• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.549-562
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• 2017

The US railroad network carries 40% of the nation's total freight. Railroad bridges are the most critical part of the network infrastructure and, therefore, must be properly maintained for the operational safety. Railroad managers inspect bridges by measuring displacements under train crossing events to assess their structural condition and prioritize bridge management and safety decisions accordingly. The displacement of a railroad bridge under train crossings is one parameter of interest to railroad bridge owners, as it quantifies a bridge's ability to perform safely and addresses its serviceability. Railroad bridges with poor track conditions will have amplified displacements under heavy loads due to impacts between the wheels and rail joints. Under these circumstances, vehicle-track-bridge interactions could cause excessive bridge displacements, and hence, unsafe train crossings. If displacements during train crossings could be measured objectively, owners could repair or replace less safe bridges first. However, data on bridge displacements is difficult to collect in the field as a fixed point of reference is required for measurement. Accelerations can be used to estimate dynamic displacements, but to date, the pseudo-static displacements cannot be measured using reference-free sensors. This study proposes a method to estimate total transverse displacements of a railroad bridge under live train loads using acceleration and tilt data at the top of the exterior pile bent of a standard timber trestle, where train derailment due to excessive lateral movement is the main concern. Researchers used real bridge transverse displacement data under train traffic from varying bridge serviceability levels. This study explores the design of a new bridge deck-pier experimental model that simulates the vibrations of railroad bridges under traffic using a shake table for the input of train crossing data collected from the field into a laboratory model of a standard timber railroad pile bent. Reference-free sensors measured both the inclination angle and accelerations of the pile cap. Various readings are used to estimate the total displacements of the bridge using data filtering. The estimated displacements are then compared to the true responses of the model measured with displacement sensors. An average peak error of 10% and a root mean square error average of 5% resulted, concluding that this method can cost-effectively measure the total displacement of railroad bridges without a fixed reference.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.305-312
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• 2007

여러 종류의 경량전철 중에서, 고무차륜 경량전철은 가 감속 성능과 등판능력이 우수하고 소음과 진동이 적어 많은 국가에서 활발히 채택되고 있다. 하지만, 경량전철 시스템은 일반적으로 고전압의 급전시스템을 이용하기 때문에 높은 수준의 전자기파를 유발한다. 반면, 광섬유 센서는 전자기파의 영향을 받지 않는 장점으로 인해 최근 교량과 같은 토목 구조물에 적용이 확대되고 있으며 특히, 광섬유 브래그 격자 센서는 다중화가 용이하다는 장점으로 가장 활발히 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 한국형 경량전철의 시험선 구간에 설치된 콘크리트 교량에서 차량이 진행할 때 교량의 동적응답을 측정하였다. 측정센서로는 기존의 전기식 센서와 광섬유 브래그 격자 기반의 센서를 이용하였으며 변형률과 가속도를 측정하였다. 이를 바탕으로, 교량의 사용성 평가를 수행하였으며 실험 결과 전기식 센서의 경우 EMI의 영향을 받는 반면, 광섬유 브래그 격자 기반의 센서들은 EMI의 영향을 받지 않아 EMI의 영향이 극심한 경량전철 교량에서 교량의 사용성 평가를 위한 계측 센서로 광섬유 센서가 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제43권9호
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• pp.769-780
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• 2010

'위상적 평가'와 '수리학적 평가'를 통해 수요절점에서 필요한 수량을 필요한 압력으로 충분히 공급할 수 있는지의 여부를 정량화하고 이를 신뢰성의 산정을 위한 기준으로 사용하는 것은 대표적인 상수관망시스템의 신뢰성산정 방법이다. 하지만 '수리학적 평가'를 이용한 수요절점에서의 압력확보 여부를 신뢰성 산정에 사용한 기존의 연구들은 'Demand-Driven Analysis의 사용'과 '사용성의 미고려'라는 두 가지 측면에 있어서 문제가 있다. 또한 비정상상태인 상수관망시스템의 수리모의 적합한 Pressure-Driven Analysis를 이용한 연구들도 신뢰성 산정에 있어 가능공급량만을 고려하고 사용성을 고려하지 않아, Pressure-Driven Analysis의 장점이 효율적으로 사용되지 않은 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 기 개발 된 Pressure-Driven Analysis 모형인 HSPDA모형과, 거리척도 방법을 이용하여 수량과 수압을 동시에 고려하는 신뢰성 분석기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 기법을 상수관망에 적용하여 기존의 연구결과와 비교하였고 이를 바탕으로 수립 가능한 신뢰성 확보방안을 제시하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.31-53
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• 2005

