• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.329-339
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• 2001

The present paper deals with the effective slenderness ratio of telescopic cylinders as a long column having different cross sections. Firstly, the slenderness ratio defined in the current standard for the telescopic cylinders is discussed to point out some difficulties which arise when the ratio is applied to the column having different cross sections. Secondly, a new effective slenderness ratio is proposed for columns having different cross sections by introducing a partial effective slenderness ratio. Finally, the proposed slenderness ratio is applied, for extending and development of discussion, to a two-staged column having piece-wise constant cross sections and a cylindrical column having linearly varying diameters.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.385-400
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• 2017

This paper presents an experimental study on the behavior of axially-loaded steel RHS (rectangular hollow section) compression members that are partially reinforced along their lengths with welded steel plates. 28 slender column tests were carried out to investigate the effects of the slenderness ratio of the unreinforced member and the ratio of the reinforced length of the member to its entire length. In addition to the slender column tests, 14 stub-column tests were conducted to determine the basic mechanical properties of the test specimens under uniform compression. Test results show that both the compressive strength and stiffness of an RHS member can be increased significantly compared to its unreinforced counterpart even when only the central quarter of the member is reinforced. Based on the limited test data, it can be concluded that partial reinforcement is, in general, more effective in members with larger slenderness ratios. A simple design expression is also proposed to predict the compressive strength of RHS columns partially reinforced along their length with welded steel plates by modifying the provisions of AISC 360-10 to account for the partial reinforcement.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.361-371
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• 2020

Exact solution for nonlinear behavior of clamped-clamped functionally graded (FG) buckled beams is presented. The effective material properties are considered to vary along the thickness direction according to exponential-law form. The in-plane inertia and damping are neglected, and hence the governing equations are reduced to a single nonlinear fourth-order partial-integral-differential equation. The von Kármán geometric nonlinearity has been considered in the formulation. Galerkin procedure is used to obtain a second order nonlinear ordinary equation with quadratic and cubic nonlinear terms. Based on the mode of the corresponding linear problem, which readily satisfy the boundary conditions, the frequencies for the nonlinear problem are obtained using the Jacobi elliptic functions. The effects of various parameters such as the Young's modulus ratio, the beam slenderness ratio, the vibration amplitude and the magnitude of axial load on the nonlinear behavior are examined.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.2169-2179
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• 2013

단순지지된 기둥부재의 중간 위치에 수평재를 설치하고, 그 수평재의 양단과 기둥부재 상하단을 스트럿으로 각각 연결하여 보강된 조립기둥시스템은 비보강 단순 기둥부재에 비하여 그 압축강도가 상당히 향상될 수 있다. 수평재가 설치된 기둥의 중간 지점에서 수평 및 회전 자유도를 제한하여 기둥의 유효좌굴길이를 줄이는 효과를 통해 강도향상이 구현된다. 본 연구에서는 기둥부재 이외의 구성요소를 스프링으로 치환한 등가 스프링모델 기법, 자유도를 최소화하여 단순화시킨 구조계에 대한 강성행렬 기법, 그리고 범용유한요소해석 프로그램을 활용한 탄성/비탄성 해석기법을 적용하여 보강된 조립기둥시스템의 압축강도를 정량적으로 산정하고 그 결과를 비교하였다. 보강대상이 되는 단순기둥의 세장비가 결정되면 조립기둥시스템을 구성을 통해 향상될 수 있는 기대압축강도를 산정할 수 있는 압축강도곡선이 제안되었다.