• 환경영향평가
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.135-145
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• 2013

The recycling of coal bottom ash generated from coal power plants in Korea has been limited due to heterogenous characteristics of the materials. The most common management option for the ash is disposal in landfills (i.e. ash pond) near ocean. The presence of large coarse and fine materials in the ash has prompted the desire to beneficially use it in an application such as fill materials. Prior to reuse application as fill materials, the potential risks to the environment must be assessed with regard to the impacts. In this study, a total of nine test cells with bottom ash samples collected from pretreated bottom ash piles and coal ash pond in a coal-fired power plant were constructed and operated under the field conditions to evaluate the leachability over a period of 210 days. Leachate samples from the test cells were analyzed for a number of chemical parameters (e.g., pH, salinity, electrical conductance, anions, and metals). The concentrations of chemicals detected in the leachate were compared to appropriate standards (drinking water standard) with dilution attenuation factor, if possible, to assess potential leaching risks to the surrounding area. Based on the leachate analysis, most of the samples showed slightly high pH values for the coal ash contained test cells, and contained several ions such as sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, sulfate, and nitrate in relatively large quantities. Three elements (aluminum, boron, and barium) were commonly detected above their respective detection limits in a number of leachate samples, especially in the early leaching period of time. The results of the test cell study indicate that the pollutants in the leachate from the coal ash test cells were not of a major concern in terms of leaching risk to surface water and groundwater under field conditions as fill materials. However, care must be taken in extending these results to actual applications because the results presented in this study are based on the limited field test settings and time frame. Structural characteristics and analysis for coal bottom ash may be warranted to apply the materials to actual field conditions.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2007

Degradation behaviors of filament-winded composites have been evaluated under the accelerated environmental test of high temperature, water immersion and thermal impact conditions. Two kinds of laminated composites coated by an urethane resin have been used: carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy(T700/Epon-826, CFRP) and glass-fiber reinforced phenolic (E-glass/phenolic, GFRP). For tensile strength of $0^{\circ}$ composites, CFRP showed little degradation while GFRP did high reduction by 25% under the influence of high temperature and water However for water-immersed $90^{\circ}$ composites tensile strength of both CFRP and GFRP showed high reduction. Bending strength and modulus of $90^{\circ}$ composites were largely reduced in water-immersion as well as high temperature environment. Urethane coating on the composite surface improved the bending properties by 20%, however hardly showed such improvement for water-immersed $90^{\circ}$ composites. In case of shear strength and modulus, both CFRP and GFRP showed high reduction by water-Immersion test but did a slight increase by high temperature and thermal impact conditions.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제31권
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• pp.22.1-22.7
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• 2016

Objectives This study analyzed the associations between mobile phone call frequency and duration with non-specific symptoms. Methods This study was conducted with a population group including 532 non-patient adults established by the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study. The pattern of phone call using a mobile phone was investigated through face-to-face interview. Structured methods applied to quantitatively assess health effects are Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), Psychosocial Well-being Index-Short Form, Beck Depression Inventory, Korean-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and 12-item Short Form Health Survey where a higher score represents a higher greater health effect. Results The average daily phone call frequency showed a significant correlation with the PSS score in female subjects. Increases in the average duration of one phone call were significantly correlated with increases in the severity of headaches in both sexes. The mean (standard deviation) HIT-6 score in the subgroup of subjects whose average duration of one phone call was five minutes or longer was 45.98 (8.15), as compared with 42.48 (7.20) in those whose average duration of one phone call was <5 minutes. The severity of headaches was divided into three levels according to the HIT-6 score (little or no impact/moderate impact/substantial or severe impact), and a logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the association between an increased phone call duration and the headache severity. When the average duration of one phone call was five minutes or longer, the odds ratio (ORs) and the 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the moderate impact group were 2.22 and 1.18 to 4.19, respectively. The OR and 95% CI for the substantial or severe impact group were 4.44 and 2.11 to 8.90, respectively. Conclusions Mobile phone call duration was not significantly associated with stress, sleep, cognitive function, or depression, but was associated with the severity of headaches.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2014

