• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.337-348
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• 2020

Tropical organic soils having more than 65% of organic matters are named "peat". This soil type is extremely soft, unconsolidated, and possesses low shear strength and stiffness. Different conventional and industrial binders (e.g., lime or Portland cement) are used widely for stabilisation of organic soils. However, due to many factors affecting the behaviour of these soils (e.g., high moisture content, fewer mineral particles, and acidic media), the efficiency of the conventional binders is low and/or cost-intensive. This research investigates the impact of different constituents of cement-sodium silicate grout system on the compressibility behaviour of organic soil, including settlement and void ratio. A microstructure analysis is also carried out on treated organic soil using Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). The results indicate that the settlement and void ratio of treated organic soils decrease gradually with the increase of cement and kaolinite contents, as well as sodium silicate until an optimum value of 2.5% of the wet soil weight. The microstructure analysis also demonstrates that with the increase of cement, kaolinite and sodium silicate, the void ratio and porosity of treated soil particles decrease, leading to an increase in the soil density by the hydration, pozzolanic, and polymerisation processes. This research contributes an extra useful knowledge to the stabilisation of organic soils and upgrading such problematic soils closer to the non-problematic soils for geotechnical applications such as deep mixing.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.503-509
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• 2000

The solvent effects on the relative free energies of solvation and the difference in partition coefficients (log P) for $Rb^+$ to $K^+$ mutation in several solvents have been investigated using Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) of statistical perturbation theory(SPT). In comparing the relative free energies for interconversion of one ion pair, $Rb^+$ to $K^+$, in $H_2O$(TIP4P) in this study with the relative free energies of the computer simulations and the experimental, we found that the figure in this study with the relative free energies of the computert simulations and the experimental, we found that the figure in this study is $-5.00\pm0.11$ kcal/mol and those of the computer simulations are $-5.40\pm1.9$, -5.5, and -5.4 kcal/mol. The experimental is -5.1 kcal/mol. There is good agreement among various studies, taking into account both methods used to obtain the hydration free energies and standard deviations. There is also good agreement between the calculated structural properties of this study and the simulations, ab initio and the experimental results. We have explained the deviation of the relationship between the free energy difference and the Onsager dielectric function of solvents by the electron pair donor properties of the solvents. For the $Rb^+$ and $K^+$ ion pair, the Onsager dielectric function of solvents (or solvent permittivity), donor number of solvent and the differences in solvation dominate the differences in the relative free energies of solvation and partition coefficients.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.1511-1518
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• 2021

In most countries, the thermal criteria for the engineered barrier system (EBS) is set to below 100 ℃ due to the possible illitization in the buffer, which will likely be detrimental to the performance and safety of the repository. On the other hand, if the thermal criteria for the EBS increases, the disposal density and the cost-effectiveness for the high-level radioactive wastes will dramatically increase. Thus, fundamentals on the thermal behavior of the buffer under the elevated temperatures is of crucial importance. Yet, the behaviors at the elevated temperatures of the bentonite under groundwater-saturated conditions have not been reported to-date. Here, we have developed an in-situ synchrotron-based method for the thermal behavior study of the buffer under the elevated temperatures (25-250 ℃), investigated dspacings of the montmorillonite in the Korean bentonite (i.e., Ca-type) at dry and KURT (KAERI Underground Research Tunnel) groundwater-saturated conditions (KJ-ii-dry and KJ-ii-wet), and compared the behaviors with that of MX-80 (i.e., Na-type, MX-80-wet). The hydration states analyzed show tri-, bi-, and mono-hydrated at 25, 120, and 250 ℃, respectively for KJ-ii-wet, whereas tri-, mono-, and de-hydrated at 25, 150, and 250 ℃, respectively for MX-80-wet. The Korean bentonite starts losing the interlayered water at lower temperatures; however, holds them better at higher temperatures as compared with MX-80.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2021

This paper studies the effect of using multi-scale reinforcement additives on mechanical strengths, damage performance, microstructure, and water absorption of cementitious composites. Small dosages of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or polypropylene (PP) microfibers; 0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2% by weight of cement; were added either separately or simultaneously into cement mortar. The experimental results show the ability of these additives to enhance the mechanical behavior of the mortar. The best improvement in compressive and flexural strengths of cement mortar reaches 28% in the case of adding a combination of 0.1% CNTs and 0.2% PP fibers for compression, and a combination of 0.2% CNTs and 0.2% PP fibers for flexure. Adding CNTs does not change the brittle mode of failure of plain mortar whereas the presence of PP fibers changes it into ductile failure and clearly enhances the fracture energy of the specimens. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images of the fracture surfaces highlights the role of CNTs in improving the adhesion between the PP fibers and the hydration products and thus enhance the ability of the fibers to mitigate cracks propagation and to enhance the mechanical performance of the mortar.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2023

This study investigates experimentally the impact of magnetized water (MW) on the fresh and hardened characteristics of concrete. Five types of MW are produced using magnetic fields of 1.4 and 1.6 Tesla for treating water with 100, 150, and 250 cycles. The concrete properties are assessed using the slump test, compressive strength test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR). Furthermore, the chemical-physical characteristics of tap water (TW) and MW are evaluated. The results showed the magnetic field intensity has a significant impact on the magnetization effect; the best magnetizing conditions were found when TW was exposed successively to magnetic fields of 1.6 T and 1.4 T for 150 cycles. In addition, 150 MW cycles can be used to improve the compressive strength and workability of concrete by 40% and 17%, respectively. pH, total dissolved solids, and electrical conductivity improved by 15%, 17%, and 7%, respectively, when using MW. Additionally, MW can be used to enhance cement hydration chemical processes and made concrete's structure denser.

