• 대한토목학회논문집
• /
• 제34권6호
• /
• pp.1695-1705
• /
• 2014

본 연구에서는 지진취약도 해석에 사용되는 손상상태에 따른 수평변위한계값을 구조물의 항복 및 극한변위에 따라 확률통계적으로 새롭게 제안하기 위하여 국내외에서 실험된 원형단면의 철근콘크리트 교각 총 275본(비내진 149본, 내진 126본)의 실험데이터를 조사하였고 각 상세에 따른 교각의 정량적인 손상상태를 평가하였다. 이후 제안된 수평변위한계값에 따른 실제 교량구조물에 대한 비선형 시간이력해석을 수행한 후 그 결과를 토대로 지진취약도 해석을 통해 기존의 제안된 수평변위한계값들과의 차이를 비교분석하였다. 비교분석 결과, 제안된 값에 의한 중앙값이 기존의 값에 의한 중앙값보다 작게 나타났다. 이는 기존의 수평변위한계값으로 지진취약도 해석시 구조물의 성능을 과다 평가할 수도 있음을 나타낸다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제67권6호
• /
• pp.587-601
• /
• 2018

Elevated water tanks are inverted pendulum type structures where drift limit is an important criterion for seismic design and performance evaluation. Explicit drift criteria for elevated water tanks are not available in the literature. In this study, probabilistic approach is used to determine maximum drift limit for damage state of yielding and damage state of collapse for the elevated water tanks supported on RC frame staging. The two damage states are defined using results of incremental dynamic analysis wherein a total of 2160 nonlinear time history analyses are performed using twelve artificial spectrum compatible ground motions. Analytical fragility curves are developed using two-parameter lognormal distribution. The maximum allowable drifts corresponding to yield and collapse level requirements are estimated for different tank capacities. Finally, a single fragility curve is developed which provides maximum drift values for the different probability of damage. Further, for rational consideration of the uncertainties in design, three confidence levels are selected and corresponding drift limits for damage states of yielding and collapse are proposed. These values of maximum drift can be used in performance-based seismic design for a particular damage state depending on the level of confidence.

• Earthquakes and Structures
• /
• 제24권6호
• /
• pp.439-453
• /
• 2023

Older brick masonry structures generally suffer from low strength defects. Using a cement mortar layer (CML) or steel-meshed cement mortar layer (S-CML) to reinforce existing low-strength brick masonry structures (LBMs) is still an effective means of increasing seismic performance. However, performance indices such as lateral displacement ratios and skeleton curves for LBMs reinforced with CML or S-CML need to be clarified in performance-based seismic design and evaluation. Therefore, research into the failure mechanisms and seismic performance of LBMs reinforced with CML or S-CML is imperative. In this study, thirty low-strength brick walls (LBWs) with different cross-sectional areas, bonding mortar types, vertical loads, and CML/S-CML thicknesses were constructed. The failure modes, load-carrying capacities, energy dissipation capacity and lateral drift ratio limits in different limits states were acquired via quasi-static tests. The results show that 1) the primary failure modes of UBWs and RBWs are "diagonal shear failure" and "sliding failure through joints." 2) The acceptable drift ratios of Immediate Occupancy (IO), Life Safety (LS), and Collapse Prevention (CP) for UBWs can be 0.04%, 0.08%, and 0.3%, respectively. For 20-RBWs, the acceptable drift ratios of IO, LS, and CP for 20-RBWs can be 0.037%, 0.09%, and 0.41%, respectively. Moreover, the acceptable drift ratios of IO, LS, and CP for 40-RBWs can be 0.048%, 0.09%, and 0.53%, respectively. 3) Reinforcing low-strength brick walls with CML/S-CML can improve brick walls' bearing capacity, deformation, and energy dissipation capacity. Using CML/S-CML reinforcement to improve the seismic performance of old masonry houses is a feasible and practical choice.

