• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.569-585
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• 2013

The use of the rigid polyurethane foam (RPF) to strengthen sandwich structures against blast terror has great interests from engineering experts in structural retrofitting. The aim of this study is to use the RPF to strengthen sandwich steel structure under blast load. The sandwich steel structure is assembled to study the RPF as structural retrofitting. The filed blast test is conducted. The finite element analysis (FEA) is also used to model the sandwich steel structure under shock wave. The sandwich steel structure performance is studied based on detonating different TNT explosive charges. There is a good agreement between the results obtained by both the field blast test and the numerical model. The RPF improves the sandwich steel structure performance under the blast wave propagation.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.767-783
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• 2014

The use of composite materials to strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) structures against blast terror has great interests from engineering experts in structural retrofitting. The composite materials used in this study are rigid polyurethane foam (RPF) and aluminum foam (ALF). The aim of this study is to use the RPF and the ALF to strengthen the RC panels under blast load. The RC panel is considered to study the RPF and the ALF as structural retrofitting. Field blast test is conducted. The finite element analysis (FEA) is also used to model the RC panel under shock wave. The RC panel performance is studied based on detonating different TNT explosive charges. There is a good agreement between the results obtained by both the field blast test and the proposed numerical model. The composite materials improve the RC panel performance under the blast wave propagation.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.589-605
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• 2015

The use of the rigid polyurethane foam (RPF) to strengthen buried structures against blast terror has great interests from engineering experts in structural retrofitting. The aim of this study is to use the RPF to strengthen the buried structures under blast load. The buried structure is considered to study the RPF as structural retrofitting. The Guowei model (Guowei et al. 2010) is considered as a case study. The finite element analysis (FEA) is also used to model the buried structure under shock wave. The buried structure performance is studied based on detonating different TNT explosive charges. There is a good agreement between the results obtained by both the Guowei model and the proposed numerical model. The RPF improves the buried structure performance under the blast wave propagation.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.468-475
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• 2015

Various methods to degrade explosives efficiently in natural soil and water that include trinitrotoluene (TNT) have been studied. In this study, TNT in water was degraded by reduction with palladium (Pd) catalyst impregnated onto alumina (henceforth Pd-Al catalyst) and formic acid. The degradation of TNT was faster when the temperature of water was high, and the initial TNT concentration, pH, and ion concentration in water were low. The amounts of Pd-Al catalyst and formic acid were also important for TNT degradation in water. According to the experimental results, the degradation constant of TNT with unit mass of Pd-Al catalyst was $8.37min^{-1}g^{-1}$. The degradation constant of TNT was higher than the results of previous studies which used zero valent iron. 2,6-diamino-4-nitrotoluene and 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene were detected as by-products of TNT degradation showing that TNT was reduced. The by-products of TNT were also completely degraded after reaction when both Pd-Al catalyst and formic acid existed. Even though there are several challenges of Pd-Al catalyst (e.g., deactivation, poisoning, leaching, etc.), the results of this study show that TNT degradation by Pd-Al catalyst and formic acid is a promising technique to remediate explosive contaminated water and soil.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.561-570
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• 2023

In this paper, the structural performance of RC and HPFRCC slabs exposed to a TNT explosion were numerically investigated. A finite element model was established using the MM-ALE method in the LS-DYNA program to simulate a near-ground TNT explosion at a scaled distance of 1.08 m/kg³. The K&C model was calibrated to exactly reflect the material properties of HPFRCCs that were developed in KICT and KNU. Numerical and experimental results were compared for the damage distribution and failure shape of the slabs. Based on the verified numerical model, a parametric study was carried out to demonstrate the effects of compressive strength and thickness of the slab on the blast resistance. In particular, the spallation failure on the back side of the slab is greatly dependent on the thickness. Finally, additional numerical simulations were conducted to explore the variation in blast pressure characteristics according to the scaled distance and explosive shape. It was confirmed that the pressure induced by cubic TNT was more destructive to the slab than cylindrical and spherical TNT in a nearfield explosion.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2014

경기도 ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$지역 군 사격장에서 환경으로 유출되는 화약물질 현장저감시설의 설계 자료 확보를 위해 토양오염조사를 실시하였다. 설계에 필요한 자료는 (i) 주 오염 화약물질 종류 파악, (ii) 배출/이동 경로, (iii) 토양 입경별 화약물질 농도조사 및 침강특성이다. 현장 조사 및 분석결과, TNT와 RDX가 사격장 토양에서의 주 오염물질이지만, 군 훈련 종류와 사격장 지형에 따라 오염도는 변화하였다. 화약물질은 표토이외의 심토와 인근 개울에서도 검출되어, 피탄지에서 하천으로의 유출이 있음을 확인하였다. 피탄지에 화약물질 농도가 높은 hot spot이 다수 존재하였으나, 전반적으로 오염농도가 20 mg/kg을 넘지는 않았다. 피탄지 토양 내 점토 함량은 대조군 12 %에 비해 현저히 낮은 5 % 미만이며, 이는 사격으로 인해 식피가 제거되어 강우 시 토사의 표면유출이 증가하였기 때문이라 판단된다. 토양 입경별 화약물질 분포 분석 결과, 토양 입경 0.075 mm 미만의 세립토에는 화약물질 총량의 약 10 % 이하만이 존재하였다. 침강관 실험결과, 유출수 내 액상으로 유출되는 화약물질량이 고상에 있는 화약물질량보다 많았다. 그러므로 사격장에서 표면 유출되는 강수 내 입자상 물질을 간단한 침전지로 처리하고, 다음으로 정화식물을 식재한 인공습지로 액상 내 화약물질을 처리하는 방안이 자립적이며 지속적으로 유지 가능한 녹색 정화방법이 될 것이다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2011

