This study aims to assess the seismic performance of retrofitted reinforced concrete columns using a Replaceable Steel Brace (RSB) system, subjected to combined axial, lateral, and torsional loadings. Through experimental testing, one non-retrofitted concrete column specimen and two retrofitted specimens with variable sliding slot lengths were subjected to eccentric lateral loads to simulate realistic seismic loading. The retrofitted specimens with RSBs exhibited enhanced resistance against shear cracking, effective torsional resistance, and demonstrated the feasibility of easy replacement. The RSB system substantially improved seismic performance, achieving approximately 1.7 times higher load capacity and 3.5 times greater energy dissipation compared to non-retrofitted column, thus validating its efficacy under combined loading conditions.

The purpose of this study is to experimentally analyze the seismic performance of column with RSB (Replaceable Steel Brace), a steel brace system with slot length as a variable. To evaluate the seismic performance of the RSB, three specimens were manufactured and subjected to cyclic loading tests. The length of the sliding slots were considered to be 5 mm and 10mm to enable the brace to resist the load from the initiation of flexural crack and shear crack. As a result of the test, the specimen reinforced with the RSB showed improved maximun load and effective stiffness, and energy dissipation capacity compared to the non-reinforced specimens. The specimens with 5mm sliding slot showed little difference in test result compared to the specimen with a 10mm sliding slot, indicating that the length of sliding slot has little influence on the effectiveness of RSB.

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.

In this paper, based on the finite element analysis model verified in previous studies, a new model of a buckling restrained brace reinforced with a steel plate was proposed. A design formula was proposed for the new model to dissipate energy without buckling the steel core under load protocol, and the performance of the model satisfying the design formula was evaluated by comparing it with the previous model through the results of hysteresis loop, bi-linear curve, cumulative energy dissipation capacity, and equivalent viscous damping.

Recently, as the number of earthquakes has increased, the building structure standard has been revised in 2016. In order to minimize earthquake damage, steel frame is used as the most economical and efficient lateral resistance system. Also, when the steel braces are subject to Compressive load, which causes unstable behavior of the structure. In order to verify the compressive behavior of the reinforced Braces, structural performance tests were conducted with variables of slenderness ratio and the amount of reinforcement. This study investigates the structural performance of existing double - angle steel braces by reinforcing them with non- welded/assembled light-weight steel frames and proposes a suitable reinforced section.

This research presents that seismic performance of steel moment resisting frame building designed by past provision(UBC, Uniform Building Code) before and after retrofitted with BRB (Buckling-Restrained Brace) was evaluated using response modification factor（R-factor). In addition, the seismic performance of the retrofitted past building was compared with that specified in current provision. The past building considered two different connections: bilinear connection, which was used by structural engineer for building design, and brittle connection observed in past earthquakes. The nonlinear pushover analysis and time history analysis were performed for the analytical models considered in this study. The R-factor was calculated based on the analytical results. When comparing the R-factor of the current provision with the calculated R-factor, the results were different due to the hysteresis characteristics of the connection types. After retrofitted with BRBs, the past buildings with the bilinear connection were satisfied with the seismic performance of the current provision. However, the past buildings with the brittle connection was significantly different with the R-factor of the current provision.

본 논문에서는 패시브 진돈제어시스템을 설치한 실대물 K형 철골브레이스 골조의 실험결과를 다루었다. 패시브 진동제어시스템은 점탄성물질을 이용하여 새롭게 개발된 댐퍼를 사용하였다. 이 실험모델의 진동제어 효율성을 확인하고 철골조 브레이싱의 진동반응특성을 조사하기 위하여 일련의 실험을 행하였다. 자유진동실험결과 댐퍼를 설치시 설치하지 않은 경우와 비교하여 3배정도의 진동제어능력을 나타냈다. 점탄성물질 난류댐퍼의 효율성은 진동실험에 의하여 확인되었다.

This thesis investigates vibration response characteristics of building frames in which dampers are installed. The frames belong to passively vibration-controlled. Structures which utilizes energy dissipation of mechanical dampers provided in the structure. In this thesis, a turbulent flow damper sealed by visco-elastic material was dealt with as the device of passive vibration control. To investigate the resisting force characteristics of the damper, harmonic vibratration tests were carried out. Based on the test results, a theoretical model of the damper resistance was presented and a method of identifying the model parameters was proposed. Shaking table tests of the frame with and without the dampers were carried out and the effectiveness of the damper was examined. The response of the frame with the dampers was reduced to 1/2 or 1/3 of the cases without the damper.

The conventional brace system is generally accepted lateral load resisting system for steel structures due to efficient story drift control and economic feasibility by frame materials decrease. But the lateral stiffness of the brace decreases following buckling in this system and buckling causes unstable structures with strength deterioration hysteresis performance. Buckling restrained brace system that performs stable behavior after yielding of core element prevented from buckling by tube element is better than conventional brace system in point of earthquake energy absorbing capacity. In this study, the seismic performance of the multi-story steel frames applied for brace and buckling restrained brace is respectively analyzed, so that, the damage of two systems is quantitatively evaluated by analyzing energy absorption capacity.

This paper deals with steel braced frame as increasing the lateral strength and ductility in order to seismic retrofit of existing buildings. However, There is a problem in utilizing this method. It is the approach to provide an adequate connection between the existing RC frame and the installed steel braced frame. So, the designer must be confirmed if it satisfies the required performance or not.

본 연구에서는 원형강관 가새의 국부좌굴에 의한 내력감소를 배제하기 위하여, 가새의 국부좌굴 거동을 파악하고 좌굴제어 방법을 찾고자 한다. 좌굴을 제어하기 위한 방법으로, 하나는 좌굴 영역에 커버플레이트를 설치하여 좌굴을 구속함으로써 변형능력을 확보하고자 하는 것이며, 다른 하나는 가새 중앙부에 강봉과 스프링을 이용한 수축장치를 삽입하여 압축 시 좌굴의 위험을 배제하는 것이다. 본 연구의 목적은 국부좌굴을 구속하거나 배제하기 위한 좌굴제어시스템을 제안하고, 실험을 통하여 제안한 방법의 적용성을 조사, 검토하는 것이다. 또한 좌굴제어에 따른 성능향상을 정량적으로 평가하는 것이다.