has free trade agreements with numerous countries. However, after the free trade agreement entered into force, the number of annual average import regulation investigations for Korean products is on the rise. In the end, the implementation of non-tariff barriers is offsetting the effects of free trade agreements. Therefore, when signing a free trade agreement, it is necessary to thoroughly prepare for import regulatory measures such as the insertion of provisions of non-tariff barriers.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.13-36
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• 2023

The Puebla-Morelos Earthquake (Mw 7.1) occurred in Mexico in 2017 causing 44 buildings to collapse in Mexico City. This work evaluates the non-linear response of a 6-story reinforced concrete (RC) frame prototype model with masonry infill walls on upper floors. The prototype model was designed using provisions prescribed before 1985 and was subjected to seismic excitations recorded during the earthquakes of 1985 and 2017 in different places in Mexico City. The building response was assessed through a damage index (DI) that considers low-cycle fatigue of the steel reinforcement in columns of the first floor, where the steel was modeled including buckling as was observed in cases after the 2017 earthquake. Isocurves were generated with 72 seismic records in Mexico City representing the level of iso-demand on the structure. These isocurves were compared with the location of 16 collapsed (first-floor column failure) building cases consistent with the prototype model. The isocurves for a value greater than 1 demarcate the location where fatigue failure was expected, which is consistent with the location of 2 of the 16 cases studied. However, a slight increase in axial load (5%) or decrease in column cross-section (5%) had a significant detrimental effect on the cumulated damage, increasing the intensity of the isocurves and achieving congruence with 9 of the 16 cases, and having the other 7 cases less than 2 km away. Including column special detailing (tight stirrup spacing and confined concrete) was the variable with the greatest impact to control the cumulated damage, which was consistent with the absence of severe damage in buildings built in the 70s and 80s.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.533-546
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• 2023

Cost-effective solutions provided by composite construction are gaining popularity which, in turn, promotes the appearance on the market of new types of composite sections that allow not only to take advantage of the synergy of steel and concrete working together at room temperature, but also to improve their behaviour at high temperatures. When combined with high performance materials, significant load-bearing capacities can be achieved even with reduced cross-sectional dimensions. Steel-reinforced concrete-filled steel tubular (SR-CFST) columns are one of these innovative composite sections, where an open steel profile is embedded into a CFST section. Besides the renowned benefits of these typologies at room temperature, the fire protection offered by the surrounding concrete to the inner steel profile, gives them an enhanced fire performance which delays its loss of mechanical capacity in a fire scenario. The experimental evidence on the fire behaviour of SR-CFST columns is still scarce, particularly when combined with high performance materials. However, it is being much needed for the development of specific design provisions that consider the use of the inner steel profile in CFST columns. In this work, a new experimental program on the thermo-mechanical behaviour of SR-CFST columns is presented to extend the available experimental database. Ten SR-CFST stub columns, with circular and square geometries, combining high strength steel and concrete were tested. It was seen that the circular specimens reached higher failure times than the square columns, with the failure time increasing both when high strength steel was used at the embedded steel profile and high strength concrete was used as infill. Finally, different proposals for the reduction coefficients of high performance materials were assessed in the prediction of the cross-sectional fire resistance of the SR-CFST columns.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권3호
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• pp.313-323
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• 2024

Most of existing buildings in Mexico City are made of reinforced concrete (RC), however, it has been shown that they are very susceptible to narrow-band long duration ground motions. In recent years, the use of dual systems composed by Buckling Restrained Braces (BRB) has increased due to its high energy dissipation capacity under reversible cyclical loads. Therefore, in this work the behavior of RC buildings with BRB is studied in order to know their performance, specifically, the energy distribution through height and response transformation factors between the RC and simplified systems are estimated. For this propose, seven RC buildings with different heights were designed according to the Mexico City Seismic Design Provisions (MCSDP), in addition, equivalent single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems were obtained. Incremental dynamic analyses on the buildings under 30 narrow-band ground motions in order to compute the relationship between normalized hysteretic energy, maximum inter-story drift and roof displacement demands were performed. The results shown that the entire structural frames participate in energy dissipation and their distribution is independent of the global ductility. The results let propose energy distribution equations through height. Finally, response transformation factors between the SDOF and multi degree of freedom (MDOF) systems were developed aimed to propose a new energy-based approach of BRB reinforced concrete buildings.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.687-696
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• 2004

철근콘크리트 교각의 시공시 소성힌지구간에서 주철근 겹침이음은 내진성능면에서 바람직하지 않으나 불가피하게 시공되는 경우가 있었다. 특히, 1992년 도로교표준시방서의 내진설계 기준이 마련되기 이전에 설계 시공된 대부분의 철근콘크리트 교각은 소성힌지구간에 주철근을 겹침이음 하였으며, 이들은 휨에 대한 소성영역에서의 거동에 직접적인 영향을 미친다. 본 연구에서는 직경 1.2m, 형상비 4.0의 휨파괴가 예상되는 비내진 및 한정연성시험체를 8기 제작하여 준정적(Quasi-Static)실험을 통한 철근콘크리트(RC) 교각의 소성힌지구간내의 주철근 겹침이음과 횡방향구속력이 내진성능에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 실험체의 변수로서는 $0\%,\;50\%,\;100\%$의 주철근 겹침이음, 2종류의 횡구속철근비 및 띠철근 형상을 선택하였다. 연구결과 주철근 겹침이음 정도에 따라 철근콘크리트 교각의 내진성능은 급격히 저하되었으며, 겹침이음이 없는 한정연성설계된 시험체의 경우 높은 내진성능을 발휘하였다. 연구결과에 따라 중저진지역에서 겹침이음된 주철근 교각의 내진성능을 위한 적절한 횡방향철근량을 제안하였다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.753-761
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• 2009

