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Effects of Crushed RAP on Free and Restrained Shrinkage of Mortars

  • Topcu, Ilker Bekir;Isikdag, Burak
    • International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.91-95
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    • 2009
  • Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is abundant substitute for natural aggregate in many areas. It is obtained by crushing of old road pavements in milling machine during rehabilitation and reconstruction process. In this study, reclaimed asphalt pavement mortars (RAPM) have been produced with different cement dosages and replacement ratios. The destructive and nondestructive tests have been conducted on specimens to determine physical and mechanical properties of RAPM. The free and restrained shrinkage tests on RAPM have been conducted to predict fractural behavior of mortars. The aim of the shrinkage tests was to delay crack formation and improve strain capacity of mortars before cracking. The results showed that RAPM exhibits lower elasticity modulus; however the tensile capacity was improved for deformation before cracking.

The Centurality in 'Due Sacrestie di San. Lorenzo' in Firenze (산 로렌쪼 성당의 두 성구실에 표현된 중심성)

  • Song, In-Ho
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.1 no.2 s.2
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    • pp.137-148
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    • 1992
  • I have focused my study on the comparative analysis between 'Sacrestia Vecchia (Old sacresty)' and 'Sacrestia Nouva (New sacresty)' of San Lorenzo in Firenze. One is designed by F. Brunelleschi and the other is designed by B. Michelangello on the base of similar program and context. The analytic study has led me to the following conclusions: First. two saresties take concrete shapes by organizing the classcal vocabularies on the elementary forms. Second, though Michelangelo has started Bruneleschi's sacresty, he gives a more concrete form by the heightening the section. Third, the transformation of entrance and aediclues show that Michelangelo designed the new sacresty on the creative interpretation of the classical vocabulary and the context.

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A Study on Frequency and Time Domain Interpretation for Safety Evaluation of old Concrete Structure (노후된 콘크리트 구조물의 안전도 평가를 위한 초음파기법의 주파수 및 시간영역 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Suh Backsoo;Sohn Kwon-Ik
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.15 no.5 s.58
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    • pp.352-358
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    • 2005
  • For non-destructive testing of concrete structures, time and frequency domain method were applied to detect cavity in underground model and pier model. To interpret the measured data, time domain method made use of tomography which was completed with first arrivaltime and inversion method. In this steady, frequency domain method using Fourier transform was tried. Maximum frequency in the frequency domain was analyzed to calculate location of cavity.

A Study on the Bearing Capacity of Steel Composite Concrete Lining Board (강합성 콘크리트 복공판의 내력시험에 관한 연구)

  • Paik, Shinwon;Kim, Yongon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.122-126
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    • 2012
  • Steel lining board usually is used as a floor on the temporary steel bridges. It also is installed in the subway construction site. However, in particular in subway construction, renovations and site of old bridges, these steel lining board structures have a problem such as noise, accidents and slip hazards. So steel composite lining board is being developed to solve this problem. Steel composite lining board consists of compressive concrete showing excellent performance in slip, durability, resistance and noise, lower tensile and shear steel showing high safety, effective and superior workability in many respects. Steel composite lining board structure gradually is used in many construction sites, because it has a high quality such as durability, little noise and slip. In this study, flexural tests of steel composite lining board in accordance with welding patterns were conducted to compare the performance of the structure.

Elaboration and characterization of fiber-reinforced self-consolidating repair mortar containing natural perlite powder

  • Benyahia, A.;Ghrici, M.;Mansour, M. Said;Omran, A.
    • Advances in concrete construction
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2017
  • This research project aimed at evaluating experimentally the effect of natural perlite powder as an alternative supplementary cementing material (SCM) on the performance of fiber reinforced self-consolidating repair mortars (FR-SCRMs). For this purpose, four FR-SCRMs mixes incorporating 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30% of natural perlite powder as cement replacements were prepared. The evaluation was based on fresh (slump flow, flow time, and unit weight), hardened (air-dry unit weight, compressive and flexural strengths, dynamic modulus of elasticity), and durability (water absorption test) performances. The results reveal that structural repair mortars confronting the performance requirements of class R4 materials (European Standard EN 1504-3) could be designed using 10%, 20%, and 30% of perlite powder as cement substitutions. Bonding results between repair mortars containing perlite powder and old concrete substrate investigated by the slant shear test showed good interlocking justifying the effectiveness of these produced mortars.

Strengthening of isolated square footings using passive wrapping systems

  • Lu, Xingji;Aboutaha, Riyad S.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.41-54
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    • 2021
  • This paper introduced three new strengthening systems for isolated footings: BFRP wrapping system, CFRP wrapping system, and steel jacketing system. The proposed systems are more practical than the current traditional methods, which involves installing many dowel bars and splicing reinforcing steels to join new and old concrete segments. In the proposed three new systems, BFRP wraps, CFRP wraps, or steel jackets are installed on the exterior surface of the enlarged footing, with construction adhesive or a few steel dowels being applied to the contact surfaces. To investigate the effectiveness of three systems, forty-four models were constructed in ABAQUS, with different parameters being considered. All footings investigated failed in punching shear, including original and retrofitted footings. According to FEA results and parametric studies, the three strengthening systems were capable of improving the punching shear resistance of footings. By introducing a new factor η, the punching shear equation in Eurocode 2 was modified to predict the punching shear resistances of the strengthened footings. A linear formula was developed to present the relationship between the new factor η and the investigated parameters.

