• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집(I)
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• pp.5-21
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• 2006

Traditional standards and specifications for concrete have largely been prescriptive, (or prescription-based), and can sometimes hinder innovation and in particular the use of more environmentally friendly concretes by requiring minimum cement contents and SCM replacement levels. In December 2004, the Canadian CSA A23.1-04 standard was issued which made provisions (a) for high-volume SCM concretes, (b) added new performance requirements for concrete, and (c) clearly outlined the requirements and responsibilities for use in performance-based concrete specifications. Also, in December 2003, the CSA A3000 Hydraulic Cement standard was revised. It (a) reclassified the types of cements based on performance requirements, with both Portland and blended cements meeting the same physical requirements, (b) allows the use of performance testing for assessing sulphate resistance of cementitious materials combinations, (c) includes an Annex D, which allows performance testing of new or non-traditional supplementary cementing materials. From a review of international concrete standards, it was found that one of the main concerns with performance specifications has been the lack of tests, or lack of confidence in existing tests, for judging all relevant performance concerns. Of currently used or available test methods for both fresh, hardened physical, and durability properties, it was found that although there may be no ideal testing solutions, there are a number of practical and useful tests available. Some of these were adopted in CSA A23.1-04, and it is likely that new performance tests will be added in future revisions. Other concerns with performance standards are the different perspectives on the point of testing for performance. Some concrete suppliers may prefer processes for both pre-qualifying the plant, and specific mixtures, followed only with testing only 'end-of-chute' fresh properties on-site. However, owners want to know the in-place performance of the concrete, especially with high-volume SCM concretes where placing and curing are important. Also, the contractor must be aware of, and share the responsibility for handling, constructability, curing, and scheduling issues that influence the in-place concrete properties.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 산업부산물을 다량 활용한 소일콘크리트의 유동성 및 강도발현에 대한 결합재-흙의 비(B/S) 및 물-결합재비(W/B)의 영향을 평가하였다. 보통 포틀랜드 시멘트의 부분 치환재로서 바이패스 더스트 10%, 고로슬래그미분말 40%, 순환유동층 플라이애시 25%가 사용되었다. 저시멘트 결합재와 함께 사질토 또는 점성토를 사용하여 18 소일콘크리트 배합이 실험되었다. 실험결과 소일콘크리트의 유동성은 대상토(점성토 또는 사질토)의 종류에 관계없이 동일한 W/B에서 B/S가 클수록 증가하였다. 압축강도는 점성토 콘크리트보다 동일 배합조건을 갖는 사질토 콘크리트에서 컸다. 산업부산물 다량 활용 소일콘크리트의 배합은 압축강도 및 고유동성을 고려하면 대상토에 관계없이 B/S가 0.35 그리고 W/B는 175%가 추천될 수 있었다.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.195-207
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• 2020

The present study focuses on the application of artificial neural network (ANN) and Multiple linear Regression (MLR) analysis for developing a model to predict the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and split tensile strength (STS) of the fiber reinforced clay stabilized with grass ash, fly ash and lime. Unconfined compressive strength and Split tensile strength are the nonlinear functions and becomes difficult for developing a predicting model. Artificial neural networks are the efficient tools for predicting models possessing non linearity and are used in the present study along with regression analysis for predicting both UCS and STS. The data required for the model was obtained by systematic experiments performed on only Kaolin clay, clay mixed with varying percentages of fly ash, grass ash, polypropylene fibers and lime as between 10-20%, 1-4%, 0-1.5% and 0-8% respectively. Further, the optimum values of the various stabilizing materials were determined from the experiments. The effect of stabilization is observed by performing compaction tests, split tensile tests and unconfined compression tests. ANN models are trained using the inputs and targets obtained from the experiments. Performance of ANN and Regression analysis is checked with statistical error of correlation coefficient (R) and both the methods predict the UCS and STS values quite well; but it is observed that ANN can predict both the values of UCS as well as STS simultaneously whereas MLR predicts the values separately. It is also observed that only STS values can be predicted efficiently by MLR.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 염화물이 함유된 동결수에 의한 콘크리트의 내동해성을 검토하기 위하여 동결융해 및 표면스케일링 저항성을 평가하고자 하였으며, 이를 위한 배합으로서 물결합재비는 0.37, 0.42, 0.47의 3수준, 결합재 방식은 일반 OPC 콘크리트, 고로슬래그 미분말 50%의 2성분계 콘크리트 및 플라이애시 15%와 고로슬래그 미분말 35%의 3성분계 콘크리트로 설정하였다. 그 결과, 고로슬래그 미분말 50% 및 플라이애시 15%와 고로슬래그 미분말 35%의 혼합 시멘트계 콘크리트의 경우 일반 OPC 콘크리트에 비하여 동결융해 및 표면스케일링 저항성이 상대적으로 우수하게 나타났으며, 이를 통해 내구성 저하가 우려되는 해양 환경 하에서 비래염분 및 비말 등의 해수의 작용에 의한 콘크리트의 내구성 저하현상을 억제하기 위한 방안으로서 슬래그의 활용이 유효함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.751-764
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• 2020

