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Bamboo Architecture: Structure, Construction and Space: Part 1

  • Vo Trong Nghia
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.113-145
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    • 2024
  • Bamboo is seen as a low cost, lightweight, widely available and environmental-friendly material. In Vietnam, it also connects deeply to our culture. However, it wasn't seen as a viable material for large structures before VTN Architects. Furthermore, Vietnamese cities are facing the same environmental problems as many developing metropolises in the world. Globally, climate change is a serious issue. The need for sustainable construction material is clear. The increasing development of eco-tourism in Vietnam and Asia is also a background. These become the background to the foundation and the development of bamboo architecture by VTN Architects. The journal analyses our development of bamboo construction, joints, structures, and how to use them to realise space and to create eco-friendly architecture. We will talk about our process of bamboo procurement, our construction methods, our unique joint system, how we make a frame unit and how we construct VTN bamboo structures from units.

Charateristics of Soft Paving Materials used Eco-friendly (친환경 소프트 포장재의 공학적 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Jeon, Du-Jun;Park, Sung-Jin
    • Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.206-213
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study aims to develop eco - friendly paving materials using Sawdust and EPDM chips. Method: Materials are eco-friendly materials and have no environmental problems. By using EPDM chip, the walking feeling can be increased. Results: In this study, the optimum mixing ratio was calculated through mixing design test. Based on the blending ratio, the surface layer of the sidewalk is made of fine sawdust and EPDM chips. We used only sawdust of grain - 107 -size to make the base layer of the sidewalks and the surface layer of the bicycle road with the permeability and the anti - resilience, and suggested the application method through the test construction. Conclusion: This study the expected that the recent efforts of the government to reduce the elastic paving material, which is the environmentally harmful problem with the complete eco-friendly paving material, are expected to revive.

The oral dose toxicity test and skin irritation test of eco-friendly plasticizer using crude glycerol derived (폐글리세롤을 이용한 친환경 가소제의 경구투여독성 및 피부자극성 시험)

  • Kang, Soo-Jung;Kim, Heeyoung;Park, Sangwon;Sim, Eunyoung;Kim, Jinhwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.322-327
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: The major objective of this study is the oral dose toxicity test and skin irritation test of eco-friendly plasticizer using crude glycerol derived from the biodiesel process. Methods: Glyceroldiacetate laurate(GDL) was synthesized from glycerol monolaurat(GML) and acetic acid. The synthesis of the GDL plasticizer was measured with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscop(NMR) and FT-IR(Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer). To provide information on the safety of GDL, we carried out an oral dose toxicity test for GDL in Sprague-Dawley rats. Also, we carried out a skin irritation test for GDL in New Zealand White rabbits. Results: The oral dose toxicity test in Sprague-Dawley rats showed that GDL is a non-toxic material. The result of the skin irritation test on New Zealand White rabbits showed that GDL is non-irritating. Conclusions: From the results of oral dose toxicity test and skin irritation test, we concluded that the developed plasticizer showed excellent eco-friendly property. Based on our results, we confirmed the development of an eco-friendly non-phthalate plasticizer. Applicability for PVC toys and food and drug packaging materials was found.

Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristic of Metallic Foam (발포금속의 열전달 특성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Pil-Hwan;Jin, Mei-Hua;Kim, Young-Jin;Jeong, Hyo-Min;Chung, Han-Shik
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.618-623
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    • 2008
  • To enhancement heat transfer performance, the metallic foam as heat exchanger was studied rapidly. This was attributed to its high surface area to volume ratio as well as intensive flow mixing by tortuous flow passages. So the experimental study about the heat transfer characteristic of metallic foam is presented in this paper. The material in this experiment was used as FeCrAl which has density of 10 ppi, 20 ppi and 30 ppi respectively. And the results show the heat transfer is rise with permeability Reynolds number increase and the pressure drop metallic foam was increased with the ppi increase.

