• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.77-98
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 향후 포스트 교토협약에서 온실가스 감축의무국으로 분류될 가능성이 높은 세계 최대의 $CO_2$ 배출국 중국의 화력발전산업을 대상으로 Shephard 투입물거리함수를 추정하여 $CO_2$ 암묵가격과 기술효율성, 그리고 투입요소 간 간접 모리시마 대체탄력성을 측정한다. 1981-2009년 기간 동안 $CO_2$ 1톤을 감축하는 데 연간 평균 약 3.2달러의 비용이 드는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 한국, 일본의 발전 산업에 대한 $CO_2$ 암묵가격 추정치보다 낮은 수준으로서 향후 이들 나라와 배출권 거래가 이루어질 경우 배출권 판매를 통한 경제적 이득이 예상된다. 기술효율성의 향상으로 달성할 수 있는 최대 $CO_2$ 잠재 감축량은 연간 평균 약 2천 5백만톤에 이르는 것으로 산정되었다. 석탄과 석유 등의 연료와 자본은 상호 대체가능하며 자본이 연료를 더 용이하게 대체하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.69-85
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• 2018

In order to provide sufficient stability and resistance against bleeding and segregation during transportation and placing, mineral admixtures are often used in self-compacting concrete mixes (SCC). These fine materials also contribute to reducing the construction cost and the consumption of natural resources. Many studies have confirmed the benefits of these mineral admixtures on properties of SCC in standard curing conditions. However, there are few published reports regarding their effects at elevated curing temperatures. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of three different mineral admixtures namely limestone powder (LP), granulated blast furnace slag (GS) and natural pozzolana (PZ) on mechanical properties and porosity of SCC when exposed to different curing temperatures (20, 40, 60 and $80^{\circ}C$). The level of substitution of cement by mineral admixture was fixed at 15%. The results showed that increasing curing temperature causes an improvement in performance at an early age without penalizing its long-term properties. However the temperature of $40^{\circ}C$ is considered the optimal curing temperature to make economical and high performance SCC. On the other hand, GS is the most suitable mineral admixture for SCC under elevated curing temperature.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2023

In order to study the effect of rubber particle size and admixture on the frost resistance of self-compacting concrete, three self-compacting concrete specimens with equal volume replacement of fine aggregate by rubber particles of different particle sizes were prepared, while conventional self-compacting concrete was made as a comparison specimen. The degradation law of rubber aggregate self-compacted concrete under freeze-thaw cycles was investigated by fast-freezing method test. The results show that the rubber aggregate has some influence on the mechanical properties and freeze-thaw durability of the self-compacting concrete. With the increase of rubber aggregate, the compressive strength of self-compacting concrete gradually decreases, and the smaller the rubber aggregate particle size is, the smaller the effect on the compressive strength of the matrix; rubber aggregate can improve the frost resistance of self-compacting concrete, and the smaller the rubber particle size is, the more obvious the effect on the improvement of the frost resistance of the matrix under the same dosage. Through the research of this paper, it is recommended to use 60~80 purpose rubber aggregate and the substitution rate of 10% is chosen as the best effect.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.211-226
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• 2006

This paper discusses the definition of the term "domestic industry" in relation to the application of the safeguards provisions of the WTO through the judicial interpretation made by the WTO Appellate Body and panel. The requirements for the imposition of safeguards include a rapid increase in import quantity, the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry, and a causal relationship between the increase in imports and the industrial injury. The domestic industry refers to the producers that account for a considerable portion of the total national production, or the national producers who produce articles "like" or "directly competitive" with the specific imports. Chronically, there have been controversial disputes relating to the interpretation of the term "like" or "directly competitive". Reviewing the disputes relating to the term "domestic industry" in application of the safeguards provisions since the establishment of the WTO, the interpretation of the term "like" has been made imposing weight on the physical characteristics of the products. This interpretation is in contrast with that of the interpretation of the term "directly competitive" which has been interpreted with imposed weight on the commercial elasticity of substitution which can be measured by the final use or consumer's taste.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.189-201
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• 2019

Recent advances in the concrete technology are aiding in minimizing the use of conventional materials by substituting by-products of various industries and energy sources. A large amount of stone waste i.e., dust and slurry form both are being originated during natural stone processing and causing deadily effects on the environment. The disposal problem of stone waste can be resolved effectively by using waste in construction industries. In present work, Kota stone slurry powder, as a substitution of cement was used along with accelerators namely calcium nitrate and triethanolamine as additives, to study their impact on various properties of the concrete mixtures. Kota stone slurry powder (7.5%), calcium nitrate (1%) and triethanolamine (0.05%) were used separately as well in combination in different concrete mixtures. Mechanical Strength, modulus of elasticity and electrical resistivity of concrete specimens of different mix proportions under water curing were studied experimentally. The durability properties in terms of strength and electrical resistivity against sulphate and chloride solution attack at various curing ages were also studied experimentally. Results showed that accelerators and Kota stone slurry powder separately enhanced the mechanical strength and electrical resistivity; but, their combination decreased strength at all curing ages. The durability of concrete specimens was also affected under the exposure to chemical attack too. Kota stone slurry powder found to be the most effective material among all materials. Material characterization was also done to study the microstructural properties.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권12호
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• pp.853-861
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• 2020

The study aims to measure the productivity of the Saudi banking sector at the retail level using secondary data for 11 local banks from the period 2015-2019. The study uses an extended version of the Cobb-Douglas production function to account for the fact that as banks openup more retail branches, they will need to employ more labor. The extended Cobb-Douglas production function was estimated using the two-way fixed effect model to account for unobserved heterogeneity across Saudi banks resulting from differences in labor competencies and leadership style. Besides, the model accounts for unobserved heterogeneity among Saudi banks due to the advancement in electronic services over time. The results showed that labor, branches, customers' deposits, and fixed deposits have a positive effect on the total value of generated loans. Conversely, ATM has an insignificant effect on generated loans. The average scale elasticity shows that the Saudi banks at the retail level are operating under decreasing returns to scale. The average marginal rate of technical substitution shows that Saudi banks need at least one ATM to replace one unit of labor at the retail level while keeping the same level of output.

