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Performance of self-compacting concrete at room and after elevated temperature incorporating Silica fume

  • Ahmad, Subhan;Umar, Arshad;Masood, Amjad;Nayeem, Mohammad
    • Advances in concrete construction
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2019
  • This paper evaluates the workability and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) containing silica fume as the partial replacement of cement. SCC mixtures with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10% silica fume were tested for fresh and hardened properties. Slump flow with T500 time, L-box and V-funnel tests were performed for evaluating the workability properties of SCC mixtures. Compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and modulus of rupture were performed on hardened SCC mixtures. Experiments revealed that replacement of cement by silica fume equal to and more than 4% reduced the slump flow diameter and increased the T500 and V-funnel time linearly. Compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and modulus of rupture increased with increasing the replacement level of cement by silica fume and were found to be maximum for SCC mixture with 10% silica fume. Further, residual hardened properties of SCC mixture yielding maximum strengths (i.e., SCC with 10% silica fume) were determined experimentally after heating the concrete samples up to 200, 400, 600 and 800C. Reductions in hardened properties up to 200C were found to be very close to normal vibrated concrete (NVC). For 400 and 600C reductions in hardened properties of SCC were found to be more than NVC of the same strength. Explosive spalling occurred in concrete specimens before reaching 800C.

Numerical study on fire resistance of cyclically-damaged steel-concrete composite beam-to-column joints

  • Ye, Zhongnan;Heidarpour, Amin;Jiang, Shouchao;Li, Yingchao;Li, Guoqiang
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.673-688
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    • 2022
  • Post-earthquake fire is a major threat since most structures are designed allowing some damage during strong earthquakes, which will expose a more vulnerable structure to post-earthquake fire compared to an intact structure. A series of experimental research on steel-concrete composite beam-to-column joints subjected to fire after cyclic loading has been carried out and a clear reduction of fire resistance due to the partial damage caused by cyclic loading was observed. In this paper, by using ABAQUS a robust finite element model is developed for exploring the performance of steel-concrete composite joints in post-earthquake fire scenarios. After validation of these models with the previously conducted experimental results, a comprehensive numerical analysis is performed, allowing influential parameters affecting the post-earthquake fire behavior of the steel-concrete composite joints to be identified. Specifically, the level of pre-damage induced by cyclic loading is regraded to deteriorate mechanical and thermal properties of concrete, material properties of steel, and thickness of the fire protection layer. It is found that the ultimate temperature of the joint is affected by the load ratio while fire-resistant duration is relevant to the heating rate, both of which change due to the damage induced by the cyclic loading.

Investigation of the effect of internal curing as a novel method for improvement of post-fire properties of high-performance concrete

  • Moein Mousavi;Habib Akbarzadeh Bengar
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.309-324
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    • 2024
  • Internal curing, a widely used method for mitigating early-age shrinkage in concrete, also offers notable advantages for concrete durability. This paper explores the potential of internal curing by partial replacement of sand with fine lightweight aggregate for enhancing the behavior of high-performance concrete at elevated temperatures. Such a technique may prove economical and safe for the construction of skyscrapers, where explosive spalling of high-performance concrete in fire is a potential hazard. To reach this aim, the physico-mechanical features of internally cured high-strength concrete specimens, including mass loss, compressive strength, strain at peak stress, modulus of elasticity, stress-strain curve, toughness, and flexural strength, were investigated under different temperature exposures; and to predict some of these mechanical properties, a number of equations were proposed. Based on the experimental results, an advanced stress-strain model was proposed for internally cured high-performance concrete at different temperature levels, the results of which agreed well with the test data. It was observed that the replacement of 10% of sand with pre-wetted fine lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) not only did not reduce the compressive strength at ambient temperature, but also prevented explosive spalling and could retain 20% of its ambient compressive strength after heating up to 800℃. It was then concluded that internal curing is an excellent method to enhance the performance of high-strength concrete at elevated temperatures.

Development of heater and basic deposition of YBCO superconducting thin film using the pulsed laser deposition method

  • Jeongtae Kim;Insung Park;Gwantae Kim;Hongsoo Ha
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.24-29
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    • 2024
  • Various thin film deposition methods such as RCE-DR (Reactive Co-Evaporation by Deposition and Reaction), MOD(Metal Organic Deposition), MOCVD(Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) and PLD(Pulsed Laser Deposition) have been used to fabricate 2G HTS (Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting) tapes. Especially, 2G HTS tapes fabricated by the PLD process show excellent electrical current conduction properties under high magnetic field and have recently become a popular research field worldwide. In this study, we have examined the substrate heating temperature, oxygen partial pressure, and pulsed laser conditions in vacuum, which are essential conditions for manufacturing 2G HTS tapes by pulsed laser process. we have optimized conditions for the continuous deposition of YBCO (YBa2Cu3O7-δ) superconducting layers using the reel-to-reel method on substrates coated with functional layers. The fabricated tapes were evaluated for their characteristics by analyzing biaxial alignment properties using XRD for 2-theta, in-plane texture, and out-of-plane texture and critical current measurement using the Hall-Ic method.

