In constructing the cast-in-place concrete track system, the installation of reinforcing bars to a TCL is one of the main causes of consuming construction time. In this study, to eliminate the reinforcing bar installation process, the applicability of the fiber reinforced concrete to the TCL is studied using the numerical analysis. The analysis is performed using the commercial finite element program, ABAQUS, and, in the analysis, the effect of the variations in fiber content rate and the surrounding temperature is considered. From the analysis, it is found that the fiber reinforced concrete has better applicability than the existing reinforced concrete with steel bar.

This paper deals with the strengthening effect of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber sheets (CFSs). Fifteen strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams were experimentally evaluated to determine improvements in structural performance. Test parameters in this experimental study are strengthening ratios and strengthening methods of CFSs (I-S, I-W, U-S, U-W type). RC beams strengthened with CFSs were tested under sustaining load. Considering strengthening ratios and strengthening methods of carbon fiber sheets, structural performance and failure mode of test specimens were evaluated. The results show that maximum capacity of beams strengthened with CFSs is about 28.8% in I-S type, 20.5% in I-W type, 26.0% in U-S type, 28.7% in U-W type higher than that of control beam.

The purpose of this study is to improve the previous damage evaluation model for RC members which is proposed by Igarashi[1] in 2010.The previous model was not confirmed by enough data of damage such as, residual crack length, width and area for exfoliation of concrete, etc. In addition, validation of the model is still insufficient. Therefore, experiment of a real-scale RC structure and experiment of RC columns using the high-strength concrete were conducted to gather the data of damage in RC members. The investigation has been conducted gathering the data not only additional experiments data but also existing data for modification of damage evaluation model. It has been investigated on changing damage in RC due to axial force ratio, shear reinforcement and shear span ratio. As a result, several problems were founded in the previous model, such as, hinge length(lp), spacing of flexural crack(Sav,f), total width of flexural cracks regulated by maximum width of flexural crack(nf) and total width of shear cracks regulated by maximum width of shear crack(ns). New model is proposed and evaluated the damage properly.

이 논문은 화재에 노출된 철근콘크리트 구조에 대한 수치해석 모델을 제시하고, 기존의 자료 및 설계 규준과의 비교를 통해 구조물의 설계 시 고려 사항에 대해 제안하고 있다. 수치해석은 비정상 열전달 해석과 비선형 구조해석의 두 단계로 수행되며, 비정상 열전달 해석을 통해서 얻어진 화재시간에 따른 단면 온도분포를 바탕으로 비선형 구조해석하여 부재의 상태에 대한 정보를 얻게 된다. 이때, 철근콘크리트의 재료모델을 화재진행상태(Under-Fire)와 화재종료 후 냉각상태(After-Cooling)로 나뉘어 해석수행하여 각각의 재료상태에 따른 거동의 변화를 살펴본다. 해석된 결과는 여러 구조물에 대해 기존의 실험결과와 비교하여 검증하고, 설계 규준과의 비교를 통해 화재 시 구조물의 안전성에 대해 고찰하였다.

PURPOSES: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the crack propagation depth through a slab and crack width movement in continuously reinforced concrete slab systems (CRCSs). METHODS : The crack width movements in continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) and continuously reinforced concrete railway track (CRCT) were measured in the field for different crack spacings. In addition, the crack width movements in both CRCP and CRCT were simulated using finite element models of CRCP and CRCT. The crack width movements, depending on the unit temperature change, were obtained from both the field tests and numerical analysis models.. RESULTS: The experimental analysis results show that the magnitudes of the crack width movements in CRCSs were related to not only the crack spacing, but also the crack propagation depth. In CRCP, the magnitudes of the crack width movements were more closely related to the crack propagation depths. In CRCT, the crack width movements were similar for different cracks since most were through cracks. If the numerical analysis was performed to predict the crack width movements by assuming that the crack propagates completely through the slab depth, the predicted crack width movements were similar to the actual ones in CRCT, but those may be overestimated in CRCP. CONCLUSIONS: The magnitudes of the crack width movements in CRCSs were mainly affected by the crack propagation depths through the slabs.

본 논문에서는 현재 시공중인 58층의 철근콘크리트조 고층건물에서 진동현식게이지를 통해 계측된 기둥의 축방향 변형률과 레이져 스캐닝을 통해 구한 횡변위를 3차원 시공단계해석에 의한 예측치와 비교하였다. 예측치는 ACI 209와 PCA의 재료모델식, PCA report의 축소량 산정알고리즘을 3차원 구조해석 프로그램으로 개발한 ASAP을 사용하여 구하였다. 비교결과 평면의 중앙부 기둥의 축방향 변형율 계측치는 시공단계 해석치와 거의 유사한 결과를 나타내었으나 각 모서리에 두 개씩 배치된 기둥의 경우 비교적 큰 오차를 나타내었다. 레이져 스캐닝에 의한 횡변위 계측결과는 해석결과와 유사한 경향을 보였으나 층당 계측치가 큰 변동을 나타내므로 향후 이를 해결하기 위한 계측 및 데이터 처리기법이 요구된다.

