• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.289-308
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• 2018

Numerous urban seismic vulnerability studies have recognized pounding as one of the main risks due to the restricted separation distance between neighboring structures. The pounding effects on the adjacent buildings could extend from slight non-structural to serious structural damage that could even head to a total collapse of buildings. Therefore, an assessment of the seismic pounding hazard to the adjacent buildings is superficial in future building code calibrations. Thus, this study targets are to draw useful recommendations and set up guidelines for potential pounding damage evaluation for code calibration through a numerical simulation approach for the evaluation of the pounding risks on adjacent buildings. A numerical simulation is formulated to estimate the seismic pounding effects on the seismic response demands of adjacent buildings for different design parameters that include: number of stories, separation distances; alignment configurations, and then compared with nominal model without pounding. Based on the obtained results, it has been concluded that the severity of the pounding effects depends on the dynamic characteristics of the adjacent buildings and the input excitation characteristics, and whether the building is exposed to one or two-sided impacts. Seismic pounding among adjacent buildings produces greater acceleration and shear force response demands at different story levels compared to the no pounding case response demands.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 등대 구조물을 대상으로 한 면진기술 적용방안을 제시함으로써 지진에 대해 무방비상태에 놓여 있는 등대구조물의 지진안전도 확보방안을 제시하였다. 또한, 제안된 면진기술 적용방안을 활용하여 내진설계 이전에 지어진 등대를 대상으로 등대전체를 면진하였을 경우와 등대 렌즈만을 면진하였을 경우에 대하여 면진효과를 분석해 보았다. 해석결과, 등대 전체를 면진화하였을 경우 최대응답가속도와 층전단력 측면에서 충분한 면진효과를 얻은 반면, 등대 렌즈만을 면진화한 경우에는 렌즈부의 면진효과는 유효한 것으로 나타났으나 등대 자체의 안전이 확보되지 못한 상황에서는 등대의 파괴가 선행될 가능성이 있음에 주의할 필요가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 등대전체와 렌즈를 동시에 면진화한 경우 비 면진구조 대비 유효한 면진효과는 나타내었지만, 최대응답가속도가 등대전체를 면진화한 경우보다 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 렌즈의 면진화로 인한 층전단력의 감소가 미소함으로 이중면진의 적용으로 인한 실효성은 그 효과가 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.273-282
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• 2020

An innovative high-rise timber-concrete hybrid structure was proposed in previous research, which is composed of the concrete frame-tube structure and the prefabricated timber modules as main structure and substructures, respectively. Considering that the timber substructures are built on the concrete floors at a different height, the floor response spectrum is more effective in estimating the seismic response of substructures. In this paper, the floor response spectra of the hybrid structure with different structural parameters were calculated using dynamic time-history analysis. Firstly, one simplified model that can well predict the seismic response of the hybrid structure was proposed and validated. Then the construction site, the mass ratio and the frequency ratio of the main-sub structure, and the damping ratio of the substructures were discussed. The results demonstrate that the peaks of the floor response spectra usually occur near the vibration periods of the whole structure, among which the first two peaks stand out; In most cases, the acceleration amplification effect on substructures tends to be more evident when the construction site is farther from the fault rupture; On the other hand, the acceleration response of substructures can be effectively reduced with an appropriate increase in the mass ratio of the main-sub structure and the damping ratio of the substructures; However, the frequency ratio of the main-sub structure has no discernible effect on the floor response spectra. This study investigates the characteristics of the floor response spectrum of the novel timber-concrete structure, which supports the future applications of such hybrid structure in high-rise buildings.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.449-466
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• 2019

Cable-stayed bridges are attractive due to their beauty, reducing material consumption, less harm to the environment and so on, in comparison with other kinds of bridges. As a massive structure with long period and low damping (0.3 to 2%) under many dynamic loads, these bridges are susceptible to fatigue, serviceability disorder, damage or even collapse. Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) is a suitable controlling system to reduce the vibrations and prevent the threats in such bridges. In this paper, Multi Tuned Mass Damper (MTMD) system is added to the Ahvaz cable stayed Bridge in Iran, to reduce its seismic vibrations. First, the bridge is modeled in SAP2000 followed with result verification. Dead and live loads and the moving loads have been assigned to the bridge. Then the finite element model is developed in OpenSees, with the goal of running a nonlinear time-history analysis. Three far-field and three near-field earthquake records are imposed to the model after scaling to the PGA of 0.25 g, 0.4 g, 0.55 g and 0.7 g. Two MTMD systems, passive and active, with the number of TMDs from 1 to 8, are placed in specific points of the main span of bridge, adding a total mass ratio of 1 to 10% to the bridge. The parameters of the TMDs are optimized using Genetic Algorithm (GA). Also, the optimum force for active control is achieved by Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC). The results showed that the maximum displacement of the center of the bridge main span reduced 33% and 48% respectively by adding passive and active MTMD systems. The RMS of displacement reduced 37% and 47%, the velocity 36% and 42% and also the base shear in pylons, 27% and 47%, respectively by adding passive and active systems, in the best cases.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권5호
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• pp.627-644
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• 2022

