• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.35-42
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• 2024

This research explores the potential of methyl methacrylate(MMA) as a material for road repair applications. It specifically examines two MMA formulations, referred to as type A and type B, in relation to their performance on concrete substrates. The evaluation criteria included drying time, tensile bond strength, and resistance to alkali. The condition of the substrate surface was varied across three curing environments: constant temperature and humidity(R), immersion in water(W), and immersion in water with chloride ions(N). The findings indicate that type B MMA exhibits a quicker drying time and superior resistance to alkali compared to type A. While type A demonstrated greater tensile bond strength, it failed to maintain adhesion with the concrete base. Based on the parameters tested in this study, type B MMA emerges as the more favorable option for road repair contexts. Nonetheless, the study underscores the necessity for additional testing on asphalt substrates to fully assess the material's durability and applicability for long-term road maintenance.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.36-44
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• 2024

This paper presents the application of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Region of Interest (ROI) techniques for concrete crack analysis. Surfaces of concrete structures, such as beams, etc., are exposed to fatigue stress and cyclic loads, typically resulting in the initiation of cracks at a microscopic level on the structure's surface. Early detection enables preventative measures to mitigate potential damage and failures. Conventional manual inspections often yield subpar results, especially for large-scale infrastructure where access is challenging and detecting cracks can be difficult. This paper presents data collection, edge segmentation and ROI techniques application, and analysis of concrete cracks using Convolutional Neural Networks. This paper aims to achieve the following objectives: Firstly, achieving improved accuracy in crack detection using image-based technology compared to traditional manual inspection methods. Secondly, developing an algorithm that utilizes enhanced Sobel edge segmentation and ROI techniques. The algorithm provides automated crack detection capabilities for non-destructive testing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.61-61
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• 2018

듀플렉스 스테인리스강은 페라이트와 오스테나이트 상이 공존하는 특징을 갖는다. 그러한 구조에 의해서 페라이트와 오스테나이트상의 장점을 동시에 갖는 특성이 있다. 높은 강도와, 우수한 내식성, 응력 부식 균열 그리고 낮은 니켈의 함량 때문에 안정적인 가격을 갖는 장점을 갖기 때문에 운송, 기름과 가스, 해양플랜트, 건축 그리고 높은 강도와 우수한 내식성이 필요한 분야에서 수요가 증가할 것으로 사료된다. 이러한 듀플렉스 스테인리스강의 형성에서 페라이트와 오스테나이트상의 균형과 내식성을 개선하기 위해 질소가 첨가된다[1,2]. 본 연구는 저니켈 듀플렉스 스테인리스강(STS 329 FLD)의 공식 형성 과정에서 질소의 함량이 공식 형성과 내식특성에 미치는 영향을 동전위분극, XPS(X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) 그리고 GDOES(Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry)를 이용하여 규명하였다. GDOES를 이용하여 깊이별 원소 분포를 정량적으로 비교한 결과, 부동태막에서 질소는 기저에 비하여 증가하였고, 질소의 함량이 증가함에 따라 wt.% 또한 증가하였다. 이러한 부동태막의 깊이별 원소 분포특성이 내식특성과 공식의 크기에 미치는 영향을 동전위분극을 이용하였다. 질소의 함량이 증가하였을 경우, 부식전위는 증가하였으며, 부식전류는 감소하였다. 또한 부동태전류가 감소한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 차이의 원인을 확인하기 위하여 XPS를 이용하여 질소의 화학적 상태를 확인하였다. 질소는 암모니아의 형태로 존재하는 것으로 확인되었다. 암모니아 상태로 부동태막에 존재함에 따라 공식이 형성될 때, 암모늄 화함물을 형성하여 공식 내부의 산성도를 낮춤으로써 공식의 형성이 억제된 것으로 사료된다. 또한 공식 이후의 표면을 관찰 할 경우 질소의 함량이 증가함에 따라 표면에서 공식이 거의 관찰되지 않았다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.41-52
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• 2011

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of energy saving and sound insulation of building materials mixed with charcoal. To investigate the functionality of building based on the difference of construction materials, three different experimental buildings were constructed. They were buildings built with the conventional construction materials (A), the charcoal construction materials (B), and the charcoal-sericite construction materials (C). The study showed that energy consumption could be reduced approximately 9.5% and 14.5% by replacing A with B and C, respectively. Especially, it is revealed that the lower outdoor temperature was, the higher energy saving effect was. Also, after shutoff the boiler switch the decrease rate of room temperature of the one using B was lower than those of others using A and C so that the room temperature at the building using B was higher by $3.5{\sim}4.2^{\circ}C$ in the 1 meter air above the ground and by $4.4{\sim}5.4^{\circ}C$ on the floor surface after 12 hours passed. In the building noise test the heavy-and light-weight impact sound of the plate, represented by criterion of noise between floors in multi-story building, tended to decrease in the test sample containing charcoal.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.52-57
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• 2003

