• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.597-605
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 지진으로부터 구조물을 효과적으로 보호하기 위하여 MR 엘라스토머(MRE)를 이용한 새로운 형태의 스마트 기초격리 시스템을 제안하고, 이에 대한 내진성능을 파악하였다. MRE는 자성물질을 포함한 실리콘 혹은 고무로써 자기장에 의해 강성이 변하는 스마트 재료이다. 기초격리 시스템은 토목 및 건축분야에서 구조물의 내진성능 향상을 위해 가장 널리 쓰이는 장치로 지반과 구조물을 격리시켜 구조물에 가해지는 입력 하중을 감소시켜주는 장치이다. 기존 수동형태의 기초격리 장치는 다양한 입력하중에 대한 적응성이 부족하고 기초격리 장치에서의 과도한 변위 등의 단점이 있는 반면, 새로 제안한 시스템은 제어 가능한 강성범위가 넓어 이를 개선할 수 있다. MRE를 이용한 기초격리 장치의 성능을 확인하기 위하여 기초격리 장치를 도입한 단층 및 5층의 건물에 대해 다양한 역사지진 하중을 이용하여 수치해석을 수행하였다. 수치해석 결과, 제안된 시스템은 기존 수동형태의 시스템에 비해 구조물의 응답 및 기초격리장치의 변위를 감소시키는 데 탁월한 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2013

Reduction of microvibration is regarded as important in high-technology facilities with high precision equipments. In this paper, smart control technology is used to improve the microvibration control performance. Mr damper is used to make a smart base isolation system amd fuzzy logic control algorithm is employed to appropriately control the MR damper. In order to develop optimal fuzzy control algorithm, a multi-objective genetic algorithm is used in this study. As an excitation, a train-induced ground acceleration is used for time history analysis and three-story example building structure is employed. Microvibration control performance of passive and smart base isolation systems have been investigated in this study. Numerical simulation results show that the multi-objective genetic algorithm can provide optimal fuzzy logic controllers for smart base isolation system and the smart control system can effectively reduce microvibration of a high-technology facility subjected to train-induced excitation.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.293-315
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• 2016

Seismic isolation is often used in protecting mission-critical structures including hospitals, data centers, telecommunication buildings, etc. Such structures typically house vibration-sensitive equipment which has to provide continued service but may fail in case sustained accelerations during earthquakes exceed threshold limit values. Thus, peak floor acceleration is one of the two main parameters that control the design of such structures while the other one is peak base displacement since the overall safety of the structure depends on the safety of the isolation system. And in case peak base displacement exceeds the design base displacement during an earthquake, rupture and/or buckling of isolators as well as bumping against stops around the seismic gap may occur. Therefore, obtaining accurate peak floor accelerations and peak base displacement is vital. However, although nominal design values for isolation system and superstructure parameters are calculated in order to meet target peak design base displacement and peak floor accelerations, their actual values may potentially deviate from these nominal design values. In this study, the sensitivity of the seismic performance of structures equipped with linear and nonlinear seismic isolation systems to the aforementioned potential deviations is assessed in the context of a benchmark shear building under different earthquake records with near-fault and far-fault characteristics. The results put forth the degree of sensitivity of peak top floor acceleration and peak base displacement to superstructure parameters including mass, stiffness, and damping and isolation system parameters including stiffness, damping, yield strength, yield displacement, and post-yield to pre-yield stiffness ratio.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.323-335
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• 2020

Magnetorheological elastomer (MRE), a smart material, is an innovative material for base isolation system. It has magnetorheological (MR) effect that can control the stiffness in real-time. In this paper, a new hybrid base isolation system combining two electromagnetic closed circuits and the roller bearing is proposed. In the proposed system, the roller part can support the vertical load. Thus, the MRE part is free from the vertical load and can exhibit the maximum MR effect. The MRE magnetic loop is constructed in the free space of the roller bearing and forms a strong magnetic field. To demonstrate the performance of the proposed hybrid base isolation system, dynamic characteristic tests and performance evaluation were carried out. Dynamic characteristic tests were performed under the extensive range of strain of the MRE and the change of the applied current. Performance evaluation was carried out using the hybrid simulation under five earthquakes (i.e., El Centro, Kobe, Hachinohe, Northridge, and Loma Prieta). Especially, semi-active fuzzy control algorithm was applied and compared with passive type. From the performance evaluation, the comparison shows that the new hybrid base isolation system using fuzzy control algorithm is superior to passive type in reducing the acceleration and displacement responses of a target structure.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2006

최근 들어 지진발생 빈도의 증가와 더불어 초고층 빌딩, 장대교량 등과 같은 대형구조물의 경량화, 유연화로 인해 발생하는 구조물의 과도한 동적거동을 효과적으로 제어할 수 있는 제진시스템의 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 지진으로부터 구조물을 보다 효과적으로 보호하기 위해 자기장에 의해 역학적 성질을 변화시킬 수 있는 제어가 가능한 지능형재료인 자기민감 고무(Magneto-Sensitive Rubber)를 이용한 반 능동 기초격리 시스템을 제안하였다. 제안된 기초격리 시스템은 기존의 LRB(Lead-Rubber Bearing) 시스템과의 비교 분석을 통해 면진성능을 평가하였으며 이를 위해 몇 가지 역사적 지진들을 이용수치해석을 수행하였다. 제안된 자기민감 고무를 이용한 반 능동 기초격린 시스템은 기존의 수동 시스템보다 기초전단력이나 상부구조물에 가속도 전달을 차단함과 동시에 기초변위를 현저하게 감소시킬 수 있음을 보였다. 그러므로 자가민감 고무를 이용한 반 능동 기초격리 시스템은 지진으로부터 구조물을 효과적으로 보호할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2012

