• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.489-498
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• 2020

This paper investigates mechanical properties of roller compacted concrete (RCC) involving reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). In this way, a set of 276 cylindrical RCC specimens were prepared with different RAP sizes (i.e., fine, coarse & total) at various ratios (i.e., 10%, 20%, and 40%). Results reveal that incorporation of RAP decreases unconfined compressive strength (UCS), modulus of elasticity (E), and indirect tensile (IDT) strength of RCC. For each RAP size, a regression model was used to maximize RAP content while satisfying the UCS lower limit (27.6 Mpa) mentioned by ACI as a minimum requirement for RCC used in pavement construction. Moreover, UCS of RAP incorporated mixes, dissimilar to that of control mixes, was found to be sensitive and insensitive to the testing temperature and curing time after 7 days, respectively. The results also demonstrate that the higher amounts of RAP, the more flexibility in RCC is. This issue was also proved by the results of modulus of elasticity test. In addition, the toughness index (TI) shows that increase in RAP content leads to up to 43% increase in energy absorbance capacity of RCC.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2023

This study presents the experimental results performed to evaluate the effects of Polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) and Polypropylene (PP) fibers on the fresh and residual mechanical properties of the hybrid fiber reinforced SCC before and after the exposure of 250℃, 500℃ and 750℃ temperatures. The compressive and splitting tensile strength, modulus of rupture (MOR), ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) as well as toughness and weight loss were investigated at different temperatures. PVA and PP fibers were added into SCC mixtures having only macro steel fiber and also having binary hybridization of both macro and micro steel fiber. The results showed that the use of micro steel fiber replaced by macro steel fiber improved the fresh and hardened properties compared to the use of only macro steel fiber. Moreover, it was emphasized that PVA or PP enhanced the residual flexural performance of SCC, generally, while it negatively influenced the workability, weight loss, UPV and the residual strengths with regards to the use of single steel fiber and binary steel fiber hybridization. Compared to the effect of synthetic fibers, PP had slightly more positive effect in the view of workability while PVA enhanced the residual mechanical properties more.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권2호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2018

Plain concrete is a brittle material with a very low tensile strength compared to compressive strength and critical tensile strain. This study analyzed the dynamic characteristics of high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites based on slurry-infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON-based HPFRCC), which maximizes the steel-fiber volume fraction and uses high-strength mortar to increase resistance to loads, such as explosion and impact, with a very short acting time. For major experimental variables, three levels of fiber aspect ratio and five levels of fiber volume fraction between 6.0% and 8.0% were considered, and the flexural strength and toughness characteristics were analyzed according to these variables. Furthermore, three levels of the aspect ratio of used steel fibers were considered. The highest flexural strength of 65.0 MPa was shown at the fiber aspect ratio of 80 and the fiber volume fraction of 7.0%, and the flexural strength and toughness increased proportionally to the fiber volume fraction. The test results according to fiber aspect ratio and fiber volume fraction revealed that after the initial crack, the load of the SIFCON-based HPFRCC continuously increased because of the high fiber volume fraction. In addition, sufficient residual strength was achieved after the maximum strength; this achievement will bring about positive effects on the brittle fracture of structures when an unexpected load, such as explosion or impact, is applied.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2019

Application of nanotechnology can be used to tailor made cementitious composites owing to small dimension and physical behaviour of resulting hydration products. Because of high aspect ratio and extremely high strength, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are perfect reinforcing materials. Hence, there is a great prospect to use CNTs in developing new generation cementitious materials. In the present paper, a parametric study has been conducted on cementitious composites reinforced by two types of multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) designated as Type I CNT (10-20 nm outer dia.) and Type II CNT (30-50 nm outer dia.) with various concentrations ranging from 0.1% to 0.5% by weight of cement. To evaluate important properties such as flexural strength, strain to failure, elastic modulus and modulus of toughness of the CNT admixed specimens at different curing periods, flexural bending tests were performed. Results show that composites with Type II CNTs gave more strength as compared to Type I CNTs. The highest increase in strength (flexural and compressive) is of the order of 22% and 33%, respectively, compared to control samples. Modulus of toughness at 28 days showed highest improvement of 265% for Type II 0.3% CNT composites. It is obvious that an optimum percentage of CNT could exists for composites to achieve suitable reinforcement behaviour and desired strength properties. Based on the parametric study, a tentative optimum CNT concentration (0.3% by weight of cement) has been proposed. Scanning electron microscope image shows perfect crack bridging mechanism; several of the CNTs were shown to act as crack arrestors across fine cracks along with some CNTs breakage.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2002년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.88-91
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• 2002