In order to analyze environmental impact of livestock manure and organic fertilizers, this study investigated livestock-breeding and pollution loads, the status of individual and public livestock manure treatment facilities, and the status of production, supply and components of compost and liquid fertilizers in the Nonsan area. Also, on a trial basis, this study investigated the life cycle of the environmental impact of livestock manure and its organic fertilizers on stream, groundwater, and agricultural soil. The results are as follows. Firstly, were detected the range of $0.13{\sim}1.32{\mu}g/L$ of As, $0.004{\sim}0.467{\mu}g/L$ of Cd and $0.5{\sim}9.2{\mu}g/L$ of Pb as a harmful substances which show lower concentrations than person preservation criteria of water qualities and aquatic ecosystem. However, it is not clear that heavy metals affect environment such as stream, groundwater and agricultural soil. Secondly, this influence could change according to investigation time and treatment efficiency. As were detected large amounts of persistent organic pollutants(e.g. $14.24{\sim}38.47{\mu}g/L$ of acetylsalicylic acid, $1.17{\sim}2.96{\mu}g/L$ of sulfamethazine, and $2.25{\sim}174.09{\mu}g/L$ of sulfathiazole) in effluent from livestock farms and small amounts of sulfathiazole($ND{\sim}1.63{\mu}g/L$) in the stream, it is necessary to monitor POPs at individual and public livestock manure treatment facilities. However, significant environmental impact did not appear at groundwater and agricultural soil in the test area supplied with liquid fertilizers. These results could be applied to investigate the environmental impact of livestock manure through a comprehensive livestock manure management information system.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.369-379
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• 2012

비산물체의 충돌 및 폭발, 테러 등의 극한하중에 의한 구조물의 붕괴는 재산상의 손실뿐만 아니라 다수의 인명피해를 유발한다. 일반적으로 콘크리트는 타 건설재료에 비해 충격 및 폭발 하중에 우수한 저항성능을 지니고 있다고 알려져 있으나, 준-정적(quasi-static)하중과는 달리 높은 변형률 속도를 갖는 극한하중을 고려하지 않고 설계된 기존의 콘크리트 구조물은 예상치 못한 극한하중에 노출될 경우 상당히 위험할 수 있다. 이 연구에서는 콘크리트 보의 충격저항성능을 향상시키기 위해 길이 30 mm의 번들형 양단 hooked type의 강섬유를 전체 부피의 0%에서 1.5%까지 혼입하여 정하중 및 충격하중 휨 실험을 수행하고, 그 성능을 평가하였다. 실험 결과 강섬유의 혼입률을 증가시킬 경우 정하중뿐만 아니라 충격하중에서도 휨강도와 연성 등 휨 저항성능이 크게 향상되는 경향을 보였다. 강섬유를 인장부에 집중적으로 혼입한 층 구조 콘크리트 보의 경우에는 동일한 양의 섬유를 보 전체에 타설한 시편에 비해 휨 저항성능이 향상되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 강섬유 보강 콘크리트의 재료적 비선형성을 고려하여 단자유도계(sing degree of freedom, SDOF) 시스템의 해석 알고리즘을 구성하고 실험 결과와 비교하였으며, 비교적 정확하게 최대 처짐을 예측하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2012

생활폐기물과 달리, 산업폐기물의 재활용에 대해서는 위험성이나 유해성 등의 우려와 선입견 때문에 정부차원의 제도적 지원은 물론 법규 등의 정비도 이루어지지 않고 있다. 따라서 산업폐기물의 재활용에 대한 법규와 제도적 정비가 시급한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 회사장 혼합석탄재에 대한 환경인자들의 검토과정과 결과를 고찰 정리함으로써 산업폐기물인 혼합석탄재를 건설재료로 활용함에 있어 필요로 하는 환경적 검토 방법을 제시하고 있다. 회사장 혼합석탄재는 일반폐기물로 분류되고, 폐기물공정시험 방법에 의한 용출실험 결과의 해당 항목을 비교 검토한 결과 본 연구에서 제안한 '환경적 안전 기준'을 충족하고 있어 건설재료로의 재활용에는 환경적 문제가 없는 것으로 검토되었다. 그리고 자료축적을 위해 재활용이 이루어진 후에는 시간경과에 따른 주변지역 환경영향조사를 실시함이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2017