In past major earthquakes (1994 Northridge, 1995 Kobe, Chi-Chi 1999, Kocaeli 1999), significant damages occurred in the liquid storage tanks. The basic failure patterns were observed to be the buckling of the tank wall and uplift of the anchorage system. The damages in the industrial facilities and nuclear power plants have caused the spread of toxic substances to the environment and significant fires. Seismic isolation can be used in liquid storage tanks to decouple the structure and decrease the structural demand in the superstructure in case of ground shaking. Previous studies on the use of seismic isolation systems on liquid storage tanks show that an isolation system reduces the impulsive response but might slightly increase the convective one. There is still a lack of understanding of the seismic response of seismically isolated liquid storage tanks considering the fluid-structure interaction. In this study, one broad tank, one medium tank, and one slender tank are selected and designed. Two- and three-dimensional elastomeric bearings are used as seismic isolation systems. The seismic performance of the tanks is then investigated through nonlinear dynamic time-history analyses. The effectiveness of each seismic isolation system on tanks' performance was investigated. Isolator tension forces, modal analysis results, hydrodynamic stresses, strains, sloshing heights and base shear forces of the tanks are compared. The results show that the total base shear is lower in 3D-isolators compared to 2D-isolators. Even though the tank wall stresses, and strains are slightly higher in 3D-isolators, they are more efficient to prevent the tension problem.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.303-316
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• 2024

Seismic records are composed of mainshock and a series of aftershocks which often result in the incremental damage to underground structures and bring great challenges to the rescue of post-disaster and the repair of post-earthquake. In this paper, the repetition method was used to construct the mainshock-aftershocks sequence which was used as the input ground motion for the analysis of dynamic time history. Based on the Daikai station, the two-dimensional finite element model of soil-station was established to explore the failure process of station under different seismic precautionary intensities, and the concept of incremental damage of station was introduced to quantitatively analyze the damage condition of structure under the action of mainshock and two aftershocks. An arc rubber bearing was proposed for the shock absorption. With the arc rubber bearing, the mode of the traditional column end connection was changed from "fixed connection" to "hinged joint", and the ductility of the structure was significantly improved. The results show that the damage condition of the subway station is closely related to the magnitude of the mainshock. When the magnitude of the mainshock is low, the incremental damage to the structure caused by the subsequent aftershocks is little. When the magnitude of the mainshock is high, the subsequent aftershocks will cause serious incremental damage to the structure, and may even lead to the collapse of the station. The arc rubber bearing can reduce the damage to the station. The results can offer a reference for the seismic design of subway stations under the action of mainshock-aftershocks.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2024

The traditional double story isolated structure is a derivative of the base isolated and inter-story isolated structures, while the new double story isolated structure represents a novel variation derived from the traditional double story isolated structure. In order to investigate the seismic response of the new double story isolated structure, a comprehensive structural model was developed. Concurrently, models for the basic fixed, base isolated, inter-story isolated, and traditional double story isolated structures were also established for comparative analysis. The nonlinear dynamic time-history response of the new double story isolated structure under rare earthquake excitations was analyzed. The findings of the study reveal that, in comparison to the basic fixed structure, the new double story isolated structure exhibits superior performance across all evaluated aspects. Furthermore, when compared to the base isolated and inter-story isolated structures, the new double story isolated structure demonstrates significant reductions in inter-story shear force, top acceleration, and inter-frame displacement. The horizontal displacement of the new double story isolated structure is primarily localized within the two isolation layers, effectively dissipating the majority of input seismic energy. In contrast to the traditional double story isolated structure, the new design minimizes displacements within the inter-isolation layer situated in the central part of the frame, as well as mitigates the overturning forces acting on the lower frame column. Consequently, this design ensures the structural integrity of the core tube, thereby preventing potential collapse and structural damage.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.5-12
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• 2015