• Steel and Composite Structures
• /
• 제9권5호
• /
• pp.457-471
• /
• 2009

This study investigates the role of accidental torsion in seismic reliability assessment. The analyzed structures are regular 6-story and 20-story steel office buildings. The eccentricity in a floor plan was simulated by shifting the mass from the centroid by 5% of the dimension normal to earthquake shaking. The eccentricity along building heights was replicated by Latin hypercube sampling. The fragilities for immediate occupancy and life safety were evaluated using 0.7% and 2.5% inter-story drift limits. Two limit-state probabilities and the corresponding earthquake intensities were compared. The effect of ignoring accidental torsion and the use of code accidental eccentricity were also assessed. The results show that accidental torsion may influence differently the structural reliability and limit-state PGAs. In terms of structural reliability, significant differences in the probability of failure are obtained depending on whether accidental torsion is considered or not. In terms of limit-state PGAs, accidental torsion does not have a significant effect. In detail, ignoring accidental torsion leads to underestimates in low-rise buildings and at small drift limits. On the other hand, the use of code accidental eccentricity gives conservative estimates, especially in high-rise buildings at small drift limits.

• Advances in concrete construction
• /
• 제8권4호
• /
• pp.295-304
• /
• 2019

The lateral displacement or drift may be the cause of the damage in the reinforced concrete (RC) columns under the seismic load. In many regulations, lateral displacement was limited according to the properties of columns. The design displacement limits may be represented indirectly through the material strain limits and the mechanical properties of columns. EUROCODE-8 and FEMA356 calculate displacement limits by taking into account the mechanical properties of columns. However, Turkey Building Earthquake Code (TBEC) determine displacement limits by taking into account the material strain limits. The aim of this study is to assess the seismic design codes for RC columns through an experimental study. The estimates of seismic design codes have been compared with the experimental results. It is observed that the lateral displacement capacities of columns estimated according to some seismic codes are not in agreement with the experimental results. Also, it is observed that TBEC is conservative in the context of the performance indicator of RC columns, compared to EUROCODE-8 and FEMA356. Moreover, in this study, plastic hinge length and effective stiffness of test elements were investigated.

• Earthquakes and Structures
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.409-428
• /
• 2016

To realise the full benefits of a self-centering seismic resilient system, the designer must ensure that the entire structure does indeed re-center following an earthquake. The idealised flag-shaped hysteresis response that is often used to define the cyclic behaviour of self-centering concrete systems seldom exists and the residual drift of a building subjected to an earthquake is dependent on the realistic cyclic hysteresis response as well as the dynamic loading history. Current methods that are used to ensure that re-centering is achieved during the design of self-centering concrete systems are presented, and a series of cyclic analyses are used to demonstrate the flaws in these current procedures, even when idealised hysteresis models were used. Furthermore, results are presented for 350 time-history analyses that were performed to investigate the expected residual drift of an example self-centering concrete wall system during an earthquake. Based upon the results of these time-history analyses it was concluded that due to dynamic shake-down the residual drifts at the conclusion of the ground motion were significantly less than the maximum possible residual drifts that were observed from the cyclic hysteresis response, and were below acceptable residual drift performance limits established for seismic resilient structures. To estimate the effect of the dynamic shakedown, a residual drift ratio was defined that can be implemented during the design process to ensure that residual drift performance targets are achieved for self-centering concrete wall systems.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제27권4호
• /
• pp.425-438
• /
• 2007

Large changes in stiffness associated with cracking and yielding of reinforced concrete sections may be expected to occur during the dynamic response of reinforced concrete frames to earthquake ground shaking. These changes in stiffness in stories that experience cracking might be expected to cause relatively large peak interstory drift ratios. If so, accounting for such changes would add complexity to seismic design procedures. This study evaluates changes in an index parameter to establish whether this effect is significant. The index, known as the coefficient of distortion (COD), is defined as the ratio of peak interstory drift ratio and peak roof drift ratio. The sensitivity of the COD is evaluated statistically for five- and nine-story reinforced concrete frames having either uniform story heights or a tall first story. A suite of ten ground motion records was used; this suite was scaled to five intensity levels to cause varied degrees of damage to the concrete frame elements. Ground motion intensity was found to cause relatively small changes in mean CODs; the changes were most pronounced for changes in suite scale factor from 0.5 to 1 and from 1 to 4. While these changes were statistically significant in several cases, the magnitude of the change was sufficiently small that values of COD may be suggested for use in preliminary design that are independent of shaking intensity. Consequently, design limits on interstory drift ratio may be implemented by limiting the peak roof drift in preliminary design.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제9권2호
• /
• pp.686-694
• /
• 2014

