Considering the non-linear behavior of structure and soil when evaluating a nuclear power plant's seismic safety under a beyond-design basis earthquake is essential. In order to obtain the nonlinear response of a nuclear power plant structure, a time-domain SSI analysis method that considers the nonlinearity of soil and structure and the nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) effect is necessary. The Boundary Reaction Method (BRM) is a time-domain SSI analysis method. The BRM can be applied effectively with a Perfectly Matched Layer (PML), which is an effective energy absorbing boundary condition. The BRM has a characteristic that the magnitude of the response in far-field soil increases as the boundary interface of the effective seismic load moves outward. In addition, the PML has poor absorption performance of low-frequency waves. For this reason, the accuracy of the low-frequency response may be degraded when analyzing the combination of the BRM and the PML. In this study, the accuracy of the analysis response was improved by adjusting the PML input parameters to improve this problem. The accuracy of the response was evaluated by using the analysis response using KIESSI-3D, a frequency domain SSI analysis program, as a reference solution. As a result of the analysis applying the optimal PML parameter, the average error rate of the acceleration response spectrum for 9 degrees of freedom of the structure was 3.40%, which was highly similar to the reference result. In addition, time-domain nonlinear SSI analysis was performed with the soil's nonlinearity to show this study's applicability. As a result of nonlinear SSI analysis, plastic deformation was concentrated in the soil around the foundation. The analysis results found that the analysis method combining BRM and PML can be effectively applied to the seismic response analysis of nuclear power plant structures.

Response analysis of buried pipeline subjected to permanent ground deformation(PGD) due to liquefaction is mainly executed by use of numerical analysis or semi-analytical relationship, When applying these methods, so called interfacial pipelineㆍsoil interaction force plays an dominant part. Currently used interaction force is mode up of indispensable mechanical and physical components for the response analysis of buried pipeline. However, it has somewhat limited applicability to the liquefied region since it is based on the experimental results for the non-liquefied region. Therefore, in this study, improved type of pipelineㆍsoil interaction force is proposed based on the existing interaction force and experimental research accomplishments. Above all, proposed interaction force includes various patterns of PGD or spatial distributions of interaction force caused by the decrease of soil stiffness. Through the comparison of numerical results using the proposed and the existing interaction force, relative influences of interaction force on the response of pipeline are evaluated and noticeable considerations in the application of semi-analytical relationship are discussed. Moreover, analyses due to the change of pipe thickness and burial depth are performed.

현재 교량 시공 시 대부분의 교각은 경제성 및 시공성이 우수한 중실 RC교각이 많이 사용되고 있으며, 고교각의 경우 지진력을 저감시키기 위하여, 중공 단면의 RC 교각이 설계에 이용되고 있다. 가장 흔한 교각인 중실 RC교각은 교각의 휨과 내진성능을 만족하기 위하여, 단면 이차모멘트가 크도록 대단면의 교각 설계가 주로 행해지고 있다. 이렇게 설계된 중실 RC 교각은 설계하중 보다 필요이상의 축강도를 가지고 있어, 교각 단면의 효율성은 매우 합리적이지 않다.반면, 중공식 기둥의 한 종류로 선행 연구자들에 의해 개발된 이중 강관 합성 기둥(Double Skinned Composite Tubular Columns)은 대표적인 합성 중공 교각으로 내외부 강관에 의한 구속효과로 인하여, 중실 RC교각에 비하여 콘크리트의 구속 강도가 매우 우수하다.본 연구에서는 중실교각과 DSCT교각의 축력-모멘트 저항성능의 차이점에 대하여 정성적으로 분석을 수행하였다. 이를 위하여, DSCT교각의 중공비를 매개변수로써 선정하여, 각각 중공비 0.7, 0.8, 0.9의 교각 단면을 설계하였으며, 중공비에 따른 축력과 모멘트 저항성능의 관계를 비교분석하였다. 결론적으로, DSCT교각은 중실 RC교각대비 축강도가 매우 우수하여, 작은 직경으로도 필요한 축강도와 우수한 모멘트저항성능을 발휘함으로써, 교각 단면의 합리적인 설계가 가능함을 알 수 있었다.