Background: The characteristics of lateral epicondylitis (LE) are muscle strength weakness and increased common extensor tendon (CET) thickness. Ultrasonography has recently been used to evaluate tendinopathy. Diamond taping (DT) is commonly used to manage patients with LE. However, no previous studies have investigated the effects of DT on CET thickness. Objects: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of DT applied around the lateral elbow on CET thickness, grip strength, and wrist extension force in healthy subjects. Methods: The subjects were 26 adults (13 male) in their twenties. First, the CET thickness was measured at rest. The CET thickness was measured by using ultrasonography at two points. The subjects were then instructed to perform maximal grip activities or maximal wrist extension activities before and after DT around the lateral elbow. The DT technique was applied using non-elastic tape. While the subjects performed maximal grip activities, the investigator measured the maximum grip strength (MGS) and CET thickness. Likewise, while the subjects performed maximal wrist extension activities, the investigator measured the maximum wrist extension force (MWEF) and CET thickness. Results: The MGS showed a statistically significant improvement after DT taping application in men (p < 0.05). The MWEF showed a statistically significant improvement after DT application in male (p < 0.01) and female (p < 0.05). When performing the activities, the CET thickness increased compared to that at rest. However, CET thickness didn’t show a statistically significant improvement before and after DT. Conclusion: This study shows that DT applied around the lateral elbow is effective in improving MGS and MWEF. However, it does not affect CET thickness.

Over the years, several studies have been made for the improvement of the design criteria of stepped beams. However, studies on lateral-torsional buckling of stepped beams located at the midspan have been very limited. Hence, this study aims to evaluate the elastic lateral-torsional buckling strength of doubly symmetric singly stepped I-beam at midspan subjected to pure bending along the entire span. The I-beam measurements and specifications are in accordance with the AISC standards. For the analysis of stepped beams, the parameters α, β and γ are used. In this paper, singly stepped beams are defined as beams having an increased cross section at midspan. The unbraced length used for the simply supported stepped I-beams are 13.59m, 18.12m, and 22.65m while the parameters α, β and γ for the cross section varies from 0.167~0.333, 1.0~1.4, and 1.0~1.8, respectively. To model and perform the analysis for the I-beams, a universal finite element analysis program, ABAQUS, will be used. S4R elements will be used to model the simply supported beams and to check the accuracy of the models guide design specifications are used. The results from the finite element analysis will be shown in tables and plotted into graphs. Based from the obtained results, conclusions and new design guidelines are proposed.

This paper deals with steel braced frame as increasing the lateral strength and ductility in order to seismic retrofit of existing buildings and discusses the designing criteria and calculation method of retrofitted buildings. The addition of steel braced frame can be effective for increasing the lateral strength and ductility 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, because global strength by failure mode(three type) depends on detail of connection and strength of existing RC frame. So, the designer must be confirmed if it satisfies the required performance or not. Failure mode of type I is the most appropriate for increasing the lateral strength and ductility. Seismic performance evaluation and strength calculation of seismic retrofit are performed by guideline by KISTEC(Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology)’s “seismic performance evaluation and rehabilitation of existing buildings” and Japan Building Disaster Prevention Association. Buildings are modeled and non-linear pushover analysis are performed using MIDAS program.

The core aim of this dissertation is to empirically scrutinize a strength characteristic of beam-column frame subjected to the cyclic lateral load, a beam-column frame of un-reinforced masonry wall, and a shear wall frame. First and foremost, I embark upon making three prototypes vis-à-vis this research. By conducting this process, I touch on an analysis of cyclic behavior and a damage characteristic of the beam-column frame, the beam-column frame of un-reinforced masonry wall, and the shear wall frame. What is more, through the previous procedure, the next part delves into the exact stress transfer path and the destructive mechanism to examine how much and how strong the beam-column frame of un-reinforced Masonry Wall does have a resistance capacity against earthquake in all the architecture constructed by the above-mentioned frame, as well as school buildings. In addition to the three prototypes, two more experimental models, a beam-column frame and shear wall frame, are used to compare with the beam-column frame of un-reinforced masonry wall. Lastly, the dissertation will suggest some solutions to improve the resistance capacity against earthquake regarding all constructions built with non bearing wall following having examining precisely all the analysis with regard to not only behavior properties and the damage mechanism of the beam-column frame and the beam-column frame of un-reinforced Masonry Wall but also the resistance capacity against earthquake of non bearing wall and school buildings.