• Carbon letters
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• 제24권
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• pp.90-96
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• 2017

We demonstrated the sensitivity of optically active single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with a diameter below 1 nm that were homogeneously dispersed in cement composites under a mechanical load. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was selected as the dispersing agent to achieve a homogeneous dispersion of SWCNTs in an aqueous solution, and the dispersion state of the SWCNTs were characterized using various optical tools. It was found that the addition of a large amount of DNA prohibited the structural evolution of calcium hydroxide and calcium silicate hydrate. Based on the in-situ Raman and X-ray diffraction studies, it was evident that hydrophilic functional groups within the DNA strongly retarded the hydration reaction. The optimum amount of DNA with respect to the cement was found to be 0.05 wt%. The strong Raman signals coming from the SWCNTs entrapped in the cement composites enabled us to understand their dispersion state within the cement as well as their interfacial interaction. The G and G' bands of the SWCNTs sensitively varied under mechanical compression. Our results indicate that an extremely small amount of SWCNTs can be used as an optical strain sensor if they are homogeneously dispersed within cement composites.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.427-435
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• 2010

인장 균열은 콘크리트의 가장 취약한 특성으로 수화열 및 건조수축 등으로 인해 초기재령에서 발생되는 경우가 많다. 초기의 균열을 정확히 예측하기 위해서는 응력-균열 개구 관계가 시간에 따라 어떻게 변화하는 지를 파악해야 한다. 이 연구에서는 기존에 수행되었던 쐐기형 쪼갬 실험결과에 대한 역해석을 수행하였으며, 측정된 하중-균열 개구 변위를 최적으로 모사하는 응력-균열 개구 관계에 대한 쌍선형 연화곡선을 구하였다. 파괴에너지의 시간에 따른 변화에 관한 분석이 이루어졌으며, 분석 결과를 바탕으로 초기재령에서의 응력-균열 개구 관계에 대한 모델을 제안하였다. 최대 하중, 최대 하중에서의 균열 개구 변위, 파괴에너지에 대하여 실험 측정값, 역해석 결과, 모델로부터 계산된 결과들을 비교해 보았으며, 이를 통해 제안된 모델을 검증하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2012

Water balance has a significant impact on the overall fuel cell performance. Maintenance of proper water management should provide an adequate membrane hydration and avoidance of water flooding in the catalyst layer and gas diffusion layer. Considering the important of advanced water management in PEM fuel cell, this study proposes a simple one dimensional water transportation model of PEM fuel cell for use in a dynamic condition. The model has been created by assumption that the output is the water liquid saturation difference. The liquid saturation change is the total difference between the additional water and the removal water on the system. The water addition is obtained from fuel cell reaction and the electro osmotic drag. The water removal is obtained from capillary transport and evaporation process. The result shows that the capillary water transport of low temperature fuel cell is high because the evaporation rate is low.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 내산화성 및 난연성이 향상된 폴리우레탄 나노섬유를 전기방사법 및 수산화알루미늄 내첨을 통해 제조하였다. 전기방사 조건은 인가전압: 20 kV, 폴리머 용액 유량: 1.2 ml/h, 롤러 속도: 120 rpm 및 롤러와 주사기 팁의 거리: 15 cm의 공정변수에서 최적의 조건을 확인하였다. 폴리우레탄 섬유의 내산화성 및 난연성을 향상시키기 위하여, 수산화알루미늄을 전기방사 시 내첨하였다. 제조된 샘플의 열적 특성을 평가하기 위하여 열중량분석기(thermogravimetric analysis, Shimadzu, TGA-50H)를 사용하였다. 또한 관련 분석을 통해 고분자 분해 온도(polymer decomposition temperature), 적분열분해 진행온도(integral procedure decomposition temperature), 최종 분해 온도(final decomposition temperature) 및 열분해 후 잔여량 등을 분석하였다. 그리고 분해 반응의 속도론적 고찰을 위해 Horowitz-Metzger 적분식을 통해 활성화 에너지를 해석하였다. 수산화알루미늄의 내첨에 의해, 분해 활성화 에너지가 50% 이상 증가함을 확인하였다. 이는 수산화알루미늄이 $300{\sim}500^{\circ}C$에서 열분해함에 따라 수화반응에 의해 폴리우레탄 나노섬유의 열분해 저항성이 커지기 때문인 것으로 파악된다.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.6-13
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• 1992

열수변질작용동안에 수반되는 광물간의 열역학적인 반응관계를 통해 325${\circ}C$와 1바에서 광물의 상 안정다이아그램을 작성하였다. 홍주석과 공생관계에 있는 일라이트를 백운모와 엽납석 두가지로 이루어지는 이성분계의 이상적 혼합모델을 가정하여, 화학분석차로부터 생성자유에너지를 계산하였다. 구조화학식이 $K_{0.86}Al_{2.93}Si_{3.03}O_{10}(OH)_2$인 일라이트의 생성작유에너지는 위 조건에서 -1147.727 kcal/mole이다. 일라이트의 안정영역은 이상적 백운모 단성분보다는 훨씬 좁게 나타나며, 시리카의 활동도가 백운모보다는 낮다. 일라이트는 엽납석이 분해되는 동안에 홍주석이 수화되어 형성된 것으로 홍주석의 가장자리나 균열을 따라 일라이트의 형성이 우세하게 일어났다.