• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.371-384
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• 2017

Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) has recently been applied as an alternative to conventional concrete in construction due to its extremely high compressive and tensile strength, and enhanced durability. However, up to date, there has been insufficient information regarding the confinement behavior of UHPC columns. Therefore, this study aims to perform an assessment of axial stress-strain model for UHPC confined by circular steel tube stub columns. The equations for calculating the confined peak stress and its corresponding strain of confined concrete in existing models suggested by Johansson (2002), Sakino et al. (2004), Han et al. (2005), Hatzigeorgiou (2008) were modified based on the regression analysis of test results in Schneider (2006) in order to increase the prediction accuracy for the case of confined UHPC. Furthermore, a new axial stress-strain model for confined UHPC was developed. To examine the suitability of the modified models and the proposed model for confined UHPC, axial stress-strain curves derived from the proposed models were compared with those obtained from previous test results. After validating the proposed model, an extensive parametric study was undertaken to investigate the effects of diameter-to-thickness ratio, steel yield strength and concrete compressive strength on the complete axial stress-strain curves, the strength and strain enhancement of UHPC confined by circular steel tube stub columns.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.151-167
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• 2013

Prediction of concrete properties is an important issue for structural engineers and different methods are developed for this purpose. Most of these methods are based on experimental data and use measured data for parameter estimation. Three typical methods of output estimation are Categorized Linear Regression (CLR), Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). In this paper a statistical cleansing method based on CLR is introduced. Afterwards, MLR and ANN approaches are also employed to predict the compressive strength of structural lightweight aggregate concrete. The valid input domain is briefly discussed. Finally the results of three prediction methods are compared to determine the most efficient method. The results indicate that despite higher accuracy of ANN, there are some limitations for the method. These limitations include high sensitivity of method to its valid input domain and selection criteria for determining the most efficient network.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2007

This study was performed to evaluate strength and watertightness properties of EVA modified high strength concrete in order to improve durability of concrete used in agricultural water utilization facilities that are in constant contact with water. Materials used were cement, coarse and fine aggregates, silica fume, EVA and AE water reducing agent. Tests for the slump, compressive and flexural strengths, absorption ratio and permeability coefficient according to curing condition (water and water+dry curing) and content ratio of EVA were performed. The slump results of EVA modified high strength concrete similarly showed in the content ratio of EVA powder less than 4% and decreased in the content ratio of EVA powder more than 6% compared to that of concrete without EVA powder. The compressive strength of EVA modified high strength concrete decreased with increasing the content ratio of EVA powder. The flexural strength of EVA modified high strength concrete increased with increasing the content ratio of EVA powder in the content ratio of EVA powder ratio less than 4% and had similar or slightly decreased in the content ratio of EVA powder more than 6% compared to that of concrete without EVA powder. The absorption ratio and permeability coefficient of EVA modified high strength concrete decreased with increasing the content ratio of EVA powder in the content ratio of EVA powder less than 4% and slightly increased in the content ratio of EVA powder more than 6%.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.589-595
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• 2015

이 연구에서는 혹한기 환경에서 매스부재에서 수화열을 고려한 고강도 콘크리트의 실제 압축강도 특성을 평가하였다. 목업 실험체는 가로${\times}$세로${\times}$높이가 $2.0{\times}1.2{\times}1.0m$로 제작하였다. 콘크리트 현장 압축강도 발현 특성은 $5^{\circ}C$에서 기건양생된 원주형 공시체와 수화열의 영향이 반영된 목업 벽체에서 채취된 코어 실험체를 비교하였다. 실험결과, 목업 벽체에서 채취된 코어의 재령 3일까지 압축강도는 실린더 강도에 비해 30% 높았는데, 이는 시멘트계 재료의 수화열에 의한 고온의 양생온도 효과 때문이다. 또한 성숙도 함수에 기반한 예측모델과 실험결과의 비교로부터 매스 부재에서 콘크리트의 현장 압축강도 발현을 합리적으로 평가하기 위해서는 수화열의 양생효과를 고려할 필요가 있음이 제시될 수 있다.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2015

최근에 활발히 연구되어지고 있는 UHPC의 경우, 강섬유 혼입량에 의해서 인장강도가 절대적으로 영향을 받는 이유로 본 논문에서는 압축강도, 강섬유량 등을 변수로 하여 압축강도, 탄성계수 및 인장강도 등을 실험적으로 구한 후, 그 결과를 분석하였다. 실험결과에 의하면, 압축강도와 탄성계수 및 인장강도는 비례관계로 상당한 상관성을 가지는 것으로 나타났으며, 섬유혼입률에 따른 압축강도와 인장강도의 관계 역시는 비례관계의 상관성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 탄성계수의 경우, 실험결과와 현행 국내 설계기준 식의 차이는 그다지 크지 않은 것으로 나타나, 기존의 설계기준 식을 준용하여도 UHPC 탄성계수 평가에는 큰 문제가 없을 것으로 예상된다. 한편 인장강도의 경우, 현행 설계기준에서 제시되지 않은 이유로 비선형 회귀분석을 실시하여 섬유혼입률을 고려한 인장강도 식을 제안하였으며, 제안된 식은 좋은 상관성을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2010

