• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.79-86
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• 2007

The corrosion durability of steel bridge coatings, such as organic and metallic coatings, is often evaluated by field exposure tests, but such tests take from several years to decades to complete. As a potential method for fast corrosion testing, accelerated exposure tests were considered in this study. The S6-cycle accelerated exposure test, specified in the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS K5621), was carried out on uncoated structural steels for 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days, and the resultant weight loss was determined. The weight loss was compared with that obtained from previous field exposure tests, and acceleration factors of the S6-cycle test to field exposure test sites were determined. The application of the S6-cycle accelerated exposure tests to field environments was presented based on the acceleration factor and the amount of flying salt.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.301-310
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• 2009

Steel has been widely used as a material in temporary structures. Corrosion attack often reduces the long-term durability of temporary steel members that are not protected from corrosion. In designing temporary steel structures, it is difficult to evaluate their long-term durability, since the thickness loss of steel members is not clear. In this study, laboratory and field exposure corrosion tests were performed on structural steel plate specimens, and the loss of thickness of specimens that were exposed to a subway construction site for 11 months and of specimens that were exposed to environments with controlled humidity and calcium chloride for six months were measured. Finally, a thickness loss equation was formulated based on the environmental conditions and the testing periods.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.613-621
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• 2012

Steel corrosion is one of the most critical deteriorations in concrete structures due to the problems associated with both durability and structural safety issues. For protection of steel against corrosion problems, researches to improve concrete durability and steel corrosion protection such as rebar coating by hot-dip galvanizing steel have been carried out. This study was performed to quantitatively evaluate anti-corrosion and structural performance of concrete structures reinforced with hot-dip galvanizing steel rebar. Preliminary tests for several metal coatings such as zinc, aluminum, and their alloy (Zn 45% + AL 55%) were performed. After evaluation of corrosive characteristics, Zn was selected for the coating material and the corrosion behaviors in Zn-coated steel were evaluated in various conditions. Furthermore, tensile and adhesive strengths were evaluated for the normal and the hot-dip galvanized steel. The crack patterns and structural behaviors of RC specimens with the normal and coated steel were investigated. Also, corrosion characteristics including corrosion in various coating metal and potential change in metal with notch were evaluated. Structural performances of tensile and adhesive strengths as well as RC beam behavior under flexural/shear loading were evaluated. The test and evaluation results showed that the applicability of hot-dip galvanized steel rebar can be used as corrosion resistant reinforcements for RC structures.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.13 no.4 s.56
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• pp.170-179
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• 2009

Channel-type lining board(CLB) is a welded steel structure used in the field of open cut subway excavation and building basement construction. Lining board is generally installed at the underground environment which is exposed to corrosion factors such as humidity, temperature and corrosive gases. This study evaluates reusability of the corroded lining board by experimental and analytical method. Static loading tests were performed to know serviceability of corroded CLB after checking thickness loss of the used CLB parts. Strain of the plates and middle point deflection was measured simultaneously. According to experimental test results and comparison with numerical analysis, the thickness loss of the plates by corrosion makes more vertical displacements and stresses in members under the DB vehicle load considering impact factor. As a result, this paper is proposed a way to evaluate used and corroded CLB by checking the plates thickness and it makes construction engineers easy to know optimal time to replace their old CLBs with new one.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.785-793
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• 2007

An electrochemical transient response technique was used to study the corrosion of reinforcing steel bar in the concrete. Analysis of the transient electrochemical potential response in a corrosion interface to an applied current has enabled the separate components that make up the measured transient response to be isolated. These components display a range of resistances and capacitances, dependent on the corrosion conditions of the reinforcing steel, which may be attributed to the corrosion process, to effects within the concrete cover or to film effects on the surface of the concrete. In this technique, the corrosion rate was evaluated by summing all of the resistances in the separate components to obtain an aggregated corrosion resistance. However, it is possible that not all resistances identified are associated with the corrosion process. The results obtained show that the corrosion rates are significant dependent on the assignment of the separate components to either corrosion or to other processes. The assignment of resistive components associated with the corrosion rate can be clearly identified by taking a series of the transient measurement at different lateral distances from the corroding reinforcing steel. An inappropriate selection of measurement time however may result in an additional resistance, which is not associated with corrosion, being included or part of the resistance associated with corrosion being left out.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.67-74
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• 2021

