Strong ground motions at specific sites can cause severe damage to structures. Understanding the influence of site characteristics on the dynamic response of structures is crucial for evaluating their seismic performance and mitigating the potential damage caused by site effects. This study investigates the impact of the average shear wave velocity, as a site characteristic, on the seismic response of low-to-medium-rise reinforced concrete buildings. To explore them, one-dimensional soil column models were generated using shear wave velocity profile from California, and nonlinear site response analyses were performed using bedrock motions. Nonlinear dynamic structural analyses were conducted for reinforced concrete moment-resisting frame models based on the regional information. The effect of shear wave velocity on the structural response and surface ground motions was examined. The results showed that strong ground motions tend to exhibit higher damping on softer soils, reducing their intensity, while on stiffer soils, the ground motion intensity tends to amplify. Consequently, the structural response tended to increase on stiffer soils compared to softer soils.

Existing reinforced concrete (RC) building frames constructed before the seismic design was applied have seismically deficient structural details, and buildings with such structural details show brittle behavior that is destroyed early due to low shear performance. Various reinforcement systems, such as fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) jacketing systems, are being studied to reinforce the seismically deficient RC frames. Due to the step-by-step modeling and interpretation process, existing seismic performance assessment and reinforcement design of buildings consume an enormous amount of workforce and time. Various machine learning (ML) models were developed using input and output datasets for seismic loads and reinforcement details built through the finite element (FE) model developed in previous studies to overcome these shortcomings. To assess the performance of the seismic performance prediction models developed in this study, the mean squared error (MSE), R-square (R2), and residual of each model were compared. Overall, the applied ML was found to rapidly and effectively predict the seismic performance of buildings according to changes in load and reinforcement details without overfitting. In addition, the best-fit model for each seismic performance class was selected by analyzing the performance by class of the ML models.

수소는 연소 과정에서 산소와 반응하여 물과 열만을 생성하며 공해 물질이 배출하지 않아 깨끗한 에너지원으로 간주된다. 이러한 특징으로 산업 활동으로 비롯된 대기 오염, 이상 기후 문제 등을 해결 하기 위한 대책안으로써 수소를 활용한 신재생에너지가 세계적으로 주목받고 있다. 이에 따라 선행 연 구에서는 수직형 탱크 구조의 취약부로 평가되는 지지부 단면 변화에 따른 영향성을 평가하기 위해 수소 생산 인프라 현장 조사를 수행한 바 있으며, 현장 조사 중에 현장 설치된 수소 탱크 강재 지지부 의 부식 문제를 확인하였다. 지지부의 부식은 구조물의 전체 강성을 감소시키며, 재난(지진)에 취약해 져 수소 저장 용기가 손상으로 인한 2차 피해로 이어질 수 있다. 이에 따라 본 연구는 선행 연구의 후속 연구로써 강재 지지부의 부식 문제를 개선하고자 고강도-저중량 재료인 CFRP(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer)를 사용한 지지부를 개발하여 수치해석을 통해 CFRP 지지부의 내진 성능평가를 목적으로 한다. 해석에 사용된 수소 탱크는 크게 몸체, 지지부, 기초부, 앵커 볼트로 구성되어 있으며, 지지부는 높이 965mm, 75×75×9.5mm의 L형강 4개로 확인되었다. 지진 하중에 대한 동적 성능을 평가하기 위해 시간이력해석법이 사용되었으며, 적용 동적하중의 경우, ASCE의 ICC-ES에서 제시한 평가 기준에 따라 AC 156 Amplitude 100%의 인공 지진을 적용하였다. 해석 결과, CFRP 지지부와 강재 지지부 상단의 최대 변위가 각각 35.48, 32.54mm로 매우 유사한 것으로 나타났으며, Hashin Damage Criteria를 사용하여 CFRP 지지부의 최대 손상 지수를 측정한 결과 수지의 인장측에서 0.065로 확인되었다. 이는 기준 손상 지수 1 대비 매우 낮은 수준이며, 해석 결과를 종합했을 때 CFRP 지지부는 충분한 안전성을 보이는 것으로 판단된다.

