Many older reinforced concrete (RC) buildings were constructed and designed with only gravity loads in mind. Columns in those buildings have insufficient reinforcement details that do not satisfy the requirements specified in current seismic design standards. This study aims to develop drift-based fragility functions for lightly RC columns. For this purpose, a database of 193 lightly RC columns was constructed to determine central and dispersion values of drift ratios for individual damage states. Additionally, to develop more accurate fragility functions of the columns, the failure mode of RC columns was incorporated into fragility functions. The classification procedure for column failure mode is proposed in this study. Fragility functions for older RC columns are constructed according to four different damage states. The main variables of the fragility functions proposed in this study are column properties and failure mode.

Existing reinforced concrete buildings with seismically deficient column details affect the overall behavior depending on the failure type of column. This study aims to develop and validate a machine learning-based prediction model for the column failure modes (shear, flexure-shear, and flexure failure modes). For this purpose, artificial neural network (ANN), K-nearest neighbor (KNN), decision tree (DT), and random forest (RF) models were used, considering previously collected experimental data. Using four machine learning methodologies, we developed a classification learning model that can predict the column failure modes in terms of the input variables using concrete compressive strength, steel yield strength, axial load ratio, height-to-dept aspect ratio, longitudinal reinforcement ratio, and transverse reinforcement ratio. The performance of each machine learning model was compared and verified by calculating accuracy, precision, recall, F1-Score, and ROC. Based on the performance measurements of the classification model, the RF model represents the highest average value of the classification model performance measurements among the considered learning methods, and it can conservatively predict the shear failure mode. Thus, the RF model can rapidly predict the column failure modes with simple column details.

Steel brace strengthening is the most popular seismic rehabilitation method for school buildings. This is because the design can be conducted by using relatively easy nonlinear pushover analysis and standard modeling in codes. An issue with steel brace strengthening is that the reinforced building should behave elastically to satisfy performance objectives. For this, the size of steel braces should be highly increased, which results in excessive strengthening cost by force concentration on existing members and foundations due to the considerable stiffness and strength of the steel braces. The main reason may be the brittle failure mode of columns, so this study investigated the relationship between the efficiency of steel brace strengthening and column failure modes. The result showed that the efficiency is highly dependent on the shear capacity ratio of columns and structural analysis methods. School buildings reinforced by steel braces do not need to behave elastically when the shear capacity ratio is low, and pushover analysis is used, which means reducing steel material is possible.

The high-level nuclear waste (HLW) repository is a 500-1,000 m deep geological disposal system with a very long life expectancy for disposing of high-level waste, which is known to have a half-life of several thousand years. This repository is subject to harsh environmental conditions, such as high temperature and radiation from high-level waste, that can cause deterioration and crack. When radiation escapes through cracks, it can injure persons on the ground. Therefore, it is essential to install a sensor that can detect problems such as cracks. But, since the high-level nuclear waste (HLW) repository is sealed with bentonite and backfill, the sensor cannot be removed or replaced once it has been installed. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a highly durable monitoring sensor that can withstand harsh environmental conditions. Before attempting to improve durability, it is first required to assess durability quantitatively. And an accelerated life test is a widely used method for assessing durability. However, it is important to obtain the same failure mode when conducting a reliability test, such as an accelerated life test. If the accelerated life test is conducted using different failure modes, the dependability of the results is inevitably diminished. Therefore, in this study, a representative failure mode for the piezoelectric sensor used in the accelerated life test was derived through experiments and literature research.

As earthquakes have increased in Korea recently, people are paying attention to the seismic performance of buildings built in the past. Many school buildings in Korea were built based on standard drawings before the seismic design was applied. However, since school buildings are often designated as emergency evacuation facilities in case of disasters such as earthquakes, seismic evaluation and retrofit must be done quickly. This study investigated the failure modes among structural components (beams, columns, and joints), focusing on 1980s standard drawings for school buildings. The effects of column axial force, partial masonry infills, and different material strengths for concrete and rebar were considered for detailed evaluation. As a result, most of the joints were found to be the weakest among structural components. Column axial forces tended to make the joints more vulnerable, and partial masonry infills increased the possibility of joint failure and shear failure in columns.