발파소음은 충격음이기 때문에 인체에 갑작스런 충격을 주며, 발파진동과 같은 경우에는 지반을 따라 진동이 이동하여 인근 주변의 노화된 건물, 가축과 인체에도 큰 피해를 끼칠 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 광산 굴착 시 발생하는 발파영향이 인근지역에 미치는 영향에 대하여 분석하였다. 연구대상 지역의 지반현황을 파악하기 위해 지질조사, 현장시험과 실내시험 등의 지반조사를 수행하였다. 발파진동소음에 대해서는 국내 외 적용사례와 각 기관별 허용기준을 비교하여 현장조건에 가장 적합한 기준을 설정하였다. 발파영향을 검토하기 위해 발파진동 추정 식은 현장에서 시험발파를 수행하여 측정된 발파진동 값을 활용하였다. 발파진동 추정 식을 활용한 영향원의 검토는 발파지점을 보안물건(농장, 민가 등)으로부터 최단거리로 정하여 보안물건에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 또한 3차원 수치해석을 수행하여 발파진동 영향검토를 수행하였다. 3차원 수치해석은 동적 발파하중에 대한 구조물의 거동을 해석하기 위해 시간이력해석을 수행하였으며, 3방향에 대한 발파진동 값을 구하였다. 시험발파에 따른 발파진동 추정 식을 이용한 발파진동 영향원 검토 결과와 발파영향에 대한 3차원 수치해석 값을 비교 분석한 결과, 유사한 결과 수치를 확인하였다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2013

설계를 위한 교량의 해석모델은 구조물의 안전성을 확보하기 위해 자중 및 외부하중은 되도록 크게, 구조물의 강성은 되도록 작게 평가하는 것이 일반적이다. 때문에 설계모델을 이용한 버페팅 응답은 실제 공용교량의 버페팅 응답과 차이를 나타낸다. 공용교량의 버페팅 응답을 정확하게 예측하기 위해서는 공용교량의 동적특성을 계측하여 해석모델이 계측값을 반영하도록 수정하여야 한다. 일반적으로, 실제교량과 동일한 고유진동수를 갖는 MBM(Measurement -based Model)을 구축하기 위해 설계모델의 다양한 물성치를 파라미터로 조정하며 계측된 고유진동수와 일치시키는 MTM(Manual Tuning Method)이 사용되고 있다. MTM은 파라미터의 초기치 설정에 따른 임의성이 높고 여러 수렴점을 가질 수 있어 분석에 상당한 노력이 소요된다. 본 연구는 버페팅해석에 널리 적용되고 있는 단일모드 주파수영역 해석법이 구조물의 모드형상, 고유진동수 및 감쇠비의 동적특성만을 이용하는 점에 착안하여 MTM과정 없이 설계모델의 버페팅 응답을 공용교량의 버페팅 응답으로 보정하는 BRCM(Buffeting Response Correction Method)을 제안하였다. BRCM은 설계모델의 모드형상 별 버페팅 응답을 공용교량의 고유진동수만으로 보정하는 방법이다. 공용교량의 고유진동수는 상시진동에 의한 계측 가속도로부터 산정하였다. BRCM의 적용성을 단순보 모델의 시간이력 버페팅해석을 수행하여 수치적으로 평가하였으며 공용교량모델을 이용한 버페팅해석결과, BRCM과 MTM의 응답 차이는 3% 이하로 나타났다. 공용교량의 실시간 계측시스템에 BRCM을 도입할 경우 사장교의 유지관리 효율성을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.235-246
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• 2003

국내의 경우 이 등(1994)의 연구를 시작으로 국지 현장별로 타입말뚝의 지지력 증가효과에 대한 사례연구들이 있었다. 그러나 충분한 시험자료를 바탕으로 한 지지력 증가효과에 대한 전반적인 검토는 아직 미흡한 실정이고, 또한 지지력 증가효과에 지반조건 및 말뚝의 형상이 미치는 영향에 대해서는 아직 보고 된 바 없다. 타입말뚝의 지지력 증가효과를 실무적으로 이용하기 위해서는 현장에서 실구조물에 적용된 말뚝에 대한 시험자료의 분석을 실시하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 말뚝기초의 설계 및 향후 사질토에서의 지지력 증가효과 등의 연구를 위한 기본 자료로 활용하기 위해 실구조물에 적용되는 다양한 시험말뚝의 시공과 동재하시험 자료 분석을 통해 지지력 증가효과에 대한 현상을 알아보았다. 말뚝의 동재하시험의 분석 결과, 말뚝지지력의 증가는 토질별로도 영향을 받지만 조성이력에도 영향을 받는 것으로 분석되었으며, 특히 사질토에도 상당한 지지력 증가효과가 나타났다. 이러한 말뚝의 지지력의 증가는 주로 주면부에서 발생하였으며, 선단형상에 따른 지지력 증가효과는 점성토에서는 폐단말뚝이 크고, 사질토에서는 개단말뚝이 큰 것으로 나타났다.