최근 장스팬 구조물의 건설이 증가하면서 슬래브의 시공도중 처짐 문제가 중요한 이슈 중의 하나로 대두되고 있다. 특히, 건축물의 경우 골조공기를 단축하기 위하여 콘크리트의 소요강도가 발현되기 이전에 거푸집을 조기 탈형함으로써 구조물의 품질저하를 초래하고 있다. 이러한 시공하자를 없애고 공기단축을 실현하기 위해서는 콘크리트의 조기 재령에서의 강도 및 강성 발현에 관한 연구를 수행하여 재령에 따른 강도 및 탄성계수 발현 모델의 구축이 필요하다. 기존의 설계기준에서 제시하고 있는 콘크리트 모델은 미성숙단계인 조기재령 콘크리트의 역학적 특성을 제대로 반영하지 못한다는 연구결과들이 있다. 따라서, 이 연구에서는 조기 재령에서의 재령에 따른 콘크리트의 재료실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과를 바탕으로 기존 국내외 설계기준에서 제시하고 있는 강도 및 탄성계수 제안식의 적합성을 평가하며, 최종적으로 조기재령에서의 콘크리트 강도와 강성간의 발현 관계 모델을 구축함으로써, 향후 공기단축 공법의 개발 및 슬래브 처짐에 따른 하자를 방지할 수 있는 초기 재료 모델을 제시하도록 하였다. 재료실험은 재령 1, 3, 7, 14, 28일에 실시하였으며, 총 159개의 실린더형 공시체의 실험 결과를 분석하여 콘크리트의 조기재령에서 압축강도와 탄성계수 간의 상관관계를 제안하였다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2020

This paper describes the experimental studies carried out to determine the properties of fresh and hardened concrete with Recycled Plastic Waste (RPW) as a partial replacement material for fine aggregates. In the experimental study, RPW was used for replacing river sand and manufactured sand (M sand) aggregates in concrete. The replacement level of fine aggregates was ranging from 5% to 20% by volume with an increment of 5%. M40 grade of concrete with water cement ratio of 0.40 was used in this study. Two different types of RPW were used, and they are (i) un-activated RPW and (ii) activated RPW. The activated RPW was obtained by alkali activation of un-activated RPW using NaOH solution. The hardened properties of the concrete determined were dry density, compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV). The properties of the concrete with river sand, M sand, activated RPW and un-activated RPW were compared and inferences were drawn. The effect of activation using NaOH solution was investigated using FT-IR study. The micro structural examination of hardened concrete was carried out using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The test results show that the strength of concrete with activated RPW was more than that of un-activated RPW. From the results, it is evident that it is feasible to use 5% un-activated RPW and 15% activated RPW as fine aggregates for making concrete without affecting the strength properties.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.541-552
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• 2019

Construction development and greenhouse gas emissions have globally required a strategic management to take some steps to stain and maintain the environment. Nowadays, recycled aggregates, in particular ceramic waste, have been widely used in concrete structures due to the economic and environmentally friendly solution, requiring the knowledge of recycled concrete. Also, one of the materials used as a substitute for concrete cement is wollastonite mineral to decrease carbon dioxide (CO2) from the cement production process by reducing the concrete consumption in concrete. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of wollastonite on the mechanical properties and durability of conventional composite concrete, containing recycled aggregates such as compressive strength, tensile strength (Brazilian test), and durability to acidic environment. On the other hand, in order to determine the strength and durability of the concrete, 5 mixing designs including different wollastonite values and recovered aggregates including constant values have been compared to the water - cement ratio (w/c) constant in all designs. The experimental results have shown that design 5 (containing 40% wollastonite) shows only 6.1% decrease in compressive strength and 4.9% decrease in tensile strength compared to the control plane. Consequently, the use of wollastonite powder to the manufacturing of conventional structural concrete containing recycled ceramic aggregates, in addition to improving some of the properties of concrete are environmentally friendly solutions, providing natural recycling of materials.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2011

포틀랜드 시멘트 제조 시 다량의 이산화탄소를 배출함으로써 많은 문제가 발생하고 있다. 그리고 화력발전소 및 제철소의 산업부산물인 플라이애쉬 및 고로슬래그는 시멘트와 일부 대체하여 콘크리트로 일부 재활용되고 있으나, 42% 정도를 해안 및 육상에 매립함으로써 환경적인 문제를 유발하고 있다. 최근 결합재로 시멘트를 사용하지 않은 알칼리 활성 콘크리트에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 시멘트를 전혀 사용하지 않고 결합재로서 고로슬래그 미분말를 사용한 무시멘트 알칼리 활성 콘크리트를 개발할 목적으로 유동성과 압축강도 측면에서 알칼리 활성화제와 고성능 감수제에 대해 검토에 대해 검토하였다. 그 결과, 알칼리 활성화제의 종류 및 혼합비율, 고성능 감수제의 종류, 투입순서 등은 고로슬래그를 사용한 알칼리 활성 모르타르의 유동성과 압축강도에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 고로슬래그 무시멘트 알칼리 활성 모르타르를 제조하는데, 9M NaOH과 분말형 쇼듐실리케이트를 1:1의 비율로 제조한 알칼리 활성화제를 사용하고, 고성능 감수제를 먼저 투입한 경우에는 1시간 동안 플로우 180 mm의 유동성과 $20^{\circ}C$의 상온양생조건에서 재령 28일에서 압축강도 50 MPa를 확보할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2007

This study investigates the engineering properties of concrete incorporating lime stone crushed fine aggregate(Ls), which has been abandoned about 20% of total production due to the low purity. Test results showed that increase of Ls had favorable fluidity and slightly decreased air content. Bleeding capacity of all specimens was not appeared as those were high strength mixture proportion, but the specimens using more Ls accelerated initial and final setting. For the mechanical properties, specimens incorporating higher ratio of Ls, overall, resulted in increase of compressive strength, and exhibited very small inclined tendency in a dynamic elasticity modulus test In addition, for the durability properties, specimens incorporating higher Ls dramatically decreased a drying shrinkage and showed similar tendency in a frost & thaw test, as well as showing no more change in an accelerated neutralization test from the beginning. In conclusion, as it was confirmed in the experimental test, the high strength concrete applying Ls did not showed any problems in the aspects of engineering properties and mostly exhibited even more excellent quality than the specimens using natural fine aggregate.