Real-time monitoring of stiffness and strength in cement based system has received significant attention in past few decades owing to the development of advanced techniques. Also, use of environment friendly supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) in cement, though gaining huge interest, severely affect the strength gain especially in early ages. Continuous monitoring of strength- and stiffness- gain using an efficient technique will systematically facilitate to choose the suitable time of removal of formwork for structures made with SCM incorporated concrete. This paper presents a technique for monitoring the strength and stiffness evolution in hydrating fly ash blended cement systems using electro-mechanical impedance (EMI) based technique. It is important to observe that the slower pozzolanic reactivity of fly ash blended cement systems could be effectively tracked using the evolution of equivalent local stiffness of the hydrating medium. Strength prediction models are proposed for estimating the strength and stiffness of the fly ash cement system, where curing age (in terms of hours/days) and the percentage replacement of cement by fly ash are the parameters. Evaluation of strength as obtained from EMI characteristics is validated with the results from destructive compression test and also compared with the same obtained from commonly used ultrasonic wave velocity (UPV). Statistical error indices indicate that the EMI technique is capable of predicting the strength of fly ash blended cement system more accurate than that from UPV. Further, the correlations between stiffness- and strength- gain over the time of hydration are also established. From the study, it is found that EMI based method can be effectively used for monitoring of strength gain in the fly ash incorporated cement system during hardening.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.561-583
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• 2018

A variety of polycarboxylate ether (PCE)-based superplasticizers are commercially available. Their influence on the rheological retention and slump loss in respect of concrete differ considerably. Fluidity and slump loss are the cardinal features responsible for the quality of concrete. These are related to the dispersion of cement particles and the hydration process which are greatly influenced by type of polycarboxylate ether (PCE)-based superplasticizers. On the backdrop of relatively less studies in the context of rheological retention of high strength self-consolidating concrete (HS-SCC), the experimental investigations were carried out aiming at quantifying the effect of the six different PCE polymers (PCE 1-6) on the rheological retention of HS-SCC mixes containing two types of Ordinary Portland Cements (OPC) and unwashed crushed sand as the fine aggregate. The tests that were carried out included $T_{500}$, V-Funnel, yield stress and viscosity retention tests. The supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash (FA) and micro-silica (MS) were also used in ternary blend keeping the mix paste volume and flow of concrete constant. Low water to binder ratio was used. The results reveal that not only the PCEs of different polymer groups behave differently, but even the PCEs of same polymer groups also behave differently. The study also indicates that the HS-SCC mixes containing PCE 6 and PCE 5 performed better as compared to the mixes containing PCE 1, PCE 2, PCE 3 and PCE 4 in respect of all the rheological tests. The PCE 6 is a new class of chemical admixtures known as Polyaryl Ether (PAE) developed by BASF to provide better rheological properties in even in HS-SCC mixes at low water to binder mix. In the present study, the PCE 6, is found to help not only in reduction in the plastic viscosity and yield stress, but also provide good rheological retention over the period of 180 minutes. Further, the early compressive strength properties (one day compressive strength) highly depend on the type of PCE polymer. The side chain length of PCE polymer and the fineness of the cement considerably affect the early strength gain.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.111-121
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• 2023

The influence of material composition such as aggregate types, addition of supplementary cementitious materials as well as exposed temperature levels have significant impacts on concrete residual mechanical strength properties when exposed to elevated temperature. This study is based on data obtained from literature for fly ash blended concrete produced with natural and recycled concrete aggregates to efficiently develop prediction models for estimating its residual compressive strength after exposure to high temperatures. To achieve this, an extensive database that contains different mix proportions of fly ash blended concrete was gathered from published articles. The specific design variables considered were percentage replacement level of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) in the mix, fly ash content (FA), Water to Binder Ratio (W/B), and exposed Temperature level. Thereafter, a simplified mathematical equation for the prediction of concrete's residual compressive strength using Gene Expression Programming (GEP) was developed. The relative importance of each variable on the model outputs was also determined through global sensitivity analysis. The GEP model performance was validated using different statistical fitness formulas including R², MSE, RMSE, RAE, and MAE in which high R² values above 0.9 are obtained in both the training and validation phase. The low measured errors (e.g., mean square error and mean absolute error are in the range of 0.0160 - 0.0327 and 0.0912 - 0.1281 MPa, respectively) in the developed model also indicate high efficiency and accuracy of the model in predicting the residual compressive strength of fly ash blended concrete exposed to elevated temperatures.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2014

