• Computers and Concrete
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.631-647
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• 2012

This paper focuses on the application of Fuller's ideal gradation curve to theoretically design blended ratio of all solid materials of high performance concrete (HPC), with the aid of error function, and then to study the effect of rice husk ash (RHA) on the performance of HPC. The residual RHA, generated when burning rice husk pellets at temperatures varying from 600 to $800^{\circ}C$, was collected at steam boilers in Vietnam. The properties of fresh and hardened concrete are reviewed. It is possible to obtain the RHA concrete with comparable or better properties than those of the specimen without RHA with lower cement consumption. High flowing concrete designed by the proposed method was obtained without bleeding or segregation. The application of the proposed method for HPC can save over 50% of the consumption of cement and limit the use of water. Its strength efficiency of cement in HPC is 1.4-1.9 times higher than that of the traditional method. Local standards of durability were satisfied at the age of 91 days both by concrete resistivity and ultrasonic pulse velocity.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제7권1호
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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 $T_{500}$ 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 $T_{500}$ 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 $800^{\circ}C$. Reductions in hardened properties up to $200^{\circ}C$ were found to be very close to normal vibrated concrete (NVC). For 400 and $600^{\circ}C$ 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 $800^{\circ}C$.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2011년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.211-212
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• 2011

It was very important to evaluate concrete experimentally at elevated temperature because concrete was filled with aggregate of concrete volume about 70 percent. Concrete exposure to high temperatures produces changes in its internal structure, for instance loss of its strength and deformation capacity, in extreme cases risking the service life of the structure. The work of this paper is performed to evaluate the thermal behavior of ultra-high strength concrete having different water to cement ratio (strength), fine aggregate to aggregate ratio and maximum size of coarse aggregate. For exposure to 500℃ during 1 hour, residual mechanical properties of the ultra-high strength concrete decreased as the s/a ratio decreases and the maximum size of coarse aggregate increases.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.303-309
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• 2014

Objectives: Hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) surface treatment of fiber posts has been reported to increase bond strength of fiber posts to resin cements. However, residual oxygen radicals might jeopardize the bonding procedure. This study examined the effect of three antioxidant agents on the bond strength of fiber posts to conventional and self-adhesive resin cements. Materials and Methods: Post spaces were prepared in forty human maxillary second premolars. Posts were divided into five groups of 8 each: G1 (control), no pre-treatment; G2, 10% $H_2O_2$ pre-treatment; G3, G4 and G5. After $H_2O_2$ application, Hesperidin (HES), Sodium Ascorbate (SA) or Rosmarinic acid (RA) was applied on each group respectively. In each group four posts were cemented with Duo-Link conventional resin cement and the others with self-adhesive BisCem cement. Push-out test was performed and data were analyzed using 2-way ANOVA and tukey's post-hoc test (${\alpha}=0.05$). Results: There was a statistically significant interaction between the cement type and post surface treatment on push-out bond strength of fiber posts (p < 0.001, F = 16). Also it was shown that different posts' surface treatments significantly affect the push-out bond strength of fiber posts (p = 0.001). $H_2O_2$ treated posts (G2) and control posts (G1) cemented with Duo-link showed the highest ($15.96{\pm}5.07MPa$) and lowest bond strengths ($6.79{\pm}3.94$) respectively. Conclusions: It was concluded that $H_2O_2$ surface treatment might enhance the bond strength of fiber posts cemented with conventional resin cements. The effect of antioxidants as post's surface treatment agents depends on the characteristics of resin cements used for bonding procedure.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2010