이 논문은 철도를 이용한 폭약류의 운송 시 사고위험을 정량적으로 제시하였다. 사고유형은 역내에서의 사고와 수송 중의 사고로 분류하였다. 그리고 각각의 유형에 따라 열차의 탈선사고와 충돌사고의 빈도를 통해 사고빈도의 초기 값을 제시하였으며 ETA(Event Tree Analysis)를 통하여 사고빈도의 결과를 도출하였다. 피해영향평가는 TNT Equivalent method과 Probit analysis method를 이용하였다. 리스크 평가 결과 인구밀도가 높은 지역을 통과하는 폭약류의 철도운송은 사고발생시 높은 인명피해를 야기 시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 유류와 복합된 사고의 경우 대형 폭발사고로 이어질 리스크를 가진 것으로 예측되었다. 결론적으로 폭약류의 위험물 수송 시 인구밀도가 높아 피해영향이 높은 지역의 경유를 줄이고 또한 리스크를 경감시킬 수 있는 대책을 강구해 위험요소와 사고빈도를 줄 일 필요성이 있을 것이다.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2016

2015년 8월 12일 중국 텐진항에서는 두 번의 대규모 폭발이 발생하였다. 두 번의 폭발은 TNT 3톤, TNT 21톤 규모로 추정되었다. 현재까지 폭발의 정확한 원인은 공표되지 않고 있으며 원인에 대한 몇 가지 추정이 제시되고 있다. 그중 하나는 화재진압을 위해 뿌려진 물과 탄산칼슘의 화학반응에 의해 폭발성 아세틸렌 가스가 발생하고 이 가스의 폭발이 800톤의 질산암모늄의 폭발을 야기했을 것이라는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 폭발 시나리오에 대한 폭발에너지 분석을 통해 화학적 반응에 의해 텐진항 폭발 사고와 같은 대규모 폭발이 발생 가능한지를 평가하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.695-698
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• 2002

The biodegradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was performed on a laboratory scale using P. putida originally isolated from explosive-contaminated soil. One hundred mg/1 of TNT was completely degraded within 20 h under optimum conditions. Various supplemental energy sources (carbon sources, nitrogen sources, and surfactant) were tested, with the main objective of identifying an inexpensive source and enhancing the degradation rate for large-scale biodegradation. Based on the degradation rate, molasses was selected as a possible supplemental carbon source, along with NH$_4$Cl and Tween 80 as a nitrogen source and surfactant, respectively. The degradation rate increased about 3.3 fo1d when supplemental energy sources were added and the degradation rate constant increased from 0.068 h$\^$-1/ to 0.224 h$\^$-1/. These results appear to be promising in application of the process to TNT-contaminated soil applications.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the international symposium on the fusion technology
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• pp.493-500
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• 2003

The effect of reductive treatment with elemental iron on the extent of mineralization by Fenton oxidation was studied for the explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and hexahydro-l,3,5-trinitro-l,3,5-triazine (RDX) using a completely-stirred tank reactor (CSTR). The results support the hypothesis that TNT and RDX are reduced with elemental iron to products that are oxidized more rapidly and completely by Fenton's reagent. Iron pretreatment enhanced the extent of TOC removal by approximately $20\%\;and\;60\%$ for TNT and RDX, respectively. Complete TOC removal was achieved for TNT and RDX solutions with iron pretreatment under optimal conditions. On the other hand, without iron pretreatment, complete mineralization of TNT and RDX solutions were not achieved even with much higher $H_2O_2$ and $Fe^{2+}$ concentrations. The bench-scale iron treatment-Fenton oxidation integrated system showed more than $95\%$ TOC removal for TNT and RDX solutions under optimal conditions. The proposed zero-valent iron-Fenton process was evaluated with pink water from the Iowa Army ammunition plant. Results from batch and column experiments show that TNT, RDX, and octahydro-l,3,5,7-tetranitro-l,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) were completely removed from the pink water and that triaminotoluene (TAT) and ${NH_4}^+$ were recovered as products in reduction with zero-valent iron. By using an integrated system, $83.3\pm4.2\%$ of TOC was removed in a CSTR with 10 mM of $Fe^{2+}$ and 50 mM of $H_2O_2$. These results suggest that the reduction products of TNT and RDX are more rapidly and completely mineralized by Fenton oxidation and that a sequential iron treatment-Fenton oxidation process may be a viable technology for pink water treatment.