Optical Property of Super-RENS Optical Recording Ge2Sb2Te5 Thin Films at High Temperature (초해상 광기록 Ge2Sb2Te5 박막의 고온광물성 연구)

  • Li, Xue-Zhe;Choi, Joong-Kyu;Lee, Jae-Heun;Byun, Young-Sup;Ryu, Jang-Wi;Kim, Sang-Youl;Kim, Soo-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.351-361
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    • 2007
  • The samples composed of a GST thin film and the protective layers of ZnSSiO2 or Al2O3 coated on c-Si substrate were prepared by using the magnetron sputtering method. Samples of three different structures were prepared, that is, i) the GST single film on c-Si substrate, ii) the GST film sandwiched by the protective ZnSSiO2 layers on c-Si substrate, and iii) the GST film sandwiched by Al2O3 protective layers on c-Si substrate. The ellipsometric constants in the temperature range from room temperature to 700C were obtained by using the in-situ ellipsometer equipped with a conventional heating chamber. The measured ellipsometric constants show strong variations versus temperature. The variation of ellipsometric constants at the temperature region higher than 300C shows different behaviors as the ambient medium is changed from in air to in vacuum or the protective layers are changed from ZnSSiO2 to Al2O3. Since the long heating time of 1-2 hours is believed to be the origin of the high temperature variation of ellipsometric constants upon the heating environment and the protective layers, a PRAM (Phase-Change Random Access Memory) recorder is introduced to reduce the heating time drastically. By using the PRAM recorder, the GST samples are heated up to 700C decomposed preventing its partial evaporation or chemical reactions with adjacent protective layers. The surface image obtained by SEM and the surface micro-roughness verified by AFM also confirmed that samples prepared by the PRAM recorder have smoother surface than the samples prepared by using the conventional heater.

Determination of Natural Gas Components by Gas Chromatographic Multicolumn System (기체 크로마토그래피 복합컬럼 시스템에 의한 천연가스 성분의 정량)

  • Choi, Yong-Wook;Choe, Kun-Hyung
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.339-347
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    • 1994
  • A multicolumn system consisted of two valve(10-port and 6-port valve)-three column (28% DC 200, SP 1700 and Chromosorb 102 column) was developed. Nine natural gas components composed of N2, CH4, CO2, C2H6, C3H8, iC4H10, nC4H10, iC5H12nC5H12 completed all the baseline separation within 18 minutes. The accuracy and the precision of this system was tested. The retention times and the peak areas were determined with a repeatability between 0.02 and 0.16%, and less than 1%, respectively. Calibration curves for natural-gas components were plotted by the partial pressure injection method of pure gases, and good linear relationships for each component were presented. By using these calibration curves the accuracy of the multicolumn system compaired with that of the single column system for a certified standard gas of natural gas. As a result, relative error in the single and the multicolumn system was less than 0.5% and 0.04%, respectively. The result of application of this system in the analysis of importing LNG composition showed that the heating values calculated by the multicolum system were estimated lower compared with those calculated by the single column system and consequently, the importing price of LNG was able to be cut down.

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Steam Gasification of Coal and Petroleum Coke in a Thermobalance and a Fluidized Bed Reactor (열천칭과 유동층반응기에서 석탄과 Petroleum Coke의 수증기 가스화반응)

  • Ji, Keunho;Song, Byungho
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.50 no.6
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    • pp.1015-1020
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    • 2012
  • Lignite of low rank coal and petroleum coke of high sulfur content can be high potential energy sources for coal gasification process because of their plentiful supply. The steam gasification of lignite, anthracite, and pet coke has been carried out in both an atmospheric thermobalance reactor and a lab-scale fludized bed reactor (0.02 m i.d. × 0.6 m height). The effects of gasification temperature (600900C) and partial pressure of steam (0.15~0.95 atm) on the gasification rate and on the heating value of product gas have been investigated. The modified volumetric reaction model was applied to the experimental data to describe the behavior of carbon conversion, and to evaluate kinetic parameters of char gasification. The results shows that higher temperature bring more hydrogen in the product syngas, and thus increased gas heating value. The feed rate of steam is needed to be optimized because an excess steam input would lower the gasification temperature which results in a degradation of fuel quality. The rank of calorific value of the product gas was anthracite > lignite > pet coke. Their obtained calorific value at 900C with 95% steam feed were 10.0 > 6.9 > 5.7 MJ/m3. This study indicates that lignite and pet coke has a potential in fuel gas production.

