• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권9호
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• pp.523-532
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• 2009

In this study, four API X80 linepipe steel specimens were fabricated with varying cooling rates and finish cooling temperatures, and their microstructures and crystallographic orientations were analyzed to investigate the effects of cooling conditions on their tensile and Charpy impact properties. All the specimens consisted of acicular ferrite, granular bainite, and secondary phases such as martensite and martensiteaustenite constituent. The volume fraction of secondary phases increased with increasing cooling rate, and the higher finish cooling temperature resulted in the reduction in volume fraction and grain size of secondary phases. According to the crystallographic orientation analysis data, the effective grain size and unit crack path decreased as fine acicular ferrites having a large amount of high-angle grain boundaries were homogeneously formed, thereby leading to the improvement of Charpy impact properties. The specimen fabricated with the higher cooling rate and lower finish cooling temperature had the highest upper shelf energy and the lowest energy transition temperature because it contained a large amount of fine secondary phases homogeneously distributed inside fine acicular ferrites, while its tensile properties well maintained.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.514-522
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 시멘트 복합체에 시멘트계 재료로 구성된 자기치유 캡슐을 적용하여 콘크리트 구조물의 자기치유 성능을 향상시키기 위한 연구의 일환으로 PCC(Powder Compacted Capsule) 크기 및 혼입율에 따른 모르타르의 공학적 특성을 비교ㆍ분석하였다. 이를 위해 PCC 크기 및 혼입율에 따른 모르타르의 유동성, 압축강도, 하중재부하 시험, 탄산화, 초음파속도, 투수 특성 등을 측정하였다. 측정 결과, PCC의 혼입율이 증가할수록 유동성과 압축강도가 증가하였으며, 치유특성 검토를 위해 진행한 하중재부하 시험의 경우 03PC 배합에서 PCC 혼입율이 증가할수록 치유율이 증가하였다. 정수위투수 시험의 경우 PCC를 사용할 경우 유출수량 감소율이 Plain 배합에 비해 최대 35 % 높은것으로 나타났으며, 크기 0.3~0.6 mm의 PCC를 15 % 혼입할 시 모르타르의 균열 치유율 향상에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.797-818
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• 2022

Steel-precast ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) composite beams with demountable high-strength friction-grip bolt (HSFGB) shear connectors can be used for accelerated bridge construction (ABC) and achieve excellent structural performance, which is expected to be dismantled and recycled at the end of the service life. However, no investigation focuses on the demountability and reusability of such composite beams, as well as the installation difficulties during construction. To address this issue, this study conducted twelve push-out tests to investigate the effects of assembly condition, bolt grade, bolt-hole clearance, infilling grout and pretension on the crack pattern, failure mode, load-slip/uplift relationship, and the structural performance in terms of ultimate shear strength, friction resistance, shear stiffness and slip capacity. The experimental results demonstrated that the presented composite beams exhibited favorable demountability and reusability, in which no significant reduction in strength (less than 3%) and stiffness (less than 5%), but a slight improvement in ductility was observed for the reassembled specimens. Employing oversized preformed holes could ease the fabrication and installation process, yet led to a considerable degradation in both strength and stiffness. With filling the oversized holes with grout, an effective enhancement of the strength and stiffness can be achieved, while causing a difficulty in the demounting of shear connectors. On the basis of the experimental results, more accurate formulations, which considered the effect of bolt-hole clearance, were proposed to predict the shear strength as well as the load-slip relationship of HSFGBs in steel-precast UHPC composite beams.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2022

In this study, limestone powder (LS) and fly ash (FA) were used as powder materials in self-compacting concrete (SCC) in increasing quantities in addition to cement, so that the two powders commonly used in the production of SCC could be compared in the same study. Considering the reduction of the maximum aggregate size in SCC, 10 mm or 16 mm was selected as the coarse aggregate size. The properties of fresh concrete were determined by slump flow (including T₅₀₀ time), V-funnel and J-ring experiments. The experimental results showed that as the amount of both LS and FA increased, the slump flow also increased. The increase in powder material had a negative effect on V-funnel flow times, causing it to increase; however, the increase in FA concretes was smaller compared to LS ones. The increase in the powder content reduced the amount of blockage in the J-ring test for both aggregate sizes. As the hardened concrete properties, the compressive and splitting strengths as well as the modulus of elasticity were determined. Longitudinal and transverse deformations were measured by attaching a special frame to the cylindrical specimens and the values of Poisson's ratio, initiation and critical stresses were obtained. Despite having a similar W/C ratio, all SCC exhibited higher compressive strength than NVC. Compressive strength increased with increasing powder content for both LS and FA; however, the increase of the FA was higher than the LS due to the pozzolanic effect. SCC with a coarse aggregate size of 16 mm showed higher strength than 10 mm for both powders. Similarly, the modulus of elasticity increased with the amount of powder material. Inelastic properties, which are rarely found in the literature for SCC, were determined by measuring the initial and critical stresses. Crack formation in SCC begins under lower stresses (corresponding to lower initial stresses) than in normal concretes, while critical stresses indicate a more brittle behavior by taking higher values.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제82권1호
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• pp.93-105
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• 2022

