• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.416-424
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• 2019

우리나라에서 지하층 누름콘크리트는 주로 무근 콘크리트를 사용하고 있다. 이러한 시스템에서는 건조수축이나 불규칙한 온도 분포로 인하여 바닥콘크리트의 균열이 빈번히 발생되고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하고자 과거에는 메탈라스, 섬유 등을 사용하였지만 균열을 제어하기에는 효과가 미비한 점이 있었다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 여러 가지 혼화 재료를 혼입한 지하층 누름콘크리트의 균열 저감 효과에 관하여 분석하였다. 혼화재료의 종류에 따른 균열저감 효과를 알아보기 위해 공기량 실험, 슬럼프 실험, 압축강도 실험, 소성수축 실험을 실시하였다. 공기량 실험결과, 혼화재료들을 혼입한 시편들은 Plain과 유사한 공기량(4.5±1.5%)을 나타내었으며, 슬럼프 실험에서는 고성능 감수제를 혼입한 시편들이 Plain에 비하여 가장 높게 나타내었지만, 폴리머를 혼입한 경우 Plain과 유사하게 나타났다. 압축강도 실험에서는 실리카 흄, 고성능 감수제 및 SBR을 혼입한 시편들이 Plain에 비하여 10-15% 높게 나타났다. 소성수축 실험결과 MC, 고성능 감수제, SBR를 혼입한 시편들이 Plain에 비하여 균열발생이 적었으며, 특히 MC섬유를 혼입한 시편은 균열이 발생하지 않았다.

• Composites Research
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2014

고품질의 복합재료를 생산할 수 있는 Autoclave 공정의 단점인 긴 성형공정과 높은 생산비용을 보완하여 본 연구에서는 Autoclave 공정을 대체할 수 있는 Pressure press 공정과 장치를 개발하였다. Autoclave 공정의 가장 큰 특징이라고 할 수 있는 진공, 가압 공정을 금형 내부에 공간 설계를 통해 가능하게 하였고, 금형 내부 공기압이 소실되지 않도록 유압 press를 이용하여 가압장치를 설계하고 금형을 밀폐하였다. 가압장치에서는 가열과 냉각이 가능하게 하여 금형에 직접 온도를 전달할 수 있게 하였다. Autoclave 공정에 비해 내부 공간이 축소되어 가열 시간과 공기압 충전시간이 단축되었고 설비규모가 축소되어 초기설치비가 절감되었다. 가열방식에 따른 공정의 분석을 위해 V 자 형태의 금형을 제작하여 spring-back 현상 발생여부와 정도를 측정하고 Autoclave 공정과 비교하였으며, 복합재료 성형 시 금형의 온도를 측정하여 소재에 전달되는 각 부분의 온도를 관찰하였다. 그리고 같은 조건에서 Autoclave 공정과 Pressure press 공정으로 성형된 복합재료의 섬유 체적율을 비교하여 기계적 특성을 예측하였다.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.109-123
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• 2012

Our study investigated the effects of Solanum macrocarpon (African eggplant) on haematological and biochemical parameters of male albino rats exposed to urban air pollution ($O_3$, $PM_{10}$, CO, $SO_2$, $NO_2$ and VOC). Male albino Wistar rats were exposed for 63 days either to urban air pollution without treatment (A); oral supplementation with Solanum macrocarpon given at 36 and 75 mg/kg body weight (BW), representing C and D respectively and exposed to air pollution; oral supplementation with Solanum macrocarpon given at 75 mg/kg BW after exposure to air pollution (B); or kept in animal house without exposure to air pollution (E). Animals exposed to air pollution showed significant alterations in haematological and biochemical parameters signaling that the blood and organs were badly injured. There were significant elevations in white blood cells (WBC) and its indices, reduction in red blood cells (RBC) and significant depletions of non-enzymic antioxidants, total protein and increase in lipid peroxidation values. Solanum macrocarpon supplementation in the feed of animals halted significantly the deleterious effects of air pollution, with co-administration during exposure given better results.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.277-288
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• 2012

This study investigated exposure to air pollutants in rooms in low-income houses at Shomolu (R1), Mafoluku (R2) and Mushin (R3) in Lagos state. The concentrations of most measured exceeded limits of Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for indoor air quality. Air quality index (AQI) in rooms studied was unhealthy for sensitive people in terms of CO, unhealthy in terms of $SO_2$ and very unhealthy in terms of $NO_2$ while moderate air quality was obtained in terms of $PM_{10}$ in most rooms. High concentrations of carbontetrachloride, formaldehyde and xylene measured could have been responsible for some of the health complaints of the occupants. Factor analysis shows that cooking with kerosene, use of gasoline generator and insecticide were the major contributors to indoor air pollution in these rooms. Therefore, there is need to urgently tackle poverty as all affected by these pollutants were poor who live in substandard houses without kitchens.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.101-116
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• 2008