혼화재로서 고로슬래그가 콘크리트의 전과정 환경영향에 미치는 효과를 정량적으로 평가하기 위하여, 3395개의 실내 배합 및 1263개의 레미콘 배합을 분석하였다. 콘크리트의 환경영향을 평가하기 위한 전 과정 평가 방법을 요약하면, 1) 고려된 시스템 경계는 요람에서 시공 전단계까지이며, 2) 재료, 운송 및 콘크리트 생산에서의 환경부하 평가는 국가 생애주기 데이터목록을 주로 기반으로 하였으며, 3) 환경부하는 분류화, 특성화, 정규화 및 가중치 단계를 거쳐 정량적인 환경영향 지표로 환산되었다. 콘크리트 전과정 환경영향은 주로 지구 온난화, 광화학 산화생성물 및 무생물 자원고갈의 세 범주로 분류될 수 있었다. 또한, 콘크리트의 환경영향 지표들은 주로 보통 포틀랜드 시멘트의 양에 의해 결정되었으며, 고로슬래그 치환율의 증가와 함께 감소하였다. 이를 고려하여, 콘크리트의 환경영향 지표들은 단위 결합재 양 및 고로슬래그 치환율의 함수로 간단하게 모델링 될 수 있었다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2014

지역과 계절이 콘크리트의 전과정 환경영향에 미치는 효과를 정량적으로 평가하기위해 6331개의 레디믹스 콘크리트 배합을 분석하였다. 콘크리트의 환경영향은 국가 생애주기 데이터목록을 기반으로 산출한 환경부하 발생량을 분류화, 특성화, 정규화 및 가중치 단계를 거쳐 6가지 환경영향 범주(지구온난화, 자원고갈, 광화학산화물생성, 산성화, 부영향화, 인간독성)로 나타났다. 단위압축강도에서의 환경영향 지표를 평가하기 위해 콘크리트 압축강도로 무차원한 환경영향 지수로 정의하였다. 국내에서 가장 많이 사용되는 콘크리트의 압축강도($f_{ck}$)는 24 MPa와 27 MPa이다. $f_{ck}$이 24 MPa일때 환경영향 지표가 가장 낮은 지역은 울산이었으며 가장 높은 지역은 광주와 대구였다. 지역에 따른 환경영향의 차이는 지역에 따라 사용되는 혼화재의 종류와 치환율이 다르기 때문이다. 또한 압축강도 24 MPa일때, 콘크리트의 환경영향지수는 동절기가 하절기 및 표준기에 비해 약 5% 높았다. 반면에 콘크리트의 환경영향 지수는 콘크리트 압축강도가 35 MPa을 넘어서면서 계절의 영향은 미미하였다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.687-693
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 플라이애시(fly ash, FA) 및 고로슬래그 (ground granulated blast-furnace slag, GGBS)를 치환한 콘크리트의 등가 압축강도를 얻기 위한 물-결합재비 결정의 지표인 k-값을 제시하였다. 기존 콘크리트 실험결과(7,076 배합)를 기반으로 FA와 GGBS 치환율이 각각 50% 이내에서 다양한 물-결합재비에 대한 k-값을 결정하였다. k-값 수식의 유도를 위한 콘크리트의 압축강도와 물-결합재비의 관계는 지수함수로 모델링하였다. 일반적으로 등가 압축강도에 대한 k-값은 FA 및 GGBS의 치환율이 증가 할수록, 그리고 물-결합재비가 증가할수록 감소하였다. 물-결합재비 증가에 따른 k-값의 감소기울기는 FA 또는 GGBS 치환율에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다. 동일 물-결합재비에서의 k-값은 FA 치환 콘크리트에서보다 GGBS 치환 콘크리트에서 높았다. 궁극적으로, k-값은 물-결합재비와 FA 또는 GGBS 치환율의 함수로 일반화하였다.