• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.60 no.3
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• pp.321-326
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• 2022

As the thickness of the polymer membrane of PEMFC(Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells) is getting thinner for PEMFC performance and price reduction, research on improving durability has become more important. In the durability evaluation of membranes, the mechanical durability evaluation time is more than twice that of the chemical durability evaluation time, so it is necessary to select the durability evaluation conditions well. In this study, we tried to check how much the mechanical durability evaluation time changes when there is a difference in the inflow gas type and flow rate in the mechanical durability evaluation protocol (Wet/Dry). When nitrogen was used at a flow rate of 2,000 mL/min, the evaluation time increased by 1.25 times compared to when air was used. An increase in the degradation rate of the electrode Pt was the main factor when air was used. When the flow rate was reduced to 800 mL/min, the air and nitrogen evaluation times increased by 1.5 times and 1.2 times, respectively.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.43-48
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• 2000

생태 건축학적인 수자원의 이용에 대한 개념을 수자원의 재활용 측면에서의 중수 및 배수열의 이용, 자연자원의 유효이용 측면에서 우수의 이용, 수질환경의 개선과 수자원 이용설비의 내구성 향상 측면에서 배관의 세척에 대한 필요성 및 현황을 중심으로 기술함.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.189-200
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• 1996

The permeability of concrete influences the durability of concrete remarkably. The conventional test method for permeability is very difficult to apply to high strength concrete because of its very low permeability. The present study employs a resonable and realistic test method for permeability of concrete and proposes a very low permeability concrete. To this end, comprehensive tests have been conducted and major test variables include the types and amount of cement. the types and amount of admixtures, and the size of aggregates. The present test results indicate t h a t the permeability decrease with the increase of strength and that the concrete with certain mineral admixtures exhibits very low permeability. The permeability of those high performance concrete is about 1/100 of conventional normal concrete. The present study provides a firm base for the use of very low permeable and hence very durable concrete.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.249-256
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• 2008

The durability of marine concrete structure is severely degraded by corrosion due to penetration and diffusion of chloride. So, many researches have been performed to improve the durability in marine concrete structure. In this study, the concrete members mixed with the mineral admixtures(SF and BFS), the epoxy-coated steel, and corrosion inhibitors are prepared, and four-point bending test of specimens are performed to investigate the flexural behaviors and the applicability for marine concrete structure. From the test results, the mineral admixtures and inhibitors are useful for safety against the initial cracking and the bending resistance in specimens. When the durable material is used in specimen, the tensile stress of reinforcing rod was less variable in same bending span length, and the durable member showed a stable behavior. And it is evaluated that the crack spacing is not larger in specimen used the durable material.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.393-399
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• 2007

Concrete bridge decks are directly exposed to the severe environmental conditions such as rain water and deicing chemicals resulting in the freeze-thaw action and the rebar corrosion during their service lift. These deteriorations of bridge decks shorten the service lift and consequently they are the major concerns of the maintenance. The high performance concrete (HPC) deck is proposed as the alternative to minimize the deterioration problems. To develop more durable concrete deck, the performance characteristic tests of HPC mixtures were carried out. In this study, 4 different concrete mixtures were used varying the mineral admixtures as the cement replacement; ordinary portland cement (OPC), 20% fly ash (FA),20% fly ash with 4% silica fume (FS), and 40% ground granulated blast-furnace slag (BS). The design compressive strengths of HPC specimens were 27 MPa and 35 MPa, respectively. The results showed that the compressive strength of concrete did not much affect the durability of concrete. HPC with fly ash and silica lune (FS) were turned out to have the good durability and crack resistance.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.611-619
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• 2021

Porous asphalt pavement (PAP) has many functions, such as reducing accidents and decreasing noise. On the other hand, vulnerability is inevitable because PAP contains approximately 20% porosity. This study evaluated the effects of the maximum aggregate size (MAS), temperature, and porosity on the PAP durability. The indirect tensile strength measures durability. This study tested the samples that stayed dry and were moisturized by freezing and thawing for mixtures having the same porosity of 20% and MAS of 13mm, 10mm, and 8mm. The same test was performed on a mixture of 20% and 22% voids made of the same material with a MAS of 10mm. As a result, for 20% porosity, significant differences in the changes in MAS and temperature were found. A clear difference was observed between 8mm and 13mm under dry conditions, but there were no other significant differences in the MAS change. Furthermore, there was a clear difference in temperature for the change in porosity and temperature, but the gap in 2% porosity at 20% did not show a clear difference. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a more durable PAP through quantitative evaluations of the factors affecting the PAP durability.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.729-730
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• 2007