This paper evaluated the structural safety of an aging PSC I-girder bridge with rebar corrosion in the deck. The geometry and rebar of the bridge were designed based on an actual PSC I-girder bridge, and the numerical analysis was performed considering the crack of concrete and yielding of steel rebar. According to the evaluation criteria of Korea Infrastructure Safety and Technology Corporation, this study defined two criteria of rebar exposure and corrosion rates to construct a total of 32 corrosion scenarios. Rebar exposure was defined as the exposure of tensile rebars in the bridge deck due to the removal of cover concrete. The results of the analysis showed that the safety and rating factors of the bridge decreased with increasing rebar exposure and corrosion rates. For the rebar corrosion rate more than 50%, the safety grade of the bridge should be carefully evaluated for all the rebar exposure rate. When the rebar corrosion rate exceeds 57%, the bridge was evaluated as E grade regardless of rebar exposure rate. A correlation analysis for a 2% of rebar exposure rate found that the bridge was evaluated as A grade up to 55.8% corrosion rate, C grade up to 56.9%, D grade up to 58.5%, and E grade for corrosion rate greater than 58.5%. This study indicates the necessity of a quantitative evaluation of rebar corrosion for evaluating the structural safety of aging bridges.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.108-108
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• 1998

일반적으로 탄소강은 수용액 중에 노출될 경우 전면부식에 의한 손상을 받는다. 그러나 부식방지를 위하여 부식억제제를 적용할 경우, 탄소강의 부식거동은 현저한 변화를 겪게된다. 이러한 부식거동의 변화는 첨가되는 부식억제제의 종류에 따라 분 류할 수가 있는데, 양극부식억제제, 음극부식억제제 그리고 이들의 혼합부식억제제로 분류할 수가 있다. 현장에 적용된 부식억제제 시스템 중에는 자동차용 부동액과 가스히터용 열전달 매체액이 있다. 이러한 부식억제제가 적용된 시스댐은 정확한 부식억제능의 평가에 의한 그 교체 시기의 결정이 매우 중요하다. 교체 시기가 빠를 경우, 유지비용이 과다하게 소요되는 문제가 있으며, 교체시기가 늦을 경우 설비의 부식을 초래하는 문제 가 있다. 따라서 부식억제제의 정확한 성능 평가법은 매우 중요하며, 이에 대한 다양 한 연구가 진행 중이다. 부식억제제가 함유된 용액의 부식억제성능을 평가하는 방법에는 대표적으로 무게 감량법을 이용하고 있다. 이 방법은 다종의 금속이 적용된 자동차용 부동액을 실제 사용조건과 유사한 실험 조건에서 단기간, 가혹조건에서의 무게 감량에 의해 부식억 제능을 평가하는 방법이다. 그러나 이러한 방법은 특히 국부부식이 진행될 경우 부 식억제능을 정량화 하는데 어려움이 있다. 한편 전기화학적 측정방법으로는 분극곡선법을 이용한 $E_P$(공식개시전위), $E_R$(재부동태 화전위)의 측정법이 있다. 또한 부식억제피막의 안정성을 측정하기 위한 방법으로 인 위적인 양극전류 인가에 의한 피막의 파괴후에 피막이 복원가능 여부 및 그 속도 측 정에 의해 부식억제제의 건전성을 확인할 수가 었다. 본 연구에서는 가스히터의 주구성 재료인 A210 Gr Al의 탄소강을 사용하여, 사용기간이 5년 이상되어 부식억제 기능을 거의 상실한 것으로 여겨지는 열전달 매체액 과 신규 부식억제제가 적용된 시스템 등 객관적으로 확인된 부식억제제 시스랩에 대 하여 다양한 평가 방법을 동원 비교분석하고자 하였다. 실험은 KSM 2142에 의한 무게감량법, 분극곡선 측정에 의한 $E_P$(공식개시전위), $E_R$(재부동태화전위) 측정, 시간에 따른 자연전위 변화 측정 빛 이때의 부식속도(선형분극법), 인위적인 피막 파괴 전,후 의 전위 변화 및 부식속도 측정법에 의한 국부부식 발달 저지능 등을 평가하여 각 실험결과를 비교분석하여 보았다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.33-33
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• 2011