Most commercial buildings among existing RC buildings in Korea have a multi-story wall-frame structure where RC shear wall is commonly used as its core at stairways or elevators. The members of the existing middle and low-rise wall-frame buildings are likely arranged in ordinary details considering building occupancy, and the importance and difficulty of member design. This is because there are few limitations, considerations, and financial burdens on the code for designing members with ordinary details. Compared with the intermediate or unique details, the ductility and overstrength are insufficient. Furthermore, the behavior of the member can be shear-dominated. Since shear failure in vertical members can cause a collapse of the entire structure, nonlinear characteristics such as shear strength and stiffness deterioration should be adequately reflected in the analysis model. With this background, an 8-story RC wall-frame building was designed as a building frame system with ordinary shear walls, and the effect of reflecting the shear failure mode of columns and walls on the collapse mechanism was investigated. As a result, the shear failure mode effect on the collapse mechanism was evident in walls, not columns. Consequently, it is recommended that the shear behavior characteristics of walls are explicitly considered in the analysis of wall-frame buildings with ordinary details.

In this paper, the experimental study and finite elements analysis were conducted on homogeneous and dissimilar metals single lap-shear bonded joints to investigate the factor that affect the joint failure load. It was found that factors which have the significant effects on the failure load of the joint was stiffness of the adherends. And from experimental results, it can be confirmed that the failure load increases linearly with overlap length increases. And the failure load of dissimilar metal joints is approximately 1KN(10 ～17%) larger than homogeneous metal joints. In order to confirm this phenomenon, the stress distribution and strain distribution of the specimens were analyzed through the finite element analysis. The difference between homogeneous metals joints and dissimilar metals joints is that stress and strain in adhesive are concentrated at the end of the overlap zone close to aluminium which has lower rigidity than aluminium in case of dissimilar metals joints. From high rigidity of steel, the stress concentration in bonds are decreased and it cause increase of the failure strength at dissimilar metal joints.

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.

대공간구조에서 접합부의 신뢰도는 매우 중요하다. 접합부에 사용되는 고력볼트의 나사부 유효단면적은 축부단면적보다 작고 볼트 축부에 락핀용 구멍이 있기 때문에 볼트 나사부 또는 락핀용 구멍에 응력집중 현상이 발생하여 취성 파단이 발생할 우려가 높다. 특히 접합부는 직렬형 구조로 이루어져 있다. 따라서 접합부에서의 극한상황시 파괴유형은 필히 취성파괴를 피해야 하며 연성파손으로 유도해야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 볼 조인트 접합부의 소성변형능력을 향상시키고 현장에서 발생할 수 있는 시공오차의 흡수가 가능하도록, 볼트의 나사부나 핀부의 취성파단 없이 소성변형능력 향상을 목표로 하였다. 에너지흡수형 볼트를 사용함으로써 소성변형능력이 향상된 스페이스 프레임의 접합상세를 제안하였다.

본 연구는 복합재료 교량시스템의 규준 정립을 위한 연구로서 실제 설계 시공되어진 복합재료 교량의 정밀해석수행과 이를 통한 복합재료 교량의 파괴거동 및 설계기준 등을 조사하는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구의 효율적인 연구를 위하여 실제 미국 NEW YORK주 내에 설계 시공되어있는 Noncomposite-FRP 복합재료 교량을 대상으로 해석적 연구를 수행하였으며 본 연구에서 사용된 해석적 모델을 토대로 실제 미국에서 기 수행되어진 교량 거동에 관한 해석 및 실험하중 평가와 그 결과를 비교하였다. 특히 국내 복합재료 교량의 해석적 설계기준 평가를 위하여 보다 실질적이고 정확한 파괴모드의 조사 및 분석이 요구되어지므로 본 연구에서는 이를 위하여 기존의 해석적 연구에서 가벼운 중량으로 인하여 무시되었던 자중의 영향과 각 적층 layer에 설계된 ply orientation을 고려하여 해석하였다. 그 결과 자중을 고려한 복합재료 패널들의 경우, 제작 결함에 따른 이음부 파괴가 없을 경우 교량 상부 구조 중 횡축 보에서의 국부 좌굴 파괴가 교량의 파괴를 지배할 것으로 본 연구결과에서 예측되었다. 이는 복합재료 교량 제작 시 복합재료 상판 패널과 보의 이음부가 Noncomposite로 제작되는 경우 실제 제작되어진 복합재료 상판의 고 강성에 의하여 재하 하중에 의한 하부 강재 거더 좌굴이 선행되는 것으로 판단된다.

