• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권 5호
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• pp.347-360
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• 2022

Fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) have emerged as a response to the calls for strong, ductile and sustainable concrete mixes. FRCC has shown outstanding mechanical properties and ductility where special fibres are used in the mixes to give it the strength and the ability to exhibit strain hardening. With the possibility of designing the FRCC mixes to include sustainable constituents and by-products materials such as fly ash, FRCC started to emerge as a green alternative as well. To be able to design mixes that achieve these conflicting properties in concrete, there is a need to understand the composition effect on FRCC and optimize these compositions. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the influence of FRCC compositions on the properties of fresh and hardened of FRCC and then to optimize these mix compositions using factorial design approach. Three factors, water-to-binder ratio (w/b), mineral admixtures (total of fly ash and metakaolin by cement content (MAR)), and metakaolin content (MK), were investigated to determine their effects on the properties of fresh and hardened FRCC. The results show the importance of combining both FA and MK in obtaining a satisfactory fresh and mechanical properties of FRCC. Models were suggested to elucidate the role of the studied factors and a method for optimization was proposed.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2003년도 학술.기술논문발표회
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• pp.57-60
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• 2003

Generally, normal concrete has the disadvantages of low tensile strength, low ductility and volume instability. To improve its performance, fiber reinforced cimentitious composite(FRCC) have been development. These composites are composed of cement, sand, water, a small amount of admixtures, and an optimal amount of fiber like synthetic fiber and steel fiber. This research investigates influence of sand, hybrid fiber and fiber volume fraction, and reports the test results of mechanical properties, fracture behavior and failure pattern of the FRCC. Our experiment was observed that sand mixed FRCC has lower compressive strength and higher bending strength than no sand mixed FRCC, and more steel fiber mixed FRCC has higher compressive strength and bending strength. Hybrid FRCC of steel and polypropylene had superior properties than FRCC of polypropylene only in same fiber volume fraction.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2016

양생조건의 차이가 섬유보강 시멘트계 복합재료(FRCC)의 자기치유에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위해, 건습 반복시험 및 옥외 폭로시험을 실시하여 FRCC의 자기치유 효과에 대해 검토했다. 투수계수 및 마이크로스코프에 의한 균열조사에 의해 FRCC의 자기치유 효과에 대해 평가한 결과, 수중에의 침지시간이 길고, 건조온도가 낮은 경우 균열의 자기치유 효과는 큰 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 자기치유에 있어서의 수밀성능은 습윤 시간에 크게 영향을 받는 것을 확인했다. 한편, 실환경 조건에 있어서 강우에 의한 수분 공급에 의해 자기치유는 진전하는 것을 확인했으며, 혼화재료를 적절히 병용하여 사용하는 것으로 균열의 자기치유 성능을 향상할 수 있다고 판단된다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.451-459
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• 2021

The mechanical behaviors and chloride resistance performance of fiber reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) with hybrid polyethylene (PE) and steel fiber (in total 2% by volume) were investigated. Based on micro-mechanics and fracture mechanics, the reason why the tensile strain capacity of FRCC changed obviously was obtained. Besides, the effects of the total surface area of fiber in FRCC on compressive strength and chloride content were clarified. It is found that the improvement of the tensile strain capacity of FRCC with hybrid fiber is attributed to the growth of strain-hardening performance index (the ratio of complementary energy to crack tip toughness). As the total surface area of fiber related with the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between fiber and matrix increases, compressive strength decreases obviously. Since the total surface area of fiber is small, the chloride resistance performance of FRCC with hybrid PE and steel fiber is better than that of FRCC containing only PE fiber.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.457-464
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• 2009

섬유는 가교작용에 의한 시멘트 복합체의 파괴를 조절할 수 있는 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체의 중요한 재료로 섬유의 혼입률에 따라 다른 파괴메커니즘을 나타내기도 한다. 일반적인 연구에서 섬유를 보강한 시멘트 매트릭스의 마 이크로 메커니즘에 대한 이해를 통하여 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체의 파괴거동을 평가할 필요가 있다. 이 연구에서는 섬 유보강 시멘트 복합체의 파괴거동을 평가하기 위하여, 반복압축, 휨하중 하에서 음향방출 기법에 의한 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체의 손상을 평가하고 분석하였다. 실험체는 PVA 섬유를 0, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0%를 치환한 총 4개의 실험체를 계획하였 다. 기존 연구의 경우 기본적인 AE 신호에 의한 분석 방법을 제시하고 있으나 이 연구에서는 이전 연구자들에 의해 제 시되었던 음향방출 기법을 이용한 정량적 손상평가를 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체에 적용하여 분석하였다. 펠리시티비에 의 한 손상평가의 경우 기존 연구 결과와 같이 모든 실험체에서 카이저 효과와 함께, 펠리시티비가 0.4~1.1로 나타나 펠리 시티비에 의한 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체의 손상 정도를 평가 할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 또한 휨 실험체의 경우 손상 을 평가하기 위하여 calm ratio, b-value 및 felicity ratio를 사용하였다. 이 연구의 목적은 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체의 손 상을 평가하는데 있어 음향방출 기법을 활용한 정량적 손상평가 방법의 적용 가능성을 평가하고 차후 연구를 위한 기 본 데이터를 확보하고자 한다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2019

