• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.909-912
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• 2008

Fiber is an important ingredient in strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC), which can control fracture of cementitious composite by bridging action. The properties of reinforcing fiber, as tensile strength, aspect ratio and elastic modulus, have great effect on the fracture behavior of SHCC. But SHCC has serious problem as drying shrinkage because silica powder is used to make SHCC in order to improve bond strength between reinforcing fibers and cement matrix. Therefore, curing method (period and temperature) is very important for SHCC to show high tensile performance. a variety of experiments have being performed to access the performance of SHCC recently. This research emphasis is on the mechanical properties of SHCC made in Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), Polyethylene (PE) fibers and steel cord (SC), and how curing method affects the composite property, and ultimately its strain-hardening performance.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.410-413
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• 2007

The effect of internal donor(ID) in the heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst on the ethylene-1-butene copolymerization and the molecular structure of the resulting copolymer was investigated. $SiO_2$-supported $TiCl_4$ catalysts having ID/Ti molar ratio of 0.5 were prepared with ethyaluminium dichloride, magnesium alkyl, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol and $TiCl_4$. Three different IDs were employed such as ethylbenzoate(EB), diisobuylphthalate(DIBP) and dioctylphthalate(DOP). ID-added catalyst showed a larger fraction of Ti(+3) compared to that of no ID-added catalyst. The EB-added catalyst showed the highest activity in copolymerization. Xylene soluble value decreased by more than 50 % with ID-added catalysts compared to that of no ID-added catalyst. Crystaf analysis showed the chemical compositional distribution of PE copolymer was improved in the case of DIBP-added catalyst significantly. It could be explained that the presence of ID could make more even active sites and block the non-stereospecific active sites.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.481-493
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• 2018

Ultrasonic guided waves have attracted increasing attention for non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridge cables. They offer advantages like single measurement, wide coverage of acoustical field, and long-range propagation capability. To design defect detection systems, it is essential to understand how guided waves propagate in cables and how to select the optimal excitation frequency and mode. However, certain cable characteristics such as multiple wires, anchorage, and polyethylene (PE) sheath increase the complexity in analyzing the guided wave propagation. In this study, guided wave modes for multi-wire bridge cables are identified by using a semi-analytical finite element (SAFE) technique to obtain relevant dispersion curves. Numerical results indicated that the number of guided wave modes increases, the length of the flat region with a low frequency of L(0,1) mode becomes shorter, and the cutoff frequency for high order longitudinal wave modes becomes lower, as the number of steel wires in a cable increases. These findings were used in design of transducers for defect detection and selection of the optimal wave mode and frequency for subsequent experiments. A magnetostrictive transducer system was used to excite and detect the guided waves. The applicability of the proposed approach for detecting and locating wire breakages was demonstrated for a cable with 37 wires. The present ultrasonic guided wave method has been found to be very responsive to the number of brokenwires and is thus capable of detecting defects with varying sizes.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.162-167
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• 2012

Surface modification of macromolecules renders a progressive and favorable method to enhance the properties of polymeric materials and improves conductivity, wettability, stability, adhesion, antibacterial properties, etc. of polymeric surfaces without deterioration of the polymer bulk properties. Polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene were grafted with maleic anhydride(MAH) as a functional monomer in solution. Evidence for grafting was shown with FTIR measurement. The grafting ratio was determined from chemical titration. The higher MAH loading, the lower contact angle(${\theta}$) was obtained. With the increasing content of MAH, melting temperature($T_m$) of maleic anhydride grafted polymer decreased while decomposition temperature($T_d$) of maleic anhydride grafted polymer increased.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.63 no.4
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• pp.338-359
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• 2018

Soybean (Glycine max L.), a major part of Asian diet, is consumed primarily for its nutritional value. However, poor storage stability often leads to loss of nutritional value or deterioration in quality. This study focused on the storage stability of soy flour obtained from raw and roasted "Saedanbaek" soybeans packed in polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PPE) film bags that were stored at $4^{\circ}C$, $20^{\circ}C$ and $45^{\circ}C$ for 48 weeks. The early acid values (diene and p-anisidine) of raw soybean flour (RSF) at high temperature (HT) were higher than those at refrigerated temperature (RFT) and room temperature (RT) during 48 and 12 to 36 weeks, respectively. In the case of roasted soybean flour (ROSF), which was stored at RFT and RT, the acid and conjugated diene values gradually increased after 24 weeks. In RSF, the peroxide value increased since the beginning of the $24^{th}$ week. The p-anisidine value also increased during 12 to 36 weeks but was much lower than the values obtained from HT storage. As the peroxide values decreased, the p-anisidine values increased, indicating an inverse relationship. Lipoxygenase activity of ROSF at all storage conditions was lower than RSF. Several differences were observed between the packing materials used. This study could, therefore, provide useful information for the industrial use of soybean flour (SF).

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.232-232
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• 2023

