• Computers and Concrete
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.775-793
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• 2015

Moisture transport in concrete in atmospheric environment was studied in this paper. Based on the simplified formula of the thickness of the adsorbed layer, the pore-size distribution function of cement paste was calculated utilizing the water adsorption isotherms. Taking into consideration of the hysteresis effect in cement paste, the moisture diffusivity of cement paste was obtained by the integration of the pore-size distribution. Concrete is regarded as a two-phase composite with cement paste and aggregate, neglecting the moisture diffusivity of aggregate, then moisture diffusivity of concrete was evaluated using the composite theory. Finally, numerical simulation of humidity response during both wetting and drying process was carried out by the finite difference method of partial differential equation for moisture transport, and the numerical results well capture the trend of the measured data.

• Advanced Composite Materials
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.83-94
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• 2007

Woven sisal textile fiber reinforced composites were used to evaluate fracture toughness, tensile and three-point bending. The water absorption testing of all specimens was repeated five times in this study. All specimens were immersed in pure water during 9 days at room temperature, and dried in 1 day at $50^{\circ}C$. Two kinds of polymer matrices such as epoxy and vinyl-ester were used. Fractured surfaces were taken to study the failure mechanism and fiber/matrix interfacial adhesion. It is shown that it can be enhanced to improve their mechanical performance to reveal the relationship between fracture toughness and water absorption fatigue according to different polymer matrices. Water uptake of the epoxy composites was found to increase with cycle times. Mechanical properties are dramatically affected by the water absorption cycles. Water-absorbed samples showed poor mechanical properties, such as lower values of maximum strength and extreme elongation. The $K_{IC}$ values demonstrated a decrease in inclination with increasing cyclic times of wetting and drying for the epoxy and vinyl-ester.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.65-66
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• 2017

Early-frost damages easily take place in smaller and thinner walls and slabs. In case of slabs, it is difficult to visually determine the depth of early-frost damage. As such, the current study aims to determine the depth of early-frost damage caused to concrete structures due to bad curing in the winter. As a result, the study found that the depth of early-frost damages increased from the top as the atmospheric temperature on the concrete surface decreased. The changes in the color allowed the observer to easily identify the depth of early-frost damage with the naked eye. In particular, the color difference between potentially damaged parts and undamaged parts were the greatest around thirty minutes of drying after wetting.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07c
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• pp.1416-1417
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• 2006

The increase of carbon contents in fly ashes accelerate the corrosion of steel embedded in ordinary portland cement mortar. Cement losses its identity of colour, when the % of carbon is increased. More than 60[%] area was rusted, when carbon content is increased beyond 8[%] for the exposure period of one year. Comparable corrosion rate with OPC was obtained up to 6[%] carbon level only. The tolerable limit of replacement for various admixed carbon system under aggressive alternate wetting and drying condition with 3[%] NaCl was found to be 6 to 8[%].

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.711-711
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 수심적분된 이차원 비정상 수치모형인 KU-RLMS 모형의 잠김/드러남 기법을 개선하고, 기존의 WAD 기법과 새로 도입한 기법의 정확도 평가를 수행하였다. 기존의 WAD 기법은 수학적으로는 다소 불완전하지만 수치적으로는 손쉬운 방법으로써, 각 시간 단계에서 잠긴 격자 또는 드러난 격자를 시험하고, 각 격자의 경계에서 플럭스에 대한 개폐 조건을 적용하는 방법을 사용하였다. 개선된 기법은 WAD 경계에서의 질량보존을 고려하는 방법이다. 두 가지 잠김/드러남 처리 과정의 정확도 비교는 포물형 수조에 대한 해석해와 수치모형의 결과를 비교하는 방법을 사용하였다. 기존에 WAD 기법은 수치해와 해석해의 위상차가 발생하는 것을 확인할 수 있으며, 진폭은 조금씩 감소하는 현상이 나타났지만, 개선된 기법을 사용할 경우 위상차와 진폭감소 현상이 현저히 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.277-277
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• 2018

