In order to increase seismic performance of nuclear power plant (NPP) in strong seismic zone, lead-rubber bearing (LRB) can be applied to seismic isolation system of NPP structures. Simple equivalent linear model as structural analysis model of LRB is more widely used in initial design process of LRB than a bilinear model. Seismic responses for seismically isolated NPP containment structures subjected to earthquakes categorized into 5 different soil-site classes are calculated by both of the equivalent linear- and bilinear- LRB models and compared each others. It can be observed that the maximum displacements of LRB and shear forces of containment in the case of the equivalent linear LRB model are larger than those in the case of bilinear LRB model. From the seismic fragility curves of NPP containment structures isolated by LRB, it can be observed that seismic fragility in the case of equivalent linear LRB model are about 5~30 % larger than those in the case of bilinear LRB model.

It is important to evaluate energy absorption capacity of frames required during a design earthquake. An inelastic computer analysis based on mathematical modelling of energy absorbing frames and elements makes it possible to evaluate required energy absorption capacity. But such an analysis sometimes consumes much computation time particularly in case of complicated structural system. This paper presents a proposal to predict energy absorption of multi-bent steel frames by simple equivalent linear method.

교량 구성요소의 설계지진력은 현행 국내 도로교설계기준에 의하면 설계지진을 가하여 얻어진 탄성지진력을 구조형식에 따른 응답수정계수로 나눔으로써 결정되어진다. 말뚝기초가 채택된 교량시스템의 탄성지진력의 크기는 말뚝기초의 모형화 방법에 따라 크게 달라질 수 있다. 이 논문에서는 근사적이고 실용적인 말뚝기초의 모형화 기법을 제시하였다. 이 모형화 기법에서는 말뚝기초의 강도를 횡방향으로 반복하중을 가진 현장시험으로 얻은 말뚝-지반의 상호작용이 고려된 지반반력-변위 곡선을 이용한 말뚝의 수평방향 강도와 탄성 축변형은 물론 선단지지력 및 주변마찰력을 고려한 말뚝의 수직방향 강도로 나타내는 것이다. 예제 교량의 해석을 수행하여 제시된 절차가 타당성있고 적용 가능한 교량의 지진응답해석용 말뚝기초의 모형화 기법임을 검증하였다.