The brittleness of concrete can be overcome by fiber reinforcement that controls the crack mechanisms of concrete. Corrosion-related durability issues can be prevented by synthetic fibers (SFs), while macro synthetic fibers have proven to be particularly effective to provide ductility and toughness after cracks. This experimental study has been performed to investigate the comparative flexural and mechanical behavior of four different macro-synthetic fiber-reinforced concretes (SFRCs). Two polyamide fibers (SF1 and SF2) with different aspect ratios and two different polypropylene fiber types (SF3 and SF4) were used in production of SFRCs. Four different SFRCs and reference concrete were compared for their influences on the toughness, compressive strength, elastic modulus, flexural strength, residual strength and splitting tensile strength. The outcomes of the study reveal that the flowability of reference mixture decreases after addition of SFs and the air voids of all SFRC mixtures increased with the addition of macro-synthetic fibers except SFRC2 mixture whose air content is the same as the reference mixture. The results also revealed that with the inclusion of SFs, 11.34% reduction in the cube compressive strength was noted for SFRC4 based on that of reference specimens and both reference concrete and SFRC exhibited nearly similar cylindrical compressive strength. Results illustrated that SFRC1 and SFRC4 mixtures consistently provide the highest and lowest flexural toughness values of 36.4 joule and 27.7 joule respectively. The toughness values of SFRC3 and SFRC4 are very near to each other.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권 6호
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• pp.393-405
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• 2022

Lightweight concrete is a superior material due to its light weight and high strength. There however remain significant lacunae in engineering knowledge with regards to shear failure of lightweight fiber reinforced concrete beams. The main aim of the present study is to investigate the optimum usage of steel fibers in lightweight fiber reinforced concrete (LWFRC). Multi-scale finite element model calibrated with experimental results is developed to study the effect of steel fibers on the mechanical properties of LWFRC beams. To decrease the amount of steel fibers, it is preferred to reinforce only the middle section of the LWFRC beams, where the flexural stresses are higher. For numerical simulation, a multi-scale finite element model was developed. The cement matrix was modeled as homogeneous and uniform material and both steel fibers and lightweight coarse aggregates were randomly distributed within the matrix. Considering more realistic assumptions, the bonding between fibers and cement matrix was considered with the Cohesive Zone Model (CZM) and its parameters were determined using the model update method. Furthermore, conformity of Load-Crack Mouth Opening Displacement (CMOD) curves obtained from numerical modeling and experimental test results of notched beams under center-point loading tests were investigated. Validating the finite element model results with experimental tests, the effects of fibers' volume fraction, and the length of the reinforced middle section, on flexural and residual strengths of LWFRC, were studied. Results indicate that using steel fibers in a specified length of the concrete beam with high flexural stresses, and considerable savings can be achieved in using steel fibers. Reducing the length of the reinforced middle section from 50 to 30 cm in specimens containing 10 kg/m3 of steel fibers, resulting in a considerable decrease of the used steel fibers by four times, whereas only a 7% reduction in bearing capacity was observed. Therefore, determining an appropriate length of the reinforced middle section is an essential parameter in reducing fibers, usage leading to more affordable construction costs.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.419-430
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• 2023

In this study, the effect of two types of aggregates (fly ash aggregate and shale aggregate) on the density, strength, and durability of preplaced lightweight aggregate concrete (PLWAC) was studied. The results showed that the 7 - 28 days strength of concrete prepared with fly ash aggregates (high water absorption rate) significantly increased, which could attribute to the long-term water release of fly ash aggregates by the refined pore structure. In contrast, the strength increase of concrete prepared with shale aggregates (low water absorption rate) is not apparent. Although PLWAC prepared with fly ash aggregates has a lower density and higher strength (56.8 MPa @ 1600 kg/m³), the chloride diffusion coefficient is relatively high, which could attribute to the diffusion paths established by connected porous aggregates and the negative over-curing effect. Compared to the control group, the partial replacement of fly ash aggregates (30%) with asphalt emulsion (20% solid content) coated aggregates can reduce the chloride diffusion coefficient of concrete by 53.6% while increasing the peak load obtained in a three-point bending test by 107.3%, fracture energy by 30.3% and characteristic length by 103.5%. The improvement in concrete performance could be attributed to the reduction in the water absorption rate of aggregates and increased energy absorption by polymer during crack propagation.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.357-376
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• 2024

