• Computers and Concrete
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2018

Reinforced concrete structures are widely used in civil engineering projects around the world in different designs. Due to the great evolution in computational equipment and numerical methods, structural analysis has become more and more reliable, and in turn more closely approximates reality. Thus among the many numerical methods used to carry out these types of analyses, the finite element method has been highlighted as an optimized tool option, combined with the non-linear and linear analysis techniques of structures. In this paper, the behavior of reinforced concrete beams was analyzed in two different configurations: i) with welding and ii) conventionally lashed stirrups using annealed wire. The structures were subjected to normal and tangential forces up to the limit of their bending resistance capacities to observe the cracking process and growth of the concrete structure. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of welded wire fabric as shear reinforcement in concrete prismatic beams under static loading conditions. Experimental analysis was carried out in order compare the maximum load of both configurations, the experimental load-time profile applied in the first configuration was used to reproduce the same loading conditions in the numerical simulations. Thus, comparisons between the numerical and experimental results of the welded frame beam show that the proposed model can estimate the concrete strength and failure behavior accurately.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.503-529
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• 2015

Traditionally, multi-story buildings are designed to provide stiffer structural support to withstand lateral earthquake loading. Introducing flexible elements at the base of a structure and providing sufficient damping is an alternative way to mitigate seismic hazards. These features can be achieved with a device known as an isolator. This paper covers the design of base isolators for multi-story buildings in medium-risk seismicity regions and evaluates the structural responses of such isolators. The well-known tower building for police personnel built in Dhaka, Bangladesh by the Public Works Department (PWD) has been used as a case study to justify the viability of incorporating base isolators. The objective of this research was to establish a simplified model of the building that can be effectively used for dynamic analysis, to evaluate the structural status, and to suggest an alternative option to handle the lateral seismic load. A finite element model was incorporated to understand the structural responses. Rubber-steel bearing (RSB) isolators such as Lead rubber bearing (LRB) and high damping rubber bearing (HDRB) were used in the model to insert an isolator link element in the structural base. The nonlinearities of rubber-steel bearings were considered in detail. Linear static, linear dynamic, and nonlinear dynamic analyses were performed for both fixed-based (FB) and base isolated (BI) buildings considering the earthquake accelerograms, histories, and response spectra of the geological sites. Both the time-domain and frequency-domain approaches were used for dynamic solutions. The results indicated that for existing multi-story buildings, RSB diminishes the muscular amount of structural response compared to conventional non-isolated structures. The device also allows for higher horizontal displacement and greater structural flexibility. The suggested isolation technique is able to mitigate the structural hazard under even strong earthquake vulnerability.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.385-399
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• 2011

The aim of this research is to model the behaviour of recently developed high force to volume (HF2V) passive energy dissipation devices using a simple finite element (FE) model. Thus, the end result will be suitable for use in a standard FE code to enable computationally fast and efficient analysis and design. Two models are developed. First, a detailed axial model that models an experimental setup is created to validate the approach versus experimental results. Second, a computationally and geometrically simpler equivalent rotational hinge element model is presented. Both models are created in ABAQUS, a standard nonlinear FE code. The elastic, plastic and damping properties of the elements used to model the HF2V devices are based on results from a series of quasi-static force-displacement loops and velocity based tests of these HF2V devices. Comparison of the FE model results with the experimental results from a half scale steel beam-column sub-assembly are within 10% error. The rotational model matches the output of the more complex and computationally expensive axial element model. The simpler model will allow computationally efficient non-linear analysis of large structures with many degrees of freedom, while the more complex and physically accurate axial model will allow detailed analysis of joint connection architecture. Their high correlation to experimental results helps better guarantee the fidelity of the results of such investigations.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.70-79
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• 2005

국내 잔교식 안벽의 거의 대부분은 연직말뚝과 함께 경사말뚝을 활용하고 있는데, 정적인 상태의 횡방향 지지 효과를 크게 볼 수 있는 경사말뚝을 잔교식 안벽 구조물에 적용하는데 있어 말뚝 두부에 면진장치를 설치함으로써 내진성능 또한 증대시키고자 하는 시도가 꾸준히 이어져 오고 있다. 본 연구에서는 잔교식 안벽 중 경사말뚝의 내진성능 증대를 위한 목적으로 말뚝 두부를 고무 또는 볼베어링을 이용하여 보강하는 시스템을 개발하고, 진동대 실험 및 3차원 수치해석으로부터 새로운 개념의 두부보강기법에 따른 내진성능 평가를 수행하였다 진동대 실험 및 수치해석 결과로부터 새로운 두부보강기법의 내진성능 효과를 파악하였고, 또한 고무와 볼베어링 시스템의 비선형성을 고려한 3차원 수치해석의 신뢰성을 확인하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2010