이 논문은 철근콘크리트 휨부재의 인장겹침이음 영역에서의 정착저항능력에 대한 콘크리트 강도와 피복두께의 영향을 알아보기 위하여 총 24개의 beam-end 실험체의 실험 결과를 정리 분석한 것이다. 콘크리트 강도가 증가할수록 부착응력이 커지고 전달길이가 줄어든다는 부착특성과 얇은 피복에서 쉽게 발생하는 쪼갬균열 및 취성적인 균열 진전과 같은 균열거동을 근거로 하여 현행 설계기준의 등분포부착응력 가정에 의한 정착길이 규정을 고강도 콘크리트에도 그대로 적용할 수 있는지 조사하였다. 그 결과 콘크리트 강도에 따른 정착저항능력은 피복두께의 영향을 크게 받고 있으며, 고강도 콘크리트에서는 현행 설계기준 규정보다 짧은 겹침이음길이를 갖더라도 충분한 안전율을 확보하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 실험 결과로부터 고강도 콘크리트의 정착길이는 제곱근 압축강도의 반비례가 아닌 압축강도에 직접적으로 반비례함을 확인하였으며, 현 설계기준에서 보통강도 콘크리트에 적용하는 동일 매입길이에 대한 등 분포부착응력 가정이 아닌 새로운 정착길이 계산식을 제안하였다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.809-820
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• 2008

니브 플레이트 길이가 1,500 mm인 새로운 실물크기 개량 더블티 슬래브를 제안, 설계하고 종국 휨강도까지 실험에 의하여 평가하였다. 이 슬래브는 기존의 PCI 더블티와 같은 티 (tee)단면과 새로이 개조된 플레이트단면으로 구성되어있으며, 긴장력은 티 (tee)단면 하부에만 적용되었다. 이 실험체는 국내 프리캐스트 공장에서 제작한 실험체이다. 휨실험에 의하여 티 (tee)단면이 종국 휨강도를 발휘할 때까지 개조된 댑단부를 포함한 니브 플레이트 단면의 안전성과 사용성을 평가하려 하였다. 하중을 가력할수록 초기 휨 균열들이 더블티 하단에서 발생하였고, 그 후 휨전단과 사인장 균열들은 댑단부와 니브 부분으로 증가하여 발생하였다. 제안한 개량 더블티 슬래브는 설계하중 이상의 휨 내력으로 고르게 분포된 많은 휨균열과 함께 연성 파괴되었다. 두께 250 mm의 니브 플레이트부분은 사용하중 하에서 어떠한 균열도 발생하지 않았고, 티 (tee)부분의 극한하중 하에서도 미소한 휨균열만 보여주었다. 제안하는 실험체는 이 실험에서 설계기준 조건을 만족시키는 강도와 연성거동을 보여주었다. 보다 효율적인 활용을 위하여, 니브 플레이트 두께와 인장철근을 감소시킬 수 있는 추가 실험이 제안하는 개량 댑 더블티에 대하여 요구된다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.601-612
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• 2013

거대한 벽체를 사용하는 원전구조물의 건설에서, 시공성과 경제성향상을 위해 벽체의 전단철근으로 사용되는 고강도 철근의 사용이 필요하다. 이 연구에서는, 550 MPa 급 철근을 사용한 낮은 벽체(형상비 1.0)의 전단내력과 변형능력을 검증하기 위해 벽체의 반복하중재하 실험이 수행되었다. 실험 변수는 수평철근의 항복강도(550 MPa 급, 420 MPa 급), 콘크리트 압축강도(46 MPa, 70 MPa), 수평/수직전단철근비, 횡구속후프의 여부, 벽체의 단면형상, 파괴모드(휨항복 전 또는 후 전단파괴)였다. 실험결과를 420 MPa 급 철근을 사용한 벽체, 그리고 현행설계기준에 의한 예측강도와 비교하였다. 실험 결과로부터 550 MPa 급 철근을 사용한 벽체의 전단강도가 420 MPa 급 철근을 사용한 벽체의 전단강도에 비해 안전여유가 조금 감소하였으나 비슷함을 보였다. ACI 349 전단강도식은 550 MPa 급 철근을 사용한 벽체를 과소평가하였으며, 휨 항복의 실험체의 경우 큰 변형능력을 보였다. 이 결과는 ACI 349 규정이 550 MPa 급 철근을 사용한 낮은 벽체(형상비 1.0)의 내진설계에 안전하게 적용될 수 있음을 가리킨다.