Existing reinforced concrete buildings with seismically deficient details have premature failure under earthquake loads. The fiber-reinforced polymer column jacket enhances the lateral resisting capacities with additional confining pressures. This paper aims to quantify the retrofit effect varying the confinement and stiffness-related parameters under three earthquake scenarios and establish the retrofit strategy. The retrofit effects were estimated by comparing energy demands between non-retrofitted and retrofitted conditions. The retrofit design parameters are determined considering seismic hazard levels to maximize the retrofit effects. The critical parameters of the retrofit system were determined by the confinement-related parameters at moderate and high seismic levels and the stiffness-related parameters at low seismic levels.

본 연구는 고속도로용 RC 교각 기둥구조에 대하여 축방향 기존 철근을 중공철근으로 대체하는 설계방안을 제시하였 다. 동일직경 기준으로 기존 이형철근을 중공철근으로 대체할 수 있는 합리적인 설계방안을 제시하였으며, 기존 축방향 배근량 을 감소하는 방안을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 설계방안을 검증하기 위하여 3차원 유한요소 구조해석을 수행하였으며, 압 축하중에 의한 변수 수치해석을 통하여 본 연구에서 제안한 방안의 타당성을 제시하였다. 향후 다양한 변수 수치해석 및 실물 시험을 통하여 본 연구에서 제시한 설계방안에 대한 추가 검증이 필요하다.

Existing reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings have seismic vulnerabilities because of seismically deficient details. In particular, since cumulative damage caused by successive earthquakes causes serious damage, repair/retrofit rehabilitation studies for successive earthquakes are needed. This study investigates the repair effect of fiber-reinforced polymer jacketing system for the seismically-vulnerable building structures under successive earthquakes. The repair modeling method developed and validated from the previous study was implemented to the building models. Additionally, the main parameters of the FRP jacketing system were selected as the number of FRP layers associated with the confinement effects and the installation location. To define the repair effects of the FRP jacketing system with the main parameters, this study conducted nonlinear time-history analyses for the building structural models with the various repairing scenarios. Based on this investigation, the repair effects of the damaged building structures were significantly affected by the damage levels induced from the mainshocks regardless of the retrofit scenarios.

The recent earthquake in Korea caused a lot of damage to reinforced concrete (RC) columns with non-seismic details. The nonlinear analysis enables predicting the hysteresis behavior of RC columns under earthquakes, but the analytical model used for the columns must be accurate and practical. This paper studied the nonlinear analysis models built into a commercial structural analysis program for the existing RC columns. The load-displacement relationships, maximum strength, initial stiffness, and energy dissipation predicted by the three analysis models were compared and analyzed. The results were similar to those tested in the order of the fiber, Pivot, and Takeda models, whereas the fiber model took the most time to build. For columns subjected to axial load, the Pivot model could predict the behavior at a similar level to that of the fiber model. Based on the above, it is expected that the Pivot model can be applied most practically for existing RC columns.

This paper aims to develop numerical models for seismically-deficient reinforced concrete columns retrofitted using a fiber-reinforced polymer jacketing system under blast loading scenarios. To accomplish the research goal, a coupling model reproducing blast loads was developed and implemented to the column model. The column model was validated with a past experimental study, and the blast responses were compared to the numerical responses produced by past researchers. The validated modeling method was implemented to the non-retrofitted and retrofitted column models to estimate the effectiveness of the retrofit system. Based on the numerical responses, the retrofit system can significantly reduce the peak dynamic responses under a given blast loading scenario.

In this study, two full-scale gravity load-designed reinforced concrete corner beam-column joints were tested by being subjected to uniand bi-directional cyclic lateral loading. The test variable was loading type: uni- or bi-directional loading. To investigate the effect of the loading type on the cyclic behavior of joint specimens, damage progression, force-deformation relation, contribution of joint deformation to total drift, joint stress-strain response, and cumulative energy dissipation were investigated. The test data suggest that bidirectional loading can amplify damage accumulation in the joint region.

내진설계기준이 개정됨에 따라 기 시공된 철근콘크리트 건축구조물의 내진보강에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 특히 내진철근상세가 적용되지 않은 철근콘크리트 기둥의 경우 지진이 발생할 경우 취성적인 전단파괴가 발생할 가능성이 크다. 본 연구에서는 아라미드 FRP를 이용하여 비내진상세 철근콘크리트 기둥의 휨 및 전단내력 보강 후, 실험체를 반복횡하중 가력하여 아라미드 FRP의 내력 상승효과 및 연성능력의 증가를 확인하였다. 무보강 및 아라미드 FRP 보강 실험체를 비교 한 결과 아라 미드 FRP 보강이 비내진상세 철근콘크리트 기둥의 내력을 증가시키고 연성능력 또한 증가시킴을 확인하였다. 또한 비내진상세 철근콘크리트 기둥의 아라미드 FRP 보강 시 기둥 뿐만 아니라 접합부의 보강 또한 필요함을 확인하였다.

To study the seismic resistance of the shear capacity of the RC beam-column joints of two-story and four-story RC buildings, sample buildings are designed with ordinary moment resisting frame. For the shear capacity of joints, the equations of FEMA 356 and NZ seismic assessment are selected and compared. For comparison, one group of buildings is designed only for gravity loads and the other group is designed for seismic and gravity loads. For 16 cases of the designed buildings, seismic performance point is evaluated through push-over analysis and the capacity of joint shear strength is checked. Not only for the gravity designed buildings but also for seismic designed buildings, the demand of joint shear is exceeding the capacity at exterior joints. However, for interior joint, the demand of joint shear exceeds the capacity only for one case. At exterior joints, the axial load stress ratio is lower than 0.21 for gravity designed buildings and 0.13 for seismic designed buildings.

