For the purpose of economic growth in the nineteenth century, social infrastructures have been rapidly aging since the 21st century, Currently, many of the existing infrastructure has been aged, and many national costs have been spent on safety Inspection and maintenance. It is expected that more maintenance will be costly in the future, and maintenance cost can be expected to be reduced due to safety inspection and repair and reinforcement measures in a timely manner. The measures provided in the national and international safety inspection and maintenance manual reduce the efficiency of the work by repeating document work. In addition, due to lack of information sharing among practitioners performing inspection and maintenance, it is considered that incomplete work or incurring additional costs will lead to a large national loss. Building Information Modeling (BIM) can manage all the information generated during the whole life cycle of social infrastructures. Domestic institutions are increasing the use of BIM, and the Public Procurement Service is obliged to design BIM. We expect to increase the work efficiency of practitioners by reducing repetitive document work using BIM, It will make the integrated management information enable bi-directional communication among practitioners. First of all, building a library of social infrastructures and standardizing the information classification system and procedures for BIM application should be essential. As a result, standardization studies on standard information classification system and procedures based on representative bridges among social infrastructures were conducted.

Cylindrical steel shell sections have been applied in various engineering fields particularly in recent installations of wind turbine towers. Hence, many researchers are interested in studying cylindrical steel shell structures. However, studies on the effect of the presence or absence of openings are insufficient. Thus, the design criteria for the opening as well as the behavior of wind turbine tower are not clearly presented. Therefore, this study examines the ultimate strength and the behavior of wind tower in consideration of openings, presence of stiffeners, changes in opening width, and thickness variation of stiffeners. ABAQUS, a universal finite element analysis program, was used in to conduct this research. Finally, the results of this study can be a reference for the design and production of wind towers with openings.

This study investigates dynamic characteristics of a 2MW wind turbine structure by long-term response monitoring with accelerometers, tiltmeter and strain gauges. The object wind turbine structure is located in Jeju Island, Korea. The natural frequency and damping ratio were evaluated by least-square frequency domain decomposition and random decrement technique using acceleration response data. As a result, it was found that natural frequencies with 1st, 2nd and 3rd modes, and blade passing frequencies with 1P, 2P and 3P were clearly showed from power spectral densities of acceleration reponses. Furthermore, 1st model frequencies were almost constant with increase in standard deviations of acceleration responses. Another notable observation was that when standard deviations of acceleration responses were small, damping ratios showed to diverge. However, when standard deviations of acceleration responses had large values, damping ratios were converged to about 0.5%.

Recently, for efficiency increase of the wind turbine tower, turbine has been enlarged and installation location has been transferring to offshore. The importance of the support structure is emphasized when a wind turbine tower is installed on offshore. The support structure is influenced not only by the system operating loads but also by various marine condition loads. Accurate and safe design is essential because the connection between the support structure and the wind tower can be relatively fragile. In particular, the type of foundation pile and sleeve grout connection were adapted from DNV, API, and ISO that are typically used for wind towers, and they have been continuously studied by many researchers. However, the experimental results by researchers are different from the design equations, and it needs to modify the formula according to connection properties and material. Therefore, this study investigates the design equation presented in existing design criteria and the results of research conducted by existing researchers, and analyzes ultimate strength and failure modes.

Wind tower structure has relatively simple shape compared to other structures, but due to its characteristics, various and irregular environmental loads are applied. These loads cause vibrations at tower, and can cause failure of the structure if over vibration occurs. Vibration occurred at structures is gradually exhausted by damping of the structures, and if high damping is ensured, the failure of the structure due to over vibration can be prevented. In this study, the vibration reduction effects are to be analyzed through FEM analysis by examining the top displacement, bottom moment, and bottom fatigue damage of the structure depending on damping ratio of the wind tower structure.

All structures can not be perfect due to geometric or material initial imperfections. Initial imperfections are an important factor in determining the buckling mode and are known to be important factors in evaluating the actual buckling strength. The DNV-RP-C202 design standard limits the longitudinal stiffener spacing. However, the criteria for the stiffener spacing presented in DNV-RP-C202 is a guideline derived from the curved panel theory of perfect cross-sectional shape without initial imperfections. In this study, considering geometric initial imperfections, the transition point of stiffener spacing where longitudinal stiffeners affect the buckling strength of reinforced steel wind turbine tower is analyzed using finite element analysis program. The results of finite element analysis compared with theoretical results based on the perfect shape. As a result, a more reasonable stiffener spacing considering the initial imperfections was suggested.