불확실성을 가지는 콘크리트의 특성으로 인해 철근 콘크리트 부재의 처짐에는 높은 변동성이 발생할 수 있다. 그러나 현행 설계규준은 이를 고려하지 않고 경험적인 데이터에 바탕을 두고 있으며, 부재의 최소 두께 또는 최대 허용 처짐만을 제시하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 철근 콘크리트 플랫 플레이트의 처짐 예측이 가능한 유한요소해석 모델에 확률해석 모델을 적용하여 철근 콘크리트 플랫 플레이트 처짐의 변동성을 평가하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 콘크리트, 철근, 부재치수, 인장강성에 관련된 8개 요소를 변수로 한 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 해석결과, 스팬의 크기가 증가할수록 하중으로 인한 처짐에 더 민감하게 반응하는 것으로 나타났으며, 재하되는 활하중의 크기가 클수록, 슬래브의 두께가 작을수록 처짐의 변동성이 큰 것으로 나타났다.

PURPOSES: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree of restraint (DOR) of longitudinal steel at continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) against environmental loadings. METHODS : To measure the longitudinal steel strain, 3-electrical resistance and self-temperature compensation gauges were installed to CRCP test section (thickness = 250mm, steel ratio = 0.7%) and continuously measured 10 min. intervals during 259 days. In order to properly analyze the steel strains first, temperature compensation process has been conducted. Secondly, measured steel strains were divided into 12 phases with different events such as before paving, during concrete hardening, and after first cracking, etc. RESULTS : Thermal strain rate (TSR) concept is defined as the linear strain variations with temperature changes and restraints rate of longitudinal steel against environmental loadings (especially thermal loading) with different cases is defined as degree of restraint(DOR). New concept of DOR could be indirect indicator of crack width behaviors of CRCP. CONCLUSIONS: Before paving, DOR of longitudinal steel is almost same at the coefficient of thermal expansion of steel (12.44m/m/℃) because of no restraint boundary condition. After concrete pouring, DOR is gradually changed into -1 due to concrete stiffness developing with hydration. After first cracking at crack induced area, values of DOR are around -3~-5. The negative DOR stands for the crack width behavior instead of steel strain behavior. During winter season, DOR reached to -5.77 as the highest, but spring this values gradually reduced as -1.7 as the lowest. Based on this observation, we can presume crack width decreased over time within the time frame of this study. This finding is not consistent with the current theory on crack width variations over time, so further study is necessary to identify the causes of crack width reducing. One of the reasons could be related to concrete stress re-distribution and stress relaxation.

PURPOSES: To evaluate the feasibility of cut waste fishing net as a reinforced fiber for concrete. METHODS: Strength characteristics of fiber reinforced concrete using waste fishing net were investigated. The cut waste fishing nets with 4~5cm length were putted into the soil-cement and cement concrete for pavement slab. RESULTS: Compression and tensile strength of fiber reinforced concrete using waste fishing net were increased. CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that cut waste fishing net can be used as a reinforced fiber for cement concrete. However, sometimes using cut waste fishing net leads to decrease the strength; therefore, further researches are needed for real project.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to analyse the longitudinal steel strain and stress of continuously reinforced concrete pavement(CRCP) with longitudinal and transverse direction at early age using stress dependent strain analysis method. METHODS : To measure the longitudinal steel strain, 9-electrical resistance and self-temperature compensation gauges were installed to CRCP test section (thickness = 250mm, steel ratio = 0.7%) and continuously measured 10min. intervals during 30days. In order to properly analyze the steel stress first, temperature compensation process has been conducted. Secondly, measured steel strains were divided into stress dependent strain (elastic strain) and stress independent strain (thermal strain) and then stress dependent strain was applied to stress calculation of longitudinal steels. RESULTS: Steel strains were successfully measured during 30days. To verify the accuracy of temperature compensation process, measured coefficient of thermal expansion(COTE,11.46×10-6m/m/℃) of longitudinal steel before paving was compared with that of unrestrained steel. Max. steel stress in the transverse direction shows about 266MPa at 23days after placement. CONCLUSIONS: Steel stresses in the longitudinal and transverse direction have been evaluated. In longitudinal direction, steel stress from the crack was rapidly reduced from 183MPa at crack to 18MPa from 600mm apart the crack. From this observation, stress effective length can be identified as within 600mm apart from the crack. In transverse direction, max. stress point was located near the center of pavement width and stress level(266MPa) is about 66% of yield stress of steel