The two dimensional size effect of specimen gauge section (length x width) was investigated on the compressive behavior of a T300/924 [45/-45/0/90]3s, carbon fiber-epoxy laminate. A modified ICSTM compression test fixture was used together with an anti-buckling device to test 3mm thick specimens with a 30$\times$30, 50$\times$50, 70$\times$70, and 90mm$\times$90mm gauge length by width section. In all cases failure was sudden and occurred mainly within the gauge length. Post failure examination suggests that $0^{\circ}$ fiber microbuckling is the critical damage mechanism that causes final failure. This is the matrix dominated failure mode and its triggering depends very much on initial fiber waviness. It is suggested that manufacturing process and quality may play a significant role in determining the compressive strength. When the anti-buckling device was used on specimens, it was showed that the compressive strength with the device was slightly greater than that without the device due to surface friction between the specimen and the device by pretoque in bolts of the device. In the analysis result on influence of the anti-buckling device using the finite element method, it was found that the compressive strength with the anti-buckling device by loaded bolts was about 7% higher than actual compressive strength. Additionally, compressive tests on specimen with an open hole were performed. The local stress concentration arising from the hole dominates the strength of the laminate rather than the stresses in the bulk of the material. It is observed that the remote failure stress decreases with increasing hole size and specimen width but is generally well above the value one might predict from the elastic stress concentration factor. This suggests that the material is not ideally brittle and some stress relief occurs around the hole. X-ray radiography reveals that damage in the form of fiber microbuckling and delamination initiates at the edge of the hole at approximately 80% of the failure load and extends stably under increasing load before becoming unstable at a critical length of 2-3mm (depends on specimen geometry). This damage growth and failure are analysed by a linear cohesive zone model. Using the independently measured laminate parameters of unnotched compressive strength and in-plane fracture toughness the model predicts successfully the notched strength as a function of hole size and width.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.411-418
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• 2015

본 연구는 섬유혼입률 및 패널 두께가 구형비상체 충격에 의한 강섬유보강 콘크리트(SFRC) 패널의 손상특성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 실시되었다. 실험체는 $200{\times}200mm$의 각형 패널로 계획하였으며, 두께는 30 및 50 mm로 설정하였다. 비상체는 직경 20 mm의 강재이며, 속도는 350 m/s로 실험을 실시하였다. 또한 본 연구에서는 SFRC의 역학적 특성과 내충격 성능의 상호관계를 평가하였다. SFRC의 역학적특성은 압축강도, 파괴계수 및 재료의 인성을 평가하였다. 비상체 충격에 의한 패널의 전면손실률은 압축인성이 증가함에 따라 감소하였고, 파괴계수 및 휨인성이 향상됨에 따라 배면손실률이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 강섬유보강 콘크리트의 동적특성 평가를 위하여, 상용 프로그램인 ABAQUS/Explicit를 사용하여 유한요소해석을 실시하였다. 해석결과 파괴양상이 유사한 경우 전면 및 배면손실률을 잘 예측하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.263-271
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• 2005

고인성 시멘트 복합재료(HPFRCC)는 시멘트페이스트 또는 모르타르에 고성능 단섬유를 보강하여 휨모멘트 및 인장력 작용하에서 변위(변형)경화특성 및 다수의 미세균열이 멀티플크랙 특성을 발휘함으로서 높은 인성 및 균열제어성능을 가진 재료로 최근 이들 성능을 활용하여 고성능 보수 보강재, 충격완충재, 강재의 피복재, 지진시 에너지 흡수 디바이스 등 다양한 용도로의 활용이 시도되고 있다. 그러나 이들 HPFRCC의 역학적 성능은 사용되는 섬유의 종류 및 형상에 따라 다르며 마이크로 크랙 및 매크로 크랙에 효과적인 섬유의 치수는 다른 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 마이크로 및 매크로 섬유의 종류, 각 섬유의 혼합조건을 변화시켜 HPFRCC의 압축 및 휨성상을 실험실증적으로 비교 검토함으로서 HPFRCC의 재료설계에 기초자료를 제시하고자 하였다. 그 결과, HPFRCC의 압축 및 휨성상은 사용된 마이크로 섬유의 종류에 따라 큰 차이를 보이고 있으며 PP섬유에 비하여 PVA섬유를 사용한 경우가 우수한 성능을 발현하였다. 또한, 각각의 마이크로 섬유에 매크로 섬유로서 PVA660을 혼합 사용한 경우 PVA200을 제외하고는 초기근열시 휨응력, 최대 휨응력, 변형능력 및 휨터 프니스 등의 휨성능이 향상되었다. 특히 PVA100과 PVA660을 혼합 사용한 경우 가장 우수한 성능을 발현하였으며, 휨시험시 전형적인 변위경화특성 및 멀티플크랙 특성을 나타내었다. 반면, 매크로 섬유로서 SF500을 혼합 사용한 경우의 휨응력-중앙변위 곡선은 기존의 FRCC와 유사한 경향을 보이고 있으며, 휨터프니스는 마이크로 섬유만 단독 사용한 경우에 비해 전반적으로 저하하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2017