The microscopic determination of air void characteristics in hardened concrete, defined in EN 480-11 as the linear-traverse method, is an extremely time-consuming and tedious task. Over past decades, several researchers have proposed relatively expensive mechanical automated systems which could replace the human operator in this procedure. Recently, the appearance of new high-resolution flatbed scanners has made it possible for the procedure to be automated in a fully-computerized and thus cost-effective way. The results of our work indicate the high sensitivity of such image analysis automated systems firstly to the quality of sample surface preparation, secondly to the selection of the air void threshold value, and finally to the selection of the probe system. However, it can be concluded that in case of careful validation and the use of the approach which is proposed in the paper, such automated systems can give very good estimate of the air void system parameters, defined in EN 480-11. The amount of time saved by using such a procedure is immense, and there is also the possibility of using alternative stereological methods to assess other, perhaps also important, characteristics of air void system in hardened concrete.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2013

Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a rapidly developing field in environmental engineering. It has a great potential to cope with the increasing pollution in the air. The addition of a photocatalyst to ordinary building materials such as tiles, concrete, paints, creates environmental friendly materials by which air pollution or pollution of the surface itself can be controlled and diminished. This work reports the results of the laboratory research, especially carried out towards air purifying action and self-cleaning measurements. In particular the research was focused on the study of the photocatalytic behavior of industrially prepared tiles produced starting from commercial micro-sized $TiO_2$. Air purification action has been investigated through NOx degradation tests. On the contrary, the degradation of pollution at the surface, also called as self-cleaning action, is verified by the degradation of two different organic dyes: Rhodamine B (red color) and Metanil yellow (yellow).

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.189-200
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• 2001

This paper presents an experimental modal analysis of perforated rectangular plates in air or in contact with water. The penetration of holes in the plates had a triangular pattern with P/D (pitch to diameter) 2.125, 2.500, 3.000 and 3.750. The plate was clamped along the plate edges by a number of bolts and nuts. The natural frequencies of the perforated plates in air were obtained by the analytical method based on the relation between the reference kinetic and maximum potential energies and compared with the experimental results. Good agreement between the results was found for the natural frequencies of the perforated plates in air. Additionally, it was empirically found that the natural frequencies of the perforated plate in air increase with an increase of P/D, on the other hand, the natural frequencies of the perforated plate in contact with water decrease with an increase of P/D.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2014

Fuel cells of proton exchange membrane type (PEMFC) working with hydrogen in the anode and ambient air in the cathode ('air breathing') have been prepared and characterized. The cells have been studied with variable thickness of the cathode catalyst layer ($L_{CL}$), maintaining constant the platinum and ionomer loads. Polarization curves and electrochemical active area measurements have been carried out. The polarization curves are analyzed in terms of a model for a flooded passive air breathing cathode. The analysis shows that $L_{CL}$ affects to electrochemical kinetics and mass transport processes inside the electrode, as reflected by two parameters of the polarization curves: the Tafel slope and the internal resistance. The observed decrease in Tafel slope with decreasing $L_{CL}$ shows improvements in the oxygen reduction kinetics which we attribute to changes in the catalyst layer structure. A decrease in the internal resistance with $L_{CL}$ is attributed to lower protonic resistance of thinner catalyst layers, although the observed decrease is lower than expected probably because the electronic conduction starts to be hindered by more hydrophilic character and thicker ionomer film.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2017

This study aims to develop a signal processing scheme to accurately predict the thickness of concrete slab using air-coupled impact-echo. Air-coupled impact-echo has been applied to concrete non-destructive tests (NDT); however, it is often difficult to obtain thickness mode frequency due to noise components. Furthermore, apparent velocity in concrete is a usually unknown parameter in the field and the thickness of the concrete slab often cannot be accurately measured. This study proposes a signal processing scheme using guided wave analysis, wherein dispersion curves are drawn in both frequency-wave number (f-k) and phase velocity-frequency ($V_{cp}-f$) domains. The theoretical and experimental results demonstrate that thickness mode frequency and apparent velocity in concrete are clearly obtained from the f-k and $V_{cp}-f$ domains, respectively. The proposed method has great potential with regard to the application of air-coupled impact-echo in the field.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1994년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.635-641
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• 1994

Recently, Improving the energy efficiency of a pneumatic system and reducing the consumption of compressed air were a concern of scholars at domestic and abroad. The using fields of a pneumatic system are widely used in factory automation of manufacturing line, chemical factories with explosiveness danger and petroleum industries etc. In particular, Pneumatic cylinder is applied to feeding work of workpiece, jig tools and press mechanism, reciprocation and rotary motion with rack and pinion. In this study, The experimental apparatus consisted to pneumatic cylinder, dual supply pressure regulator and solenoid valve. The dual supply pressure regulator connected to outlet port of solenoid valve. The supply pressure (4.5kgf/cm$\^$2/) of compressed air goes into the rodless chamber 1 to drive the pistion rod forward which is named working stage. The supply pressure(2kgf/cm$\^$2/) of compressed air goes into the rod chamber 2 to drive the piston rod backward which is named no-working stage. Accordingly, The research results of this study can be obtained to Energy-Saving Effects of the compressed air about 35%.