최근 국내에서는 원자력발전소의 모듈화 공법에 적용하기 위하여 SC(steel plate concrete) 구조를 개발하는 연구를 진행하고 있다. 이 연구에서는 전단보강이 없는 비보강 SC 전단벽의 횡방향 내진성능 및 강성특성에 대하여 분석하기 위하여 전단벽 모형시편을 제작하고, 이를 대상으로 정적가력실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과를 이용하여, 이 논문에서는 비보강 SC 구조의 횡력에 대한 파괴모드의 유형을 분석하고, 단면강도와 부재의 강성 특성을 검토하였다. 그리고 SC 구조용 설계기준에서 제시하는 단면의 강도 계산식과실험결과를 비교하였다. 연구결과, 비보강 SC 전단벽의 파괴 형태의 하나는 콘크리트와 강판의 부착 상실로 인한 휨전단파괴라는 사실을발견하였다. SC 구조 전단벽의 벽체 길이방향 거동은 파괴 시까지 벽체 외측의 강판이 내부 콘크리트를 구속하는 효과를 기대할 수 있으므로 연성능력이 향상되는 것이 확인되었다

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of two types of stretching extensor carpi radialis on the visual analog scale (VAS), pressure-pain thresholds (PPTs), grip strength (GS), and strength of wrist extensor (SWE) in patients with lateral epicondylalgia. Sixteen patients with lateral epicondylalgia were recruited for this study and randomly assigned to two groups; the conventional stretching group (CS) and the stretching of proximal functional massage group (PFM); the VAS, PPTs, GS, and SWE were measured before and after the intervention. Over a period of stretching exercises were performed for five minutes per day, five days per week. The paired t-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used to determine the statistical differences in the VAS, PPTs, GS, and SWE (pre- and post-test). The Independent t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare the effects of stretching exercises between the CS and PFM groups. The results of this study demonstrated that in the PFM group, the PPTs, GS, and SWE significantly increased, and the VAS decreased (p<.05). In the CS group, the VAS and GS increased significantly after the three-week intervention (p<.05). Pain was decreased and strength (GS and SWE) was increased in the PFM group, compared to the CS group (p<.05). The findings of this study indicate that PFM technique can be applied for decreasing pain and increasing the GS and SWE in patients with lateral epicondylalgia.

교각의 합리적이고 경제적인 내진설계를 위해서는 연성도에 기반한 내진설계가 필요하며 이를 위해서는 신뢰성 있는 전단평가가 필수적이다. RC 기둥의 전단거동은 휨거동과 달리 부재의 단면크기, 형상비, 축력, 연성도 등 다양한 요인에 의하여 영향을 받아 거동이 매우 복잡하다.따라서,이들 요인을 고려한 많은 설계식 및 경험식이 제안되고 있으나 부재의 초기전단강도와 연성도에 따른 전단강도 저하를 평가하는데 상당한 차이를 보이고 있다. 본 연구에서는 형상비,단면의 중공비, 복부면적, 하중패턴을 변수로 하는 실험적 연구를 수행하여 중공단면 기둥의 초기 전단강도 특성을 살펴보았다. 실험결과는 기존의 다양한 전단평가식과 비교.검토하여 특성을 분석하였으며, 역학적 특성과 실험결과에 기초하여 보다 합리적인 초기 전단평가식을 제안하고 타당성을 검토하였다.

보강판은 선박이나 해양구조물에서 폭넓게 사용되고 있는 기본적인 강도 부재이다. 이러한 보강판은 선박의 갑판부, 선측부, 선저부에 흔히 사용되고 있다. 보강판은 보강재가 어느 한 방향으로 또는 양방향으로 구성되어 있으며 후자에 대해서 보통 그릴리지라고 한다. 보강판의 좌굴 및 소성붕괴는 선각거더의 파손 원인이 되므로 좌굴 및 최종강도가 정확하게 규명할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 범용유한요소해석코드인 ANSYS를 이용하여 좌굴 및 좌굴 후 거동에 대한 평가를 수행하고 보강재 치수변화, 수압의 영향을 고려하여 압축최종강도에 대해 해석 수행하였다.

철골 건축 구조물이 횡하중을 받을 때 합성보의 거동에 대한 연구가 수행되었다. 실험으로부터 얻어진 결과와 수치해석에 의한 결과를 이용하여 합성보의 강성과 연결부에서의 강도를 위한 수학적 모델이 연결부의 상세를 고려하여 개발되었다. 또한 캔티레버 합성보의 skeleton 곡선과 hysteresis 곡선을 위한 해석모델이 제시되었다. 탄성보와 부재내의 비탄성 변형이 응집된 양 단부스프링으로 구성된 단일요소모델에 의한 합성보 요소가 컴퓨터 프로그램, DRAIN-2D에 포함되었으며, 해석결과는 실험결과의 비교를 통해 검정되었다.

This study presents a technique for measuring the local strain of RC columns using high strength materials. A acrylic rod with strain gauges at intervals of 5 mm were embedded in high-strength RC columns. Under uniaxial compression loading, the local strain of the column was measured with strain gauges attached to the acrylic rod. It was confirmed from experimental results that the technique applied in this study is very effective in measuring the local strain of high-strength RC columns and the compressive failure of the high-strength RC columns is concentrated in some local regions.