본 논문에서는 내구성과 수명을 획기적으로 향상시키기 위해 제3세대 건설재료인 섬유강화 플라스틱(FRP) 소재로 제작된 사각형 중공 교량 바닥판의 파괴모드를 실험과 해석을 통해 분석하였다. 재하시험 결과 바닥판의 강축방향의 거동은 파괴 직전까지도 거의 선형탄성적으로 거동한 반면, 약축방향의 거동은 재하초기부터 작은 하중하에서도 큰 비선형성을 보였다. 이 약축방향 비선형성의 원인은 웨브와 플랜지 연결부의 불완전한 일체거동으로 인한 소성거동 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 웨브와 플랜지의 연결부에 소성힌지를 도입한 간단한 구조모델을 이용하여 이를 확인하였다. 접착부의 박리 파괴 가능성도 검토하였으나 이는 대상 중공바닥판의 약축방향 파괴에 직접적으로 관여하는 것은 아닌 것으로 판단된다 약축방향의 구조거동을 개선시키기 위한 방안으로 내부를 폼으로 충전하는 방법을 제시하였으며 그 가능성을 구조해석을 통해 확인하였다.

Circuitry to be connected to a Telecommunication Network consists of SELV CIRCUITS or TNV CIRCUITS. So International Standards, like as ITU-T Recommendation K.11, UL 1950, CSA C22.2 950 have been taken to reduce the risk that the Overvoltages from the power lines and from electrictraction lines, that may be received from the telecommunication network. Legal requirements may exist regarding permission to connect equipment having PTC components to a telecommunication network. Surge suppressors that bridge the insulation shall have a minimum d.c. sparkover voltage of 1.6 times the rated voltage or 1.6 times the upper voltage of the tared voltage range of the equipment. If left in place during electric strength testing of insulation, they shall not be damaged. In this work, The Conception ＆ Fail-Mode Analysis of PTC components for Over-Current Protection is proposed. It guarantees the protection for PL Claim about this Subject.

캘리포니아의 강구조 모멘트프레임은 1994년 노스리지 지진시 6.8의 규모와 진앙지에서 근접한 지리적인 악조건에도 불구하고 붕괴나 인명피해 없이 잘 견뎌냈다. 그러나 이후 시행된 조사에서 경제적으로 지진시 안전하다고 믿어져 널리 쓰인 welded flange-bolted web(WFBW) 강접합부(moment connection)의 기둥과 용접의 경계면에서 취성 파괴가 다수 발견되었다. 이논문은 선형파괴역학과 노스리지진이후의 WFBW 강접합부 실험을 이용하여 WFBW 강접합부와 노스리지지진이후 기존 강접합부의 대안으로 추천되고 있는 reduced beam section (RBS) 강접합부의 취성 파괴강도를 결정하는 수치적인 방법을 제안하고 이를 이용하여 이들 강접합부의 취성 파괴모드를 추정하였다.

근접방사선치료는 일반적으로 외부방사선치료와 병행하여 수행되고 치료단계가 매우 복잡하며 이로 인 해 방사선 사고가 발생될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이를 해결하기 위해 근접방사선치료에 사고유형과 영향 분석(Failure mode and effects analysis, FMEA) 방법을 적용하여 프로세스 맵을 구성하고 이를 기반으로 각 치료단계에 대한 위해도를 산출하였다. 프로세스 맵은 “외래 및 진료”와 “근접방사선 모의치료”, “CT 모의 치료”, “근접방사선치료계획”, “방사선치료”로 총 5단계로 구성하였으며, 각 치료단계를 세분화하여 세부단 계를 작성하였다. 위해도를 산출하기 위해 의사와 의학물리사, 선량설계사, 방사선사, 간호사가 참여하여 세부단계마다 발생빈도와 심각도, 불검출도를 평가하였다. 전반적으로 프로세스 맵은 각 치료단계마다 환 자 신원 확인 절차가 우선적으로 수행되며, 이는 다른 환자로 오인하여 서로 다른 치료계획이 수립되어 방 사선사고가 발생될 우려가 있다. 프로세스 맵을 기반으로 작성한 세부단계에 대해 위해도를 평가한 결과, 전반적으로 “외래 및 진료”와 “근접방사선치료계획” 과정이 높은 위해도로 평가되었다. 직종마다 평가한 위해도는 서로 다른 경향을 보였으며, 간호사는 방사선치료를 제외한 모든 과정이 55점 이상의 위해도를 보였으며, “근접방사선 모의치료” 과정이 88.8점으로 가장 높았다. 방사선치료를 수행하는 의료기관마다 치 료단계가 다소 차이가 있으므로 해당 기관에 대한 프로세스 맵을 작성하고 위해도를 산출하여 중점관리 항목을 집중적으로 리스크 관리가 수행되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

This test was performed to verify the failure mode of coupling beam using T-shaped steel for alternation of reinforcement details.