The purpose of this study is to experimentally analyze the seismic performance of beam-column specimens with vertical irregular, which were reinforced with RHS (Replaceable steel haunch system). a steel haunch system. To evaluate the seismic performance of the RHS, three specimens were manufactured and subjected to cycle loading tests. Retrofitted specimens have different beam-upper column stiffness ratio as a variable. The stiffness ratio of beam-upper column were considered to be 1.2 and 0.84. As a result of the test, the specimen reinforced with RHS showed improved maximum load and effective stiffness, and energy dissipation capacity compared to the non-retrofitted specimen with same beam-upper column stiffness ratio. The specimen with 0.84 beam-upper column stiffness ratio showed improved performance than the specimen with 12.

본 연구에서는 수소 자원의 활용도가 높아짐에 따라 수소 저장 용기의 내진 성능을 평가하기 위해 수소 저장 시설을 방문하여 현장 조사를 수행하였다. 외관 조사 중, 수조 저장 용기의 지지부에서 부식이 진행됨을 확인하였고, 이에 대한 대책안 으로 내부식성 재료인 CFRP로 대체하여 성능을 평가, 검증하였다. 이를 위해 현장 조사 결과를 바탕으로 상용 유한요소해석 프 로그램인 ABAQUS를 사용하였으며, 해석 결과 CFRP로 제작된 수소 저장 용기의 지지부는 강재 대비 약 12배 이상 뛰어난 성 능을 보였다. Hashin Damage Criteria를 기반으로 CFRP 지지부의 안전성 검토를 수행한 결과 최대 손상 지수가 0.065로 확인되 었다. 기초부 콘크리트의 경우, 쪼갬 및 휨 인장 응력에 대한 안전성을 검토하였으며, 허용 강도 대비 7~36%의 안전도를 보였 다. 이를 근거로 CFRP를 수소 저장 용기의 지지부에 적용하는 것은 합리적이며, 뛰어난 경제성을 보인다. 다만, 이러한 결과는 수치 해석에 의하므로 실규모 지진동 모사 시험을 통해 해석 모델의 신뢰성을 보충할 필요가 있다.

This paper describes the seismic performance evaluation of reinforced concrete bridge columns under constant and varying axial forces. For this purpose, nine identical circular reinforced concrete columns were designed seismically by KIBSE (2021) and KCI (2021). A comparison of lateral forces with theoretical strength shows that the safety factor for columns under varying axial forces is less marginal than those under constant axial forces. In addition, columns under varying axial forces exhibit significant fluctuations in the hysteretic response due to continuously varying axial forces. This is particularly prominent when many varying axial force cycles within a specific lateral loading cycle increase. Moreover, the displacement ductility of columns under varying axial forces does not meet the code-specified required ductility in the range of varying axial forces. All varying axial forces affect columns' strength, stiffness, and displacement ductility. Therefore, axial force variation needs to be considered in the lateral strength evaluation of reinforced concrete bridge columns.

본 연구에서는 철근콘크리트 모멘트골조의 보-힌지 붕괴 기구를 유도하기 위한 유전자알고리즘 기반의 최적내진설계기법을 제시 한다. 제안하는 기법은 두 가지의 목적함수을 사용한다. 첫 번째는 구조물의 비용을 최소화하는 것이고, 두 번째는 구조물의 에너지소 산능력을 최대화하는 것이다. 제약조건은 기둥과 보의 강도조건, 기둥-보 휨강도비 최소 조건, 기둥의 소성힌지 발생 방지조건 등이 사용된다. 부재의 강도 평가를 위해 선형정적해석이 수행되고, 에너지소산능력과 소성힌지 발생여부를 평가하기 위해 비선형정적해 석이 수행된다. 제안하는 기법은 4층 예제 구조물에 적용되었으며, 보-힌지 붕괴 기구를 유도하는 설계안이 얻어지는 것을 확인하였 다. 획득된 설계안의 기둥-보 휨강도비를 분석한 결과, 그 값은 기존 내진 기준에서 제시하는 값보다 큰 것으로 나타났다. 보-힌지 붕괴 모드를 유도하기 위해서는 보다 더 강화된 전략이 필요하다.

