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Engineering Properties of CB Cut-off Walls Mixed with GGBS (고로슬래그 미분말을 혼합한 CB 차수벽의 공학적 특성)

  • Kim, Taeyeon;Lee, Bongjik
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.33-39
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    • 2022
  • For a slag-cement-bentonite (slag-CB) cut-off wall, GGBS replaces a part of the cement mixed to build a CB cut-off wall, which is used to block the flow and leakage of pollutants or groundwater; prevent seawater infiltration; and repair or reinforcement an aged embankments. Slag-CB cut-off walls are used in various applications in different fields where groundwater control is required due to its excellent characteristics. Such properties include high strength, low permeability, high durability and chemical resistance. However, despite these advantages, slag-CB cut-off walls are not extensively studied in Korea and thus are not applied in many cases. Particularly, GGBS, which replaces cement in a mixture, has different properties depending on its country of production. Consequently, it is necessary to perform various studies on slag-CB cut-off walls that use GGBS produced in Korea in order to increase its usability. This study has evaluated the bleeding rate, setting time, strength, and permeability in relation to the cement replacement rate of GGBS produced in Korea for slag-CB cut-off walls, with the aim to increase its usability. The evaluation found that slag-CB cut-off walls, made of a mixture containing GGBS produced in Korea, have a lower bleeding rate and permeability, and higher strengththan CB cut-off walls. It was also analyzed that such improved performance is more effective with a higher cement replacement rate of GGBS.

The Comparison of Apparent Chloride Diffusion Coefficients in GGBFS Concrete Considering Sea Water Exposure Conditions (해양 폭로 환경에 따른 GGBFS 콘크리트의 겉보기 염화물 확산계수 비교)

  • Yoon, Yong-Sik;Jeong, Gi-Chan;Kwon, Seung-Jun
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.18-27
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    • 2022
  • In this study, the time-dependent chloride ingress behavior in GGBFS concrete was evaluated considering marine exposure conditions and the properties of concrete mixtures. The concrete mixture for this study had 3 levels of water to binder ratio and the substitution rate of GGBFS, and outdoor exposure tests were performed considering submerged area, tidal area, and splash area. According to the evaluation results of diffusion coefficient considering properties of concrete mixtures, as the substitution rate of GGBFS increased, the decreasing rate of the diffusion coefficient decreased based on exposure periods of 730 days(2 years). As the evaluation result of the diffusion behavior according to the marine exposure conditions, the diffusion coefficient was evaluated in the order of submerged area, tidal area, and splash area. In tidal area, a relatively high diffusion coefficient was evaluated due to the repetition of wet and dry seawater. In this study, the effects of GGBFS substitution rate on the decreasing behavior of apparent chloride diffusion coefficient was analyzed in consideration of exposure conditions and periods. Linear regression analysis was performed with apparent chloride diffusion coefficient as output value and GGBFS substitution rate as input value. After 730 days of exposure, the effect of GGBFS on diffusion coefficient was significantly reduced. Even for OPC concrete, after 730 days, the diffusion coefficient was as low as that of GGBFS concrete, so the gradient of the regression equation decreased significantly. It is thought that improved durability performance for chloride ingress can be secured before 730 days through the use of GGBFS.

Properties on the Airborne Chlorides of Offshore Bridges on the Western/Southern Coast in South Korea (국내 서/남해안 해상교량의 월별, 높이별 비래염분량 특성)

  • Jung, Jahe;Min, Jiyoung;Lee, Binna;Lee, Jong-Suk
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.59-67
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    • 2022
  • In this study, the monthly airborne chlorides flying into the offshore bridges were investigated depending on the sea level. The target structures were 9 bridges located on the western and southern coast of South Korea. The airborne chlorides were measured at different sea levels on each bridge every month during 1 year. The results showed that the strongest seasonal wind from the northwest in winter expecially have led increase of the airborne chlorides, and its effect was more significant in the western coast than the southern coast. It was also found that the airborne chlorides declined with the increase of sea level. Three types of curves were suggested for analyzing the decrease trend with the sea level, based on the airborne chlorides at the lowest measurement height of main tower. The trend was varied depending on the sea area, and even in the same sea area, the local topographic condition affected the airborne chlorides. It means that the location and local topography should be considered simultaneously for durability management in the framework of the chloride source, and then the influence of the chloride source should be classified, e.g. safe and dangerous. From these results, it is expected that it could be used as baseline data for the evaluation of the deterioration environment in the Detailed guidelines for safety and maintenance of facilities [Performance evaluation]_Bridge.