기존 콘크리트 구조물에 대한 효과적인 내진보강 개발을 위하여 아라미드 FRP 보강 기둥 및 SRF 공법을 사용한 폴리에스테르 보강 RC기둥의 구조실험을 수행하였다. 실험 변수는 아라미드 시트의 두께와 스트립 보강 유무, 그리고 SRF공법 폴리에스테르 벨트의 두께이다. 실험결과는 무보강 실험체와 보강 실험체의 강도와 에너지 소산능력을 비교하여 평가하였다. 실험 결과 아라미드 섬유 보강과 SRF공법 보강이 RC기둥의 내진성능 향상에 효과적임을 확인하였다.

To investigate the cyclic characteristics of the retrofitted exterior joints of RC frame with haunch, 70% scaled 6 beam-column exterior joint subassemblies were designed according to design guideline according to 1988 and tested with cyclic loading up to 3.5% story drift ratio. During the experiments axial forces are applied to columns to simulate gravity load. Experimental results shows that the strength of retrofitted specimens was increased steadily until 2.5% story drift ratio and their strengths increased more than 1.7 times of the non-retrofitted in case that main bar was bent away from exterior joint. The joint strength and effective stiffness of the retrofitted specimen was increased and results in more deformation capacity compared to the non-retrofitted.

The paper presents an experimental evaluation of RC columns retrofitted by TRC(Textile fabric Reinforced Concrete). TRC were made using textile fabric fiber and self leveling mortar. A total of three specimens was constructed and was performed cyclic loading test. One specimen was a non-retrofitted column, while others were retrofitted with textile fabric and sheet type fiber. By comparing with non-retrofitted specimen, the maximum strength and ductility of retrofitted RC column was improved compared to non-retrofitted RC column.

This paper investigates seismic performance of a small-sized single story building in Korea. Nonlinear pushover anlaysis is performed to verify shear failure of　RC　short columns eventually led to performance degradation. Also, nonlinear time history analysis is performed using the same earthquakes from Gyeongju. Similar failure mode was obtained as in the report where a sudden rupture of the RC columns happened.

This paper has proposed a reinforcing method for damaged RC columns with SRF sheets and Aramid rods. In order to verify the effectiveness and performance, two original columns and two reinforced columns with SRF sheets and Aramid rods were developed and tested under lateral cyclic displacement and a constant axial load. The test showed that the improvement of energy dissipation capacity was increased in terms of strength and ductility. In addition, an analytical modeling of the standard specimens was proposed using Response-2000 and ZeusNL program. The results of analytical and experimental studies for two standard columns were compared in terms of loading-displacement curve and energy dissipation capacity based on the nonlinear static analysis.

In the moment frame subjected to earthquake loads, beam-column joint is structurally important for ductile behavior of a system. ACI Committee 352 proposed guidelines for designing beam-column joint details. The guidelines, however, need to be updated because of the lack of data regarding several factors that may improve the performance of joints. The purpose of this study is to investigate the seismic performance of reinforced concrete exterior joints with high-strength materials and unbonded tendons. Three specimens with different joint shear demand-to-strength ratios were constructed and tested, where headed bars were used to anchor the beam bars into the joint. All specimens showed satisfactory seismic behavior including moment strength of 1.3 times the nominal moment, ductile performance (ductility factor = at least 2.4), and sufficiently large dissipated energy.

본 연구는 기존 철근콘크리트 구조물에 대하여 대표적인 변위-기반 설계법인 Chopra&Goel 이 제안한 직접변위-기반 설계법의 기본개념을 적용하여 최대 설계지반 가속도에 대한 보강 Steel Jacket의 두께를 결장하고, 결정된 보강 두께를 적용하여 보강전 후 성능설계기법에 의한 비선형 해석 및 보강설계법에 의한 보다 개선된 알고리즘 및 프로그램을 제시하였다. Steel Jacket 보강된 철근콘크리트 기둥에 대한 설계 변위 추정을 위해 Steel Jacket 보강된 철근콘크리트 부재의 비선형 층상화 세그멘트 해석 모델을 제시하고, 성능기반설계에 의한 성능개선설계를 위하여 목표성능변위 및 설계자전가속도 조건에 대해 직접 변위-기반 설계 방법 및 변위계 수법에 의한 내진성능개선 설계 방법을 제시하였다. 적용 예에서 본 방법은 기존 철근콘크리트 기둥과 비교하여 성능개선설계 결과 보강 전에 비해 변위 연성비 및 변위성능에서 크게 개선된 성능설계 결과를 제공해 주었다.

기존의 공진주 비틂 전단 시험기는 길이와 지름의 비율이 2:1의 시료를 사용하고 이는 가진 시스템의 최대 회전시 대략 1.5%의 최대 전단 변형율을 일으킨다. 이번 연구의 목적은 대변형을 일으킬수 있는 공진주 비틂 전단 시험기의 수정이다. 수정 작업으로는 가진시스템의 왕복거리 한계의 극복을 위한 새로운 기초 받침 개발과 비틂력을 증가시키기 위한 코일 감는 방법의 변형이다. 가진 시스템의 새로운 코일감는 방법이 전자석 시스템에서 비틂력에 미치는 영향이 평가 되었고 모래를 시험한 수정된 장치의 응용이 기술되었다.