본 연구에서는 철근콘크리트 모멘트골조의 보-힌지 붕괴 기구를 유도하기 위한 유전자알고리즘 기반의 최적내진설계기법을 제시 한다. 제안하는 기법은 두 가지의 목적함수을 사용한다. 첫 번째는 구조물의 비용을 최소화하는 것이고, 두 번째는 구조물의 에너지소 산능력을 최대화하는 것이다. 제약조건은 기둥과 보의 강도조건, 기둥-보 휨강도비 최소 조건, 기둥의 소성힌지 발생 방지조건 등이 사용된다. 부재의 강도 평가를 위해 선형정적해석이 수행되고, 에너지소산능력과 소성힌지 발생여부를 평가하기 위해 비선형정적해 석이 수행된다. 제안하는 기법은 4층 예제 구조물에 적용되었으며, 보-힌지 붕괴 기구를 유도하는 설계안이 얻어지는 것을 확인하였 다. 획득된 설계안의 기둥-보 휨강도비를 분석한 결과, 그 값은 기존 내진 기준에서 제시하는 값보다 큰 것으로 나타났다. 보-힌지 붕괴 모드를 유도하기 위해서는 보다 더 강화된 전략이 필요하다.

In this paper, seismic performance evaluation was carried out for eight circular reinforced concrete columns designed seismically by KRTA[1]and KCI[8]. Primary design parameters for such columns included many longitudinal reinforcements, yield strength of reinforcements, the vertical spacing of spirals, aspect ratio, and axial force ratio. The test results showed that all the columns exhibited stable hysteretic and inelastic responses. Based on the test results, drift ratios corresponding to each damage state, such as initial yielding, initial cover spalling, initial core concrete crushing, buckling, and fracture of longitudinal reinforcement and final spalled region, were evaluated. Then, those ratios were compared with widely accepted damage limit states. The comparison revealed that the existing damage states were considerably conservative. This implies that additional research is required for the damage limit states of such columns designed seismically by current Korean design codes.

본 연구는 형상기억합금을 이용한 능동구속기법의 콘크리트 기둥 내진보강효과를 실험적으로 평가하였다. 이를 위해 기존 니켈-티타늄계 형상기억합금보다 저렴한 철계 형상기억합금(Fe SMA)을 선정하여 능동구속기법에 적용하였다. 비내진 상세 를 가진 네 개의 동일한 원형 콘크리트 기둥을 제작한 후 기둥 하단부에 각기 다른 외부구속(무구속, CFRP 구속, Fe SMA 구속) 을 적용하였다. 정적수평반복가력실험 결과, 구속이 적용된 모든 기둥은 콘크리트 기둥의 연성적 휨거동을 이끌어내는데 효과 적인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 특히 Fe SMA 구속은 CFRP 구속에 비해 기둥 하단부 소성힌지에서 콘크리트의 박락 및 손상을 줄이는데 더욱 효과적이었다.

Existing reinforced concrete building structures constructed before 1988 have seismically-deficient reinforcing details, which can lead to the premature failure of the columns and beam-column joints. The premature failure was resulted from the inadequate bonding performance between the reinforcing bars and surrounding concrete on the main structural elements. This paper aims to quantify the bond-slip effect on the dynamic responses of reinforced concrete frame models using finite element analyses. The bond-slip behavior was modeled using an one-dimensional slide line model in LS-DYNA. The bond-slip models were varied with the bonding conditions and failure modes, and implemented to the well-validated finite element models. The dynamic responses of the frame models with the several bonding conditions were compared to the validated models reproducing the actual behavior. It verifies that the bond-slip effects significantly affected the dynamic responses of the reinforced concrete building structures.

Unlike the CFT retrofit method, The EPFT retrofit method, which fills the steel tube with engineering plastic, does not require a separate concrete forming work and is a lightweight seismic Retrofit Method. In this study, an prototype model of the EPFT was proposed, and to analyze the seismic performance, an independent specimens and a reinforced concrete column were fabricated to conduct a seismic performance test. As a result of loading test of the independent specimens, the strength was increased compared to the steel tube column without internal filling, and the ductility ratio did not significantly increase due to the falling off of the weld. As a result of loading test of the concrete reinforcement specimen, the strength, ductility ratio, and energy dissipation were increased, and the number of cracks by loading step decreased compared to the non-reinforced specimen.