In the present structural codes the safety verification is based on a linear analysis of the structure and the satisfaction of ultimate and serviceability limit states, using a semi-probabilistic security format through the consideration of partial safety factors, which affect the action values and the characteristic values of the material properties. In this context, if a non-linear structural analysis is wanted a difficulty arises, because the global safety coefficient, which could be obtained in a straightforward way from the non-linear analysis, is not directly relatable to the different safety coefficient values usually used for the different materials, as is the case for reinforced concrete structures. The work here presented aims to overcome this difficulty by proposing a methodology that generalises the format of safety verification based on partial safety factors, well established in structural codes within the scope of linear analysis, for cases where non-linear analysis is needed. The methodology preserves the principal assumptions made in the codes as well as a reasonable simplicity in its use, including a realistic definition of the material properties and the structural behaviour, and it is based on the evaluation of a global safety coefficient. Some examples are presented aiming to clarify and synthesise all the options that were taken in the application of the proposed methodology, namely how to transpose the force distributions obtained with a non-linear analysis into design force distributions. One of the most important features of the proposed methodology, the ability for comparing the simplified procedures for second order effects evaluation prescribed in the structural codes, is also presented in a simple and systematic way. The potential of the methodology for the development and assessment of alternative and more accurate procedures to those already established in codes of practice, where non-linear effects must be considered, is also indicated.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2003

고층건물의 사용성설계는 가속도와 같은 풍응답진동에 의하여 자주 영향을 받으므로, 이때 고유진동수의 올바른 산정은 중요하다. 설계단계에서 사용되고 있는 이러한 진동수 경험식들은 상호간에 서로 다른 결과치를 제시하는 경향이 있다. 이 논문은 철골조 건물의 진동주기에 대한 것으로서, 건물의 진동실험방법과 상시진동실험에서 얻은 고유주기를 예측하기 위한 방법을 제시하였다. 서울지역 21개동의 상시진동 계측데이터에서 고유주기를 산정하였다. 철골조 고층건물의 고유주기 근사식을 제안하였으며, 고유주기의 근사식을 국내외 기준 및 고유치해석의 결과와 비교하였다.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-34
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• 2016

Fire is one of the most destructive powers to which a building structure can be subjected, often exposing concrete elements to elevated temperatures. The relative properties of concrete after such an exposure are of significant importance in terms of the serviceability of buildings. Unraveling the heating history of concrete and different cooling regimes is important for forensic research or to determine whether a fire-exposed concrete structure and its components are still structurally sound or not. Assessment of fire-damaged concrete structures usually starts with visual observation of colour change, cracking and spalling. Thus, it is important to know the effect of elevated temperatures on strength retention properties of concrete. This study reports the effect of elevated temperature on the mechanical properties of the concrete specimen with polypropylene fibres and cooled differently under various regimes. In the heating cycle, the specimen were subjected to elevated temperatures ranging from $200^{\circ}C$ to $800^{\circ}C$, in steps of $200^{\circ}C$ with a retention period of 1 hour. Then they were cooled to room temperature differently. The cooling regimes studied include, furnace cooling, air cooling and sudden cooling. After exposure to elevated temperatures and cooled differently, the weight loss, residual compressive and split tensile strengths retention characteristics were studied. Test results indicated that weight and both compressive and tensile strengths significantly reduce, with an increase in temperature and are strongly dependent on cooling regimes adopted.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.293-311
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• 2016