본 연구에서는 고유동 고강도 콘크리트의 현장타설에의 적용성 검토를 위해 거푸집의 측압검토를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 타설높이 및 타설속도를 주요변수로 정하여 실험체를 제작한 후, 수행한 실험으로부터 측압 및 온도변화를 측정하였다. 고유동 고강도 콘크리트의 최대 측압은 굳지 않은 콘크리트의 측압으로 나타났으며, 타설 직후 측압이 감소하기 시작하여 12시간 이후 안정화를 보였다. 3~4시간 이후 안 정화가 나타나는 보통 콘크리트와 측압이 감소하는 경향은 유사하다. 타설속도가 빠를수록 최대 측압이 크게 발생하였으며, 시간의 경과에 따른 감소량은 거의 유사하였다. 또한 수화열과 측압감소 사이에 직접적인 연관성은 나타나지 않았다.

Recently, as the level of market competition in the structural engineering field continues to rise, structural designers are finding other ways to make their designs stand out. One way of doing that is to make the designs more economical without sacrificing efficiency. As a result, the use of stepped beams and the studies involving it has become more common. Stepped beams are beams that have a sudden increase in cross section along its length. The change in cross section is made by increasing the width and/or the thickness of the flanges along a certain length while maintaining the dimensions of the web. Most of the studies involving lateral torsional buckling of stepped beams are focused on developing equations and studying the effects of symmetry. However, the studies involving actual test experiments are still very limited. Thus, this study has three main objectives. The first objective of this study is to give a brief historical overview on the series of studies involving the lateral torsional buckling capacity of stepped beams and give an idea on its current state of the art. The second objective is to determine if the intuitive expectation that the lowest critical moment always corresponds to uniform bending moment holds true for stepped beams. The degree of symmetry is varied and several loading conditions are observed. The third objective of this study is to determine the actual inelastic lateral torsional buckling capacity of doubly stepped singly symmetric I-beams having compact and non-compact flange sections subjected to two point loading condition and to use the results obtained to determine the applicability of previously proposed equations in predicting the buckling strength of stepped beams. The results are obtained by conducting actual destructive tests on doubly stepped I-beams using a universal testing machine and running simulation tests using the finite element program, ABAQUS. The main factors that are considered for the experimental and finite element analysis are the degree of beam symmetry, the loading condition, the supports, the stepped beam factors and the unsupported length. The degree of symmetry of all the stepped beams analyzed is fixed at 0.7. The unsupported lengths of the beams analyzed are 3 meters and 4 meters. The results obtained from the analysis are compared with the results from design specifications to determine the effects of steps and from proposed design equations to determine the equations’ applicability and safety. Finally, the results revealed that the stepped beams did have an increase in lateral torsional buckling capacity in comparison with the prismatic beams and that the proposed equations are suitable to be used in predicting the strength of stepped beams having compact flanges under the observed loading condition. However, for beams having non-compact flanges, the previously proposed equations produced over conservative results. Further study can also be made on stepped beams with varying degree of symmetries, loading conditions, boundary conditions and stepped beam parameters.

This study focuses on the effects of load height on the inelastic lateral buckling of doubly stepped I-beams. The effects of having compact and non-compact flanges are also covered by this study. Two sections are analyzed: one having compact flanges and web while the other section has a compact web and non-compact flanges. The loadings are limited to those having an inflection point of zero. Also, the three main locations for the loads analyzed would be at the top of the flange, at the shear and at the bottom flange. The nonlinear analysis is done using the finite element program, ABAQUS. Also, to take into consideration the effect of inelastic buckling, residual stresses and geometric imperfections are applied to the models made. The results of the analysis would then determine if the location of the loads has significant effects on the buckling strength of the stepped beams. Also, the results are compared to the results of previous studies involving the effects of load-height on prismatic beams. The final results are tabulated and conclusions and new design methods are provided.

Several studies concerning the lateral torsional buckling of horizontally curved I-beams have been made by different researchers. However, these studies are mostly limited to linear analysis and involving only single girders having single span. Nonlinear analysis of horizontally curved I-beams have been very limited or almost none. The aims of this study are to give a brief summary of the studies that have been made involving several factors concerning the lateral torsional buckling capacity of horizontally curved I-beams and to show several analyses that focused on determining the behavior of the horizontally curved I-beams that experience lateral torsional buckling failure. Subjects discussed in this study include: (1) different design provisions involving LTB of curved I-beams; (2) different equations that can be used concerning LTB of curved I-beams; (3) effect of cross frames; (4) effects of cross frame spacing; and (5) analysis results and trends comparing LTB strength of curved I-beams to straight beams. The summary of these studies will be essential in determining the future studies that has to be made involving the lateral torsional buckling of horizontally curved I-girder bridges which should cover single girder and multi girder systems as well as single span and multi span curved bridge systems.