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A Study on the Strategies for Activating the Vegan Fashion Brand in the Meaning Out - Based on an Instagram Hashtag Analysis - (미닝아웃 시대의 비건 패션 브랜드 활성화 전략 연구 - 인스타그램 해시태그 분석을 중심으로 -)

  • Kyunghee Jung;Soojeong Bae
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.132-149
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    • 2023
  • This study aims to analyze Instagram hashtags based on big data to investigate changes in consumer trends and perceptions of vegan fashion, and to derive strategies for revitalizing vegan fashion brands based on derived results. Among social media, Instagram was selected as a collection channel, and Instagram hashtags for 'Vegan Fashion' were collected from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. After conducting semantic network analysis with the Ucinet 6 program based on the collected data, the CONCOR analysis on vegan fashion showed the following four clusters: 'Veganism practiced with fashion', 'Bag type of vegan fashion brand', 'Sharing vegan fashion', and 'Diversification of eco-friendly products'. Analysis results showed that the Instagram hashtag for vegan fashion confirmed the MZ generation's increased interest in vegan fashion and their thoughts to recommend and share frequently used items or brand products to people around them. CONCOR analysis of vegan fashion brands showed the following four groups: 'Differentiating the material of vegan bags', 'Eco-friendly products of vegan fashion brands', 'Interest in vegan shoes', and 'Donation campaign of vegan fashion brands'. CONCOR analysis on Meaningout showed the following four clusters: 'MZ Generation's Meaningout Start-up', 'Recommendation Platform for Skin Products', 'Value Consumption Trend for Eco-friendly Clothing', and 'Interest in Eco-friendly Packaging'. The results of this study on vegan fashion, a practical eco-friendly movement that can require changes in social responsibility and perception as issues that directly affect animals, the environment, and humans, are expected to provide basic data to help domestic vegan fashion brands develop marketing strategies.

Evaluation of Flexural Performance of Eco-Friendly Inorganic Binding Material RC Beams Using Sodium Activator (나트륨계 알칼리 활성화제를 사용한 친환경 무기결합재 철근콘크리트 보의 휨성능 평가)

  • Ha, Gee-Joo;Kim, Jin-Hwan;Jang, Kie-Chang
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.261-269
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    • 2013
  • In this study, it was developed eco-friendly inorganic binding material concrete using ground granulated blast furnace slag and alkali activator (water glass, sodium hydroxides). Eight reinforced concrete beam using inoganic binding material concrete were constructed and tested under monotonic loading. The major variables were mixture ratio of alkali activator, type of admixture and admixture. Experimental programs were carried out to improve and evaluate the flexural performance of such test specimens, such as the load-displacement, the failure mode, the maximum load carrying capacity, and ductility capacity. All the specimens were modeled in scale-down size. The eco-friendly concrete using inorganic binding material encouraged alkali activation reaction was rapidly hardening speed and showed possibility as a high strength concrete. Also, the RC beams using new materials showed similar behavior and failed similarly with RC beam used portland cement. It is thought that eco-friendly inorganic binding material concrete can be used with construction material and product as a basic research to replace cement concrete. If there is application to structures in PC member as well as production of 2nd concrete product, it could be improved the productivity and reduction of construction duration etc.

A Planting Study on the Development of Eco-friendly Reinforced Earth-Retaining Wall Using Planting Green Net (환경친화형 그린넷 보강토 옹벽 개발을 위한 식생시험 연구)

  • Chung, Dae-Seouk
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.16 no.9
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    • pp.1099-1102
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    • 2007
  • This paper presents eco-friendly planting method to overcome the problems of existing concrete retaining wall and gabion retaining wall, respectively, based on the examination on existing concrete and gabion retaining wall. Prior to doing this, proper design method was provided through pull out test. Planting method using gabion metal net and L shape green net retaining wall were compared and analyzed. According to this study, it is confirmed that reduction of construction period and economical profit in construction can be achieved by both manufacturing at the factory and self procurement at the job site as well as the use of metal net, which is applied as a substitution of existing strengthening material. For the effect of planting method, the use of L shape green net retaining wall shows superiority to environment-friendly gabion retaining wall in its ability to rootage and germination of the grass. The L shape green net retaining wall had excellent performance in helping rootage of grass and prevention of soil leakage, and even if raining period, remarkable damage of planting mat does not occur when planting mat is applied.