Sewerage age more rapidly than other facilities, leading to the destruction of the pipeline. Therefore, the replacement of old sewer pipes through long-term construction is costly. In order to solve this problem, this study investigated the ferronickel based sewer pipe with improved chemichal resistance and durability from concrete rigidity pipe. ABAQUS was used as the finite element analysis program and the load was calculated by the method given in the sewage facility standard. Therefore, the results of this study can be referenced in the design and construction of sewer pipes.

Over the years, several studies have been made for the improvement of the design criteria of stepped beams. However, studies on lateral-torsional buckling of stepped beams located at the midspan have been very limited. Hence, this study aims to evaluate the elastic lateral-torsional buckling strength of doubly symmetric singly stepped I-beam at midspan subjected to pure bending along the entire span. The I-beam measurements and specifications are in accordance with the AISC standards. For the analysis of stepped beams, the parameters α, β and γ are used. In this paper, singly stepped beams are defined as beams having an increased cross section at midspan. The unbraced length used for the simply supported stepped I-beams are 13.59m, 18.12m, and 22.65m while the parameters α, β and γ for the cross section varies from 0.167~0.333, 1.0~1.4, and 1.0~1.8, respectively. To model and perform the analysis for the I-beams, a universal finite element analysis program, ABAQUS, will be used. S4R elements will be used to model the simply supported beams and to check the accuracy of the models guide design specifications are used. The results from the finite element analysis will be shown in tables and plotted into graphs. Based from the obtained results, conclusions and new design guidelines are proposed.

Prestress is a reinforcement method to control crack due to moment on concrete girders with low tensile strength. In the existing literature, it is mentioned that prestress for ordinary concrete affects not only crack control but also shear strength enhancement. As the construction material improves, UHPC(Ultra-HIgh Performance Concrete) with excellent strength and ductility has been developed by combining ultra-high strength concrete and steel fiber. However, study on the effect of prestress on the shear strength of UHPC with different material properties from ordinary concrete is lacking. Therefore, in this paper, the effect of prestress on the shear behavior of UHPC I-girder is studied by finite element analysis. As a result of the analysis, it has been confirmed that the prestress increases crack strength and shear strength of UHPC.

This study investigates the flexural shear strength of ultra high performance concrete I-girder. The effect of aspect ratio on the flexural - shear strength of UHPC was analyzed using finite element analysis. The UHPC I-type girder was modeled using 3D shell elements and analyzed using geometric and material nonlinear analysis. The boundary condition is simple support condition and a displacement load is applied to the center of the upper flange. The results shows that shear strength decreased as the aspect ratio increased and the bending-shear failure of UHPC I-girder does not occur even at larger moment than ordinary concrete due to the cross-linking action of steel fiber.

This study investigates elastic flange local buckling of ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) I-girders. The girders were modeled using 3D shell elements (S4R) and analyzed by eigenvalue analysis. Then, the flange local buckling strength from the FE analysis were evaluated according to the flange and web slenderness ratios and compared to the local buckling strength of steel girders. The results shows that the flange local buckling of UHPC I-girders are underestimated compared to the strength of steel girders which has same geometric cross sections and further studies needed related to this field.

This study investigates characteristics on inelastic flange local buckling of ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) plate supported by one edge. The UHPC plate were modeled using 3D shell elements (S4R) and analyzed using by geometric and material nonlinear analysis. The plates for FE analysis were supported by pined and fixed boundary conditions to considering constrained effects of one web. The inelastic local buckling strength from the FE analysis were evaluated according to the flange slenderness ratios. The results shows that material non-linearities of tensile behavior of UHPC highly affects the inelastic local buckling of UHPC plate.

Since 1990’s, many researches about ultra high performance concrete have been conducted. Compare to conventional concrete, it shows significantly high compressive and tensile strength so that leads to reduce the self weight of structures. However, the use of slender member may meet the buckling failure that is not common phenomenon in concrete structures so far. Most design codes have not suggested any provisions for buckling limit states and very few of researches have been conducted for buckling of concrete girders. In this study, a number of finite element analysis were carried out to investigate the buckling behavior of UHPC I-shaped girders.