It has been proven in recent studies that for monosymmetric I-section beams, in considering bending moment diagrams caused by any combination of applied end moments and transverse loads acting at the shear centre, the lowest critical lateral torsional buckling moment does not necessarily correspond to uniform bending. This finding is different from the intuitive expectation that researchers have that for lateral torsional buckling of thin walled beams, the lowest critical lateral torsional buckling moment always corresponds to a uniform bending moment diagram. To determine the applicability of the findings stated, considering stepped beams, this study will be focusing on the comparison of the lateral torsional buckling strength trends in monosymmetric I-beams having doubly stepped and compact cross section. Several loading conditions will be applied to see the effect of different moment diagrams having different inflection points on the lateral torsional buckling strength of stepped beams. The study will be made using the finite element program, ABAQUS. The study will investigate stepped beams having monosymmetric ratios ranging from 0.5 to 0.9. These ratios correspond to varying bottom flange width while keeping the top flange width unchanged. Both elastic and inelastic analysis will be carried out for this study. Finally, the findings for this study will be shown using illustrative figures and conclusions will be made.

본 연구에서는 비탄성 영역 내 비지지 길이가 존재하고 양단 및 일단 계단식 단면을 가지는 일축대칭 변단면 I형보의 해석적·이론적 연구를 토대로 하여 비탄성 횡-비틀림 좌굴 강도 해석을 실시하였다. 하중조건으로는 비지지 길이 내 모멘트가 0인 지점이 개수에 따라 모델을 구분지어 적용시켰으며, 플랜지 길이방향 비, 너비 방향 비, 두께의 비로 변단면 I형보를 나타내었다. 비선형 횡-비틀림 좌굴 해석을 위해 단순직선분포를 잔류응력으로 가정하였으며, 국내 I형강 표준 치수 허용치에 근거하여 부재 길이의 0.1%를 초기 최대 횡변위로 적용하여 초기변형으로 고려하였다. 유한요소해석에 사용된 프로그램은 ABAQUS(2009)이며, 회귀분석프로그램인 MINITAB(2006)을 이용해 간편한 설계식을 제안하고 있다. 본 연구 결과에서 개발·제안된 식은 향후 비탄성 횡-비틀림 좌굴 강도에 대한 연구에 많은 도움이 될 것이다.

풍하중 및 지진하중등 횡하중이 작용하는 무량판 슬래브는 전단파괴와 같은 취성파괴를 지연시키기 위해서 충분한 전단강도와 연성능력을 보유하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 반복 횡하중을 받는 무량판 슬래브의 전단강도와 변형성능을 고찰하기 위하여, 무보강 및 전단 보강된 총 4개의 내부기둥-슬래브 접합부를 실험하였다. 실험결과, 전단보강 슬래브의 이방향 전단강도는 무보강 슬래브보다 최대 1.5배까지 증가시켜 적용하는 콘크리트구조설계기준(KCI)과 ACI 318-02 기준은 중력하중만이 작용하는 경우에는 적절하나 조합하중 특히 횡하중의 영향이 클 경우에는 매우 불안전측 이었다. 한편, 변형성능 측면에서 슬래브-기둥 접합부의 1.5% 횡변위 성능을 확보하기 위하여 이방향 전단강도에 대한 중력하중비를 40%이하로 제한한 ACI-ASCE 352 위원회의 권고는 안전측인 것으로 나타났다.

편심 하중을 받는 철근 콘크리트 기둥에서 띠철근과 콘크리트 강도의 영향을 파악하기 위하여 콘크리트 압축강도, 띠철근 배근간격 및 형상, 편심비를 주요 변수로 하여 단면 200mm×200mm의 시험체 24개를 실험하였다. 이러한 연구를 통하여 콘크리트 기둥은 편심거리비, 띠철근 배근간격, 띠철근 배근형태 등에 관계없이 콘크리트 강도가 증가할수록 취성적으로 거동하였고, 편심거리비가 증가할수록 띠철근 배근에 의한 연성 증가 효과는 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 띠철근 배근간격이 100mm에서 30mm로 줄어들 경우, 최대 내력은 10～20% 증가하였으며, 최대 내력 이후에도 보다 연성적으로 거동하였다. 그러므로 고강도 콘크리트 기둥에서 적당한 연성과 강도를 확보하기 위해서는 일반강도 콘크리트에 비하여 더 많은 띠철근 체적비와 밀실한 띠철근 배근이 필요하였으며, 띠철근 배근 간격만을 제한하는 현재의 대한건축학회 내진 기준은 고강도 콘크리트 사용 시 띠철근의 배근 효과와 부재 연성 확보 측면에서 불안전하였으며, 띠철근을 콘크리트 강도와 연계하는 새로운 내진 기준이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.