• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.113-122
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• 2010

Corrosion of prestressing tendons and wire fractures in grouted post-tensioned prestressed concrete bridges have been considered as a serious safety problem. In bridge evaluation the condition of prestressing tendons should be inspected, and if corroded tendons are found, the loss of tendon area should be included when we calculate the ultimate strength. In the previous study, it was evaluated that continuous acoustic monitoring techniques could be considered as a reliable non-destructive method for detecting wire fractures of fully grouted post-tensioned prestressing tendons. In the present study, an experimental test was performed for detecting wire fractures of post-tensioned prestressing tendons which are prestressed lower than current design level. A 10 m prestressed concrete beam was fabricated, which included two tendons prestressed 66 percentage and 40 percentage of tensile strength, respectively. The corrosion of two tendons was induced by an accelerated corrosion equipment and the test beam was monitored by using seven acoustic sensors and a continuous acoustic monitoring system. From each prestressing tendon, two acoustic signals of wire fractures were successfully detected and source locations were estimated within 20 mm error. Based on the test results, it is considered that continuous acoustic monitoring techniques can be applied to detect low-prestressed wire fracture in fully grouted post-tensioned prestressed concrete beams.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.352-353
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• 2000

악취물질은 산업의 발전과 경제성장에 따른 생활수준의 향상으로 인하여 급격히 늘어나는 대기오염 물질 중의 하나로, 악취문제는 인간의 오감을 통해서 느끼는 감각공해의 대표적인 물질이다. 악취물질의 대표적인 성분인 암모니아는 무색의 자극성이 매우 크고 부식성이 있는 알칼리 기체로 1 ppm 정도에서 감지되어 다른 악취물질보다 감지되는 농도가 높다. 또한 그 배출원이 화학공장 등의 산업시설 뿐만 아니라 양돈, 양계장 등에서도 배출되어 우리 주위에서 쉽게 감지할 수 있는 물질이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05b
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• pp.231-236
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• 1998

원자력 발전소의 핵연료 피복관 재료로 사용되고 있는 Zr합금의 부식특성에 미치는 Sn의 영향을 조사하기 위해 Sn 함량을 0.5, 0.8, 1.5, 2.0wt.%로 조절한 Zr-xSn 2원계 합금과 Zr-0.4Nb-xSn 3원계 합금을 제조하여 36$0^{\circ}C$ 물 분위기의 mini-autoclave에서 부식실험을 수행하였다. 2원계 합금에서 Sn이 0.5, 0.8, 1.5wt.% 첨가된 합금에서는 15일에서 속도천이가 발생한 후 급격한 부식 가속 현상이 나타났으나, 2.0wt.%가 첨가된 합금에서는 100일까지 부식 실험에서도 천이 현상을 보이지 않는 매우 높은 부식 저항성을 보였다. 그러나 3원계 합금에서는 2원계 합금과는 달리 40일 시험에서도 모든 합금들이 속도 천이 현상을 보이지 않고 천이전 영역에서의 부식 거동을 보이며, Sn 함량 변화에 따른 부식 속도의 차이를 감지할 수 없었다. 이러한 경향은 2원계 합금과 3원계 합금에서 Sn의 고용도 차, 미량 첨가된 Nb의 영향 및 석출물의 특성과 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다. 또한 수소 흡수율면에서도 Sn 함량 변화에 따라 부식 거동과 비슷한 경향을 보이면서 2.0wt.%에서 가장 낮은 수소흡수율을 보였다 천이전 영역에서 산화막 구조 관찰 결과 천이전 영역의 모든 산화막에서 보호적 성질을 나타내는 tetragonal-ZrO$_2$가 관찰되었는데, tetragonal-ZrO$_2$의 분율은 Sn 함량에 따라 거의 같게 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.305-308
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• 2006

Magnetic flux leakage (MFL) pigs are traditionally used for the detection of gross corrosion on steel pipelines used for the transmission of natural gas. Alternative nondestructive evaluation (NDE) modalities are required for the detection of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) which tends to exist in colonies oriented axially along the length of the pipeline. This paper describes the use of multiphase rotating magnetic fields in the remote region of the probe as a possible SCC detection mechanism. Details of a prototype pig and test rig are given and the challenges associated with the finite element modeling of the device are discussed. Initial experimental results show that this novel NDE modality is sensitive to axially oriented tight cracks.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.178-179
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• 2003

가스 상태의 반응 공정을 이용하는 반도체, 플라즈마, 연소 및 촉매를 이용한 유해가스처리와 대기환경 등에서는 반응을 주도하는 활성기(radical)의 역할 그리고 극미량(sub-ppm 수준)으로 존재하는 유해가스 성분등을 실시간으로 추적하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 현재 사용되고 있는 비 광학적 미량 가스 측정 장비들은 측정 대상 가스성분과 측정 장치의 프로브 사이의 물리적인 접촉이 요구되므로 감지시간이 늦고, 프로브 오염에 따른 hysteresis, 회복시간(recovery time)의 지연, 활성(부식성) 가스 샘플에 의한 감지기능 저하 등을 유발한다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.143-152
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• 2014