반도체 산업기술이 발달함에 따라 고청정 공정 환경이 요구되고 있으며, 반도체 공정용 장비에 이용되는 부품 중 양극산화피막법(Anodizing)으로 피막을 성장시킨 anodic aluminum oxide (AAO)부품은 플라즈마에 의해 화학적, 물리적 침식이 발생하여 코팅막과 모재에 손상을 일으키며 코팅막이 깨지거나 박리되면서 다량의 Particle이 생성됨으로써 공정상의 여러 가지 문제를 야기 시킨다고 알려져 있다. 하지만 코팅막을 평가하는 방법은 거의 전무하며 기본물성 측정방법인 피막두께, 내전압, 임피던스, 내식성 측정방법을 통하여 여러 기본물성측정방법으로 부품의 평가기술을 연구하였다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 진공 부품의 하나인 anodic aluminum oxide (AAO)부품샘플을 누설전류 및 내전압 측정하여 샘플의 전기적 특성을 측정하였고, 표면 미세구조의 변화를 관찰하였다. 부식실험으로는 HCl 가스를 발생시켜 부식정도를 알아봤으며, 부식처리와 플라즈마 처리 모두 코팅 막의 손상과 전기적 특성의 감소를 보였다. 진공장비 전극 부품평가의 유익한 평가 항목으로서 플라즈마 데미지를 주는 도중에 실시간으로 부품평가에 따른 Particle을 측정함으로써 ISPM 장비를 이용하여 진공 장비용 코팅부품이 플라즈마공정에서 발생하는 오염입자를 측정할 수 있는 방법을 연구하였다. 이러한 결과를 이용하여 진공공정에서 사용되는 코팅부품이 플라즈마에 의한 손상정도를 정량화 하고 평가방법을 개발하여 진공장비용 공정 중 실시간으로 부품의 성능평가가 가능하고 코팅부품 신뢰성 향상이 가능할 것으로 본다.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.18 no.4 s.94
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• pp.543-552
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• 2006

The current design for crack width control in concrete bridges is incomplete in analytical models. As one of the important serviceability limit states, the crack width be considered with the quantitative prediction of the initiation and propagation of corrosion and corrosion-induced cracking. A serviceability limit state of cracking can be affected by the combined effects of bond, slip, cracking, and corrosion of the reinforcing elements. Considering life span of concrete bridges, an improved prediction of crack width affected by time-dependent general corrosion has been proposed for the crack control design. The developed corrosion models and crack width prediction equation can be used for the design and the maintenance of prestressed and non-prestressed reinforcements by varying time, w/c, cover depth, and geometries of the sections. It can also be used as the rational criteria for the maintenance of existing concrete bridges and the prediction of remaining life of concrete structures.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.7 no.9
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• pp.717-722
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• 1997

노후화된 고온설비의 안정성 및 효율적인 운전조건을 확보하고, 고온부재의 취성파괴 방지를 위해서는 재질열화의 정량적 평가는 매우 중요하다. 그러나 현장실기에서 기계적 성질의 평가를 위한 대량의 시험편 채취는 거의 불가능하다. 따라서, 실기부재의 강도에 영향을 미치지 않는 범위에서 플랜트 구조물의 재질열화 평가를 비파괴적으로 검출 평가할 수 있는 새로운 시험방법들의 개발이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 화력설비 부재의 다양한 탄소강을 대상으로 재질열화도 평가를 위한 전기화학적 양극분극시험법의 적용 가능성을 조사하였다. 또한 양극분극시험에 의한 재질열화평가 유효성을 조사하기 위해 전기화학적 시험결과를 입계부식시험결과와 비교.검토해 보았다.