• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.26-38
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• 2020

Mixture design of self-compacting concrete is a typical multi-criteria decision making problem and conventional mixture designs are based on the low level engineering method like trials and errors through iteration method to satisfy the various requirements. This study concerns with performing the straightforward multiobjective design optimization of economic SCC mixture considering relative importances of the various requirements and cost-effectives of SCC. Total five requirements of 28day compressive strength, filling ability, segregation stability, material cost and mass were taken into consideration to prepare the objective function to be formulated in form of the weighted-multiobjective mixture design optimization problem. Economic SCC mixture computational design can be given in a rational way which considering material costs and the relative importances of the requiremets and from the result of this study it is expected that the development of SCC mixtue computational design and the consequent univeral concrete material design optimization methodology can be advanced.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.25-26
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• 2018

Various concrete material technologies and new materials have been developed in accordance with the advancement of buildings. As part of these new technologies, light transparent concrete, which was invented by Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi and attracted worldwide attention, has a technique of arranging optical fiber inside concrete and transmitting the light from exterior to concrete to show silhouette inside. However, due to many disadvantages, application to the field was limited and commercialization was not easy. In Korea, Light Emotion Friendly Concrete has been developed for commercialization. In order to solve the degradation of construction performance caused by the arrangement of expensive optical fiber, which is pointed out as a disadvantage of translucent concrete, It converts expensive fiber into low cost acrylic rod, easy to arrange, pre-assembled to form and post-cast. Therefore, this study aims to improve the mechanical properties of LEFC and to derive optimal combination.

• Magazine of RCR
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.26-29
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• 2021

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.142-143
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• 2020

A study was conducted on the production of LEFC using the Precast method, not the on-site construction. LEFC, Light Emotion Friendly Concrete, has the advantage of plastic rods being inserted to allow light to transmit, but because of the lack of adhesion to concrete, it leads to a decline in mechanical performance and durability. Therefore, it is necessary to apply precasting techniques to ensure homogeneous and superior quality of LEFC. In this study, wooden molds were used and plastic rods were arranged on porous acrylic plates. Prototyping was carried out with a UHPC mix proportioning to ensure flowability, self-consolidating performance and mechanical performance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.203-204
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• 2019

Recently, exposed concrete designs have been placed everywhere due to increased interest in indoor residential environments. In addition, in order to overcome the disadvantages of litracon, which was developed by mixing optical fiber, LEFC(Light Emotion Friendly Concrete) was developed in Korea, which improved unit price and constructivity by inserting hard acrylic rods. LEFC, using foaming agent and lightweight aggregate for light weighting, has disadvantages that decrease mechanical properties, and thus improved mechanical properties by using ultra-high performance concrete. Also, due to the characteristics of UHPC materials, it showed excellent self-consolidating performance. Considering these characteristics, a LEFC mold with pattern design was developed. The LEFC blocks were built so that pattern shapes could be seen and these were applied on-site to Sewoon plaza, located in Seoul.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.92-103
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• 2015

Box-Wilson experimental design method, known as central composite design, is the design of any information-gathering exercises where variation is present. This method was devised to gather as much data as possible in spite of the low design cost. This method was employed to model the effect of mixing factors on several performances of 60 MPa high strength self compacting concrete and to numerically calculate the optimal mix proportion. The nonlinear relations between factors and responses of HSSCC were approximated in the form of second order polynomial equation. In order to characterize five performances like compressive strength, passing ability, segregation resistance, manufacturing cost and density depending on five factors like water-binder ratio, cement content, fine aggregate percentage, fly ash content and superplasticizer content, the experiments were made at the total 52 experimental points composed of 32 factorial points, 10 axial points and 10 center points. The study results showed that Box-Wilson experimental design was really effective in designing the experiments and analyzing the relation between factor and response.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.549-554
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• 2002

In Powder System, SCC demands high dosage of superplasticizer and a lage amout of powder for suitable fluidity and viscosity. Okamura's method of most representative mixing design method in SCC of Powder-System is unfavorable economically because of using a large amount of powder. In addition, many ready-mixed concrete plants do not use his mix design method and procedure due to complexity for practical application. Therefore, Nan Su proposed more simple mix design method than Okamura's. It had an advantage in simplicity in practical application and required a smaller amount of powders compared with Okamura's method. This paper proposed an optimal mixture proportion of SCC with consideration of Nan Su's method. The new and modified mix design method required a smaller amount of powder than that of Nan Su's. To check the properties of SCC, considered with the requirements specified by the Japanese Society of Civil Engineering.(JSCE)

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.73-78
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• 2002

This study examines self-compacting of concrete using Ground Calcium Carbonate(GCC) gathering in limestone mine of Banyans district in order to make self-compacting concrete in the range of design strength 300kgf/cm$^2$ and the optimal mix proportion of self-compacting concrete that can use in field structure. The result shows that the optimal GCC replacement ratio is 45$\pm$5% in the normal strength of design strength 300kgf/cm$^2$ and that the volume ratio of the optimal fine aggregate used as the way satisfying both viscosity and compacting ability without separating materials is 46%. The optimal volume ratio of the coarse aggregate considering the economical aspect of concrete is 50%. It is desirable that the optimal mix proportion satisfying self-compacting for replacement of GCC is decided through mix design according to each replacement ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.177-182
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• 1998

In this study, We compare material properties of Self-compacting concrete using Korean Belite cement with Japanese. Self-compacting concrete consolidates densely by virtue of its own weight at the location where concrete compaction cannot be carried out. Material properties of Korean and Japanese Belite cement are very similar but compatibility with superplasticizer and viscosity agent are some different. Before the batch mix, the compatibility must be checked as fresh concrete properties. For the concrete test results, Korean Beilite cement is suitable to product High performance concrete.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.120-131
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• 2019

Recently, the level of fine dust and ultrafine dust has reached its highest level, threatening the public's health. If the air purifier was not operated indoors, natural ventilation would not be possible. In this study, photocatalyst is applied to building materials to purify air in a passive manner. In order to use photocatalyst for LEFC(Light Emotion Friendly Concrete), it is necessary to secure self-consolidating capability. Therefore, self-consolidating performance was evaluated by slump test, J-ring test and L-box test with UHPC materials applied. Based on these results, the mixture proportion was determined, and the mechanical performance was evaluated by compressive and flexural tests. Concrete blocks were constructed with a fabrication method that improved the existing process of making LEFC. Also, the concrete block was emptied as a way to reduce the use of expensive photocatalyst. Finally, in order to identify the distribution of TiO₂, an EDS analysis was performed.