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Seismic mitigation of an existing building by connecting to a base-isolated building with visco-elastic dampers

  • Yang, Zhidong;Lam, Eddie S.S.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.57-71
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    • 2015
  • This study investigates the feasibility of retrofitting an existing building by connecting the existing building to a new building using connecting dampers. The new building is base-isolated and viscoelastic dampers are assigned as connecting dampers. Scaled models are tested under three different earthquake records using a shaking table. The existing building and the new building are 9 and 8 stories respectively. The existing building model shows more than 3% increase in damping ratio. The maximum dynamic responses and the root mean square responses of the existing building model to earthquakes are substantially reduced by at least 20% and 59% respectively. Further, numerical models are developed by conducting time-history analysis to predict the performance of the proposed seismic mitigation system. The predictions agree well with the test results. Numerical simulations are carried out to optimize the properties of connecting dampers and base isolators. It is demonstrated that more than 50% of the peak responses can be reduced by properly adjusting the properties of connecting dampers and base isolators.

A Study on the Formation of Presbyterian Missionary Architecture in Andong Area (미국(美國) 북장로회(北長老會) 안동선교부(安東宣敎部) 건축형성과정(建築形成過程)에 대한 연구(硏究))

  • Dho, Sunboong;Han, Kyuyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.47-62
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze and explain the formation and character of presbyterian missionary architecture in Andong area from 1900 to 1945, which we may call "the modem architecture of Korea". I have surveyed and analyzed the 26 buildings. and so, the major findings of this study are as follows. Firstly, the phase of building is 1) buy the existing Korean traditional building and lot-a thatch roofed house. 2) modify the existing Korean traditional building-a thatch and tile roofed hose. 3) build the Korean style building-a thatch and tile roofed building. 4) build the Western style Building-a timber structured and zinc roofed building. 5) build the Western style Building- a masonry structured and zinc(or tile)roofed building. Secondly, the character of building is 1) In the Korean traditional building, the missionaries change the function for their purpose-office, church, school, hospital. they modify the existing Korean timber frame construction by introducing the material-brick, plaster, glass, Japanese style timber etc .. they live in the Korean existing residential area. 2) In the Western style building, the missionaries build the house according to their life style. they build the timber structured building-church, and the masonry (brick or stone)structured building such as a house, church, school and dormitory, and hospital. their building located on the hill depart from the existing Korean residential area.

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Existing Building Energy Simulation Method Using Calibrated Model by Energy Audit Data (성능진단 데이터로 보정된 모델을 이용한 기존건축물의 에너지시뮬레이션 기법)

  • Kong, Dong-Seok;Kim, Du-Hwan;Chang, Yong-Sung;Huh, Jung-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.231-239
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    • 2014
  • This paper represents a method of existing building energy simulation using energy audit data. Energy audit must be carried out for reasonable analysis, because characteristics of existing buildings such as efficiency of fan, pump, flow rate, pressure, COP and operating schedule could be changed during the building operation. These building characteristics should be measured to estimate actual energy consumption of the existing building. In this study, we conducted energy audit and calculated energy savings for a 7-stories building as a case-study. The energy audit data were used to calibrate the building model of EnergyPlus simulation. Baseline model validated according to M&V guideline index. As a result, building characteristics are significant parameters making a big impact on energy savings in existing buildings.

A Proposal of Energy Retrofitting Methods for Small-to-Medium Existing Building (중소규모 기존 건물의 에너지 개수 방법에 관한 실증연구)

  • Jeong, Hee-Gyu;Lee, Young-Jae;Song, Doo-Sam
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2012.03a
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    • pp.286-292
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    • 2012
  • In recent years, building energy has received much attention and there are many support system to reduce building energy consumption. In addition, It is clear that encouraging to energy efficiency investments can be beneficial to our society, because of the energy supply instability and higher energy price in Korea. Nevertheless, ESCO business, represent the existing building energy retrofit business, hardly has not expanded in Korea. besides, in the case of existing building, it is more difficult to achieve the energy retrofit measures than new building, due to the existing buildings have attributes such as a long life and a lots of energy factor, etc. Therefore, for activate ESCO business and expand ESCO bussiness target to small-to-medium building, it is needed to optimization of retrofitting methods for existing small-to medium buildings in Korea. this research was to derive energy retrofit methods through the energy audit and analysis performed for a small-to-medium building located in Suwon, Korea.

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Seismic Retrofit of an Existing School Building using CIP-Infilled Shear Walls and Steel Braces (현장타설 끼움 전단벽 및 철골가새를 활용한 기존 학교 건물의 내진보강)

  • Youn, Gil-Ho;Kim, Sung-Ho;Kim, Yong-Cheol;Yun, Hyun-Do
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2012
  • This study proposes a procedure for evaluating the seismic performance and retrofit of a typical reinforced building (R/C) school buildings contructed in the 1980s. The procedure is derived from the Japanese Standard for Evaluation of Seismic Capacity of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings and Nonlinear Static Procedure (NSP) specified in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA 356). In this study, the Japanese Standard was applied for evaluating the additionally required seismic performance in the existing school building. Cast-in-place (CIP) reinforced concrete infill walls and steel braces were used to seismically retrofit the existing school building located in the region of Hongsung in Chungnam. In the pushover analysis, i.e NSP, the hinge properties of columns, beams, infill walls and steel braces were carefully calibrated based on the existing experiment results in the available literatures. The predicted seismic performance for the retrofitted building was compared to that for the virgin building. Based on the seismic evaluation with the Japanese Standard and the FEMA 356 criteria, the addition of CIP reinforced concrete infill walls and steel braces have superior constructablility and can improve effectively the seismic performance of the existing school buildings constructed in 1980s.

