• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2022

The effect of discrete polypropylene fibre reinforcement on shear strength parameters, tensile properties and isotropic index of stabilized compacted residual subgrade was investigated. Composites of compacted subgrade were developed from polypropylene fibre dosage of 0%, 1%, 2.5% and 4% and 3% cement binder. Saturated compacted soil benefited from incremental fibre dosage, the mobilized friction coefficient increased to a maximum at 2.5% fibre dosage from 0.41 to 0.58 and the contribution due to further increase in fibre dosage was marginal. Binder stabilization increased the degree of isotropy for unreinforced soil at lower fibre dosage of 1% and then decreased with higher fibre dosage. Saturation of 3% binder stabilized soil decreased the soil friction angle and the degree of isotropy for both unstabilized and binder stabilized soil increased with fibre dosage. The maximum tensile stress of 3% binder stabilized fibre reinforced residual soil was 3-fold that of 3% binder stabilized unreinforced soil. The difference in computed and measured maximum tensile and tangential stress decreased with increase in fibre dosage and degree of stabilization and polypropylene fibre reinforced soil met local and international criteria for road construction subgrade.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2016

In order to improve the bonding efficiency of starch adhesives and water resistance of corrugated board, mixing ratio of additives dosage was changed and its effects were analyzed. When the additives dosage was increased, bonding strength, vertical compression strength, bursting strength and water resistance were increased, because of hydroxyl groups or acetyl groups in starch adhesives and cellulose fibers of corrugated board were cross-linked by additives. When 1.0% glyoxal dosage was added, flat crush strength and vertical compression strength were increased. With 1.5% glyoxal, bonding strength and bursting strength were increased. However, 2.0% glyoxal dosage was added, most of strength except bursting strength were decreased. Thus, when the appropriate amount of additives are added during corrugated board production process, increased bonding efficiency of starch adhesives and higher water resistance of corrugated board can be achieved.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.239-253
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• 2022

Suitable techniques to stabilize organic soil and improve its engineering behaviour are in demand. Despite various alternatives, nano-additives proved to be an effective stabilizer owing to their strength enhancing properties. The study focuses on using nano-silica as a potential stabilizer to improve organic silt. Soil was treated with four dosages of nano-silica namely 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6% and 0.8% of dry weight of the soil. Nano-silica treated soil showed a strength increase of nearly 25% at a dosage of 0.4% after curing for two hours. Strength of the treated soil improved with age. Strength improved by nearly 62.9% after 28 days of curing and 221.4% after 180 days of curing due to formation of Calcium - Silicate - Hydrate (CSH) gel in the soil matrix. Dosage of 0.6% nano-silica is observed to be the optimum dosage. Coefficient of permeability and compression index showed an increase by 13.32 and 5.5 times respectively owing to aggregation of particles and creation of void spaces as visualized from the scanning electron micrographs. Further model foundation study and numerical parametric studies using PLAXIS 2D indicate that optimized and economic results can be obtained by varying the additive dosage with depth.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2007

고강도 콘크리트(HSC)는 화재 시 폭렬현상과 함께 부재가 취성적인 거동을 하게 되는 단점을 지니고 있다. 폭렬현상은 화재 시 $100{^{\circ}C}$이상에서 부재내부의 수분 증발로 인하여 발생한 수증기가 수밀한 콘크리트에 갇혀 발생한다. 따라서 콘크리트 강도가 증가 할수록 수밀성이 높아져 폭렬의 정도가 심해진다. 콘크리트의 폭렬을 제어할 수 있는 방안으로는 폴리프로필렌 섬유(PP섬유)를 혼입하는 방법이 가장 효율적인 것으로 보고 되었다. 본 연구에서는 콘크리트 강도와 PP섬유 함유량을 변수로 하는 기둥 실험체에 대한 내화실험과 잔존강도실험을 수행하여 폭렬현상을 관찰하고 잔존강도를 측정하였다. 그 결과 콘크리트 강도가 60MPa에서 85MPa로 증가할 때 기둥 실험체의 잔존 축 강도는 10%증가하였다. 또한, PP섬유 함유량이 0%에서 0.2%까지 증가 할수록 잔존 축강도비는 68%에서 85%까지 증가하였으나, PP섬유 함유량이 0.2%이상에서는 잔존강도의 증가가 거의 나타나지 않았다.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.104-105
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• 2014

In this study, fundamental properties of mortar with the variation of dosage of anti-rust agent has been tested to evaluate the effect of the anti-rust agent. Dosage of anti-rust agent was fixed as 0,3,6,9%, respectively. The variation of the flow, compressive strength and diffusion speed of chloride ion has been tested to evaluate the effect of the anti-rust agent. Results showed that flow has been smally increased. For the compressive strength, compressive strength increased with the increase of dosage of agent. For the diffusion speed of chloride, the speed decreased with the increase of dosage of the anti-rust agent. For the overall consideration, it could be identified that when the dosage of anti-rust agent was fixed as 3-6%, the mortar showed the optimum performances.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.333-348
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• 2023