The Prediction of Durability Performance for Chloride Ingress in Fly Ash Concrete by Artificial Neural Network Algorithm (인공 신경망 알고리즘을 활용한 플라이애시 콘크리트의 염해 내구성능 예측)

  • Kwon, Seung-Jun;Yoon, Yong-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.127-134
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    • 2022
  • In this study, RCPTs (Rapid Chloride Penetration Test) were performed for fly ash concrete with curing age of 4 ~ 6 years. The concrete mixtures were prepared with 3 levels of water to binder ratio (0.37, 0.42, and 0.47) and 2 levels of substitution ratio of fly ash (0 and 30%), and the improved passed charges of chloride ion behavior were quantitatively analyzed. Additionally, the results were trained through the univariate time series models consisted of GRU (Gated Recurrent Unit) algorithm and those from the models were evaluated. As the result of the RCPT, fly ash concrete showed the reduced passed charges with period and an more improved resistance to chloride penetration than OPC concrete. At the final evaluation period (6 years), fly ash concrete showed 'Very low' grade in all W/B (water to binder) ratio, however OPC concrete showed 'Moderate' grade in the condition with the highest W/B ratio (0.47). The adopted algorithm of GRU for this study can analyze time series data and has the advantage like operation efficiency. The deep learning model with 4 hidden layers was designed, and it provided a reasonable prediction results of passed charge. The deep learning model from this study has a limitation of single consideration of a univariate time series characteristic, but it is in the developing process of providing various characteristics of concrete like strength and diffusion coefficient through additional studies.

Analysis of Failure Behavior of FRP Rebar Reinforced Concrete Slab based on FRP Reinforced Ratio (FRP 보강근비에 따른 FRP 보강 콘크리트 슬래브의 파괴거동 분석)

  • Jang, Nag-Seop;Kim, Young-Hwan;Oh, Hong-Seob
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.173-181
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    • 2021
  • Reinforced concrete structures are exposed to various environments, resulting in reinforcement corrosion due to moisture and ions penetration. Reinforced concrete corrosion causes a decrease in the durability performance of reinforced concrete structures. One solution to mitigate such issues is using FRP rebars, which offer several advantages such as high tensile strength, corrosion resistance, and light-weight than conventional rebars, in reinforced concrete instead of conventional steel rebars. The FRP rebar used should be examined at the limit state because FRP reinforced concrete has linear behavior until its fracture and can generate excessive deflection due to the low elastic modulus. It should be considered while designing FRP reinforced concrete for flexure. In the ultimate limit state, the flexural strength of FRP reinforced concrete as per ACI 440.1R is significantly lower than the flexural strength by applying both the environmental reduction and strength reduction factors accounting for the material uncertainty of FRP rebar. Therefore, in this study, the experimental results were compared with the deflection of the proposed effective moment of inertia referring to the local and international standards. The experimental results of GFRP and BFRP reinforced concrete were compared with the flexural strength as determined by ACI 440.1R and Fib bulletin 40. The flexural strength obtained by the experimental results was more similar to that obtained by Fib bulletin 40 than ACI 440.1R. The flexural strength of ACI 440.1R was conservatively evaluated in the tension-controlled section.

Development of Nanomodified Snow-Melting Concrete Using Low-Temperature Phase-Change Material Impregnated Lightweight Aggregate (저온 상변화 물질 함침 경량골재를 이용한 나노 개질 융설 콘크리트 개발)

  • Kyoung, Joo-Hyun;Kim, Sean-Mi;Hu, Jong-Wan
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.42 no.6
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    • pp.787-792
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    • 2022
  • In winter, the excessive use of deicing salt deteriorates concrete pavement durability. To reduce the amount of deicing salt used, phase-change materials (PCMs) potentially offer an alternative way to melt snow through their latent heat storage characteristics. In this research, thermal energy storage concrete was developed by using PCM-impregnated expanded clay as 50 % replacement to normal aggregate by volume. In addition, to improve the thermal efficiency of PCM lightweight aggregate (PCM-LWA)-incorporated concrete, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated in proportions of 0.10 %, 0.15 %, and 0.20 % by binder weight. Compressive strength testing and programmed thermal cycling were performed to evaluate the mechanical and thermal responses of the PCM-LWA concrete. Results showed a significant strength reduction of 54 % due to the PCM-LWA; however, the thermal performance of the PCM-LWA concrete was greatly improved with the addition of MWCNTs. Thermal test results showed that 0.10 % MWCNT-incorporated concrete had high thermal fatigue resistance as well as uniform heat flow, whereas specimens with 0.15 % and 0.20 % MWCNT content had a reduced thermal response due to supercooling when the ambient temperature was varied between -5℃ and 10℃.