선진국의 경우 송전용 애자의 내구성 향상을 위한 새로운 평가 기법을 적용하여 신뢰성을 향상시키는 등 연구가 활발하지만 국산 송전용 애자에 대한 열화요인 진단 및 대체기술은 거의 초기 연구 단계에 불과하다. 따라서, 국내 송전 선로 환경에 따른 송전용 애자의 구성 요소별 장기 열화요인 분석 기술의 부족을 극복할 필요가 있다. 모든 형태의 절연물은 사용 환경에 따라 열화에 따른 품질 저하는 피할 수 없다. 이에따라 초기 설계에서 최종적인 품질 확인 시험까지 적절한 불량 요인을 진단하여 개선 할 수 있는 제조공정과 경년품에 대한 정기적인 열화 시험 평가 등을 통해 송전용 자기애자의 신뢰성을 유지하는 것이 필요하다. 송전용 현수 애자의 수명과 신뢰성을 결정하는 요인은 복합적이며, 적정한 시료수와 통계적 접근 방법을 동원하여 분석하는 것이 최선이다 자기 애자의 수명에 영향을 주는 핵심 인자는 시멘트 및 자기부의 강도 저하로 알려져 있다. 기본적인 단품 성능시험을 실시한 결과, 냉열 및 급준파 특성에 대한 내구성이 문제점으로 도출되었다. 물론 특정 경년품(1989년도 제품)에서 집중적으로 불량이 발생한 것이지만, 이것은 일반적으로 문제가 있는 자기 애자에서 발생하는 전형적인 형태이다. 현재 가장 문제가 되는 것은 급준파 및 내아크 시험과 같이 열적, 기계적 충격에 대한 내구성을 확인하는 열화 평가방법이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 경년품 및 신품에 대한 냉열 가속, 경년 가속 열화시험 및 급준파 열화시험과 현수 애자의 핵심 소재인 자기의 HRB 경도 특성 시험하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.161-161
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• 2016

연질 폴리염화비닐 졸 (PVC Sol) 코팅의 물리적, 화학적 내구성을 향상시키기 위하여 표면 개질된 무기물 입자를 첨가시킨 PVC 코팅을 형성하였고 그 특성을 분석하였다. 이를 통해 다양한 분야에 적용할 수 있는 고내구성 PVC sol 코팅공정을 확립하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.18 no.2 s.92
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• pp.205-211
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• 2006

The objective of this study was to evaluate the durability of low shrinkage high performance concrete(LSHPC), which was combined with expansive additives and shrinkage reducing admixtures. We tested for not only LSHPC but also high performance concrete(HPC) and normal concrete(NC) to be compared with the durability of LSHPC. HPC was made in the same water-binder ratio of LSHPC without expansive additives and shrinkage reducing admixture. As a result, it was found that LSHPC had higher compressive and tensile strength than that of HPC. LSHPC showed more excellent performance than HPC and NC in the case of resistance to chloride ion penetration and resistance to carbonation and also showed nearly 100 durability factor in the freeze-thawing test with 500 cycles. From the examination about the watertightness and the pore distribution, it was found that the durability of LSHPC was improved because its hardened cement paste is organized closer. So we can conclude that when LSHPC is applied to structures in field, it is possible to reduce the shrinkage and crack in concrete and improve the durability.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.212-227
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• 2012

Current research trends in wood preservatives for enhancing durability was reviewed. Due to leaching of recent Copper-Based Preservatives commonly used as chemicals for pressure treatment; they have been a growing concern, especially in improving the fixation of the copper as alkyl ammonium quat. and azol in wood and preventing the leaching of active ingredients. With the appearance of emulsion type chemicals using micronized and nano-sized wood preservatives, researchs on characteristics of Copper-Based Preservatives regarding penetration and fixation in wood are debatable. Moreover, unlike the case of CCA, the recent alkyl ammonium quat. and azol bear a serious threat in the decrease of antimicrobial effectiveness against wood destroying fungi with copper tolerance. Therefore, development and research of co-biocide is needed.