본 연구에서는 기존 철근콘크리트 (R/C) 구조체와 내진보강 부재의 접합부의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서 접합부에 탄성패드를 가지는 새로운 H형강 철골프레임 내부접합형 내진보강공법 (H-section Steel Frame with Elastic Pad, HSFEP)을 제안하였다. HSFEP 시스템은 필요 내진보강량 산정이 간편한 내력향상형 보강공법으로서, 전단파괴가 발생할 가능성이 매우 높은 비내진상세를 가지는 중·저층 R/C 건축물에 적합한 공법이다. 본 연구에서 제안한 HSFEP 내진보강공법의 유용성을 검증하기 위하여 비내진상세를 가지는 국내 R/C 건축물을 바탕으로 실물 2층 골조 실험체를 제작하여 유사동적실험을 수행하여 최대지진응답 하중 및 변위, 지진피해정도를 중심으로 내진보강효과를 검토하였다. 실험결과 본 연구에서 개발한 HSFEP 내부접합형 내진보강법은 접합부성능이 개선되었으며, 효과적으로 수평극한내력을 증진시킴과 동시에 대지진 입력 시에도 지진응답변위를 매우 효과적으로 억제시켰다.

In this study, to improve the connection performance between the existing reinforced concrete (R/C) frame and the strengthening member, we proposed a new H-section steel frame with elastic pad (HSFEP) system for seismic rehabilitation of existing medium-to-low-rise reinforced concrete (R/C) buildings. This HSFEP strengthening system exhibits an excellent connection performance because an elastic pad is installed between the existing structure and reinforcing frame. The method shows a strength design approach implemented via retrofitting, to easily increase the ultimate lateral load capacity of R/C buildings lacking seismic data, which exhibit shear failure mechanism. Two full-size two-story R/C frame specimens were designed based on an existing R/C building in Korea lacking seismic data, and then strengthened using the HSFEP system; thus, one control specimen and one specimen strengthened with the HSFEP system were used. Pseudodynamic tests were conducted to verify the effects of seismic retrofitting, and the earthquake response behavior with use of the proposed method, in terms of the maximum response strength, response displacement, and degree of earthquake damage compared with the control R/C frame. Test results revealed that the proposed HSFEP strengthening method, internally applied to the R/C frame, effectively increased the lateral ultimate strength, resulting in reduced response displacement of R/C structures under large scale earthquake conditions.