• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.327-343
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• 2005

The European Standards Organisation (CEN) has planned to develop a complete set of harmonized European building standards. The Eurocodes, being the design standards, form part of this total system of European standards, together with standards for fabrication and erection and product standards. After a period of experimental use of the ENV(European Pre Standard)-versions of the Eurocodes, these are now converted into official EN's (European Standards). Design of composite steel and concrete buildings and bridges is covered by Eurocode 4. An overview will be given of the historic development of Eurocode 4, the structure and contents of the EN version and the present status and planning for completion. The Eurocode treatment of some selected technical items will be presented in more detail.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 화재시 매입형 합성기둥의 높은 축력비에 따른 내화성능을 알아보기 위해 유한요소해석 프로그램(ANSYS)을 통한 해석을 실시하였다. 온도에 따른 응력-변형률 곡선을 적용하여 ASTM E 119 가열곡선과 축력비 0.7, 0.6, 0.5에 따른 과도상태 열전달해석 및 정적구조해석을 실시하였으며, 해석조건과 동일한 조건에서의 재하가열실험을 실시하였다. 또한, 기준식(Eurocode 4)에 따라 가열시간에 따른 합성기둥의 공칭압축강도를 산정하고, 축력비로 나타내어 해석값 및 실험값과 비교하였다. 해석 및 실험과 기준(Eurocode 4)을 통해 가열시간에 따른 단면별 온도분포를 확인하고, 이에 따른 내화성능을 측정해 비교분석하였다. 유한요소해석 결과 축력비 0.5에서는 내화시간 180분으로 실험값과 유사한 값이 도출된 반면, 축력비 0.6, 0.7에서 내화시간 150분과 60분이 도출되어 실험결과에 비해 다소 높은 결과가 도출된 것을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 기준식(Eurocode 4)에 따라 산정한 축력비에 따른 내화시간이 실제 실험값에 비해 다소 낮게 평가하고 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 그러나 축력비 0.7에서는 기준(Eurocode 4)이 실험값에 비해 다소 높게 평가하는 것을 확인하였다. 이에 따라 고축력에서의 매입형 합성기둥의 내화특성(시간-축력비 관계)을 확인하고, 도출된 매입형 합성기둥의 실험 및 해석데이터를 Eurocode기준의 검증의 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.487-498
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• 2010

When designing structures to the wind action, the variation of the mean wind velocity and turbulence parameters with the height above the ground must be taken into account. This paper presents the numerical simulation results of atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) airflows, in a numerical domain with no obstacles and with a cubic building. The results of the flow characterization, obtained with the FLUENT CFD code were performed using the ${\kappa}-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model with the MMK modification. The mean velocity and turbulence intensity profiles in the inflow boundary were defined in accordance with the Eurocode 1.4, for different conditions of aerodynamic roughness. The maintenance of the velocity and turbulence characteristics along the domain were evaluated in an empty domain for uniform incident flow and the ABL Eurocode velocity profiles. The pressure coefficients on a cubic building were calculated using these inflow conditions.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.811-827
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• 2015

This paper presents a probabilistic investigation of American and European specifications (i.e., AISC and Eurocode 4) for square concrete-filled steel tubular (CFT) stub columns. The study is based on experimental results of 100 axially loaded square CFT stub columns from the literature. By comparing experimental results for ultimate loads with code-predicted column resistances, the uncertainty of resistance models is analyzed and it is found that the modeling uncertainty parameter can be described using random variables of lognormal distribution. Reliability analyses were then performed with/without considering the modeling uncertainty parameter and the safety level of the specifications is evaluated in terms of sufficient and uniform reliability criteria. Results show that: (1) The AISC design code provided slightly conservative results of square CFT stub columns with reliability indices larger than 3.25 and the uniformness of reliability indices is no better because of the quality of the resistance model; (2) The uniformness of reliability indices for the Eurocode 4 was better than that of AISC, but the reliability indices of columns designed following the Eurocode 4 were found to be quite below the target reliability level of Eurocode 4.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 경량콘크리트에 매립된 쉬어 커넥터의 전단거동 특성을 파악하는데 있다. 본 연구는 기존 실험결과와 유한요소해석에 의한 해석결과를 비교분석하여 유한요소 해석의 타당성을 확인하고 경량콘크리트의 압축강도($f_{ck}$) 변화에 따른 쉬어 커넥터의 전단강도를 기존 설계식(AISC-LRFD 및 Eurocode 4)과 비교분석하였다. 유한요소해석 결과 경량콘크리트에 매립된 쉬어 커넥터의 전단강도는 Eurocode 4의 쉬어 커넥터의 전단강도와 거의 일치하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.297-313
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• 2016