In this paper, weakly bonded ultra-high-strength steel bars (UHSS) were used as longitudinal reinforcement in recycled aggregate concrete shear walls to achieve resilient performance. The study evaluated the repairability and hysteresis performance of shear walls before and after retrofitting. Quasi-static tests were performed on recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) and steel fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (FRAC) shear walls to investigate the reparability of resilient shear walls when loaded to 1% drift ratio. Results showed that shear walls exhibited drift-hardening properties. The maximum residual drift ratio and residual crack width at 1% drift ratio were 0.107% and 0.01mm, respectively, which were within the repairable limits. Subsequently, shear walls were retrofitted with bonded X-shaped CFRP strips and steel plates wrapped at the bottom and retested. Except for a slight reduction in initial stiffness, earthquake-damaged resilient shear walls retrofitted with a composite method still had satisfactory hysteresis performance. A revised damage assessment index D, has been proposed to assess of damage degree. Moreover, finite-element analysis for the shear wall before and after retrofit retrofitting was established in OpenSees and verified with experimental results. The finite element results and test results were in good agreement. Finally, parametric analysis was performed.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.373-381
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• 2014

점토에 혼입물이 포함되면 수축의 정도를 완화시켜 건조과정에서의 비틀어짐이나 갈라짐을 막아주는 역할을 한다. 이에 삼국시대에 제작된 나주 옹관을 바탕으로 옹관 제조 시 태토에 첨가하는 혼입물의 역할과 환원 소성 시 발생하는 태토의 상태 변화로 인한 옹관의 물성변화를 규명하였다. 나주 오량동 유적의 태토를 이용하여 혼입물 비율(0%, 20%, 40%)을 달리 배합한 재현시료를 제작하고, 여기에 소성온도($1000^{\circ}C$, $1100^{\circ}C$, $1200^{\circ}C$)를 달리하여 소성하였다. 소성 완료된 시료는 육안 관찰, 광학현미경(50배) 관찰, 비중 기공률 측정을 통해 물리적 특성을 확인하고, X-선 형광 분석(XRF), X-선 회절 분석(XRD)을 통해 성분의 함량과 특정 광물의 존재 여부를 확인하였다. 그 결과 소성온도 증가에 따른 체적 팽창과 원형의 기공 발생, 혼입물 함량 증가에 따른 비중 증가가 발생하였으며, XRF 분석에서는 $SiO_2$의 증가와 $Al_2O_3$의 감소 현상이 일어났다. $SiO_2$의 증가는 혼입물을 이루는 석영 입자의 영향 때문으로 추정되며, 따라서 혼입물의 첨가는 소성온도 증가로 인해 발생되는 태토의 체적 팽창을 억제를 위한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.839-854
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• 2018

본 연구는 GFRP plate 보강세그먼트를 TBM 터널 지보재로 적용하기 위한 성능평가를 실시하였다. 세그먼트의 철근량 감소와 균열제어 및 파손 등의 국부적인 손상 방지를 위하여 최근 SFRC세그먼트 적용되고 있다. 그러나 SFRC세그먼트에 사용되는 강섬유는 섬유 부식에 의한 내구성 저하 문제가 제기되고 있으며, RC세그먼트와 비교하여 SFRC세그먼트의 최대 휨하중 감소는 TBM 터널 세그먼트의 폭넓은 적용범위를 저해하고 있다. 따라서 SFRC세그먼트의 최대하중 증가를 위한 보강재로 GFRP plate 고려하였으며, 강섬유의 대체재로 부식 우려가 없는 구조용 합성섬유를 사용하였다. 보강섬유의 종류 및 GFRP plate 두께를 주요 변수로 하여 세그먼트의 휨 성능평가를 실시한 결과, 보강섬유와 3 mm 두께의 GFRP plate로 보강한 세그먼트는 섬유로만 보강한 세그먼트와 비교하여 섬유 종류별로 최대하중이 21.78~23.03%, 휨인성은 0.5~7.96% 증가하여 우수한 휨성능 효과를 보여주었다.