본 논문은 철근콘크리트 구조물의 지진해석에 관한 국제 벤치마크 프로젝트인 SMART-2013을 통해 3차원 비대칭 철근콘크리트 건물의 고유진동수와 재료 비선형성을 고려한 지진응답을 계산한 결과를 제시한다. 이를 위해 콘크리트와 철근의 비선형 재료모델을 구성하고 대표부피요소에 대한 국부테스트를 수행하여 비선형 모델의 성능을 평가하였다. 이러한 SMART-2013 철근콘크리트 건물의 비선형 유한요소모델에 대해 모드해석과 저강도 지진하중에 대한 선형 시간이력해석을 수행한 결과, 구조물의 고유진동수, 변위 및 가속도 시간이력이 SMART-2013 프로젝트에서 제시한 실험값들과 유사하였다. 또한 Northridge 지진에 대한 변위 및 가속도 응답의 시간이력과 최대층간상대변위의 응답스펙트럼을 계산하여 고강도 지진 하중에 대한 이 철근콘크리트 건물의 거동을 평가하였다.

In this study, shaking table test was carried out to evaluate the seismic behavior and performance of low-rise reinforced concrete (RC) piloti structures with and without retrofit. The specimens were designed considering the characteristics of existing building with pilotis such as natural period, distribution factor of strength and stiffness between columns and core wall on the first soft story. The test for the non-retrofit specimen showed that damage was concentrated on the stiffer member on the same floor as the core wall failed by shear fracture whereas columns experienced slight flexural cracks. Considering the failure mode of the non-retrofit specimen, the retrofit method using steel rod damper was presented for improving the seismic performance of piloti structures. The results of the test for retrofit specimen revealed that the retrofit method was effective for controlling the damage as the main RC structural members were not destroyed and most of input energy was dissipated by hysteretic behavior of the damper.

콘크리트 깊은 보의 전단강도 산정을 위해 현행 미국콘크리트학회(ACI) 및 캐나다표준규격협회(CSA), 유럽콘크리트위원회(CEB-FIP)의 설계기준은 스트럿-타이 모델을 이용할 것을 제안하고 있지만 설계의 품질이 설계자가 구성한 트러스 모델 적합성에 크게 좌우된다는 특징을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 내부 트러스 모델에 따른 현행 ACI, CSA 및 CEB-FIP의 콘크리트 깊은 보 설계기준의 타당성을 홍성걸 등에 의해 제안된 콘크리트 소성학에 근거한 전단강도식의 예측치와 비교함으로써 평가한다. 비교 결과 ACI, CSA 및 CEB-FIP의 스트럿-타이 모델에 의해 설계된 깊은 보의 경우 내부트러스 모델이 전단강도 예측에 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며 CEB-FIP의 경우 가장 높은 스트럿 강도 예측치를 보였다.

PURPOSES: The objective of this study is to evaluate construction issues and design for transverse steel in continuously reinforced concrete pavement(CRCP). METHODS : The first continuously reinforced concrete pavement(CRCP) design procedure appeared in the 1972 edition of the“ AASHTO Interim Guide for Design of Pavement Structures,”which was published in 1981 with Chapter 3 “Guide for the Design of Rigid Pavement” revised. A theory that was accepted at that time for the analysis of steel stress in concrete pavement, called subgrade drag theory(SGDT), was utilized for the design of reinforcement of CRCP - tie bar design and transverse steel design - in the aforementioned AASHTO Interim Guide. However SGDT has severe limitations due to simple assumptions made in the development of the theory. As a result, any design procedures for reinforcement utilizing SGDT may have intrinsic flaws and limitations. In this paper, CRCP design procedure for transverse steel was introduced and the limitations of assumptions for SGDT were evaluated based on various field testing. RESULTS: Various field tests were conducted to evaluate whether the assumptions of SGDT are reasonable or not. Test results show that 1) temperature variations exist along the concrete slab depth, 2) very little stress in transverse steel, and 3) warping and curling in concrete slab from the field test results. As a result, it is clearly revealed out that the assumptions of SGDT are not valid, and transverse steel and tie bar designs should be based on more reasonable theories. CONCLUSIONS : Since longitudinal joint is provided at 4.1-m spacing in Korea, as long as joint saw-cut is made in accordance with specification requirements, the probability of full-depth longitudinal cracking is extremely small. Hence, for transverse steel, the design should be based on the premise that its function is to keep the longitudinal steel at the correct locations. If longitudinal steel can be placed at the correct locations within tolerance limits, transverse steel is no longer needed.

