• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

Seismic retrofitting of existing buildings and design of earth-quake resistant buildings are important issues associated with earthquake-prone zones. Use of metallic-yielding dampers as an energy dissipation system is an acceptable method for controlling damages in structures and improving their seismic performance. In this study, the optimal distribution of dampers for reducing the seismic response of steel frames with multi-degrees freedom is presented utilizing the uniform distribution of deformations. This has been done in a way that, the final configuration of dampers in the frames lead to minimum weight while satisfying the performance criteria. It is shown that such a structure has an optimum seismic performance, in which the maximum structure capacity is used. Then the genetic algorithm which is an evolutionary optimization method is used for optimal arrangement of the steel dampers in the structure. In continuation for specifying the optimal accurate response, the local search algorithm based on the gradient concept has been selected. In this research the introduced optimization methods are used for optimal retrofitting in the moment-resisting frame with inelastic behavior and initial weakness in design. Ultimately the optimal configuration of dampers over the height of building specified and by comparing the results of the uniform deformation method with those of the genetic algorithm, the validity of the uniform deformation method in terms of accuracy, Time Speed Optimization and the simplicity of the theory have been proven.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.217-243
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• 2016

The linear and nonlinear seismic responses of steel buildings with perimeter moment resisting frames and welded connections (WC) are estimated and compared with those of buildings with post-tensioned connections (PC). Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) structural representations of the buildings as well as global and local response parameters are considered. The seismic responses and structural damage of steel buildings with PC may be significantly smaller than those of the buildings with typical WC. The reasons for this are that the PC buildings dissipate more hysteretic energy and attract smaller inertia forces. The response reduction is larger for global than for local response parameters. The reduction may significantly vary from one structural representation to another. One of the main reasons for this is that the energy dissipation characteristics are quite different for the 2D and 3D models. In addition, in the case of the 3D models, the contribution of each horizontal component to the axial load on an specific column may be in phase each other during some intervals of time, but for some others they may be out of phase. It is not possible to observe this effect on the 2D structural formulation. The implication of this is that 3D structural representation should be used while estimating the effect of the PC on the structural response. Thus, steel frames with post-tensioned bolted connections are a viable option in high seismicity areas due to the fact that brittle failure is prevented and also because of their reduced response and self-centering capacity.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.755-761
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• 2015

가설울타리는 건설현장에서 환경규제와 보행자의 안전을 위해 필수적으로 설치해야 하는 시설물로서 가설울타리 골조의 구조적 일체성은 시공사의 책임에 의해 주어진다. 가설울타리 골조는 기둥과 띠장만으로 구성하면 면외방향 강성이 부족하기 때문에 일반적으로 보조 말뚝과 가새로 보강한다. 본 연구에서는 가새의 위치에 대한 이론적 분석을 통해 3가지 형태의 보강 골조를 제안하고, 제안 모델에 대한 구조해석을 통해 최대 모멘트와 횡변위를 기준으로 구조적 거동을 비교하였다. 이때 도심이나 혼잡한 곳에 설치될 수도 있는 건설현장의 특수성을 반영하여 구조해석시 군중에 의한 상황도 고려하였다. 분석 결과, 기존 가설울타리 골조 형태에서 가새 설치위치의 중간부분에 보조 가새를 설치한 보강 형태가 가장 효율적인 것으로 판명되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.27-47
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• 2015

In this study, the accuracy and reliability of fully nonlinear method against equivalent linear method for dynamic analysis of soil-structure interaction is investigated comparing the predicted results of both numerical procedures with the results of experimental shaking table tests. An enhanced numerical soil-structure model has been developed which treats the behaviour of the soil and the structure with equal rigour. The soil-structural model comprises a 15 storey structural model resting on a soft soil inside a laminar soil container. The structural model was analysed under three different conditions: (i) fixed base model performing conventional time history dynamic analysis, (ii) flexible base model (considering full soil-structure interaction) conducting equivalent linear dynamic analysis, and (iii) flexible base model performing fully nonlinear dynamic analysis. The results of the above mentioned three cases in terms of lateral storey deflections and inter-storey drifts are determined and compared with the experimental results of shaking table tests. Comparing the experimental results with the numerical analysis predictions, it is noted that equivalent linear method of dynamic analysis underestimates the inelastic seismic response of mid-rise moment resisting building frames resting on soft soils in comparison to the fully nonlinear dynamic analysis method. Thus, inelastic design procedure, using equivalent linear method, cannot adequately guarantee the structural safety for mid-rise building frames resting on soft soils. However, results obtained from the fully nonlinear method of analysis fit the experimental results reasonably well. Therefore, this method is recommended to be used by practicing engineers.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.995-1016
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• 2015