PURPOSES : In this research, an SB3-level roadside barrier for a highway transition zone that meets the newly established guide Installation and Management Guide for Roadside Safety Appurtenance is developed. Its performance is evaluated by a numerical simulation and real-scale vehicle impact test. METHODS : The commercial explicit dynamic software LS-DYNA is utilized for impact simulation. An FE model of a passenger vehicle developed and released by the National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) at George Washington University and a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) model developed by the TC226/CM-E Work Group are utilized for impact simulation. The original vehicle models were modified to reflect the conditions of test vehicles. The impact positions of the passenger vehicle and truck to the transition guardrail were set as 1/2 and 3/4 of the transition region, respectively, according to the guide. RESULTS : Based on the numerical simulation results of the existing transition barrier, a new structural system with improved performance was suggested. According to the result of a numerical simulation of the suggested structural system, two sets of transition barriers were manufactured and installed for real-scale vehicle impact tests. The tests were performed at a test field for roadside safety hardware of the Korea Highway Corporation Research Institute. CONCLUSIONS : The results of both the real-vehicle impact tests and numerical simulations of the developed transition barrier satisfied the performance criteria, and the results of numerical simulation showed good correlation with the test results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.325-351
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• 2022

This paper studies the lateral impact behavior of ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) filled double-skin steel tubular (UHPFRCFDST) columns. The impact force, midspan deflection, and strain histories were recorded. Based on the test results, the influences of drop height, axial load, concrete type, and steel tube wall thickness on the impact resistance of UHPFRCFDST members were analyzed. LS-DYNA software was used to establish a finite element (FE) model of UHPFRC filled steel tubular members. The failure modes and histories of impact force and midspan deflection of specimens were obtained. The simulation results were compared to the test results, which demonstrated the accuracy of the finite element analysis (FEA) model. Finally, the effects of the steel tube thickness, impact energy, type of concrete and impact indenter shape, and void ratio on the lateral impact performances of the UHPFRCFDST columns were analyzed.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2019

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, and business performances. After reviewing the extensive literature, we developed a research model including five constructs: CSR, GSCM practices, environmental, economic and operational performances. We conducted the statistical analyses based on the primary data collected from a survey questionnaire, responded by 93 different company managers in the Republic of Guatemala. Furthermore, we utilized structural equation modeling to analyze the data and to test the hypotheses. The results of the analyses showed that there is a significant influence of CSR on the adoption of GSCM practices. It was also found that GSCM practices have a significant influence on environmental, economic and operational performances. In addition, environmental performance has a significant impact on economic and operational performance. Finally, GSCM has a mediating role on the relationship between CSR and environmental and economic performance, but not with operational performance.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.719-725
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• 2010

최근 콘크리트 구조물에 충격하중, 폭발하중 등 극한의 외력이 작용하는 경우가 빈번하게 발생하고 있다. 이 연구에서는 강섬유보강 RC보와 carbon FRP 시트를 이용하여 보강한 RC보를 이용하여 충격실험을 진행하였다. 강섬유보강 RC보의 경우 0.75%부피비로 강섬유를 혼입하였으며 carbon FRP 시트의 경우 에폭시 레진을 이용하여 보강을 한후 보 부재를 완성하였다. FRP 시트 보강은 부재의 하단을 휨 보강하였으며 충격하중이 부재에 작용할 때 발생하는 shear-plug 균열을 제어하기 위하여 충격하중이 가해지는 국부에 CFRP 전단보강을 실시하였다. 실험진행은 drop-weight test 방식으로 직접 기기를 만들어 실행하였다. 각각의 부재에 단계별로 충격하중을 가하여 실험을 진행하였으며 균열과 균열폭을 측정하였다. 실험결과 강섬유보강 RC보가 일반 RC보에 비하여 균열폭 및 shear-plug 균열제어 그리고 스폴링파괴에 더 높은 성능을 나타내었다. FRP로 부재의 하단을 휨 보강한 부재의 경우 균열의 제어에 어느정도 효과를 나타내고 있으나 충격하중이 가해질 시 콘크리트와 FRP 시트의 부착면에서 박리파괴가 빠르게 진행되었다. FRP 시트로 부재의 하단과 측면을 CFRP로 휨, 전단보강한 부재의 경우 shear-plug 균열제어에 가장 높은 저항성능을 보이고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 충격하중이 보강이 이루어지지 않은 부분에 작용할 경우 오히려 보강이 되지 않은 RC보에 비하여 콘크리트 스폴링 파괴에 더 취약함을 알 수 있었다.