In this study, the sensor response and sensitivity is experimented and analyzed quantitatively by the line numbers of chlorine ion reaction type corrosion sensor that is developed. The sensor response of the developed corrosion sensor is verified with properties of chlorine ion. The multilineal sensor is shown a large resistance change more than the single line sensor by damage of the sensor. And, the resistance change of sensor is as large as high concentration of NaCl aqueous solution, the sensitivity of multilineal sensor is higher than single line sensor's, and the depth of sensor's location is as large as the increasing of resistance change time (cycle). These results suggest that, the developed corrosion sensor could sense corrosion reaction, sensor sensitivity and change of resistance for chloride ion. Especially, It was judged that 7 line sensor was the most superior for monitoring chloride ion immigration into concrete.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07b
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• pp.643-644
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• 2006

자기누설탐상시스템은 지하에 매설된 가스관에서 발생되는 부식이나 크랙 또는 기계적 변형을 탐지하기 위한 방법으로 비파괴검사 방법의 하나이다. 가스관은 Nd자석에 의해 착자가 되고, 가스관에 부식이 발생했을 경우 가스관의 단면적이 작아지게 되어 자기누설이 발생하며, 발생된 자기누설을 홀센서로 검출하여 부식의 유무, 크기, 모양 등을 판별하게 된다. 지하매설 배관은 배관의 직경은 같으나 배관의 두께는 다양하게 존재한다. 특히 30inch의 배관에는 배관의 두께가 11.1, 14.3, 17.5 mm 등이 있다. 자기누설탐상시스템은 배관의 단면적 변화를 감지하는 것이기 때문에 배관의 두께에 따라 그 특성이 변화하게 된다. 또한 두께에 따른 결함의 종류에 따라서 검출신호도 변화하게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 배관의 두께 변화에 따른 검출신호를 분석하였으며, 두께 변화의 영향을 적용하여 검출신호를 보정하기 위한 방법을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.8-14
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• 2013

Although there are various factors that threaten the security of ships, one of the most harmful is corrosion. It is not easy to find corroding areas and the status of corrosion, even though corrosion causes serious problems such as submergence and marine pollution as a result of leaking oil and polluted water. To monitor the corrosion of ships, non-destructive inspection, weight loss coupons, electrical resistance, linear polarization resistance, zero resistance ammeter, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy have been developed. However, these methods require much time to detect corrosion, and most are not appropriate for real time monitoring. Coating, sacrificial anode, and impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) methods have been developed to control corrosion. The ICCP and sacrificial anode methods are the most popular ways to prevent ship corrosion. However, ICCP is only appropriate for the outside of a ship and cannot be used for complex structures such as ballast tanks because these are composed of many separate chambers. Sacrificial anodes have to be replaced periodically. This paper proposes an integrated corrosion monitoring and control system (ICMCS) that can detect corrosion in real time and is appropriate for complex structures such as ballast tanks. Because the system uses titanium for an anode, exhausted anodes do not need to be replaced.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.121-125
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• 2018

This paper presents the assessment of 7-wire strand monitoring using acoustic emission technique for bridges. 7-wire strand is widely used construction materials to provide additional tensile force to bridges. PSC (PreStressed Concrete) bridge and cable-stayed bridge are representatives for such cases. However, as the bridge aging progresses recently, corrosion problems of strand are emerging. For this reason, various NDT (Non-Destructive Test) methods for cable inspection are being studied and applied to the field. One of the NDT methods, acoustic emission technique, is known as an effective technique to detect cable damage and breakage. In this study, to evaluate the applicability of acoustic emission technique to bridges, acoustic emission signals according to damage of the strand were acquired and analyzed by tensile test. Moreover, The optimal AE sensor type was selected for field application. As a result, it is considered that the acoustic emission technique will be able to detect corrosion breakage and signs of rupture.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.103-111
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• 2002

The thermally insulated underground pipelines have been used for district heating system. The sensor wire embedded in the insulation was used for monitoring the insulating resistance between the sensor wire and the pipe. The resistance measurement system detects corrosion of steel pipe under insulation. The corrosion and stress corrosion cracking(SCC) characteristics of sensor wire in synthetic ground water were investigated using the electrochemical methods and constant load SCC tests. The polarization tests were used to study the electrochemical behavior of sensor wire. The sensor wire was passivated at temperatures ranging from 25 to $95^{\circ}C$. However, the applied sensing current larger than passive current resulted in breakdown of passive film. The constant load SCC tests were performed to investigate the effects of applied current and load on the fracture behavior. Stress-corrosion cracks initiated at pits that were produced by sensing current. The growth of the pit involves a tunnelling mechanism, which leads to ductile fracture.