This research presents the nonlinear analysis model for reinforced concrete shear wall systems with special boundary elements as proposed by the Korean Building Code (KBC, 2009). In order to verify the analysis model, analytical results were compared with the experimental results obtained from previous studies. Established analytical model was used to perform nonlinear static and dynamic analyses. Analytical results showed that the semi-special shear wall improved significantly the performance in terms of ductility and energy dissipation as expected based on previous test results. Furthermore, nonlinear incremental dynamic analysis was performed using 20 ground motions. Based on computer analytical results, the ordinary shear wall, special shear wall and newly proposed semi-special shear wall systems were evaluated based on the methods in FEMA P965. The results based on the probabilistic approaches accounting for inherent uncertainties showed that the semi-special shear wall systems provide a high capacity/demand (ACMR) ratio owing to their details, which provide enough capacity to sustain large inelastic deformations.

Since the execution of structural design by professional structural engineers is not mandatory for small-size buildings in Korea, structural design is conducted by architects or contractors resulting in concern about the seismic safety of the buildings. Therefore, the Korean Structural Engineers Association proposed dedicated structural design criteria in 2012. The criteria were developed based on a deterministic approach in which the structural members are designed only with information of story and span length of the buildings and without structural analyses. However, due to the short time devoted to their development, these criteria miss satisfactory basis and do not deal with structural walls popularly used in Korea. Accordingly, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport launched a research on the 'development of structural performance enhancement technologies for small-size buildings against earthquakes and climate changes'.. As part of this research, this paper intends to establish direction for the preparation of deterministic structural design guidelines for seismic safety of domestic small-size reinforced concrete buildings. To that goal, a typical plan of these buildings is selected considering frames only and frames plus walls, and then design is conducted by changing the number of stories and span length. Next, the seismic performance is analyzed by nonlinear static pushover analysis. The results show that the structural design guidelines should be developed by classifying frames only and frames plus walls. The size and reinforcement of structural elements should be provided in the middle level of the current Korean Building Code and criteria for small buildings by considering story and span length for buildings with frames only, and determined by considering the shape and location of walls and the story and span length as well for buildings with frames plus walls. It is recommended that the design of walls should be conducted by reducing the amount of walls along with symmetrically located walls.

The friction damper can be used for improving the seismic resistance of existing buildings. The damper is often installed in bracing members. The energy dissipation capacity of the damping systems depends on the type of the structure, the configuration of the bracing members, and the property of dampers. In Korea, there are numerous low- to mid-rise reinforced concrete moment frames that were constructed considering only gravity loads. Those frames may be vulnerable for future earthquakes. To resolve the problem, this study developed a toggle bracing system with a high density friction damper. To investigate the improvement of reinforced concrete frames after retrofit using the developed damped system, experimental tests were conducted on frame specimens with and without the damped system. The results showed that the maximum strength, initial stiffness and energy dissipation capacity of the framed with the damped system were much larger than those of the frame without the damped system.

Diagonal reinforced coupling beam of coupled shear walls can provide sufficient strength and stiffness to resist lateral force. However, the reinforcement details for coupling beams required by ACI 318 (2011) are difficult to construct because of the reinforcement congestion and confined interior area. This study presents experimental results about the seismic performance of coupling beams having bundled diagonal reinforcement to improve the workability. Experiments were conducted using half scaled precast coupling beams having an aspect ratio of 2.0. It was observed that the bundled diagonal reinforced coupling beams can develop seismic performance similar to the coupling beams with requirement details specified in ACI 318 (2011).

PURPOSES : This paper numerically evaluates the contribution of transverse steel to the structural behavior of continuously reinforced concrete pavements to understand the role of transverse steel. METHODS: Two-lane continuously reinforced concrete pavements with and without transverse steel were analyzed through finite element analysis with the aid of commercial finite element analysis program DIANA; the difference in their structural behavior such as deflection, joint opening, and stress distribution was then evaluated. Twenty-node brick elements and three-node beam elements were used to model concrete and steel, respectively. Sub-layers were modeled with horizontal and vertical tensionless spring elements. The interactions between steel and surrounding concrete were considered by connecting their nodes with three orthogonal spring elements. Both wheel loading and environmental loading in addition to self-weight were considered. RESULTS : The use of transverse steel in continuously reinforced concrete pavements does not have significant effects on the structural behavior. The surface deflections change very little with the use of transverse steel. The joint opening decreases when transverse steel is used but the reduction is quite small. The transverse concrete stress, rather, increases when transverse steel is used due to the restraint exerted by the steel but the increase is quite small as well. CONCLUSIONS : The main role of transverse steel in continuously reinforced concrete pavements is supporting longitudinal steel and/or controlling unexpected longitudinal cracks rather than enhancing the structural capacity.