A parametric study on the nonlinear seismic response of isolated reinforced concrete structural frame is presented. Three prototype frames designed according to the 1954 Hellenic seismic code, with number of floor ranging from 1 to 3 were considered. These low rise frames are representative of many existing reinforced concrete buildings in Greece. The efficacy of the implementation of both lead rubber bearings (LRB) and friction pendulum isolators (FPI) base isolation systems were examined. The selection of the isolation devices was made according to the ratio $T_{is}/T_{fb}$, where Tis is the period of the base isolation system and $T_{bf}$ is the period of the fixed-base building. The main purpose of this comprehensive study is to investigate the effect of the isolation system period on the seismic response of inadequately designed low rise buildings. Thus, the implementation of isolation systems which correspond to the ratio $T_{is}/T_{fb}$ that values from 3 to 5 is studied. Nonlinear time history analyses were performed to investigate the response of the isolated structures using a set of three natural seismic ground motions. The evaluation of each retrofitting case was made in terms of storey drift and storey shear force while in view of serviceability it was made in terms of storey acceleration. Finally, the maximum developed displacements and the residual displacements of the isolation systems are presented.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.407-424
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• 2016

This study tests ten full-size simple-supported beam specimens with the high-strength reinforcing steel bars (SD685 and SD785) using the four-point loading. The measured compressive strength of the concrete is in the range of 70-100 MPa. The main variable considered in the study is the shear-span to depth ratio. Based on the experimental data that include maximum shear crack width, residual shear crack width, angle of the main crack and shear drift ratio, a simplified equation are proposed to predict the shear deformation of the high-strength reinforced concrete (HSRC) beam member. Besides the post-earthquake damage assessment, these results can also be used to build the performance-based design for HSRC structures. And using the allowable shear stress at the peak maximum shear crack width of 0.4 and 1.0 mm to suggest the design formulas that can ensure service-ability (long-term loading) and reparability (short-term loading) for shear-critical HSRC beam members.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2007

It is necessary to guarantee the safety, serviceability and durability of reinforced concrete structures over their service life. However, concrete structures represent a decrease in their durability due to the effects of external environments according to the passage of time, and such degradation in durability can cause structural degradation in materials. In concrete structures, some degradations in durability increase the corrosion of embedded rebars and also decrease the structural performance of materials. Thus, the structural condition assessment of RC materials damaged by corrosion of rebars becomes an important factor that judges needs to apply restoration. In order to detect the damage of reinforced concrete structures, a visual inspection, a nondestructive evaluation method(NDE) and a specific loading test have been employed. However, obscurities for visual inspection and inaccessible members raise difficulty in evaluating structure condition. For these reasons, detection of location and quantification of the damage in structures via structural response have been one of the very important topics in system identification research. The main objective of this project is to develope a methodologies for the damage identification via static responses of the members damaged by durability. Six reinforced concrete beams with variables of corrosion position and corrosion width were fabricated and the damage detections of corroded RC beams were performed by the optimization and the conjugate beam methods using static deflection. In results it is proved that the conjugate beam method could predict the damage of RC members practically.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.230-242
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• 2012

Recently the Permanent Uni-wall System (PUS) has been developed which improved the disadvantage of the Cast-In-Place Concrete Pile (CIP) and could be used as permanent retaining wall. In this study, joints between PUS and floor systems were developed. From analyses of the characteristics of design and construction of PUS, shear friction reinforcements with couplers were adopted for shear design of the joints. Twelve types of joints were developed which were classified according to the types of floor structures, wale, and piles of PUS. Two typical joints were tested and the joints showed satisfactory behaviors on the points of shear strength, stiffness, and serviceability. Especially the shear strengths were much higher than the design strengths due to the shear keys which were by-products in splicing shear reinforcements. However, the shear strength of the joint is recommended to be designed by only shear friction reinforcement because shear key is not reliable and too brittle.