The flexural strength of circular concrete-filled tubes (CCFT) can be estimated by several codes such as ACI, AISC, and Eurocode 4. In AISC and Eurocode, two methods are recommended, which are the strain compatibility method (SCM) and the plastic stress distribution method (PSDM). The SCM of AISC is almost the same as the SCM of the ACI method, while the SCM of Eurocode is similar to the ACI method. Only the assumption of the compressive stress of concrete is different. The PSDM of Eurocode approach is also similar to the PSDM of AISC, but they have different definitions of material strength. The PSDM of AISC is relatively easier to use, because AISC provides closed-form equations for calculating the flexural strength. However, due to the complexity of calculation of circular shapes, it is quite difficult to determine the flexural strength of CCFT following other methods. Furthermore, all these methods give different estimations. In this study, an effort is made to review and compare the codes to identify their differences. The study also develops a computing program for the flexural strength of circular concrete filled tubes under pure bending that is in accordance with the codes. Finally, the developed computing algorithm, which is programmed in MATLAB, is used to generate design aid graphs for various steel grades and a variety of strengths of steel and concrete. These design aid graphs for CCFT beams can be used as a preliminary design tool.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.371-382
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• 2003

This paper analyses the response of rigid and semi-rigid steel-concrete composite joints under monotonic loading. The influence of some important parameters, such as the presence of column web stiffening and the mechanical properties of component materials, is investigated by using a three-dimensional finite element modelling based on the Abaqus code. Numerical and experimental responses of different types of composite joints are also compared with the analytical results obtained using the component approach proposed by Eurocode 4. The results obtained with this approach generally fit well with the numerical and experimental values in terms of strength. Conversely, some significant limits arise when evaluating initial stiffness and non-linear behaviour of the composite joint.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.361-388
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• 2008

The Eurocode 4 presents some negative aspects in the design of composite slabs by the m-k Method or the Partial Connection Method. On one hand, the component chemical adherence is not accounted for in the connection between the profiled steel sheet and the concrete. On the other hand, the application of these methods requires some fitting parameters that must be determined by full scale tests. In this paper, the Eurocode 4 methods are compared with a method developed at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, based on pullout tests, which can be a valid alternative. Hence, in order to calculate the necessary parameters for the three methods, several tests have been performed such as the full scale test described in Eurocode 4 and pull-out tests. This last type of tests is of small dimensions and implicates lower costs. Finally, a full-scale test of a steel-concrete composite slab with a generic loading is presented, with the goal of verifying the analytical formulation.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.67-79
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• 2019

Composite columns made of high strength materials have been used in high-rise construction owing to its excellent structural performance resulting in smaller cross-sectional sizes. However, due to the limited understanding of its structural response, current design codes do not allow the use of high strength materials beyond a certain strength limit. This paper reports additional test data, analytical and numerical studies leading to a new design method to predict the ultimate resistance of composite columns made of high strength steel and high strength concrete. Based on previous study on high strength concrete filled steel tubular members and ongoing work on high strength concrete encased steel columns, this paper provides new findings and presents the feasibility of using high strength steel and high strength concrete for general double symmetric composite columns. A nonlinear finite element model has been developed to capture the composite beam-column behavior. The Eurocode 4 approach of designing composite columns is examined by comparing the test data with results obtained from code's predictions and finite element analysis, from which the validities of the concrete confinement effect and plastic design method are discussed. Eurocode 4 method is found to overestimate the resistance of concrete encased composite columns when ultra-high strength steel is used. Finally, a strain compatibility method is proposed as a modification of existing Eurocode 4 method to give reasonable prediction of the ultimate strength of concrete encased beam-columns with steel strength up to 900 MPa and concrete strength up to 100 MPa.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 제20권1호
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• pp.141-144
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• 2008

철근 콘크리트 구조물의 사용성 검토에서 처짐은 가장 중요하게 고려된다. 국내 콘크리트 구조 설계기준은 ACI 코드와 같이 Branson이 제시한 균열 단면에서의 유효 단면2차모멘트를 이용하여 처짐을 계산하고 있다. Branson식은 일반적인 휨 부재의 최대 처짐값을 통계적으로 분석하여 유도된 식으로 인장증강 효과와 같은 철근과 콘크리트의 부착특성을 직접 반영할 수 없는 단점을 가진다. 따라서 현 콘크리트 구조 설계기준식을 철근 콘크리트 구조물에 반영하면 실제 처짐과 많은 차이가 생길 수 있다. 이에 대해 본 연구에서는 구조설계기준과 Eurocode 2로부터 산정된 처짐값을 실험에 의한 처짐값과 비교하였다. Eurocode 2에서는 인장증강효과를 고려한 철근의 평균 변형률로 곡률을 계산한 후 적분을 통해 처짐을 계산하기 때문에 콘크리트 구조 설계식보다 실제 처짐을 좀 더 정확하게 예측할 것으로 기대된다. 강도설계법으로 설계된 4개의 실험체가 고려되었으며, 처짐 계산 시 사용되는 콘크리트의 탄성계수나 인장강도 등은 각각의 설계기준에 따라 계산하였다.