Experimental Study on the Proposal of an Assessment Method and Quality Standard for Identifying the Fine Particles of Clay Components in Fine Aggregates (잔골재의 토분 평가방법 및 품질기준 제안을 위한 실험적 연구)

  • Choi, Hyun-Kyu;Han, Min-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.585-596
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to propose an assessment method to analyze clay collectively referred to as fine particles of clay components contained in fine aggregates, and to propose quality standards for clay use through correlation with the performance of concrete to verify the properties of clay measured according to the method. As a result, it is analyzed that it will be suitably utilized as a method to assess the fine particles of the clay component of fine aggregates through the component analysis of XRF. Regarding the related quality standards, considering the error rate of about 10% of KCS 14 20 10, the related quality standards were analyzed to be safe when Al2O3+Fe2O3+MgO is 23.5% or less and SiO2+K2OSiO2+K22O is 66.5% or more. To build on this study, it is expected that a comprehensive review will be conducted through additional follow-up studies such as on clay of coarse aggregates and durability analysis to establish a system for quality control of the soil fraction of aggregates.

A Review on SEBS Block Copolymer based Anion Exchange Membranes for Water Electrolysis (SEBS 블록 공중합체를 기반으로 한 수전해용 음이온 교환막에 대한 총설)

  • Kim, Ji Eun;Park, Hyeonjung;Choi, Yong Woo;Lee, Jae Hun
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.283-291
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    • 2022
  • Hydrogen energy has received much attention as a solution to the supply of renewable energy and to respond to climate change. Hydrogen is the most suitable candidate of storing unused electric power in a large-capacity long cycle. Among the technologies for producing hydrogen, water electrolysis is known as an eco-friendly hydrogen production technology that produces hydrogen without carbon dioxide generation by water splitting reaction. Membranes in water electrolysis system physically separate the anode and the cathode, but also prevent mixing of generated hydrogen and oxygen gases and facilitate ion transfer to complete circuit. In particular, the key to next-generation anion exchange membrane that can compensate for the shortcomings of conventional water electrolysis technologies is to develop high performance anion exchange membrane. Many studies are conducted to have high ion conductivity and excellent durability in an alkaline environment simultaneously, and various materials are being searched. In this review, we will discuss the research trends and points to move forward by looking at the research on anion exchange membranes based on commercial polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-polystyrene (SEBS) block copolymers.

Ionomer Binder in Catalyst Layer for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell and Water Electrolysis: An Updated Review (고분자 전해질 연료전지 및 수전해용 촉매층의 이오노머 바인더)

  • Park, Jong-Hyeok;Akter, Mahamuda;Kim, Beom-Seok;Jeong, Dahye;Lee, Minyoung;Shin, Jiyun;Park, Jin-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.174-183
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    • 2022
  • Polymer electrolyte fuel cells and water electrolysis are attracting attention in terms of high energy density and high purity hydrogen production. The catalyst layer for the polymer electrolyte fuel cell and water electrolysis is a porous electrode composed of a precious metal-based electrocatalyst and an ionomer binder. Among them, the ionomer binder plays an important role in the formation of a three-dimensional network for ion conduction in the catalyst layer and the formation of pores for the movement of materials required or generated for the electrode reaction. In terms of the use of commercial perfluorinated ionomers, the content of the ionomer, the physical properties of the ionomer, and the type of the dispersing solvent system greatly determine the performance and durability of the catalyst layer. Until now, many studies have been reported on the method of using an ionomer for the catalyst layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. This review summarizes the research results on the use of ionomer binders in the fuel cell aspect reported so far, and aims to provide useful information for the research on the ionomer binder for the catalyst layer, which is one of the key elements of polymer electrolyte water electrolysis to accelerate the hydrogen economy era.

Enhancement of Penetration by Using Mechenical Micro Needle in Textile Strain Sensor (텍스타일 스트레인 센서에 마이크로 니들을 이용한 전도성입자 침투력 향상)

  • Hayeong Yun;Wonjin Kim;Jooyong Kim
    • Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2022
  • Recently, interest in and demand for sensors that recognize physical activity and their products are increasing. In particular, the development of wearable materials that are flexible, stretchable, and able to detect the user's biological signals is drawing attention. In this study, an experiment was conducted to improve the dip-coating efficiency of a single-walled carbon nanotube dispersion solution after fine holes were made in a hydrophobic material with a micro needle. In this study, dip-coating was performed with a material that was not penetrated, and comparative analysis was performed. The electrical conductivity of the sensor was measured when the sensor was stretched using a strain universal testing machine (Dacell Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea) and a multimeter (Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA, USA) was used to measure resistance. It was found that the electrical conductivity of a sensor that was subjected to needling was at least 16 times better than that of a sensor that was not. In addition, the gauge factor was excellent, relative to the initial resistance of the sensor, so good performance as a sensor could be confirmed. Here, the dip-coating efficiency of hydrophobic materials, which have superior physical properties to hydrophilic materials but are not suitable due to their high surface tension, can be adopted to more effectively detect body movements and manufacture sensors with excellent durability and usability.