The reliability or the safety index is a measure of how far a structure is from the state of collapse. Also it defined as the probability that a structure will not fail in its lifetime. Having any increase in the reliability index is typically interpreted as increasing in the safety of structures. On the other hand most of researchers acknowledged that one of the most effective means of increasing both the reliability and the safety of structures is to increase the structural redundancy. They also acknowledged that increasing the number of vertical seismic framing will make structural system more reliable and safer against stochastic events such as earthquakes. In this paper the reliability index and the behavior factor of a numbers of three dimensional RC moment resisting frames with the same story area, equal lateral resistant as well as different redundancy has been evaluated numerically using both deterministic and probabilistic approaches. Study on the reliability index and the behavior factor in the case study models of this research illustrated that the changes of these two factors do not have always the same manner due to the increasing of the structural redundancy. In some cases, structures with larger reliability index have smaller behavior factor. Also assuming the same ultimate lateral resistance of structures which causes an increase to a certain level of redundancy can enhance behavior factor of structures. However any further increase in the redundancy of that certain level might decrease the behavior factor. Furthermore, the results of this study illustrate that concerning any increase in the structural redundancy will make the reliability index of structure to be larger.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 4층, 10층, 30층 스태거드 트러스 시스템 (STS)의 비탄성 정적해석에 의한 하중-변위 관계와 비탄성거동을 분석하고, 그 결과를 바탕으로 STS의 내진성능을 평가하였다. 또한 동일한 규모의 모멘트골조 및 가새골조의 거동과 비교함으로써 STS의 횡력 저항 능력을 파악하였다. 해석결과에 따르면, STS는 일반적으로 적용되는 구조시스템에 비하여 비교적 만족할 만한 내진성능을 보유하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 중층 이상의 STS에 있어서는 상대적으로 강성이 작은 비렌딜 패널 상.하현재에 소성변형이 발생한 후 인접한 수직 가새가 항복함으로써, 다른 층으로 소성변형이 전이되지 못하여 약층의 형성에 의한 취성적인 거동을 보인다. 그러므로 스태거드 트러스 시스템의 연성능력을 확보하기 위해서는 비렌딜 패널의 수직 가새를 보강하여 비렌딜 패널 상하현재에 발생한 소성변형을 다른 층의 비렌틸 패널로 유도하는 것이 필요하다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.113-139
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• 2016

The nonlinear seismic responses of steel buildings with perimeter moment resisting frames (PMRF) and interior gravity frames (IGF) are estimated, modeling the interior connections first as perfectly pinned (PPC), and then as partially restrained (PRC). Two 3D steel building models, twenty strong motions and three levels of the PRC rigidity, which are represented by the Richard Model and the Beam Line Theory, are considered. The RUAUMOKO Computer Program is used for the required time history nonlinear dynamic analysis. The responses can be significantly reduced when interior connections are considered as PRC, confirming what observed in experimental investigations. The reduction significantly varies with the strong motion, story, model, structural deformation, response parameter, and location of the structural element. The reduction is larger for global than for local response parameters; average reductions larger than 30% are observed for shears and displacements while they are about 20% for bending moments. The reduction is much larger for medium- than for low-rise buildings indicating a considerable influence of the structural complexity. It can be concluded that, the effect of the dissipated energy at PRC should not be neglected. Even for connections with relative small stiffness, which are usually idealized as PPC, the reduction can be significant. Thus, PRC can be used at IGF of steel buildings with PMRF to get more economical construction, to reduce the seismic response and to make steel building more seismic load tolerant. Much more research is needed to consider other aspects of the problem to reach more general conclusions.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제6권12호
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• pp.309-323
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• 2006

영상매체가 등장하기 전 예술은 주로 사람의 손에 의한 수작업으로 이루어졌다. 그것은 곧 최고의 리얼리티였으며, 사실에 대한 절대적 가치 기준이었다. 그러나 영상매체의 등장이후 리얼리즘에 대한 과학적 사고가 생겨나고, 영상처럼 빛을 가장 중요시하고, 이를 과학적으로 분석하려는 '인상주의 미술'이 탄생하기에 이르렀다. 본 논문에서는 인상주의의 대표작가로 불리는 '모네'의 시기별 회화작품 5점을 분석하여 영상의 전개과정에 따라 다르게 나타나는 회화속의 영상현상을 제시하였다. 즉, '시간을 그리다', '빛을 그리다', '소리와 움직임을 그리다', '여러 장의 프레임으로 그리다', '연속된 프레임으로 그리다'. 본 논문에서 제시한 회화에서의 영상현상은, 인상주의 회화의 전개시기가 초기 영상시대인 사진영상 시대였기 때문에, 주로 그와 관련된 현상을 분석하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.619-626
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• 2009

저층 장스팬 철골프레임에는 강재절감을 위해 휨모멘트 저항에 극대화한 판폭 두께비가 큰 단면 부재를 사용하고 있다. 한편, 외부환경에 노출된 강부재는 수년간을 걸쳐 부식이 진행된다. 부식에 의한 단면결손에 따른 내력감소는 판폭두께비가 큰 부재의 경우가 판폭두께비가 작은 부재에 비하여 상대적으로 크다. 또한, 부식에 의한 압축측 플랜지 및 웨브 판두께의 감소(판폭두께비 증가)에 의한 한계상태 영역이 변경될 여지도 있다. 본 논문에서, 국내 장스팬 철골프레임을 대상으로 판폭두께비가 큰 단면에 대해서 부식진행정도에 따른 모멘트-회전각관계, 초기강성, 최대내력, 최대내력이후 강성 및 에너지흡수능력에 대해서 평가를 행하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제11권2호통권39호
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• pp.153-165
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• 1999

비대칭단면을 갖는 박벽 공간뼈대구조의 횡후좌굴거동을 조사하기 위하여 기하학적 비선형 유한요소 해석법을 제시한다. 대변형효과를 고려한 연속체의 증분평형방정식으로부터, 도심에서 정의되는 딤(warping)함수를 고려하고 유한한 회전각의 2차항 효과를 포함하는 변위장을 도입하여 초기응력을 받는 박벽 공간뼈대요소의 증분평형방정식을 유도한다. 박벽 공간뼈대구조를 유한요소로 나누고 변위장을 요소변위에 관한 Hermitian 다항식으로 나타내어 이를 평형방정식에 대입함으로써 접선강도행렬을 유도한다. 또한 updated Lagrangian co-rotational formulation에 근거하여, 증분변위로부터 강체회 전변위와 순수변형성분을 분리시켜서 강체회전은 요소의 방향변화를 결정하고, 순수변형은 부재력증분을 산정하는 불평형하중 산정법을 제시한다.