This research is to collect, classify and identify the insects boring tunnels into wood or damaging wooden frame structure. Intensive insect collections have been carried at the historical local schools annexed to the confucian shrine from March to September 2001. Ten species of Coleoptera, 15 species of Hymenoptera, 6 species of Hemiptera, 4 species of Ditera and 1 species of Demaptera were recorded. Most species of Coleoptera and Hymenoptera have the manducatory apparatus in the mouth-part that cause severe damage in wood, and showed the highest population among the genera recorded. Further research should be considered on the identification of wood demage insects at the species level among present collection and their mechanism of wood demage in the wood.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.13 no.5 s.57
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• pp.169-179
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• 2009

The purpose of this paper is to find an efficient heat source to amplify the surface temperature of damaged concrete structures for infrared thermography. we compare two different heat sources of far-infrared lamp and halogen lamp each other for their efficiency. The two heat sources were applied to the concrete specimens. Two different concrete specimens were used: one was the concrete containing internal void and the other was wrapped with partially unbonded fiber reinforced polymer sheet. it was found that the far-infrared lamp was more efficient than the halogen lamp. In addition, we propose a new algorithm to make the damage zone displayed clear in the image obtained from the thermographic operation. The algorithm is a combination of Gauss filtering process and the Prewitt mask operation.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.61-70
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• 2019

Geopolymer is an eco-friendly construction material that has various advantages such as reduced $CO_2$ emission, fire resistance and low thermal conductivity compared to cement. However, it has not been many studies on the thermal behavior of the surface of the geopolymer panel when flame is applied to the surface. In this study, surface characteristics of hardened geopolymer on flame exposure was investigated to observe its characteristics as heat-resistant architectural materials. External structure changes and crack due to the heat shock were not observed during the exposure on flame. According to the residue of calcite and halo pattern of aluminosilicate gel, decarboxylation and dehydration were extremely limited to the surface and, therefore, it is thought that durability of hardened geopolymer was sustained. Gehlenite and calcium silicate portion was inversely proportional to quartz and calcite and significantly directly proportional to BFS replacement ratio. Microstructure changes due to the thermal shock caused decarboxylation and dehydration of crystallization and it was developed the pore and new crystalline phase like calcium silicate and gehlenite. It is thought that those crystalline phase worked as a densification and strengthening mechanism on geopolymer panel surface.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.81-89
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• 2021

In recent years, the design of buildings is changing from formal to creative and freeform. Accordingly, the scale of construction technology is changing to architectural design and construction of irregular buildings. Using the FDM method, which is one of the 3D printing technologies, it is possible to manufacture various forms of irregular formwork inexpensively and quickly coMPared to the existing formwork, and it seems to be able to solve the manpower problem. Using a 3D printer, the PLA filament formwork is produced in the form of a cylinder and a rectangular cuboid, and the usability of the PLA filament formwork is confirmed by examining the compression strength test and the degree of deformation and reusability over 28 days of age. Different sizes of additional specimens are also conducted according to the size. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that the filament formwork itself has about 3~4MPa strength. As a result of reviewing data through existing linear studies and experiments, it is appropriate to use more than 60% infill, and it is advantageous in terms of strength. As a result of cutting and dismantling the filament formwork, the surface is very clean and there is no damage, so it can be reused.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.117-127
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• 2015

The cool surface ratio could be used as a proxy of the overall thermal environment contributing to heat islands in urban area. This research proposes a comparative evaluation framework in an objective and quantitative way for measuring cool surface ratios. Two university campuses (Kyungpook National University: KNU, South Korea and UC Davis: University of California, Davis, USA) were selected as case study sites in order to monitor cool surface condition. Google Earth combined with digital maps realistically identified the major type of cool surfaces such as cool roofs and water bodies in the study area. Cool surfaces were sparsely identified over the KNU campus while the UC Davis campus was heavily covered by cool surfaces such as cool roofs and water bodies, resulting in almost four times more first-grade cool surfaces, as compared to KNU. It is confirmed that standard remote sensing technology can offer the viable method of measuring and comparing the campus-wide cool surface condition. It is anticipated that this research output could be used as a valuable reference to initiate a nation-wide cool surface strategy since objective evidence has been provided based on area-wide measurement for the cool surface in the two university context.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.83-91
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• 2013

Cool roofs are currently being emerged as one of important mechanism to save energy in relation to the building. It is specifically proposed that the changing trends of rooftop surface temperature in the flat roof building model could be used effectively as an indicator to reduced cooling load reduced by cool roof since it can present stable temperature record, that is not influenced according to the nearby physical as well as human variables. The temperature of cool roof in summer was lower around $20^{\circ}C$, compared to the general roofs. Such a seasonal or daily comparative study for rooftop temperature in the building model will highlight that the cool roof efficiency could be calculated in much area-wide context according to rooftop color distribution in urban residential area. It is anticipated that this research output could be used as a valuable reference in identifying energy saving by cool roof since an objective monitoring has been proposed based on the rooftop temperature in the building model, fully quantitative performance of thermal infrared image.