Proposal of the Energy Retrofit in a Small Sized Office Building and its Application (기존 건물의 에너지 개수방법의 제안 및 사례연구)

  • Jeong, Hee-Gyu;Park, Jun-Won;Lee, Young-Jae;Song, Doo-Sam
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.24 no.9
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    • pp.663-670
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    • 2012
  • Recently, energy saving in building sector is of great important to meet national $CO_2$ reduction goals in Korea. In this sense, it is crucial to improve the energy performance for existing building. The energy efficiency investments, ESCO business, can be beneficial to expand the chance of energy retrofit for existing building. However, ESCO business hardly expand in Korea because it has many limitations in guarantee for energy saving. Also, it is more difficult to apply the energy retrofit measures in existing building than new building. Therefore, the retrofitting methods for existing small-and medium-sized buildings should be improved to initiate ESCO business and expand it in Korea. In this study, the energy retrofit methods for small sized office building were suggested and the case study for a small sized office building located in Suwon was accomplished.

A Effects of applying the noise reduction method between existing buildings (기존 건축물 층간소음 저감공법 적용 효과 분석)

  • Song, Tae-Hyeob;Jeon, Chan-Soo;Kim, Ji-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.249-250
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    • 2018
  • To control the floor noise generated in the apartment building, a method of reinforcing the floor at the floor is applied. However, since existing buildings are difficult to reinforce upper generations, the ceilings of lower generations should be reinforced. The purpose of this study is to analyze the reduction effect by measuring the impact noise after reinforcing the floor soundproofing material on the ceiling of the existing building. In order to ensure the economical efficiency and flame retardancy of the products used as building interior materials, the existing polyurethane foam was impregnated with mineral to prepare test specimens and attached to the concrete slab surface. As a result, it was shown that heavy impact sound can reduce 2dB~5dB and light impact sound can reduce 4~8dB.

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A Fundamental Study on the Revision Direction of G-SEED for Green Remodeling Building (그린리모델링 건축물을 위한 녹색건축인증기준 개선방향에 대한 기초 연구)

  • Hyun, Eun-Mi;An, Kwang-Ho;Kim, Yong-Sik
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: G-SEED's evaluation of existing buildings in Korea is an important point because the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of existing buildings are continuously increasing due to the aging of buildings over time. In 2016, the government has set up a 'Green Remodeling Certification Standard' in G-SEED in order to revitalize the green remodeling business of existing buildings. As a result, G-SEED is distinguished between buildings with green remodeling and buildings with general remodeling. Therefore, this study analyzed the system of the certification of the green remodeling building which is aimed at improving the performance of the building. Method: First, we analyze characteristics of the existing building certification standards of G-SEED(Korea), LEED(USA), and BREEAM(UK). Second, the evaluation criteria are based on the G-SEED Green Remodeling Certification, 2016, LEED for BD + C: New construction and major renovation v.4, BREEAM UK Non-Domestic Refurbishment and Fit-out 2014. Based on the analysis results, we propose the improvement direction of G-SEED Green Remodeling Certification Standard. Result: Existing buildings should be classified into 'existing building certification' for re-certification and 'green remodeling certification' accompanied by building performance improvement. In addition, building green buildings through performance improvement should include not only energy performance, but also creating a pleasant indoor environment and minimizing environmental impact. Finally, existing buildings have accumulated information on energy and resource use, and a performance improvement plan should be established based on this information.

Approach for Greening of Existing Buildings due to the Green Growth Policy (녹색성장정책에 따른 기존 건축물의 그린화 활성화 방안에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Min-Seok;Kim, Ju-Hyung;Kim, Jae-Jun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.127-128
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    • 2011
  • In order to combat climate change, green building is expected to demand in the domestic market. To activate the market for domestic and international trends are examined. And Green Building Find out about the necessity and economic benefits. The following, search for the domestic and international cases. In this study, activation of the plan for the domestic market is to study.

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The Improvement of Building Envelope Performance in Existing School Building (기존 학교 건물의 외피 성능 개선 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Bang, Ah-Young;Park, Se-Hyeon;Kim, Jin-Hee;Kim, Young-Jae;Kim, Jun-Tae
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.69-76
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: This study is to investigate the effects of facade insulation and window remodeling of an existing old middle school building on the reduction of energy consumption. Method: To analyze energy performance of building, using DesignBuilder v3.4, building energy simulation tool based EnergyPlus engine. Energy consumption and problem of target building was analyzed based on data and survey. Based on building energy simulations it analyzed the variation of energy demand for the building according to U-value of wall, glazing properties and external shading devices. Result: When insulation of building was reinforced, cooling and heating load was decreased. Glazing properties that minimize cooling and heating energy consumption were analyzed. In conclusion, it is important to choose SHGC and U-value of window fit in characteristic of target building. Setting external blind for cooling load decreases 5%.