A Study on the Environmental control methods Expression in Korean Traditional Residence - Focusing on the courtyard-type - (한국전통 주거건축에 나타난 환경조절방식에 관한 연구 - 중정형을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Sun-Min;Hur, Bum-Pall
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.128-135
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, traditional residential architecture in South Korea appear to approach environmental regulation as part of ecological architecture of regional climate controlled environment, according to the characteristics and spatial arrangement, and material to the environment was described as a controlled manner. The scope of this study was not large scale housing construction from traditional chusagotaek, yunjeunggotaek, yangjindang, dokrakdang target was the case. Focusing on examples extracted from Korea first eco-friendly characteristics of traditional residential architecture is an extension of nature to explore space and yard space, and South Korea by way of environmental control that appears in traditional architecture, waterproof, moisture, solar radiation, sunlight, ventilation and air Attributes such as environmental regulation and environmental regulation of space, place and manner of materials were described. Korea's research through more traditional residential architecture of the environmental control and a wide range of environmentally friendly eco-construction was that appeared natural to use energy efficiently, it had been available. Later appeared on the Korea traditional architecture through research on environmental control of environmentally friendly ways to navigate and take advantage of the elements, through continuous research and eco-friendly construction to realize the traditional South Korea could provide a prototype of the modern, I thought I'd had.

A Study on the Development of the Design of Industrial Animal Biodegradation Handler for Environmentally Friendly Use

  • Kim, Gokmi
    • International journal of advanced smart convergence
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.151-157
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    • 2021
  • Livestock farmers are using animal carcasses to dispose of the carcasses of livestock that have died of natural causes or disease. Most of the existing livestock carcass processors are mechanical in their structure without considering the environment. It has a function of sterilizing dead bodies at high pressure after processing them and causes environmental problems such as carbon monoxide emissions. If livestock carcasses occur, livestock farmers have to purchase their own livestock carcasses or entrust them to the outside world, which is costly. For this reason, the possibility of environmental pollution, infectious diseases, and spread has been increased recently by frequent dumping of dead bodies. The carcass of livestock mixed with manure not only serves as a medium for infectious diseases but also needsto be buried on a large scale as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza spread. As a result, the possibility of environmental pollution, such as contamination of groundwater, is increasing, so research is needed to protect and improve the environment. We aim to improve the process of processing livestock carcasses and purify the agricultural environment through development results on the form, structure and function of eco-friendly livestock carcasses. Its shape is applied with naturalshapessuch asstones and seeds. The material used in the dead body processis a brown beggar biocouple and is applied with an eco-friendly industrial animal recycling process. As a result of the study, it is expected to improve odors and the environment, and to be used as data to improve and help the livestock industry in the future.

Evaluations of the Acoustics Characteristics of Cellulose Absorbers (셀롤로오즈 흡음재의 음향적 특성 평가)

  • Yeon, Joon-oh;Kim, Kyoung-woo;Yang, Kwan-seop
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2013.04a
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    • pp.760-765
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    • 2013
  • Eco-friendly material applied to building would be one of the materials which is must developed for global environmental conservation and reduction of carbon dioxide. For development of eco-friendly material, a cellulose sound-absorbing material has been developed with waste paper through adjustment of various mix proportions. The developed cellulose sound-absorbing material has been tested for its acoustic properties such as acoustic absorptivity and dynamic elastic modulus. The absorptivity was evaluated by developing six samples and using impedance tube and reverberation chamber. As a result of the evaluation, 0.64(NRC) was secured in absorptivity and $4.7MN/m^3$ was indicated in dynamic elastic modulus. Also, for practical use of developed sound-absorbing material as inner heartwood in drywall, comparison test of sound reduction index was performed with existing glass wool sound-absorbing material and constructed drywall of gybsum board. The results have shown 55dB(Rw) of sound reduction index in glass-wool wall and 46dB(Rw) in cellulose.

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