• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.81-88
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• 2005

The effects of rebar corrosion on the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete structures were discussed based on recent experimental investigation. The load carrying capacity of the deteriorated beams was quantitatively estimated by evaluating the degree of rebar corrosion in terms of the average cross-sectional loss of longitudinal reinforcing bars and bond deterioration between corroded reinforcing bars and concrete.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.181-182
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• 2010

This study was performed to introduce advanced conditioning and test method to improve problems of the conventional approach for evaluation of durability of FRC.

• Computers and Concrete
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2024

Aggressive environmental conditions, and especially the acidic effects of sulfate ion penetration, have reduced the lifetime of concrete structures in some areas, especially coastal and marine areas. In this research, at first, samples made of type II and V cement were kept in a solution of magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄) for a period of 90 and 180 days, the change of appearance. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), were used to analyze the microstructure and the complex mineral composition of the concrete after exposure to corrosive environments. Then solving the differential equation governing the sulfate ion penetration, which is based on the second Fick law, it has been tried to determine the concentration of sulfate ions inside the concrete. In the following, an attempt has been made to improve the prediction of sulfate ion concentration in concrete by using Crank's penetration equation. At the same time, the coefficient in the Crank's solution have been optimized by using the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO algorithm). The comparison between the results shows that the values obtained from Crank's relation are closer to the experimental results than the equation obtained from Fick's second law and shows a more accurate prediction.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1998.10c
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• pp.211-216
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• 1998

Recently the shortage of good aggregate has encouraged the use of sea sand in construction field, and the corrosion damage of the reinforced steel in concrete structures has been increased due to chlorides from sea sand and deicing salt. Therefore, a number of researchs are proceeding to prevent the corrosion of the reinforced steel in concrete, especially in marine environments. This study focused on the effect of corrosion inhibitors to evaluate protection characteristics for mortar specimens containing clorides. Corrosion behaviors have been investigated by half-cell potential measurement, linear polarization method, AC impedance method, and cyclic polarization test after immersing in sea water for 7 years. A possitive effect of a corrosion inhibitor has been obtained.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.175-182
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• 2013

A damage-based approach for the performance-based seismic assessment of reinforced concrete frame structures is proposed. A new methodology for structural damage assessment is developed that utilizes response information at the material level in each section fiber. The concept of the damage evolution is analyzed at the section level and the computed damage is calibrated with observed experimental data. The material level damage parameter is combined at the element, story and structural level through the use of weighting factors. The damage model is used to compare the performance of two typical 12-story frames that have been designed for different seismic requirements. A series of nonlinear time history analyses is carried out to extract demand measures which are then expressed as damage indices using the proposed model. A probabilistic approach is finally used to quantify the expected seismic performance of the building.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.399-400
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• 2009

This study arranged the result corrosion inhibition using Nano-silica for efficient prevention to diffusion of chloride ion. For the results, significant difference was not found on slump and air content, and there were superior effect to preventing diffusion of chloride ion on hardened concrete. It seemed to be Nano-silica prevented diffusion of chloride ion.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.97-101
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• 2008

As the number of concrete building structures in marine environment increases, it is important to study and predict the durability and the compound deterioration of the concrete which is exposed in both chloride and freezing-thawing damage. The concrete's resistance against freezing and thawing is tested based on KS F 2456, while its chloride ion diffusion coefficient is evaluated based on NT BUILD 492. In result, the more exposure to freezing and thawing process, the shorter life it gets, due to the increased amount of chloride ion diffusion coefficient.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.149-159
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• 2020

The present work proposes new engineering models for determining corrosion initiation time in concrete reinforcing steels in marine environment. The models are based on Fick's second law that is commonly used for chloride diffusion. The latter is based on deterministic analyses involving the most influencing parameters such as distance of the concrete structure from the seaside, depth of steel concrete cover, ambient temperature, relative humidity and the water-cement ratio. However, a realistic corrosion initiation time cannot be estimated because of the uncertainties associated to the different parameters of the models. Therefore a reliability approach using FORM/SORM method has been applied to develop the proposed engineering models integrating a limit state function and a reliability index β. As a result, the corrosion initiation time is expressed by new exponential engineering models where the uncertainties are associated to the model parameters. The main emerging result is a realistic decision tool for corrosion planning inspection.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.122-126
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• 1996

In recent years, plenty of problems in the large-scaled bridges, piers…have been reported to the public due to the severe environment factors. The use of Epoxy-Coated reinforcement against salt and sulfate corrosion is considered as a reasonable solution and tested to study the bond performance between the thickness of coating and bond stresses. The results are that the strength of bond was decreased by 10 to 13 percent in the case of 100$\mu\textrm{m}$ of coating thickness and by 15 to 25 percent in the case of 200$\mu\textrm{m}$ to 300$\mu\textrm{m}$ and significantly fell down when the thickness was above 300$\mu\textrm{m}$. Accordingly, a 200$\mu\textrm{m}$ coating-thickness to the reinforcement is suggested to maintain the acceptable bond mechanism and goes well with the ASTM(item NO.A775) and those of Korean Concrete Institute.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.233-241
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• 1997

최근 해안환경하에 있는 콘크리트구조물의 철근부식은 구조물의 내구성 저하 및 유지관리라는 차원에서 커다란 문제점을 가지고 있다. 이와 같은 현상은 해양구조물의 건설이 날로 증가하고 있고, 또 콘크리트 제조시 잔골재의 일부를 염분이 함유된 해사를 사용함으로써 더욱 심각해지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 콘크리트 표면으로부터 침투해 들어오는 침입염분의 거동을 모델화하였으며, 콘크리트 세공속의 수용액상에 있은 염화물이온의 확산을 포함하는 물리 화학적 진행, 시멘트 수화물에 고정되는 염분의 흡착과 탈착 및 고정염과의 화학반응 등의 현상을 유한요소법에 의해 해석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 콘크리트 내부의 철근 발청시기의 예측, 해안환경하에 있는 콘크리트 구조물의 침투 염분에 의한 콘크리트 덮개의 결정, 콘크리트 구조물의 염화물이온의 허용치 설정을 비롯하여 내구년수를 예측하는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.