Fast infrastructure development boosts the demand for shotcrete. Despite sand and stone being the most common coarse and fine aggregates for shotcrete, excessive exploration of these materials challenges the ecological environment. This study utilized an industrial solid waste, high-titanium heavy slag, blended with steel fibers to form Wet Shotcrete of Steel Fiber-reinforced High-Titanium Heavy Slag (WSSFHTHS). It investigated its workability, shotcrete performance and mechanical properties under different water-to-cement ratios, fly ash content, superplasticizer dosage, and steel fiber content. The tunnel excavation and support were investigated by conducting finite element numerical simulation analysis and was used in 3 tunnel lining pipes in Zhonggouwan tailing pond. The major findings are as follows: (1) The water-to-cement ratio (w/c ratio) significantly impacted the compressive strength of WSSFHTHS. The highest 28-day compressive strength of 60 MPa was achieved when the w/c ratio was 0.38; (2) Adding fly ash improved the workability and shotcrete performance and strength development of WSSFHTHS. The best anti-permeability performance was achieved when the fly ash constituted 15%, with the lowest permeability coefficient of 4.596 × 10-11 cm/s; (3) The optimum superplasticizer dosage for WSSFHTHS is 0.8%. It provided the best workability and shotcrete performance. Excessive dosage resulted in water bleeding and poor aggregate encapsulation, while insufficient dosage decreased flowability and adversely affected shotcrete performance; (4) The dosage of steel fibers significantly impacted the flexural and tensile strength of WSSFHTHS. When the steel fiber dosage was 45 kg/m³, the 28-day flexural and tensile strengths were 8.95 MPa and 6.15 MPa, respectively; (5) By integrating existing shotcrete techniques, the optimal lining thickness was 80 mm for WSSFHTHS per simulation. The results revealed that after using WSSFHTHS, the displacement of the tunnel surrounding the rock significantly improved, with no cracks or hollows, similar to the simulation results.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제18권2E호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2006

Spalling is defined as damages to concrete exposed to high temperature during fire, causing cracks and localized bursting of small pieces of concrete. As the concrete strength increases, the degree of damage caused by spalling becomes more serious due to impaired permeability. It is reported that polypropylene(PP) fiber has an important role in protecting concrete from spalling, and the optimum dosage of PP fiber is 0.2%. However, this study was conducted on non-reinforced concrete specimens. The high-temperature behavior of high-strength reinforced concrete columns with various concrete strength and various quantity of PP fibers is investigated in this study. The results revealed that the ratio of unstressed residual strength of columns increased as the concrete strength increased and as the quantity of PP fiber increased from 0% to 0.2%. However, the effect of PP fiber quantity on residual strength of column was barely above 0.2%.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2005

This paper reports the contribution of Shrinkage reducing admixture(SRA) to the physical properties and drying shrinkage of concrete. Dosage of SRA is varied with. For the properties of fresh concrete, an increase in SRA dosage results in a decrease in fluidity and air content, while setting time is accelerated. For the properties of hardened concrete, the incorporation of mineral admixture leads to a decrease in compressive strength at early age, whereas after 28 days, the incorporation of fly ash(FA) and blast furnace slag(BS) has greater compressive strength than conventional concrete without admixture. The use of SRA results in a decrease in compressive strength. The incorporation of SRA with every $1\%$ increase causes the decrease of compressive strength by as much as $3\~6\%$. For drying shrinkage properties, the incorporation of FA and BS reduces drying shrinkage slightly. The use of SRA also decreases drying shrinkage. Every $1\%$ of increase in SRA dosage can reduce drying shrinkage by as much as $10\~15\%$

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.207-218
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• 2011

This article describes laboratory research done on strength evaluations for stabilized samples made of tropical fibrous peat. The stabilizing agents used were ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as binding agent and blast furnace slag (BFS) as additive. Stabilized samples were tested for their strength through unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and California bearing ratio (CBR). Different dosage rates of OPC and BFS were used in trial and error experiments for the most effective combination for stabilized peat samples that were at their natural moisture content. Stabilized trial samples were air cured for 90 days. After detecting the most effective dosage rate in the trial samples, their values were used to prepare CBR samples at their optimum moisture content (OMC). CBR samples were then air cured from 1 to 90 days and tested under un-soaked and soaked conditions. The most effective dosage rate for the stabilized peat samples was found to be close to when 75% for OPC and 25% of BFS per total weight of OPC, and BFS. As an example, if 11.25% OPC, and 3.75% BFS are mixed with peat and compacted at their OMC and air cured for 90 days, stabilized peat will have an increase in CBR of 0.8% to 45 % for un-soaked and 20% for soaked conditions.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.397-404
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 콘크리트의 건조수축 저감을 위해 사용되는 팽창재와 수축저감제를 병용한 콘크리트의 배합 특성, 응결시간, 압축강도 및 건조수축특성에 대하여 분석하였다. 실험결과, 팽창재와 수축저감제의 혼입률이 증가할수록 유동성은 저하하여 SP제량을 증가시켜 주어야 하는 것으로 나타났고, 반면에 공기량은 증가하여 AE제 사용량이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 응결시간은 SP제량의 사용량의 증가에도 불구하고 약간 촉진되는 것으로 나타났는데, 이는 수축저감제의 알칼리 성분 및 팽창재의 에트린자이트 생성 촉진 효과에 기인한 것으로 사료된다. 또한 압축강도는 팽창제 혼입률 5.0%를 사용한 경우에서 최대가 되었고 그 이상의 혼입률에서 저하하였으며, 수축저감제는 혼입률 증가에 따라 저하하였는데, 팽창재와 수축저감제 혼입률이 각각 5.0%, 0.5%에서 플레인과 거의 같은 수준 강도를 나타내었다. 건조수축 특성으로는 팽창재와 수축저감제의 혼입률이 증가할수록 건조수축을 크게 저감할 수 있는 것으로 나타났는데, 특히 팽창재 및 수축저감제를 병용할 경우 복합상승 효과에 기인하여 이들을 단독으로 사용할 경우 보다 약 $5{\sim}16%$정도 건조수축이 추가적으로 저감함을 알수 있었다. 따라서 유동성, 강도 및 수축특성 등을 종합적으로 고려할 때, 본 연구의 실험 조건에서는 팽창재 5.0%, 수축저감제 0.5%인 조합이 최적의 혼입률인 것으로 분석되었다.