Hwang (2015)은 불연속 지형을 지나는 천수 흐름의 해석에서 흐름률을 정확하게 계산하기 위하여 계단에 의한 흐름 저항이 지배적인 계단 전면과 그 영향이 비교적 덜한 계단의 윗부분을 구분하여 접근하는 새로운 기법을 제안하였으며, 모의 결과를 정확해 및 실험실 실험 결과와 비교하였다. 또한 전면 및 후면 계단을 지나는 댐 붕괴 흐름에 대한 실험(Kim et al., 2014)에 적용하여 기존 모형에 비해 새로운 기법에 의한 결과가 보다 우수함을 확인하였다(Hwang, 2016). Kim et al. (2015)은 좌안에 옹벽이 설치된 직선 수로에서 댐 붕괴 흐름에 대한 실험을 수행한 바 있다. 이 연구에서는 Kim et al. (2015)의 실험에 Hwang (2015)의 새로운 기법을 적용하였다. 댐 붕괴에 의한 주 흐름의 진행과 좌안에 직립인 옹벽에서 비교적 표고가 낮은 곳으로 물이 넘나드는 현상이 잘 재현됨을 확인하였다. 이 연구는 국토교통과학기술진흥원의 일부 지원(과제 번호: 14CCTI-C063749 그리고 18AWMP-C140010-01)에 의한 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.322-322
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• 2017

천수 흐름에 대한 수치해석에서 매우 작은 수심의 발생은 해가 불안정해지는 주요 원인 중 하나이며, 경사면이 잠기고 드러나는 그 전선에서 그 현상은 더욱 두드러질 수 있다. 특히, 지배 방정식이 보존형으로 기술되는 경우, 흐름률이나 생성항의 계산에서 수심에 의한 나눗셈이 불가피하므로 보존변수를 정확하게 계산하는 것이 해의 안정성을 도모하기 위한 관건이 된다. 이러한 기대에 부응할 수 있는 수치해법으로 흐름률을 정확한 계산할 수 있는 Riemann 해법을 들 수 있다. 또한, 생성항을 정확하게 계산할 수 있도록 계산 격자를 적절하게 구성하고 그 격자가 완전히 잠기지 않을 경우에 대해 물리적으로 타당하게 처리할 필요가 있다. 이 연구에서는 흐름률의 계산에 근사 Riemann 해법을 적용하여 포물면 지형을 지나는 천수 흐름에 대해 모의하였다. 1981년에 W. C. Thacker는 회전 포물면 위의 천수 문제에 대해 천수방정식의 정확해를 처음으로 유도하였다. 이 문제는 지형의 잠김과 드러남이 다수의 계산 격자에서 지속적으로 이루어지기 때문에 천수흐름의 수치 모의에서 극도로 혹독한 조건의 시험으로 알려져 있다. 회전 포물면 위의 천수 문제에 대해 근사 Riemann 해법에 따른 자료의 재구축 방법, 잠김과 드러남의 처리 등에 대해 검토하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.599-608
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• 2018

This study investigates the feasibility of adopting the results of the UC (unconfined compression) test to assess the total cohesion of the unsaturated soil. A series of laboratory tests were conducted on samples of unsaturated lateritic soils of northern Taiwan. Specifically, the unconfined compression test was combined with the pressure plate test to obtain the unconfined compression strength and its matric suction of the samples. Soil samples were first compacted at designated water content and then subjected to the wetting process for saturation and the subsequent drying process to its target suction using the apparatus developed by the authors. The correlations among the matric suction, the unconfined compression strength and the total cohesion were studied. As a result, a simplified method to estimate the total cohesion using the unconfined compressive strength is suggested. The calculated results compare reasonably with the unsaturated triaxial test results. Current results show good performance; however, further study is warranted.

• Journal of Korean Port Research
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.105-111
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• 1998

A horizontal 2-D model which includes the wetting-drying treatment technique in the intertidal zone is applied for the prediction of tidal changes. The flow model is applied to Mokpo coastal zone and verified by measurement data. Comparing computation results with observed values for the M2 tidal constituent, agreeable correspondence is detected. The validity of the model is also proven by applying it to such areas which have narrow width and rapid velocity, irregular topography and complex geometry. Thus, this model can be used as the compatible prediction model for the tidal change and pollutant transport due to the development of Mokpo coastal zone.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.699-708
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• 1997

The effective unsaturated hydraulic conductivity in stratified soils is evaluated using a three-dimensional stochastic approach. Because of the disparity of the correlation scales in a stratified soil, the general stochastic equations are simplified. This allows analytical evaluation of generic expressions for the effective hydraulic conductivities. Simple asymptotic expressions, valid at particular ranges(wetting front, drying condition, wetting condition) of the mean flow characteristics, are also derived. An example of applying the derived theoretical result to a imaginaryl clay soil is presented. It reveals found that the effective unsaturated hydraulic conductivity showed large-scale hysteresis. Such large-scale hysteresis was produced by the spatial variability of hydraulic soil properties rather than hysteresis of the local parameters. In addition the results show that the effective hydraulic conductivities were larger in the case of accommodating heterogeneity of soil preperties rather than neglecting heterogeneity of soil properties.