새롭게 제안된 다이아그리드 구조 시스템은 경사진 기둥을 통해 구조물의 중력하중과 횡력을 모두 저항하는 시스템이다. 하지만 현재 내진설계 기준은 새로운 구조시스템에 대한 적절한 반응수정계수가 없다. 이에 새로운 시스템의 반응수정계수를 포함한 내진설계시 고려되는 내진성능계수들을 산정하기 위해 ATC-63(안)이 새롭게 제안되었다. ATC-63(안)에서는 구조 시스템의 여러 변수에 의해 다른 값을 가지게 되는 반응수정계수를 보완하기 위해 붕괴여유비를 함께 고려하여 건물의 내진성능을 판단한다. 본 논문에서는 4층에서 36층의 서로 다른 높이의 대각가 새 구조물을 설계하여 ATC-63(안)의 방법론에 따라 비선형정적해석과 동적해석을 통해 대각가새 구조의 내진성능계수를 평가하였다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2015

PURPOSE. This study evaluated the fracture load of customized zirconia abutments with titanium insert according to preparation depths, with or without 5-year artificial aging. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Thirty-six identical lithium disilicate crowns (IPS e.max press) were fabricated to replace a maxillary right central incisor and cemented to the customized zirconia abutment with titanium insert on a $4.5{\times}10$ mm titanium fixture. Abutments were fabricated with 3 preparation depths (0.5 mm, 0.7 mm, and 0.9 mm). Half of the samples were then processed using thermocycling (temperature: $5-55^{\circ}C$, dwelling time: 120s) and chewing simulation (1,200,000 cycles, 49 N load). All specimens were classified into 6 groups depending on the preparation depth and artificial aging (non-artificial aging groups: N5, N7, N9; artificial aging groups: A5, A7, A9). Static load was applied at 135 degrees to the implant axis in a universal testing machine. Statistical analyses of the results were performed using 1-way ANOVA, 2-way ANOVA, independent t-test and multiple linear regression. RESULTS. The fracture loads were $539.28{\pm}63.11$ N (N5), $406.56{\pm}28.94$ N (N7), $366.66{\pm}30.19$ N (N9), $392.61{\pm}50.57$ N (A5), $317.94{\pm}30.05$ N (A7), and $292.74{\pm}37.15$ N (A9). The fracture load of group N5 was significantly higher than those of group N7 and N9 (P<.017). Consequently, the fracture load of group A5 was also significantly higher than those of group A7 and A9 (P<.05). After artificial aging, the fracture load was significantly decreased in all groups with various preparation depths (P<.05). CONCLUSION. The fracture load of a single anterior implant restored with lithium disilicate crown on zirconia abutment with titanium insert differed depending on the preparation depths. After 5-year artificial aging, the fracture loads of all preparation groups decreased significantly.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.57-70
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• 2010

지진에 대하여 상당히 저항력이 높다고 알려진 터널도 최근 국외에서 발생한 대 지진들에 의해서 심각한 피해를 입은 사례가 지속적으로 발생하고 있으며 터널 내진설계의 필요성을 입증하고 있다. 지진동에 대하여 터널에 발생하는 다양한 변형모드 중에서 횡방향 전단변형이 가장 치명적인 모드로 알려졌다. 본 논문에서는 횡방향 터널의 지진해석을 유사정적해석의 일종인 응답변위법으로 수행하였다. 먼저, 지반 내 변위를 계산한 결과 단일 및 이중 코사인법의 예측결과는 정확하지 않을 수 있으니 주의해야 하며 1차원 지반응답해석을 수행하는 것이 적절한 것으로 나타났다. 나아가 터널의 응답을 단순해, 해석해, 그리고 연속체 수치해석으로 계산하였다. 비교 결과, 단순해는 터널의 응답을 정확하게 예측하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 해석해는 균질 지반과 원형터널에서는 적절하나 비균질 지반에서는 적절하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 수치해석은 모든 경우에 적용 가능한 가장 정확한 방법인 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 선형해석은 보수적이며 지반의 비선형성을 고려하는 것이 적절한 것으로 나타났다.