A power semiconductor device, usually used as a switch or rectifier, is very significant in the modern power industry. The power semiconductor, in terms of its physical properties, requires a high breakdown voltage to turn off, a low on-state resistance to reduce static loss, and a fast switching speed to reduce dynamic loss. Among those parameters, the breakdown voltage and on-state resistance rely on the doping concentration of the drift region in the power semiconductor, this effect can be more important for a higher voltage device. Although the low doping concentration in the drift region increases the breakdown voltage, the on-state resistance that is increased along with it makes the static loss characteristic deteriorate. On the other hand, although the high doping concentration in the drift region reduces on-state resistance, the breakdown voltage is decreased, which limits the scope of its applications. This addresses the fact that breakdown voltage and on-state resistance are in a trade-off relationship with a parameter of the doping concentration in the drift region. Such a trade-off relationship is a hindrance to the development of power semiconductor devices that have idealistic characteristics. In this study, a novel structure is proposed for the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) device that uses conductivity modulation, which makes it possible to increase the breakdown voltage without changing the on-state resistance through use of a P-floating layer. More specifically in the proposed IGBT structure, a P-floating layer was inserted into the drift region, which results in an alleviation of the trade-off relationship between the on-state resistance and the breakdown voltage. The increase of breakdown voltage in the proposed IGBT structure has been analyzed both theoretically and through simulations, and it is verified through measurement of actual samples.

• Earthquakes and Structures
• /
• 제8권3호
• /
• pp.511-539
• /
• 2015

The main objective of this study is to analytically investigate the effectiveness of different strengthening solutions in upgrading the seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in Nepal. For this, four building models with different structural configurations and detailing were considered. Three possible rehabilitation solutions were studied, namely: (a) RC shear wall, (b) steel bracing, and (c) RC jacketing for all of the studied buildings. A numerical analysis was conducted with adaptive pushover and dynamic time history analysis. Seismic performance enhancement of the studied buildings was evaluated in terms of demand capacity ratio of the RC elements, capacity curve, inter-storey drift, energy dissipation capacity and moment curvature demand of the structures. Finally, the seismic safety assessment was performed based on standard drift limits, showing that retrofitting solutions significantly improved the seismic performance of existing buildings in Nepal.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
• /
• 제24권5호
• /
• pp.17-27
• /
• 2023

오늘날 AI(Artificial Intelligence) 기술이 발전하면서 실용성이 증가함에 따라 실생활 속 다양한 응용 분야에서 널리 활용되고 있다. 이때 AI Model은 기본적으로 학습 데이터의 다양한 통계적 속성을 기반으로 학습된 후 시스템에 배포되지만, 급변하는 데이터의 상황 속 예상치 못한 데이터의 변화는 모델의 성능저하를 유발한다. 특히 보안 분야에서 끊임없이 생성되는 새로운 공격과 알려지지 않은 공격에 대응하기 위해서는 배포된 모델의 Drift Signal을 찾는 것이 중요해짐에 따라 모델 전체의 Lifecycle 관리 필요성이 점차 대두되고 있다. 일반적으로 모델의 정확도 및 오류율(Loss)의 성능변화를 통해 탐지할 수 있지만, 모델 예측 결과에 대한 실제 라벨이 필요한 점에서 사용 환경의 제약이 존재하며, 실제 드리프트가 발생한 지점의 탐지가 불확실한 단점이 있다. 그 이유는 모델의 오류율의 경우 다양한 외부 환경적 요인, 모델의 선택과 그에 따른 파라미터 설정, 그리고 새로운 입력데이터에 따라 크게 영향을 받기에 해당 값만을 기반으로 데이터의 실질적인 드리프트 발생 시점을 정밀하게 판단하는 것은 한계가 존재하게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 XAI(eXplainable Artificial Intelligence) 기반 Anomaly 분석기법을 통해 실질적인 드리프트가 발생한 시점을 탐지하는 방안을 제안한다. DGA(Domain Generation Algorithm)를 탐지하는 분류모델을 대상으로 시험한 결과, 배포된 이후 데이터의 SHAP(Shapley Additive exPlanations) Value를 통해 Anomaly score를 추출하였고, 그 결과 효율적인 드리프트 시점탐지가 가능함을 확인하였다.