In this study, a prefabricated buckling brace (PF-BRB) was proposed, and a test specimen was manufactured based on the design formula for the initial shape and structural performance tests were performed. As a result of the experiment, all standard performance requirements presented by KDS 41 17 00 and MOE 2021 were satisfied before and after replacement of the reinforcement module, and no fracture of the joint module occurred. As a result of the incremental load test, the physical properties showed a significant difference in the stiffness ratio after yielding under the compressive load of the envelope according to the experimental results. It is judged necessary to further analyze the physical properties according to the experimental results through finite element analysis in the future.

In the case of a school building, even though it is a regular structure in terms of plan shape, if the masonry infill wall acts as a lateral load resisting element, it can be determined as a torsionally irregular building. As a result, the strength and ductility of the structure are reduced, which may cause additional earthquake damage to the structure. Therefore, in this study, a structure similar to a school building with torsional irregularity was selected as an example structure and the damping performance of the PC-BRB was analyzed by adjusting the eccentricity according to the amount of masonry infilled wall. As a result of nonlinear dynamic analysis after seismic reinforcement, the torsional irregularity of each floor was reduced compared to before reinforcement, and the beams and column members of the collapse level satisfied the performance level due to the reduction of shear force and the reinforcement of stiffness. The energy dissipation of PC-BRB was similar in the REC-10 ~ REC-20 analytical models with an eccentricity of 20% or less. REC-25 with an eccentricity of 25% was the largest, and it is judged that it is effective to combine and apply PC-BRB when it has an eccentricity of 25% or more to control the torsional behavior.

Buckling Restrained Braces can not only express the strength considered at the time of design, but also reduce the seismic load by energy dissipation according to the plastic behavior after yield deformation of the steel core. The physical characteristics and damping effect may be different according to the buckling prevention method of the steel core by the lateral restraint element. Accordingly, in this study, To compare hysteresis characteristics, Specimen(BRB-C) filled with mortar, specimen(BRB-R) combined with a buckling restraint ring and Specimen(BRB-EP) filled with engineering plastics was fabricated, and a cyclic loading test was performed. As a result of the cyclic loading test, the maximum compressive strength, cumulative energy dissipation and ductility of each test specimen was similar. But in case of the cumulative energy dissipation and ductility, BRB-C filled with the mortar specimen showed the lowest. This is considered to be because the gap between the steel core and the reinforcing material for plastic deformation was not uniformly formed by pouring mortar around the core part.

This study is conducted to verify the seismic reinforcement effects of internally inserted buckling-restrained braces supported laterally by buckling-restrained rings for the seismic reinforcement of existing reinforced concrete buildings with non-seismic details. First, to evaluate the performance of KDS, the hysteretic characteristics of buckling-restrained braces are verified, and it is discovered that they satisfy the conformance criteria of the displacement-dependent damping device. Three full-scale, two-story reinforced concrete framework specimens are prepared to verify the seismic reinforcement effects, and the proposed buckling-restrained braces are bolstered with single diagonal and V-shaped braces to be compared with non-reinforced specimens. By performing a comparison with non-reinforced specimens that present intensive shear cracks at the bottom of first-floor columns, it is revealed that the maximum load and energy dissipation of specimens reinforced with the proposed buckling restrained braces, in which the structural damage extends evenly throughout the system, are approximately 4 and 6.2 times higher, respectively, which proves the effectiveness of the proposed seismic reinforcement method.

This study is on the seismic response of new buckling-restrained braced frames(BRBFs) with superelastic SMA bracing system. The superelastic SMA materials can return to undeformed shape without additional heat treatments only after removal of applied loads. 6-story braced frame buildings were designed in accordance with the current design specifications in order to verify the performance of such bracing systems. Based on the anlysis results, Superelastic SMA bracing systems were also compared to those with conventional steel bracing system. And at last, analysis results show that the superelastic SMA bracing systems are very effective to reduce the residual inter-story drifts.

본 논문에서는 좌굴방지 가새 (BRBF)가 설치된 중저층 철골조 구조물의 초과강도계수를 평가하였다. 해석 모델의 설계변수로는 건물의 층 수, 경간의 길이, 가새의 항복강도, 지진하중의 크기, 반응수정계수 등 다양하게 설정하였다. 초과강도계수는 ATC-19에서 제시하고 있는 방법에 따라 정적 비탄성해석을 이용하여 산정하였다. 해석결과에 따르면 본 연구에서 구한 BRBF의 초과강도계수는 AISC/SEAOC에서 BRBF에 관하여 제시한 초과강도계수 값보다 전체적으로 크게 나타났다.

본 연구에서는 지진하중에 의하여 철골 모멘트저항골조(MRF)와 좌굴이 방지된 가새골조(BRBF) 그리고 힌지로 접합된 좌굴이 방지된 가새골조(HBRBF)에서 발생하는 층별 이력에너지의 분포에 대하여 고찰하였다. 예제 구조물의 에너지 요구량을 산정하기 위하여 다른 지반조건에서 계측된 60개의 지진기록을 사용하였다. 해석결과에 따르면 MRF와 BRBF에서의 이력에너지는 밑면에서 최대가 되고 상부층으로 갈수록 점진적으로 감소하여, 상부층에서는 부재의 이력거동이 거의 발생하지 않았다. 그러나 HBRBF에서의 층별 이력에너지는 구조물의 높이에 따라 상대적으로 균등하게 분포하였으며, 이러한 경우 손상이 한 층에 집중적으로 발생하지 않아 다른 시스템에 비하여 보다 바람직하다고 할 수 있다. 연암 지반, 연약한 토사, 단층 근처의 지반 조건에 따른 에너지의 분포형태는 거의 동일하게 나타났다.

본 연구에서는 죄굴이 방지된 비부착 가새가 설치된 철골조 건물의 에너지 소산능력과 지진응답에 대하여 연구하였다. 먼저 조화하중을 받는 단자유도계 구조물을 대상으로 변수분석을 수행하고 가새의 최적항복강도를 구하였다. 다자 유도계 골조구조물의 비선형 시간이력 해석을 통하여 다양한 크기와 강도를 가진 가새가 설치된 구조물의 지진응답을 분석하고, 가새의 적당한 층별 분배방법을 찾기 위하여 여러 가지 분배방법을 적용하였다. 해석결과에 따르면 일반적으로 가새의 강성이 증가함에 따라 구조물의 최대변위는 감소하였다. 그러나 구조물의 고유주기 및 하중에 따라 가새의 강성이 커짐에 따라 구조물의 최대 변위와 누적된 손상이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

In this paper, the dry solution for restraining the buckling failure of steel brace with the semicircle springs is presented. Finite element analysis shows that the effects of restraining the bucking of brace can be achieved if the structure of semicircle springs is designed appropriately.