The study presents technology which can decrease the vibration of railroad station via adopting a friction bearing system beneath a platform. The platform itself then constitutes a tuned mass damper system (TMD) as the bearing provides stiffness and damping of the TMD system. To increase the robustness of the TMD system, the bearing system with adjustable stiffness is utilized. The vibration reduction performance of the TMD system is verified via numerical analysis on an elevated railroad station known as having a structural type with highest noise and vibration level. The numerical analysis is performed using a commercial program, ABAQUS. The vibration analysis is performed considering vehicle-track-structure interaction. The result of the numerical analysis shows that the TMD technology can reduce significant amount of vibration of a railroad station.

Conventional steel and concrete piles are widely applied in civil engineering industries with long time experience and many advantages. However, steel pipe piles, a sort of most common steel pile, are prone to losing their structural integrity over time due to corrosive and humid conditions. Moreover, concrete piles such as in-situ concrete piles and pretensioned spun high strength concrete (PHC) piles are subject to deterioration of their long-term structural durability. Therefore, Hybrid FRP-concrete composite pile (HCFFT) was developed. HCFFT is consisted of pultruded FRP (PFRP) unit module, filament winding FRP which is in the outside of mandrel composed of circular shaped assembly of PFRP unit modules, and concrete which is casted inside of the circular tube shaped hybrid FRP pile. Therefore, PFRP can increase the flexural load carrying capacity, while filament winding FRP and concrete filled inside can increase axial load carrying capacity. In this paper, field loading experiments were conducted to evaluate field bearing capacity of HCFFT pile with connection and HCFFT pile without connection.

The concrete wall panels are composed of various members such as studs, brackets, bolts and nuts, etc. Embedded studs in the concrete wall resist transferred lateral and horizontal load in the structure. The thickness of the concrete wall influences shear behavior of embedded studs. The finite element analysis was carried out with respect to the thickness of the concrete wall to investigate shear behavior of embedded studs. The numerical analysis results were compared with the experimental results and confirmed that The deformation of the stud anchor is reduced with an increase of the thickness of the concrete wall.

최근 도심지에서 지중매설관의 구조적 결함에 의한 토사 유실로 인해 지하 공동이 빈번하게 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 지하 공동을 파악하는데 있어 현장 실험 수행 결과 전기비저항 탐사와 공압콘관입시험이 지반 조건의 이상 징후를 탐지하는데 효율적임을 확인하였다. 또한, 이미지 분석을 통한 전기비저항 실험 측정값을 정량화 하여 평균 비저항 값을 산정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 실대형 실험 결과, 평균 비저항 값이 감소할수록 위험도가 증가하였고, 공압콘관입시험 결과, N치가 작을수록 위험도가 높다는 것을 확인하였으며, 제한적인 측정 데이터 수를 토대로 평균 비저항 값과 공압콘관입시험의 결과를 토대로 상관관계를 나타내었을 때, 지반의 지하공동 발생과 관련된 위험 수준을 제한적으로 평가할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Geotextile tubes are excellent design strategies for both shoreline protection and dewatering of fine materials. A difficulty with regard to designing geotextile tubes is the matching of the appropriate fabric with the site-specific infilled material and the unavailability of a test to determine the soil-geotextile consolidation properties. Existing methods simulate and predict the final tube shape based on the initial and final unit weights of the infill but the time required to reach the final shape or the compatibility of the infill are not being considered. This study proposes an improved hanging bag test to evaluate the compatibility of an infill with the geotextile fabric, and at the same time, to obtain the soil-geotextile consolidation properties. With the obtained consolidation properties, a big prototype simulation was possible, explaining the deformation behavior of the tube in the field. An analytical procedure used in modeling the tube was coupled with the large strain consolidation theory to simulate the filling and dewatering process.

Since the settlement of the underground ground occurred in Seok-Chon Underground Roadway in Seoul from August 2014, the social interest of ground stability has increased. Thus, in this paper, We introduce not only the legal counterplan about the ground settlement but also a result of study on how many new materials can be used in the repairing of ground settlement.

SSG(self-healing smart grouting) method, has the characteristics such as an improvement of durability and waterproofing, prevention of leaching and pollution. In this study, several tests were performed such as gel-time measurement, uniaxial compression test, permeability test, chemical resistance test to compare the engineering properties of SSG with the other chemical grouting method(LW, SGR). As results of tests, the SSG method has low possibility of groundwater and ground pollution caused by leaching, furthermore, it has advantages like long/short term waterproofing, strength and durability. Therefore the SSG method can be applicable in the fields as an alternative method where is the problems of existing chemical grouting method.