고비율의 고로슬래그를 사용한 슬러리 충전 고성능 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체(SI-HPFRCC)의 역학적 성능을 평가하였다. SI-HPFRCC 실험체 제작을 위해 hooked-end 형의 강섬유를 6.4% 사용하였다. 재령에 따른 압축강도 및 압축인성과 휨강도 및 휨인성 실험을 통해 SI-HPFRCC의 역학적 성능을 평가하였다. 또한 섬유보강 효과를 평가하기 위해 SI-HPFRCC 실험체 제작에 사용된 슬러리 매트릭스의 압축강도 및 휨강도를 측정하였다. 실험결과 SI-HPFRCC의 휨거동이 재령에 따라 취성이 증가함을 확인하였다. 압축거동의 경우에도 재령에 따른 취성 증가를 볼 수 있었으나 그 정도는 미미하였다. 강도측면에서 볼 때 SI-HPFRCC는 슬러리 매트릭스에 비해 약 140~190%의 압축강도 증가와 440~500%의 휨강도 증가를 보였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.48-59
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 다른 재료특성을 갖는 강섬유 또는 탄소섬유만을 사용한 단일 섬유보강 모르타르(fiber-reinforced mortar, FRM)와 강 및 탄소 섬유를 혼합사용한 하이브리드 FRM의 압축·휨성능을 조사하기 위해 실험을 수행하였다. 모르타르 시편은 총 섬유혼입률 1.0%에서 부피에 의한 1+0%, 0.75+0.25%, 0.5+0.5%, 0.25+0.75% 및 0+1%의 혼합비율로 강섬유와 탄소섬유를 혼입하였다. 이들의 역학적 성능을 재령 28일에서 섬유가 없는 플레인 모르타르와 비교, 검토하였다. 모르타르의 실험결과는 강섬유 0.75% + 탄소섬유 0.25%를 혼합사용한 하이브리드 FRM가 가장 높은 압축강도와 휨강도를 나타내, 하이브리드 FRM의 시너지 보강효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 반면, 강섬유 0.5% + 탄소섬유 0.5%를 혼합사용한 하이브리드 FRM의 경우 가장 높은 휨인성을 얻었으며, 본 실험결과를 토대로 강도와 휨인성을 동시에 개선하기 위한 하이브리드 FRM의 최적의 섬유 혼합비율을 제시하였다. 게다가, FRM 시편의 이미지 분석을 위해 주사전자현미경(scanning electron microscope, SEM)을 통해 파단면을 관찰하였다. 이들 결과는 시멘트 매트릭스 내에서 하이브리드 보강섬유의 이미지 분석을 하는 데 큰 도움이 되었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권7호
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• pp.439-444
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• 2006

Artificial graphite generally manufactured by carbonization sintering of shape-body of kneaded mixture using granular cokes as filler and pitch as binder, going through pitch impregnation process if necessary and finally applying graphitization heat treatment. Graphite materials are used for core internal structural components of the High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors (HTGR) because of their excellent heat resistibility and resistance of crack progress. The HTGR has a core consisting of an array of stacked graphite fuel blocks are machined from IG-110, a high-strength, fine-grained isotropic graphite. In this study, crack stabilization and micro-structures were measured by bend strength and fracture toughness of isotropic graphite grade IG-110. It is important to the reactor designer as they may govern the life of the graphite components and hence the life of the reactor. It was resulted crack propagation, bend strength, compressive strength and micro-structures of IG-110 graphite by scanning electron microscope and universal test machine.