The precast-buckling restrained braces(PC-BRB) reinforced with engineering plastics that can compensate for the disadvantages in the manufacturing process of the existing buckling restrained brace. In this study, to examine the applicability of PC-BRB to actual structures, example structures similar to school facilities were selected and the reinforcement effect was analyzed analytically according to the damping design procedure of PC-BRB. Load-displacement curve through the incremental loading test appeared similar to the bilinear curve. Applying test result, Analytical model of PC-BRB model was constructed and applied to the example structure. As a result of the analysis, the PC-BRB showed stable hysteresis behavior without lowering the strength, and the inter story drift ratio and the shear force were reduced due to the damping effect. In addition, the reduction ratio of the shear force was similar to the reduction ratio assumed when designing the damping device.

Communication facilities play an essential role in disaster situations. Therefore, communication facilities need to have structural and functional safety during and after earthquakes. Recently, technology for partial seismic isolation has been increasing to protect data facilities and communication equipment installed in buildings from earthquakes. However, excessive displacement may occur in the seismic isolator during an earthquake due to the resonance between the building and the seismic isolator having long-period characteristics, which may cause overturning and separation of the installed equipment. In this study, analytical and experimental studies were conducted to evaluate the safety of seismic isolators installed in high-rise buildings. It was confirmed that damages might occur in buildings' seismic isolator, with resonance characteristics of less than 1 Hz.

Existing old reinforced concrete buildings could be vulnerable to earthquakes because they were constructed without satisfying seismic design and detail requirements. In current seismic design standards, the target collapse probability for a given Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCE) ground-shaking hazard is defined as 10% for ordinary buildings. This study aims to estimate the collapse probabilities of a three-story, old, reinforced concrete building designed by only considering gravity loads. Four different seismic design categories (SDC), A, B, C, and D, are considered. This study reveals that the RC building located in the SDC A region satisfies the target collapse probability. However, buildings located in SDC B, C, and D regions do not meet the target collapse probability. Since the degree of exceedance of the target probability increases with an increase in the SDC level, it is imminent to retrofit non-ductile RC buildings similar to the model building. It can be confirmed that repair and reinforcement of old reinforced concrete buildings are required.

현무암 섬유를 함유한 BFRP 시트와 복합섬유 패널로 보강한 정사각형 단면 철근콘크리트 기둥에 대한 반복하중 실험을 수행하여 지진 거동을 검토하였다. 30%가량의 상당한 수준의 축하중비 조건 하에서 전단 손상이 발생하였음에도 불구하고, 보강 실험체에서 변위연성도 및 에너지 소산능력의 증가를 확인하였다. 실험체의 파괴 모드는 휨-전단 고연성 파괴로 분류 되며, 철근콘크리트 구조물에서 자주 관찰되는 파괴 모드이다. 하지만 이러한 파괴에 이르는 정사각형 단면 철근콘크리트 기둥에 BFRP을 포함한 복합재료 보강이 미치는 영향에 대한 연구가 현재까지 광범위하게 이루어지지는 않았다. 복합재료로 보강한 철근콘크리트 기둥의 휨-전단 거동을 보다 깊이 이해하는데 본 연구의 결과가 기여할 것으로 기대한다.

This paper is to investigate the retrofitting effect for a non-seismic reinforced concrete frame strengthened by perimeter steel moment frames with indirect integrity, which ameliorates the problems of the direct integrity method. To achieve this, first, full-scale tests were conducted to address the structural behavior of a two-story non-seismic reinforced concrete frame and a strengthened frame. The non-seismic frame showed a maximum strength of 185 kN because the flexural-shear failure at the bottom end of columns on the first floor was governed, and shear cracks were concentrated at the beam-column joints on the second floor. The strengthened frame possessed a maximum strength of 338 kN, which is more than 1.8 times that of the non-seismic specimen. A considerable decrease in the quantity of cracks for the strengthened frame was observed compared with the non-seismic frame, while there was the obvious appearance of the failure pattern due to the shear crack. The lateral-resisting capacity for the non-seismic bare frame and the strengthened frame may be determined per the specified shear strength of the reinforced columns in accordance with the distance to a critical section. The effective depth of the column may be referred to as the longitudinal length from the border between the column and the foundation. The lateral-resisting capacity for the non-seismic bare frame and the strengthened frame may be reasonably determined per the specified shear strength of the reinforced columns in accordance with the distance to a critical section. The effective depth of the column may be referred to as the longitudinal length from the border between the column and the foundation. The proposed method had an error of about 2.2% for the non-seismic details and about 4.4% for the strengthened frame based on the closed results versus the experimental results.