Over the past decade, a global emphasis has been placed on reducing carbon emissions, with the construction industry given particular attention in this regard. In reinforced concrete structures, one proposed method to reduce carbon emissions during manufacturing is to replace steel bars with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcing bars. Accordingly, this study conducts flexural tests on concrete FRP (CFRP)-reinforced prefabricated slabs to investigate the joints between these slabs. The experimental variables include the types of connecting reinforcing bars used at the joints of two prefabricated slabs. The experimental results revealed the following: 1) the moment capacity of the slabs did not reach the nominal moment due to the insufficient length of the CFRP reinforcing bars, and 2) steel bars were found to be more suitable than CFRP reinforcing bars for connecting prefabricated slabs, as they promote ductile failure.

Reinforced concrete (RC) piloti buildings are vulnerable in the event of earthquake because the stiffness in the 1st story columns is weak to compare with the members in upper stories. In this study, seismic performances of RC piloti structures were evaluated considering with different types of floor plane layouts according to core eccentricity. With four types of floor plane layouts, five stories plioti structures were evaluated by two approaches, a nonlinear pushover analysis and a nonlinear time-history analysis. In order to improve seismic performances by satisfying the collapse prevention (CP) level, two ductile reinforcing methods by carbon fiber sheets and steel jackets were applied. Due to eccentricities in stiffness and mass with directions of plane and vertical stories, piloti structures were greatly influenced by higher order modes, so the seismic performances by the time-history analysis were significantly different from by the static pushover analysis.

This paper aims to quantify the retrofit effect of the Bolt Prefabricated Concrete-Filled Tube reinforcement method on non-seismic school reinforced concrete building through static cyclic loading experiments. To achieve the objective, two-story specimens including a non-retrofitted frame(NRF) and a Bolt Prefabricated Concrete-Filled Tube Reinforcement Frame(BCRF) were tested under static cyclic loading, and the lateral resistant capacities were compared in terms of maximum strength, initial stiffness, effective stiffness, and total energy dissipation. In addition, the load-displacement curves were compared to the story drift limit specified in Seismic Performance Evaluation and Retrofit Manual for School Facilities to investigate if the retrofitted frame was satisfied in target performance(life safety). Experimental results showed that BCRF successfully met the target performance, with a 200% increase in maximum strength and a 300% increase in energy dissipation capacity. Additionally, both initial stiffness and effective stiffness improved by more than 30% compared to NRF. Furthermore, BCRF exhibited an effect that delayed the occurrence of bond failure.

본 연구에서는 반복 하중에 의한 철근 및 GFRP로 보강된 교각 기둥부의 비선형 거동을 수치해석적으로 모사하기 위하여 Parabolic 함수와 Weibull 함수가 적용된 콘크리트 손상 소성모델 및 운동학적 경화모델을 적용하였다. 3차원 유한요소 모델링을 구현하였으며, 고속도로용 교각 기둥부의 실제 설계 제원을 기반으로 GFRP 보강근의 축방향 배근 개수를 변화하였을 때 하중-변위 곡선 및 포락선을 도출하여 각 변수해석 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구의 수치해석 결과로부터, 교각 기둥부와 같은 압축부재에 기존의 국외기준에서 GFRP 보강근의 압축성능이 무시된 것은 보수적이고 과다한 설계로 판단되며, 본 연구결과는 GFRP 보강근의 압축부 설계에 대한 가이드라인이 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

In densely populated urban areas, reinforced concrete residential buildings with an open first floor and closed upper floors are preferred to meet user demands, resulting in significant vertical stiffness irregularities. These vertical stiffness irregularities promote the development of a soft-story mechanism, leading to concentrated damage on the first floor during seismic events. To mitigate seismic damage caused by the soft-story mechanism, stiffness-based retrofit strategies are favored, and it is crucial to determine an economically optimal level of retrofitting. This study aims to establish optimal seismic retrofit strategies by evaluating the seismic losses of buildings before and after stiffness-based retrofitting. An equivalent single-degree-of-freedom model is established to describe the seismic response of a multi-degree-of-freedom model, allowing for seismic demand analysis. By convolving the seismic loss function with the hazard curve, the annual expected loss (EAL) of the building is calculated to assess the economic losses. The results show that stiffness-based retrofitting increases first-story lateral stiffness by 20-40%, enhancing structural seismic performance, but also results in a rise in EAL compared to the as-built state, indicating lower cost-effectiveness from an economic perspective. The research concludes that retrofit options that increase first-story lateral stiffness by at least 60% are more appropriate for reducing financial losses.

압축하중을 받는 콘크리트 충전 강관(CFT) 부재는 강관에 의한 심부구속효과로 인해 내부 콘크리트의 취성이 감소하며, 이는 CFT 부재의 압축강도를 크게 증가시킨다. 본 연구에서는 강관을 퍼포본드 리브 전단연결재로 보강하여 콘크리트의 심부구속효과를 향상 시키고, 유한요소해석 모델에서 재료 특성 및 경계 조건을 설정하여 이를 평가하였다. 이때, 강재와 콘크리트 사이의 계면 거동을 보 다 정확하게 모사하기 위해 cohesive element를 사용하였으며, 이를 통해 강관과 콘크리트 간 하중 전달을 모델링하였다. 전단연결재 로 인한 심부구속효과 향상을 검증하기 위해 퍼포본드 리브 전단연결재가 적용된 CFT 부재의 축소 모델에 대한 실험 및 유한요소해 석을 수행하였고, 전단연결재가 없는 CFT 부재와의 비교를 통해 성능 향상이 확인되었다. 퍼포본드 리브 전단연결재는 홀의 지름 및 개수를 변화시키며 파라미터 스터디를 수행하였고, 이로 인해 전단연결재의 전단저항력 변화가 심부구속효과에 미치는 영향에 대해 평가하였다. 전단연결재의 전단저항력 변화에 따른 CFT 부재의 구조적 성능 차이를 분석하면서, 실험과 유한요소해석의 일치성을 검토하였다.

