Non-structural elements, such as equipment, are typically affixed to a building’s floor or ceiling and move in tandem with the structure during an earthquake. Seismic forces acting upon non-structural elements traverse the ground and the building’s structure. Considering this seismic load transmission mechanism, it becomes imperative to account for the interactions between soil, structure, and equipment, establishing seismic design procedures accordingly. In this study, a Soil-Structure-Equipment Interaction (SSEI) model is developed. Through seismic response analysis using this model, how the presence or absence of SSEI impacts equipment behavior is examined. Neglecting the SSEI aspect when assessing equipment responses results in an overly conservative evaluation of its seismic response. This emphasizes the necessity of proposing an analytical model and design methodology that adequately incorporate the interaction effect. Doing so enables the calculation of rational seismic forces and facilitates the seismic design of non-structural elements.

국내 지진 발생의 빈도는 점차 증가하는 추세에 있으며, 포항지진(5.4 규모)은 진앙지와 주민 거주지가 가까워 피해 가 심각했는데 건물의 외장재가 떨어져 차량 등에 2차 피해가 발생하여 건물 외장재 안전에 대한 우려가 커지고 있는 실정이 다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 비구조 요소 중 커튼월의 동적 내진성능평가 규격에 대한 세계 각 국의 규준을 고찰하고 이 중에서 가장 널리 통용되는 AAMA501. 6-18에 따라 그 동적 내진성능을 평가하고자 한다. 또한, 본 연구에서 수행한 3축 동적 지진파 대응 가능 커튼월 시스템 실험을 통해 지진에 대한 2차 피해 방지를 위한 내진 커튼월 설계시공지침 개발에 기초적 자료로 제 공하고자 한다.

After the Gyeong-ju 9.12 earthquake, we found the necessity of seismic design of nonstructural element is important to reduce damages in view of properties and economic losses. This study focused on the investigation of damages including both properties and human beings. It was found that most of the damages are leaking of water pipe line, rupture of glasses, spalling of roof finishing, cracks of building, and falling from roof. It was also found that the seismic design force of nonstructural elements is taking account into the natural periods, amplification factors, response modification factors to forsee inelastic behaviors. From this studies, it is recommended that more studies are necessary on the seismic design force of nonstructural element.