• 무역학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.69-86
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• 2018

본 연구는 1999년부터 2013년까지 300개 개별상품의 소매가격자료를 사용하여 원유가격이 가격분산에 미치는 영향을 분석한다. 실증분석 결과에 따르면 원유가격 상승은 미국내 도시 간 가격분산은 증가시키는 반면, World, OECD 등 국가 간 가격분산에는 유의미한 영향을 미치는 않는 것으로 추정된다. 이는 국내 지역 간 차익거래가 원유가격 변화에 따른 수송비용의 변화에 민감하게 반응하는 반면, 국가 간 가격분산은 소득 격차 및 소비자 선호 등 기타 요인에 의해 주로 결정된다는 것을 의미한다.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 친환경 무기질 고화재를 사용하여 무시멘트 황토모르타르의 유동성과 강도특성 및 내수성과 동결융해 등의 내구 특성을 검토하였다. 실험결과 황토모르타르의 재령 28일 압축 및 휨강도는 마사토와 황토 혼합비율에 관계없이 고화재 치환율이 증가할수록 증가하였고, 고화재 치환율에 관계없이 재령 14일까지의 강도증진효과는 크게 나타났으나 재령 14일 이후 강도증진 효과는 상대적으로 낮아 황토모르타르의 강도발현은 일반 콘크리트의 강도발현보다 빠른 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 고화재 10% 사용 시 평균 휨강도는 1.7MPa로 포장용 콘크리트의 재령 28일 휨강도 4.5MPa 이상을 만족시키지 못하였으나, 고화재 20%에서 약 4.0MPa, 고화재 30%에서 5.3MPa로 근접하거나 높게 나타나, 황토모르타르를 포장용 도로에 적용시 고화재 사용량은 최소 20% 이상 되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. 내수성 실험결과 흡수 건조의 반복은 황토의 혼합비율에 관계없이 질량을 감소시켰으며, 최대길이변화율은 황토 혼합비율과 고화재 치환율이 증가할수록 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 동결융해 저항성 실험결과 동결융해 300 사이클에서 상대동탄성계수는 고화재 20%에서 75%, 고화재 30%에서 79%로 나타나, 황토모르타르의 상대동탄성계수 60% 이상을 만족시키기 위한 고화재 사용량은 20% 이상이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.193-206
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• 2019

Although concrete is the most widely used construction material, its deficiency in shrinkage and low tensile resistance is undeniable. However, the aforementioned defects can be partially modified by addition of fibers. On the other hand, possibility of adding waste materials in concrete has provided a new ground for use of recycled concrete aggregates in the construction industry. In this study, a constant combination of recyclable coarse and fine concrete aggregates was used to replace the corresponding aggregates at 50% substitution percentage. Moreover, in order to investigate the effects of fibers on mechanical and durability properties of recycled aggregate concrete, the amounts of 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% steel fibers (ST) and 0.05%, 0.1% and 0.15% polypropylene (PP) fibers by volumes were used individually and in hybrid forms. Compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), water absorption, toughness, elastic modulus and shrinkage of samples were investigated. The results of mechanical properties showed that PP fibers reduced the compressive strength while positive impact of steel fibers was evident both in single and hybrid forms. Tensile and flexural strength of samples were improved and the energy absorption of samples containing fibers increased substantially before and after crack presence. Growth in toughness especially in hybrid fiber-reinforced specimens retarded the propagation of cracks. Modulus of elasticity was decreased by the addition of PP fibers while the contrary trend was observed with the addition of steel fibers. PP fibers decreased the ultrasonic pulse velocity slightly and had undesirable effect on water absorption. However, steel fiber caused negligible decline in UPV and a small impact on water absorption. Steel fibers reduce the drying shrinkage by up to 35% when was applied solely. Using fibers also resulted in increasing the ductility of samples in failure. In addition, mechanical properties changes were also evaluated by statistical analysis of MATLAB software and smoothing spline interpolation on compressive, flexural, and indirect tensile strength. Using shell interpolation, the optimization process in areas without laboratory results led to determining optimal theoretical points in a two-parameter system including steel fibers and polypropylene.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.134-147
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• 2022

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of fiber direction arrangement and layer composition of hybrid bamboo laminate boards on the physical and mechanical properties. The raw material used was tali bamboo (Gigantochloa apus (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kurs) rope in the form of flat sheets (zephyr) and falcata veneer (Paraserianthes falcataria (L) Nielsen). Zephyr bamboo was arranged in three layers using water-based isocyanate polymer (WBPI) with a glue spread rate of 300 g/m². There were variations in the substitution of the core layer with falcata veneers (hybrid) as much as two layers and using a glue spread rate of 170 g/m². The laminated bamboo board was cold-pressed at a pressure of 22.2 kgf/cm² for 1 h, and the physical and mechanical properties were evaluated. The results showed that the arrangement of the fiber direction significantly affected the dimensional stability, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, shear strength, and screw withdrawal strength. However, the composition of the layers had no significant effect on the physical and mechanical properties. The bonding quality of bamboo laminate boards with WBPI was considered to be quite good, as shown by the absence of delamination in all test samples. The bamboo hybrid laminate board can be an alternative based on the physical and mechanical properties that can meet laminated board standards.