A Study of School Waste Disposal Status and Its Reforms (Public Primary and Secondary Schools in Seoul) (학교 쓰레기 처리현황과 개선에 관한 연구 - 서울시 공립 초.중등학교를 대상으로 -)

  • 노성빈
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.130-140
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    • 1992
  • The purpose of this study was to survey the trends of waste products in schools, its gathering and disposal, identification of problems and to analyze its disposal. Moreover, this study was aimed at basic suggestions about the establishment and plans of waste environmental education. 98 public primary and secondary schools were surveyed in Seoul during the month of March and April, 1991. Information was collected from each educational association by random sampling. Questionaries were used for this survey. To understand the disposal status of school waste and its reforms, this study surveyed the amount of waste by products, their origin and analyzed the disposal by type, one number of schools and teachers involved. The dump sited and disposal methods of school waste, its problems, and the status of school waste educations were researched, and ideal disposal methods and plans for waste education were suggested. The results were as follows. 1. The School's trash was produced by followings: paper, vinyle plastics, food, woods, metals, ceramics, glass, bottles, and ash from the heating system. The biggest cause of the school's waste as shown by the survey was a lack of environmental awareness(39.8%). The second biggest was the use of a one time use of disposable paper products(27.6%). 2. Waste collection by different grade levels were proven to be important but as you move from elementary to high school, the waste collecting operation decreased, in this connection between the students and waste collection itself it was significant on the other hand the teachers were not working as significant variables. 3. Of the school that collected waste 69.5 percent of the schools separately grouped common waste and recyclable waste. 25 schools(42.4%) received improvement on their environmental awareness of trash collection through this method. 4. From the number of disposal sites in surveyed schools, it was determined that the education of the necessity for separation of waste was performed in vain and accordingly the should require a real education in the future. 5. Regarding the method of disposal of waste the survey indicated that the #1 method of disposal was partial burning and the remains carried to a dump site by others(35,7%). In elementary schools the entire waste was taken by individuals to a dump site (33.3%). In high schools partial burning and then transported by individuals #1 in our survey(50%). 6. Relative to the problem of the treatment to waste, the emission of smoke from the burning was considered to be the #1 priority in our survey (62.3%) the problem of trash collection being delayed was 52.1%(1in our survey). 7. The present situation of environmental education of waste us lacking. Under present circumstances, the practice of public announcements for improvement and waste-paper collection has been going on vigorously but lacking in education as to the preparation of compositions for students the themes of public exhibitions, the organizing of voluntary associations should be part of the education system to reinforce student's awareness of proper waste disposal. 8. The most economical alternative for disposal was recycling usable waste or combustible material through a variety of education we can therefore educate students bring this education to their homes public servants will also be able to benefit in the waste disposal process with proper education. In conclusion we should intensify the systemical organization and the education of our waste disposal for a better environment.

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Modeling of heat efficiency of hot stove based on neural network using feature extraction (특성 추출과 신경회로망을 이용한 열 풍로 열효율에 대한 모델링)

  • Min Kwang Gi;Choi Tae Hwa;Han Chong Hun;Chang Kun Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.60-66
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    • 1998
  • The hot stove system is a process that is continuously and constantly generating the hot combustion air required for the blast furnace. The hot stove process is considered as a main energy consumption process because it consumes about 20% of the total energy in steel making works. So, many researchers have interested in the improvement of the heat efficiency of the hot stove to reduce the energy consumption. But they have difficulties in improving the heat efficiency of the hot stove because there is no precise information on heat transformation occurring during the heating period. In order to model the relationship between the operating conditions and heat efficiencies, we propose a neural network using feature extraction as one of experimental modeling methods. In order to show the performance of the model, we compare it with Partial Least Square (PLS) method. Both methods have similarities in using the dimension reduction technique. And then we present the simulation results on the prediction of the heat efficiency of the hot stove.

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The comparison between 2 wide implants and 3 regular implants in mandibular posterior area (하악 대구치부위의 고정성 보철물에서 2개의 장폭경과 3개의 표준 임프란트의 비교)

  • Yoo, Ho-Sun;So, Sung-Soo;Han, Dong-Hoo;Cho, Kyoo-Sung;Moon, Ik-Sang
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.577-588
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    • 2002
  • Osseointegrated implants have been established as the standard treatment modality for full/partial edentulous patients since the 1960's, and the long term results for full edentulous patients have proven to be successful. Based on these results osseointegrated implants are now widely used for partial edentulous patients. There has been an increased interest towards the efficacy of wide implants, despite many reports mentioning the lower success rate of wide implants compared to regular implants. Recently, mandibular molar area defects are commonly restored using 2 wide implants, but it is not determined whether which treatment modality-3 regular implants or 2 wide implants-shows superior success rate. In this study, 2 wide implants and 3 regular implants used for the restoration of mandibular molar area are used to compare the survival rate of 1-4 years, and to analyze and compare the failure factors. The following conclusions could be drawn from this study. 1. Wide implants and regular implants showed 94.5% and 97,6% of survival rate respectively. After prosthodontic work, the survival rate was 100% and 98.1% for wide implants and regular implants respectively. 2. 5 failed implants have been removed. 2 wide implants and 1 regular implant have been removed due to failure of osseointegration. 1 wide implant was removed due to abscess formation caused by over-heating, and 1 regular implant was removed due to mechanical failure caused by over-loading within the first year of function. 3. No statistically significant difference was observed with respect to the amount of marginal bone loss of wide and regular implants.(P>0.05) In conclusion, restoration of the mandibular molar area using 3 regular implants was found to be a good treatment modality, and 2 wide implants could he considered a good treatment modality when success factors are taken into account.