Torsional behaviour of reinforced concrete beams retrofitted with aramid fiber

  • Kandekar, Sachin B.;Talikoti, Rajashekhar S.
    • Advances in concrete construction
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2020
  • Retrofitting is an alteration of existing member or component of the structure. In civil engineering point of view, it is called strengthening of the old structure. Deterioration of structures may be due to aging, corrosion, failure of joints, earthquake forces, increase in service loads, etc. Such structures need urgent repair, retrofitting and strengthening to avoid collapse, cracking and loss in strength or deflection. Advanced techniques are required to be developed for the repair of structural components to replace conventional techniques. This paper focuses exclusively on torsional behaviour of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams and retrofitted RC beams wrapped with aramid fiber. Beams were retrofitted with aramid fiber by full wrapping and in the form of 150 mm wide strips at a spacing of 100 mm, 150 mm, 200 mm respectively using epoxy resin and hardener. A total 15 numbers of RC beams of 150 mm×300 mm×1300 mm in size were cast, 3 beams are tested as control specimens, and 12 beams are tested for torsion up to the failure and then retrofitted with aramid fiber. Experimental results are validated with the help of data obtained by finite element analysis using ANSYS. The full wrapping configuration of aramid fiber regains 105% strength after retrofitting. With the increase in spacing of fabric material, torsional strength reduces to 82% with about 45% saving in material.

Structural Performance Test of A Rahmen Bridge with Inverted-T Girder (Inverted-T형 거더 라멘교의 구조성능 시험)

  • Lee, Yeon-Hun;Park, Yong-Kwon;Yang, Dong-Wook;Lim, Hyeon-Sik;Chung, Young-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.99-100
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    • 2010
  • The objective of this research aims at improving the structural and economical efficiency of small and medium-span reinforced concrete bridges by importing the Inverted-T girders (hereinafter, called as IT). This new Rahmen bridge with IT girders has an advantage over minimizing the construction process which could cause environmental pollution and traffic congestion. Especially it is thought that this new composite bridge can give better aesthetic and view than existing old bridges, and can be a good construction method to solve labor shortage problems due to coming aging society. Therefore, this IT method should be one of very effective construction technologies to improve the constructibility and to reduce the construction cost.

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A Study on The Example of the Seismic Performance Evaluation Method of Reinforced Concrete Wall Apartment (철근콘크리트 벽식 공동주택 내진성능 평가방법의 적용사례에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Hyuk-Jun;Park, Tae-Won;Chung, Lan
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.343-346
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    • 2005
  • Earthquake resistance design has been developed many countries like Japan, USA, Mexico, New Zealand etc., which countries have experienced many earthquakes. Nowadays, earthquake resistance design has come into worldwide use. In Korea, the seismic design regulations have been established since 1988 in order to minimize the economic losses. Recently performance based design method has been adopted as a new Earthquake resistance design method. These regulations, however, are targeted for newly constructed buildings, In Korea, there are no regulations for existing buildings that built before 1988. So, we need to prepare the regulations that evaluate the seismic performance, furthermore proper retrofitting design guideline needs to be proposed when remodeling old buildings. This study was performed that many existing apartments is being a Remodeling object when considering the present condition of existing apartment and the problems of cost and environment in the future plan. When Remodeling construction is reviewed by former the Seismic Performance Evaluation Method, generating problems is evaluation by using Push-over. According to this, it provides the appropriate method of calculating the Seismic Ship Performance Index.

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An Analysis of the Characteristics of Changes in Carbonation Components by Environmental Exposure in Deteriorated Building Structures (노후 건축물 구조부별 환경 노출에 따른 탄산화 성분 변화 특성 분석)

  • Park, Su-In;Kang, Eun-Song;Son, Byeung-Hun;Lee, Ji-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2021.05a
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    • pp.49-50
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    • 2021
  • However, in the case of concrete, there is a concern that carbonation may proceed due to environmental factors. However, in the case of concrete, there is a concern that carbonation may proceed due to environmental factors. Research is steadily underway to prevent carbonation because carbonation decreases durability and increases the risk from disasters. However, there are many cases in which studies related to carbonation have been conducted only with materials in the same space. Therefore, in this study, FT-IR was used to analyze the difference in carbonation components by structural parts of old buildings. As a result, it was confirmed that there was a difference in peak values for each structural part of the building. The difference in peak values was determined to indicate differences in components, so the level of carbonation progress was different, and it is believed that differentiated repair and reinforcement methods will be needed depending on the structure.

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