• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.387-394
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• 2017

Seismic probabilistic risk assessment (SPRA) requires a large number of simulations to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of structural and nonstructural components in nuclear power plants. The effect of structural modeling and analysis assumptions on dynamic analysis of 3D and simplified 2D stick models of auxiliary buildings and the attached nonstructural components is investigated. Dynamic characteristics and seismic performance of building models are also evaluated, as well as the computational accuracy of the models. The presented results provide a better understanding of the dynamic behavior and seismic performance of auxiliary buildings. The results also help to quantify the impact of uncertainties associated with modeling and analysis of simplified numerical models of structural and nonstructural components subjected to seismic shaking on the predicted seismic failure probabilities of these systems.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.1213-1232
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• 2016

This paper investigates the response of nonstructural components in the presence of nonlinear behavior of the primary structure considering the near-fault pulse-like ground motions. A database of 81 near-fault pulse-like ground motions is used to examine the effect of these ground motions on the response of nonstructural components. For comparison, a database of 573 non-pulse-like ground motions selected from the PEER database is also employed. The effects of peak ground velocity (PGV), maximum incremental velocity (MIV), primary structural degrading behavior and damping of nonstructural components are evaluated and discussed statistically. Results are presented in terms of amplification factor which quantifies the effect of inelastic deformations of the primary structure on subsystem responses. The results indicate that the near-fault pulse-like ground motions can significantly increase the amplification factors of nonstructural components with primary structural period and the magnitude of increase can reach 17%. The effect of PGV and MIV on amplification factors tends to increase with the increase of primary structural ductility. The near-fault pulse-like ground motions are more dangerous to components supported by structures with strength and stiffness degrading behavior than ordinary ground motions. A new simplified formulation is proposed for the application of amplification factors for design of nonstructural components for near-fault pulse-like ground motions.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.471-484
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• 2020

Previous earthquakes show that, structural safety evaluations should include the evaluation of nonstructural components. Failure of nonstructural components can affect the operational capacity of critical facilities, such as hospitals and fire stations, which can cause an increase in number of deaths. Additionally, failure of nonstructural components may result in economic, architectural, and historical losses of community. Accelerations and random vibrations must be under the predefined limitations in structures with high technological equipment, data centers in this case. Failure of server equipment and anchored server racks are investigated in this study. A probabilistic study is completed for a low-rise rigid sample structure. The structure is investigated in two versions, (i) conventional fixed-based structure and (ii) with a base isolation system. Seismic hazard assessment is completed for the selected site. Monte Carlo simulations are generated with selected parameters. Uncertainties in both structural parameters and mechanical properties of isolation system are included in simulations. Anchorage failure and vibration failures are investigated. Different methods to generate fragility curves are used. The site-specific annual hazard curve is used to generate risk curves for two different structures. A risk matrix is proposed for the design of data centers. Results show that base isolation systems reduce the failure probability significantly in higher floors. It was also understood that, base isolation systems are highly sensitive to earthquake characteristics rather than variability in structural and mechanical properties, in terms of accelerations. Another outcome is that code-provided anchorage failure limitations are more vulnerable than the random vibration failure limitations of server equipment.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2017

전기 장비와 같은 비구조적 요소는 다양한 제반 시설에서 적절한 기능을 수행하는 중요한 역할을 한다. 특정 시설에서 이러한 비구조적 요소 중 일부는 강한 지진 발생이 발생한다고 하더라고 계속적으로 작동해야 한다. 그러나 다양한 이유 중 지진 진동의 불확실성과 전기 장비와 같은 비구조적 요소의 다양성 때문에 지진 진동의 영향으로 인한 각 기계적 손상과 작동 상의 손상을 정의하는 것과 시스템 손상 확률을 결정하는 것은 어려운 일이다. 따라서 비구조적 요소의 특성과 지진의 변화를 고려한 전기 장비의 성능 평가를 위한, 실용이고 효과적인 확률 모델을 개발할 필요가 있다. 이 연구는 비구조적 요소의 동적 거동과 비구조적 요소를 구조물에 구속 시키는 구속 장치의 선형 거동 및 비선형 거동에 대한 이해를 향상 시킬 것이다. 또한, 이 연구는 폭넓고 새로운 지진 강도를 위한 구속된 비구조적 요소의 확률론적 내진 응답 모델을 생성할 것이다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.105-116
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• 2022

Seismic demand on nonstructural components (NSCs) is highly dependent on the coupled behavior of a combined supporting structure-NSC system. Because of the inherent complexities of the problem, many of the affecting factors are inevitably neglected or simplified based on engineering judgments in current seismic design codes. However, a systematic analysis of the key affecting factors should establish reasonable seismic design provisions for NSCs. In this study, an idealized 2-DOF model simulating the coupled structure-NSC system was constructed to analyze the parameters that affect the response of NSCs comprehensively. The analyses were conducted to evaluate the effects of structure-NSC mass ratio, structure, and NSC nonlinearities on the peak component acceleration. Also, the appropriateness of component ductility factor (R_p) given by current codes was discussed based on the required ductility capacity of NSCs. It was observed that the responses of NSCs on the coupled system were significantly affected by the mass ratio, resulting in lower accelerations than the floor spectrum-based response, which neglected the interaction effects. Also, the component amplification factor (a_p) in current provisions tended to underestimate the dynamic amplification of NSCs with a mass ratio of less than 15%. The nonlinearity of NSCs decreased the component responses. In some cases, the code-specified R_p caused nonlinear deformation far beyond the ductility capacity of NSCs, and a practically unacceptable level of ductility was required for short-period NSCs to achieve the assigned amount of response reduction.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.486-491
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• 2002