정밀한 공정을 요구하는 반도체 및 TFT-LCD와 같은 첨단 기술산업 공장의 미진동 문제는 제품의 성능에 영향을 주는 주요한 인자로서 정밀기기 및 부품의 제조공정에 있어서 중요시 되어왔다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 첨단시설물의 미진동 문제를 해결하기 위하여 기초면진시스템의 미진동제어성능을 검토하였다. 이를 위하여, 기차에서 유발되는 인공지반운동을 생성하여 시간이력해석을 수행하였고 3층 예제구조물을 사용하였다. 수치해석을 통하여 수동 기초면진 및 스마트 면진시스템의 미진동제어성능을 고정기초구조물과 비교하였다. 그 결과 스마트 면진시스템이 미진동제어에 있어서 우수한 제어성능을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.399-412
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• 2011

This study compares the performance of two smart isolation systems that utilize superelastic shape memory alloys (SMAs) for seismic protection of bridges using energy balance concepts. The first isolation system is a SMA/rubber-based isolation system (SRB-IS) and consists of a laminated rubber bearing that decouples the superstructure from the bridge piers and a SMA device that provides additional energy dissipation and re-centering capacity. The second isolation system, named as superelastic-friction base isolator (S-FBI), combines the superelastic SMAs with a flat steel-Teflon bearing rather than a laminated rubber bearing. Seismic energy equations of a bridge structure with SMA-based isolation systems are established by absolute and relative energy balance formulations. Nonlinear time history analyses are performed in order to assess the effectiveness of the isolation systems and to compare their performance. The program RSPMatch 2005 is employed to generate spectrum compatible ground motions that are used in time history analyses of the isolated bridge. Results indicate that SRB-IS produces higher seismic input energy, recoverable energy and base shears as compared to the S-FBI system. Also, it is shown that combining superelastic SMAs with a sliding bearing rather than rubber bearing significantly reduce the amount of the required SMA material.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 스마트 최상층 면진시스템을 적용한 고층건물의 풍응답 제어성능을 검토해보았다. 이를 위하여 77층 초고층 건물을 예제구조물로 선택하였고 풍동실험을 통해서 얻은 풍하중을 사용하여 수치해석을 수행하였다. 예제구조물의 최상층은 FPS 및 MR 감쇠기로 구성된 스마트 면진시스템을 이용하여 주구조물과 분리된다. 주구조물의 동적응답을 저감시키는 것이 스마트 최상층 면진시스템의 가장 중요한 목표이지만 면진된 최상층의 과도한 응답은 구조물을 불안정하게 만들 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 면진된 최상층과 주구조물을 효과적으로 제어하기 위하여 스카이훅제어기를 제어알고리즘으로 사용하였다. 제안된 스마트 최상층 면진시스템의 제어성능을 검토하기 위하여 일반적인 수동 최상층 면진시스템의 제어성능과 비교하였다. 수치해석결과 제안된 스마트 최상층 면진시스템을 이용하면 일반적인 수동 최상층 면진시스템에 비해서 면진층의 변위를 효과적으로 줄이면서도 구조물의 응답을 저감시킬 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2018

A base isolation system is widely used to reduce seismic responses of low-rise buildings. This system cannot be effectively applied to high-rise buildings because the initial stiffness of the high-rise building with the base isolation system maintains almost the same as the building without the base isolation system to set the yield shear force of the base isolation system larger than the design wind load. To solve this problem, the mid-story isolation system was proposed and applied to many buildings. The mid-story isolation system has two major objectives; first to reduce peak story drift and second to reduce peak drift of the isolation story. Usually, these two objectives are in conflict. In this study, a hybrid mid-story isolation system for a tall building is proposed. A MR (magnetorheological) damper was used to develop the hybrid mid-story isolation system. An existing building with mid-story isolation system, that is "Shiodome Sumitomo Building" a high rise building having a large atrium in the lower levels, was used for control performance evaluation of the hybrid mid-story isolation system. Fuzzy logic controller and genetic algorithm were used to develop the control algorithm for the hybrid mid-story isolation system. It can be seen from analytical results that the hybrid mid-story isolation system can provide better control performance than the ordinary mid-story isolation system and the design process developed in this study is useful for preliminary design of the hybrid mid-story isolation system for a tall building.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.385-403
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• 2007

The effectiveness of the newly developed smart passive control system employing a magnetorheological (MR) damper and an electromagnetic induction (EMI) part for seismic protection of base isolated structures is numerically investigated. An EMI part in the system consists of a permanent magnet and a coil, which changes the kinetic energy of the deformation of an MR damper into the electric energy (i.e. the induced current) according to the Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. In the smart passive control system, the damping characteristics of an MR damper are varied with the current input generated from an EMI part. Hence, it does not need any control system consisting of sensors, a controller and an external power source. This makes the system much simpler as well as more economic. To verify the efficacy of the smart passive control system, a series of numerical simulations are carried out by considering the benchmark base isolated structure control problems. The numerical simulation results show that the smart passive control system has the comparable control performance to the conventional MR damper-based semiactive control system. Therefore, the smart passive control system could be considered as one of the promising control devices for seismic protection of seismically excited base isolated structures.