섬유보강 시멘트계 복합재료 (이하 FRCC)는 균열 폭의 제어 등의 역학적인 효과뿐 아니라 철근방식에도 효과가 있는 것이 기존의 문헌으로부터 확인되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 아연섬유를 포함한 각종 금속섬유를 이용하여 철근의 방식효과를 부식 촉진 실험에 의해 검토했다. 더욱이 방식효과에 큰 영향을 미치는 염분침투, 희생양극 효과, 전기회로 형성에 주목하여, 각각의 요인에 있어서 검토를 실시했다. 그 결과, 금속섬유를 혼입한 FRCC의 방식효과를 확인할 수 있었으며, 특히 희생 양극효과가 높은 아연섬유의 경우, 염분침투 억제 효과가 뛰어나 내부식 성능이 향상되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2014

RCC consumes large quantities of natural resources like gravel stone and steel, and there is a need to investigate on an innovative material that utilizes limited quantities of natural resources but should have good mechanical strength. This study deals with the experimental investigation of strength evaluation of cementitious composites reinforced with polyolefin fibers from 0% to 2.5% (with interval of 0.5%), namely Polyolefin Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (PL-FRCC) and developing statistical regression models for compressive strength, splitting-tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength of PL-FRCC. Paired t-tests (for each PL fiber percentage 0 to 2.5%) bring out that there is significant difference in compressive and splitting-tensile strength when curing periods (3, 7, 28 days) are varied. Also, a strong relationship exists between the compressive and flexural strength of PL-FRCC. The proposed mathematical models developed in this study will be helpful to ascertain the mechanical strength of FRCC, especially, when the fiber reinforcing index is varied.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.261-271
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• 2018

Fiber reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) materials that exhibit strain-hardening and multiple cracking properties under tension were recently developed as innovative building materials for construction. This study aims at exploring the use of FRCC on the seismic performance of coupling beams with conventional reinforcement. Experimental tests were conducted on seven FRCC precast coupling beams with small span-to-depth ratios and one ordinary concrete coupling beam for comparison. The crack and failure modes of the specimens under the low cycle reversed loading were observed, and the hysteretic characteristics, deformation capacity, energy dissipation capacity and stiffness degradation were also investigated. The results show that the FRCC coupling beams have good ductility and energy dissipation capacities compared with the ordinary concrete coupling beam. As the confinement stirrups and span-to-depth ratio increase, the deformation capacity and energy dissipation capacity of coupling beams can be improved significantly. Finally, based on the experimental analysis and shear mechanism, a formula for the shear capacity of the coupling beams with small span-to-depth ratios was also presented, and the calculated results agreed well with the experimental results.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.29-43
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• 2017

This study investigates the blast resistance of fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (FRCC) panels, with fiber volume fractions of 2%, subjected to contact explosions using an emulsion explosive. A number of FRCC panels with five different fiber mixtures (i.e., micro polyvinyl alcohol fiber, micro polyethylene fiber, macro hooked-end steel fiber, micro polyvinyl alcohol fiber with macro hooked-end steel fiber, and micro polyethylene fiber with macro hooked-end steel fiber) were fabricated and tested. In addition, the blast resistance of plain panels (i.e., non-fiber-reinforced high strength concrete, and non-fiber-reinforced cementitious composites) were examined for comparison with those of the FRCC panels. The resistance of the panels to spall failure improved with the addition of micro synthetic fibers and/or macro hooked-end steel fibers as compared to those of the plain panels. The fracture energy of the FRCC panels was significantly higher than that of the plain panels, which reduced the local damage experienced by the FRCCs. The cracks on the back side of the micro synthetic fiber-reinforced panel due to contact explosions were greatly controlled compared to the macro hooked-end steel fiber-reinforced panel. However, the blast resistance of the macro hooked-end steel fiber-reinforced panel was improved by hybrid with micro synthetic fibers.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2010년도 춘계 학술대회 제22권1호
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• pp.155-156
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• 2010

본 연구는 섬유혼입 고인성 시멘트 복합체 패널에 대한 비선형 전단거동 예측에 관한 해석 모델을 제시하였다. ECC 패널의 다중미세균열 현상에 의해 나타나는 고인성 인장 거동, 압축 연화 거동, 및 고인성 시멘트 복합체 균열면에서의 균열 전단전달 거동 특성 등을 반영한 2차원 면내전단 거동 모델을 시도하였다.