본 연구에서 비소로 오염된 토양에 함유된 비소를 안정화시키기 위하여 4종류의 안정화제를 이용 처리하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 안정화 처리에 사용된 오염토는 약알칼리성을 띄고 있으며, 입도분포 결과 사토계열이였고 57.5%의 비소가 무정형 및 비결정형 철/알루미늄 수산화물형태로 존재했다. 안정화 실험 결과 소석회/포틀랜드시멘트 혼합 안정화처리가 모든 안정화 처리와 비교 했을 때 현저한 우의를 보였으며 총 함량 30%로 토양오염 우려기준 20 mg/kg('나'지역)을 통과 하였다. 소석회/$FeCl_3{\cdot}6H_2O$ 혼합 이용시 효율적인 비소 저감효과룹 기대할 수 없었으며 소석회/NaOH는 효과적이었으나 소석회/포틀랜드시멘트 보다는 효율성이 제한적 이였다. 소석회/포틀랜드시멘트 혼합 안정화 처리 후 연속추출결과는 처리 전 오염토와 비교했을 때 특이적 흡착과 잔류대의 증가를 보였다. 특히 25wt%+10wt% 처리 시료에서 잔류태의 증가는 2배가 넘어 (16%에서 35.7%) 매우 안정적인 비소 존재 형태를 보여 비소 용출농도 저감에 현저하게 기여한 것으로 판단된다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.801-814
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• 2016

An alternative type of building system with masonry units is extensively used nowadays to reduce the emission of CO2 and embodied energy. Long-term performance of such structures has become essential for sustaining the building technology. This study aims to assess the strength and durability properties of concrete prepared with unprocessed bagasse ash (BA) and silica fume (SF). A mix proportion of 1:3:3 was used to cast concrete cubes of size $100mm{\times}100mm{\times}100mm$ with various replacement levels of cement and tested. The cubes were cast with zero slump normally adopted in the manufacturing of hollow blocks. The cubes were exposed to acid attack, alkaline attack and sulphate attack to evaluate their durability. The mass loss and damages to concrete for all cases of exposures were determined at 30, 60, and 90 days, respectively. Then, the residual compressive strength for all cases was determined at the end of 90 days of durability test. The results showed that there was slight difference in mass loss before and after exposure to chemical attack in all the cases. Though the appearance was slightly different than the normal concrete the residual weight was not affected. The compressive strength of 10% bagasse ash (BA) as a replacement for cement, with 10% SF as admixture resulted in better strength than the normal concrete. Hence concrete with 10% replacement with BA along with 10% SF as admixture was considered to be durable. Besides solid concrete cubes, hollow blocks using the same concrete were casted and tested simultaneously to explore the possibility of production of masonry units.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권 6호
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• pp.393-405
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• 2022

Lightweight concrete is a superior material due to its light weight and high strength. There however remain significant lacunae in engineering knowledge with regards to shear failure of lightweight fiber reinforced concrete beams. The main aim of the present study is to investigate the optimum usage of steel fibers in lightweight fiber reinforced concrete (LWFRC). Multi-scale finite element model calibrated with experimental results is developed to study the effect of steel fibers on the mechanical properties of LWFRC beams. To decrease the amount of steel fibers, it is preferred to reinforce only the middle section of the LWFRC beams, where the flexural stresses are higher. For numerical simulation, a multi-scale finite element model was developed. The cement matrix was modeled as homogeneous and uniform material and both steel fibers and lightweight coarse aggregates were randomly distributed within the matrix. Considering more realistic assumptions, the bonding between fibers and cement matrix was considered with the Cohesive Zone Model (CZM) and its parameters were determined using the model update method. Furthermore, conformity of Load-Crack Mouth Opening Displacement (CMOD) curves obtained from numerical modeling and experimental test results of notched beams under center-point loading tests were investigated. Validating the finite element model results with experimental tests, the effects of fibers' volume fraction, and the length of the reinforced middle section, on flexural and residual strengths of LWFRC, were studied. Results indicate that using steel fibers in a specified length of the concrete beam with high flexural stresses, and considerable savings can be achieved in using steel fibers. Reducing the length of the reinforced middle section from 50 to 30 cm in specimens containing 10 kg/m3 of steel fibers, resulting in a considerable decrease of the used steel fibers by four times, whereas only a 7% reduction in bearing capacity was observed. Therefore, determining an appropriate length of the reinforced middle section is an essential parameter in reducing fibers, usage leading to more affordable construction costs.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.356-362
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• 2020