일반계인 추청벼, 화성벼와 통일계인 남풍벼를 공시하여 질소(5수준), 분시방법(2수준) 및 유수형성기 차광처리(3수준)에 따른 영화수, 지경 분화수, 퇴화수 등 영화수 구성요소, 질소함량, 건물중, 비구조탄수화물 등을 조사하여 경엽의 질소보유량 및 건물중과 영화수 구성요소와의 관계, 그리고 영화형성 효율의 품종간 차이를 검토하였으며 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 단위면적당 1차지경수는 유수분화기와 그 후 15일 및 출수기, 3차지경수는 유수분화 후 15일 출수기의 경엽중의 질소보유량과 유의한 정의 상관을 나타내었다. 단위면적당 1차지 경수는 유수분화기의 경엽중, 2차지경수는 유수분화 후 15일의 경엽중과 유의한 정의 상관이 있었다. 2. 단위면적당 2차지경 퇴화수와 영화의 퇴화수는 유수분화 이후 15일간의 경중 증가량, 경중의 비구조탄수화물 증가량, 그리고 이때의 비구조탄수화물 함량과 유의한 부의 상관을 나타내었다. 3. 단위면적당 영화수는 출수기의 경엽중 질소보유량, 경업의 건물중과 유의한 정의 상관관계가 있었다. 4. 출수기 경엽중의 질소보유량당 영화수로 표현한 영화형성호율은 통일계인 남풍벼가 일반계인 화성벼와 추청벼보다 높았으며, 영화형성효율은 건물중이 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. 이 기간중 엽의 건물중과는 상관관계가 없었으나 경의 건물 중 증가에 따라서는 모든 품종에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 생식생장기간 동안의 건물 중 증가에 따른 영화형성효율은 구조 탄수화물의 증가에 따라서 감소되었으며, 출수기 경중의 저장 탄수화물 함량이 높은 경우 영화형성효율이 높아지는 경향이었다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2013

The construction costs for nonstructural systems such as mechanical/electrical equipment, ceiling system, and piping system occupy a significant proportion of the total cost. These nonstructural systems can also cause considerable economic losses and loss of life during and after an earthquake. Therefore, reduction of seismic risk of nonstructural components has been emerging as a key aspect of research in recent year. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the seismic performance of a single-story and multi-story piping system installed in low-rise building and to identify the seismic vulnerability of the current piping systems. The seismic performance evaluation of the piping systems was conducted with 5 different earthquakes to account for the ground motion uncertainty and the preliminary results demonstrated that the maximum displacements of each floor in the multi-story piping system increased linearly with increasing floor level in the building system. This study revealed that the current design piping systems are significantly sensitive to the effect of floor height, which stress the necessity to improve the seismic performance of the current piping systems by, for example, strengthening with seismic sway bracing using transverse/longitudinal bracing cables or hangers.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.48-56
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• 2014

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2021

본 연구는 실제 발전소 내 운영 설비의 고정부에 사용되는 앵커에 대하여 지진 발생 시 안전성을 평가하는 것이 주된 목적이다. 이에 따라 운영 설비와 같은 비 구조적 구성 요소의 고정부 앵커에 실제 지진이 발생하였을 경우 발생되는 하중에 대한 응답을 조사하기 위해 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 실제 다양한 형태를 갖는 비구조요소를 연구하는 데는 경제적, 공간적 제약이 있기 때문에 프레임과 질량으로 구성된 대체 시험체를 제작하여 진동대 시험을 수행하였다. 고정부 콘크리트 앵커의 동적 특성과 내진성능을 평가하기 위해 진동대 시험을 통해 대상 구조물의 고유 진동수를 파악한 후 실제 지진과 같은 인공 지진 효과를 발생시켜 실험을 수행하였다. 결론적으로 시험체에 볼트를 이용하여 강철 프레임을 고정시켜 구조적 강성을 확보하였으며, 이에 따라 고정부 앵커에 전달되는 하중이 감소되는 것을 확인하였다. 향후 해석적 접근을 통하여 실험에 대한 신뢰성 검증 및 현장 여건 상 수행되지 못한 부분에 대하여 연구를 수행할 예정이다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.87-100
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• 2022

Limiting the displacement of seismic isolators causes a pounding phenomenon under severe earthquakes. Therefore, the ASCE 7-16 has provided minimum criteria for the design of the isolated building. In this research the seismic response of isolated buildings by Triple Friction Pendulum Isolator (TFPI) under the impact, expected, and unexpected mass eccentricity was evaluated. Also, the effect of different design parameters on the seismic behavior of structural and nonstructural elements was found. For this, a special steel moment frame structure with a surrounding moat wall was designed according to the criteria, by considering different response modification coefficients (RI), and 20% mass eccentricity in one direction. Then, different values of these parameters and the damping of the base isolation were evaluated. The results show that the structural elements have acceptable behavior after impact, but the nonstructural components are placed in a moderate damage range after impact and the used improved methods could not ameliorate the level of damage. The reduction in the RI and the enhancement of the isolator's damping are beneficial up to a certain point for improving the seismic response after impact. The moat wall reduces torque and maximum absolute acceleration (MAA) due to unexpected enhancement of mass eccentricity. However, drifts of some stories increase. Also, the difference between the response of story drift by expected and unexpected mass eccentricity is less. This indicates that the minimum requirement displacement according to ASCE 7-16 criteria lead to acceptable results under the unexpected enhancement of mass eccentricity.