고속도로 및 편의시설 건설로 불투수층의 면적이 증가하여 강우 시 고속도로 및 편의시설에서 발생하는 오염원에 의한 하천의 수질 영향도 커지고 있다. 특히 휴게소에서는 자동차의 급가속, 급감속으로 더욱 많은 분진과 오염물질이 발생할 수 있으며 타이어 마모 입자, 자동차 배기가스, 중금속 및 오일류 등이 휴게소나 도로 지표에 집적되어 있다. 이렇게 발생한 오염물질은 우기에 강우와 함께 불투수면을 침투하지 못하고 배수로를 통해 유출되어 인근 하천의 수생태 및 토양의 주요 오염원으로 작용하고 있다. 이에 따라 고속도로 및 인근 휴게소의 비점오염 저감대책이 필요하며 효율적인 비점오염원 저감을 위해 장기적인 모니터링, 지속적인 자료 수집 및 분석이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 강원지역 고속도로 및 인근 휴게소에서 강우 시 강우유출수 모니터링을 통해 강우유출수 유량가중평균농도 (Event Mean Concentration) 산정하고 강우유출수 수문곡선 (hydrograph)을 작성하였다. 또한 강우사상에 따른 분석항목별 초기세척효과(First Flush Effects)와 오염부하량을 산정하였다. 추가적으로 차량 기인 입자를 확인하기 위해 μ-FT-IR 현미경 분석 실험을 하였다. 모니터링 장소는 휴게소 및 고속도로 일원이며, 모니터링은 선행무강우일수 2일 이상, 강우량 10mm 이상일 때 실시하였으며 2022년 6월부터 10월까지 총 4회 실시하였다. 모니터링 결과 타이어 및 브레이크 패드 마모와 관련된 중금속인 Zn, Cu, Pb 등의 중금속이 높게 분석되었으며 이러한 중금속의 오염부하량 역시 높게 산정되었다. 강우유출수 수문곡선에서 강우 초기 오염물질의 세척효과가 나타났다. MFFn 산정 결과 강우 30% 구간에서 초기세척효과를 보였다. μ-FT-IR 현미경 분석 결과 PE (Polyethylene)가 가장 많이 검출되었고 PP (Polypropylene), PS (Polystyrene) 순으로 검출되었다. 이러한 강우유출수 모니터링 데이터는 향후 고속도로 휴게소 및 고속도로 주변 오염저감 시설 설치 및 사회적 동참을 위한 타당한 근거 확보를 위한 기초자료로서 제공될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Practical Agriculture & Fisheries Research
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.125-135
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• 2009

Shading with silver-coated strips in combination with water spraying over the roof was more effective than others in lowering air-temperatures while the soil temperatures were more efficiently lowered by the silver-coated PE film in combination with water-flowing treatment on the soil surface. Significantly better growth and higher yield of spinach were recorded in the plots having lower soil termperatures. Whitewash spray with lime mixture resulted in higher yield of spinach as compared to the white water-soluble painting, possibly because of the better light penetration toward the end of the growing season by the natural weather off phenomenon.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.56 no.9
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• pp.3545-3552
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• 2024

Polymers have become widely used substrate materials for shielding neutron rays because of their high hydrogen content and easy processing procedures. Rare-earth materials are also being gradually adopted as neutron absorbers because of their considerable thermal neutron absorption cross-sections. This paper utilizes the FLUKA Monte Carlo simulation program to compare the shielding effects of various polymers and rare-earth oxides on neutron rays across different energy ranges. The study investigates the superior shielding materials for neutron radiation in each energy range. Subsequently, a series of materials are simulated by combining the preferred shielding materials for neutron rays in each energy range, exploring the influence of material composition and composite structure on the effectiveness of neutron ray shielding. It is revealed that the preferred material for shielding neutron rays changes for different energy ranges. For low-energy neutron rays, rare-earth oxides such as Sm₂O₃ and Gd₂O₃ demonstrate the most effective shielding, whereas for high-energy neutron rays, polyethylene (PE) provides the best shielding performance. Materials with different compositions show varying preferred structures when dealing with a ²⁵²Cf neutron source. However, in mitigating the secondary gamma rays generated during the neutron shielding process, stacked-type materials exhibit the most effective shielding performance.

• Clean Technology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.239-247
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• 2024

The removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from spent polypropylene (PP) sourced from the bumpers and interiors of used cars was carried out by using high-temperature supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂) extraction. The recycled polymers from the bumpers and interiors contained other additives beside PP such as polyethylene (PE), talc, and carbon black, which modified the properties of PP. The crystallinity of the recycled bumper and interior PP was significantly lower than that of the virgin PP pellet. The decomposition temperatures of the recycled bumper and interior PP was slightly higher than that of the virgin PP pellet, while the melting and crystallization points were slightly lower. The effect of process conditions on VOC removal was studied by varying the time (2 ~ 720 min), pressure (6.4 ~ 14 MPa), and temperature (298 ~ 473 K). Since VOC removal at 2 min produced satisfying results, times below 2 min (10 ~ 120 s) were also studied. The main goal of scCO₂ extraction was to reduce the xylene content, as the xylene content of the recycled bumpers was higher than the allowable limit. A temperature above 373 K was needed to remove the xylene from the waste PP samples. The optimum condition for VOC removal from bumper waste was determined to be 433 K, 8 MPa, and 60 s. The car interior waste had VOC content within the allowable limit, so no further treatment was needed.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.194-198
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• 2007

Yield and ginsenoside contents of ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) is affected by light intensity and quality, and the color and the thickness of PE shading net when PE net is utilized for shading material. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of light quality on root yield and ginsenoside contents off-year-old ginseng by using polyethylene shading net with each blue and yellow color, Spectral irradiance under blue and yellow shading net showed the peak at 498 nm and 606 nm, respectively, which made distinct difference in light quality. Heat injury ratio of blue shading net was increased distinctly more than that of yellow shading net in summer season because of higher transmitted quantum (23%)and air temperature (0.3 $^{\circ}$C) in blue shading net than those of yellow shading net. Chlorophyll content and leaf area under yellow shading net were higher than those of blue shading net, and its heat injury ratio was lower than those of blue. These effects may led to 48% higher increase of root yield under yellow shading net than that under blue shading net. The content of total ginsenoside in taproot was not significantly differed between blue and yellow shading net, while the content in lateral and fine root was significantly increased in blue shading net compared to yellow shading net. PDM ratio of blue shading net showed more significant increase in lateral root than that of yellow shading net. All of Rb$_1$/Rg$_1$ ratio in three parts of root under blue shading net was higher than that of yellow shading net, but there were no significant increase in the ratio of lateral root.