저층 건축물의 횡-비틀림 거동은 고차모드 효과를 증폭시킬 수 있으며, 내진성능평가 시 관련 기준은 고차모드 지배 구조물에 대해 비선형정적해석과 함께 선형동적해석을 추가로 수행하도록 규정하고 있다. 선형동적절차에는 상당한 안전계수가 적용되므로, 이는 과도한 내진보강설계로 이어질 수 있다. 이를 방지하기 위해 엔지니어들은 내진보강 시 고차모드 효과를 줄이기 위해 시행착오법을 사용해 왔다. 그러나 시행착오법에는 많은 시간과 노력이 소요되며, 결정된 보강안이 최적인지 확인하기 어렵다. 본 연구는 저층 건 축물의 수학적 모델을 수립하고 응답스펙트럼해석을 통해 고차모드 효과에 비틀림이 독립적으로 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 이를 바탕으로 효율적인 내진보강 설계를 위해 활용될 수 있는 도표와 절차를 제시하였다. 제시된 절차를 통해 최소한의 내진보강으로 횡- 비틀림 거동하는 저층 건축물의 고차모드 효과를 효율적으로 감소시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

This study proposes a steel plate retrofit method and a polyurea method to improve the structural stability and usability of a factory floor slab with a thickness of 120mm. To assess vibration changes, vibrations were measured before and after retrofit. A numerical analysis model was also developed to evaluate improvements in structural safety and usability. The natural frequency increased from 11.4Hz to 17Hz through steel plate reinforcement, confirming an increase in slab stiffness. The damping ratio increased from 2.3% to 3.2% with polyurea reinforcement, indicating improved vibration reduction. Additionally, numerical analysis modeling showed that the natural frequency increased from 13.9Hz to 16.2Hz due to the steel plate reinforcement, enhancing the dynamic characteristics of the floor slab and confirming the reliability of the analysis model.

The purpose of this study is to experimentally analyze the seismic performance of a vertical irregular beam-column specimen reinforced with RBS (Replaceable Steel Brace System), a steel brace system. To evaluate the seismic performance of RBS, three specimens were manufactured and subjected to cycle loading tests. The stiffness ratio of beam-upper column of the non-retrofitted specimen was 1.2, and those of the two retrofitted specimens were 1.2 and 0.84. The stiffness ratio of the beam-lower column of all specimens was 0.36. And the stiffness ratio were used for variable. As a result of the experiment, the specimen retrofitted with RBS showed improved maximum load, effective stiffness and energy dissipation capacity compared to the non-retrofitted specimen with the same beam-upper column stiffness ratio. The specimen with 0.84 beam-upper column stiffness ratio showed improved performance compared to the specimen with 1.2 stiffness ratio.

This study proposes an economically affordable method for retrofitting non-seismic detailed roof reinforced concrete beam-column joints (BCJs). The proposed method presents an innovative arrangement of steel plates designed to delay the propagation of joint shear cracks by externally applying compressive stress to the area surrounding the BCJs. Two full-scale sub-assemblage specimens for each exterior and interior roof BCJ, i.e., control and retrofitted specimens, were subjected to reversed cyclic loading to evaluate the proposed method. The retrofitted specimens displayed a preferable ductile behavior to the corresponding control specimen, with an enhancement in lateral strength by at least 100%. Furthermore, retrofitted specimens dissipated up to 13 times more energy than the control specimen by initiating a plastic hinge on beams or columns. These results indicated the effectiveness of the proposed method in preventing joint shear failure and improving the seismic behavior of roof BCJs.

국내에서 지진 발생빈도가 증가함에 따라 다가구주택 필로티기둥의 내진보강이 필수적이다. FRP 패널은 경량성과 고강도를 갖춘 내진 보강재료 사용되고 있으나, 상대적으로 낮은 임계온도로 인해 화재에 취약하다. 따라서 FRP 패널로 보강된 RC 기둥의 내화 성능을 확보할 방안이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 FRP 패널로 보강된 RC 기둥의 내화성능을 평가하기 위해, FRP 패널의 열적특성(비열, 열전도율, Weight loss)을 확인하는 소재시험을 진행하였다. 또한, FRP 패널로 보강된 RC 단주기둥에 뿜칠을 도포하고, 표준화재 1시간 동안의 온도거동을 분석하였다.

Steel brace is a popular option among seismic rehabilitation methods for school buildings, but it has a weakness in that the section area must be large enough to prevent buckling, so stiffness and strength are highly increased locally, and foundation reinforcing is required. On the contrary, BRB has strength that the steel core may be negligible since buckling is restrained, so the increase of stiffness and strength is insignificant, and foundation reinforcing may not be required. This study compared the effectiveness of both reinforcing methods for the seismic performance of school buildings by conducting both pushover and nonlinear dynamic analyses. Steel brace and BRB reinforcing may not be satisfied by nonlinear dynamic analysis, even by pushover analysis. This result is due to the school buildings' low lateral resistance and high column shear strength ratio. Suppose BRB can be regarded as a general rehabilitation method. In that case, BRB reinforcing is a favorable and economical option for school buildings with low column shear strength ratio since it can better satisfy performance objectives than steel brace by pushover analysis with a small steel core and no foundation reinforcing.