강동경희치대병원 보철과에서는 치료계획단계에서 마지막 결과를 미리 형상화하고 그것에 입각하여 치료를 진행하는 Top-Down 개념의 치료접근법을 2006년부터 실행하고 있다. 이번 증례도 그 개념에 입각하여 임플란트 수술에 앞서 미리 최종 보철치료의 방법과 결과를 형상화시켜 놓고 치료를 진행한 실례이다. 임플란트 보철의 여러 방법 중 시멘트 유지방식은 임플란트의 기울기에 구속받지 않고 간단하게 보철물 제작이 가능하나, 접착 후 치은 연하의 잉여 시멘트를 완전하게 제거하기 어렵고, 필요할 때 탈착이 불편하다는 단점이 있다. 따라서 전치부 임플란트 보철수복 시 SB-locking method의 유지방식을 이용하여 시멘트 유지방식의 문제를 해결하면서 심미적인 임플란트 보철수복이 가능했던 증례를 보고하고자 한다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.599-611
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• 2022

Tendon reinforced cemented soil is applied extensively in foundation stabilisation and improvement, especially in areas with soft clay. To solve the deterioration problem led by steel corrosion, the glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tendon is introduced to substitute the traditional steel tendon. The interface bond strength between the cemented soil matrix and GFRP tendon demonstrates the outstanding mechanical property of this composite. However, the lack of research between the influence factors and bond strength hinders the application. To evaluate these factors, back propagation neural network (BPNN) is applied to predict the relationship between them and bond strength. Since adjusting BPNN parameters is time-consuming and laborious, the particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm is proposed. This study evaluated the influence of water content, cement content, curing time, and slip distance on the bond performance of GFRP tendon-reinforced cemented soils (GTRCS). The results showed that the ultimate and residual bond strengths were both in positive proportion to cement content and negative to water content. The sample cured for 28 days with 30% water content and 50% cement content had the largest ultimate strength (3879.40 kPa). The PSO-BPNN model was tuned with 3 neurons in the input layer, 10 in the hidden layer, and 1 in the output layer. It showed outstanding performance on a large database comprising 405 testing results. Its higher correlation coefficient (0.908) and lower root-mean-square error (239.11 kPa) were obtained compared to multiple linear regression (MLR) and logistic regression (LR). In addition, a sensitivity analysis was applied to acquire the ranking of the input variables. The results illustrated that the cement content performed the strongest influence on bond strength, followed by the water content and slip displacement.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권1A호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2010

최근 들어 적외선을 이용하여 콘크리트 구조물의 결함 또는 공동 등을 평가하려는 비파괴 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있으며, 이는 유지관리기법의 중요한 부분을 이루고 있다. 적외선 화상분석(Infrared Thermography)을 콘크리트 표면에 적용할 경우, 콘크리트의 표면온도는 표면을 구성하는 재질과 열적특성(비열, 열전도율, 열전달율)에 따라 그 응답이 다르게 나타나게 된다. 서로 다른 배합을 가지는 시멘트 모르타르에서는 공극률이 다르게 구성되고, 표면에서 공극률의 차이는 열에 노출된 뒤, 냉각되는 과정에서 열적 거동이 다르게 평가된다. 한편 이러한 공극률은 강도 및 염화물 확산계수와 같은 역학적/내구적 특성에 영향을 주기도 한다. 본 연구에서는 외부에서 열을 가하여 측정하는 능동방식(active type)을 이용하여, 표면의 온도변화를 분석하였다. 물-시멘트비 55%와 65%인 시멘트 모르타르 시편을 제작하였으며, 공극률, 압축강도, 염화물 확산계수 등의 물리적 특성값들이 평가되었다. 이후 동일한 실내조건(온도 $20{\sim}22^{\circ}C$, 습도 55-60%)에서 적외선 화상분석 기법을 적용하였다. 시간의 경과에 따라 공극을 많이 포함하는 시편의 경우, 표면 온도가 상대적으로 증가하였으며, 온도가 일정해지는 시점(임계시점)이 단축되고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 특성은 콘크리트와 같이 공극과 골재를 가지고 있는 복합재료의 품질 평가에 적용할 수 있음을 시사한다. 한편 공극률과 실험상수를 고려하여, 공극률에 따라 변화하는 임계시간에 대한 계산식을 제안하였다. 본 논문에서는 시멘트 모르타르의 공극량의 변화에 따른 물리적 변화와 이에 따른 열특성 변화가 논의될 것이다.