• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.305-309
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• 2019

Pervious concrete pavements are the need of the day to avoid urban flooding and to facilitate ground water recharge. However, the strength of pervious or porous concrete is considerably less compared to conventional concrete. In this experimental investigation, an effort is made to improve the strength of pervious concrete by adopting fibres and a small amount of fine aggregate. A porous concrete with cement to aggregate ratio of 1:5 and a water-powder ratio of 0.4 is adopted. 30% of the cement is replaced by cementitious material ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) for better strength and workability. Recron fibres at a dosage of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% by weight of cement were included to improve the impact strength. Since concrete pavements are subjected to impact loads, the impact strength was also calculated by "Drop ball method" in addition to compressive strength. The effect of fine aggregate and recron fibres on workability, porosity, compressive and impact strength was studied. The investigations have shown that 20% inclusion of fine aggregate and 1.5% recron fibres by weight of cement give better strength with an acceptable range of porosity.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2015

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term performance of various concrete composites in natural marine environment prevailing in the Gulf region. Durability assessment studies of such nature are usually carried out under aggressive environments that constitute seawater, chloride and sulfate laden soils and wind, and groundwater conditions. These studies are very vital for sustainable development of marine and off shore reinforced concrete structures of industrial design such as petroleum installations. First round of testing and evaluation, which is presented in this paper, were performed by standard tests under laboratory conditions. Laboratory results presented in this paper will be corroborated with test outcome of ongoing three years field exposure conditions. The field study will include different parameters of investigation for high performance concrete including corrosion inhibitors, type of reinforcement, natural and industrial pozzolanic additives, water to cement ratio, water type, cover thickness, curing conditions, and concrete coatings. Like the laboratory specimens, samples in the field will be monitored for corrosion induced deterioration signs and for any signs of failureover initial period ofthree years. In this paper, laboratory results pertaining to microsilica (SF), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), epoxy coated rebars and calcium nitrite corrosion inhibitor are very conclusive. Results affirmed that the supplementary cementing materials such as GGBS and SF significantly impacted and enhanced concrete resistivity to chloride ions penetration and hence decrease the corrosion activities on steel bars protected by such concretes. As for epoxy coated rebars applications under high chloride laden conditions, results showed great concern to integrity of the epoxy coating layer on the bar and its stability. On the other hand corrosion inhibiting admixtures such as calcium nitrite proved to be more effective when used in combination with the pozzolanic additives such as GGBS and microsilica.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.303-316
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• 2023

Using industrial wastes and construction and demolition (C&D) wastes is potentially advantageous for concrete production in terms of sustainability improvement. In this paper, a sustainable Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) made with industrial wastes and C&D wastes was proposed by considerably replacing natural counterparts with recycled coarse aggregates (RCAs) and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) (i.e., Fly ash (FA), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and silica fume (SF)). A total of 12 SCC mixes with various RCAs and different combination SCMs were prepared, which comprise binary, ternary and quaternary mixes. The mechanical properties in terms of compressive strength and static elasticity modulus of recycled aggregates (RA-SCC) mixes were determined and analyzed. Microstructural study was implemented to analyze the reason of improvement on mechanical properties. By means of life cycle assessment (LCA) method, the environmental impacts of RA-SCC with various RCAs and SCMs were quantified, analyzed and compared in the system boundary of "cradle-to-gate". In addition, the comparison of LCA results with respect to mechanical properties was conducted. The results demonstrate that the addition of proposed combination SCMs leads to significant improvement in mechanical properties of quaternary RA-SCC mixes with FA, GGBS and SF. Furthermore, quaternary RA-SCC mixes emit lowest environmental burdens without compromising mechanical properties. Thus, using the combination of FA, GGBS and SF as cement substitution to manufacture RA-SCC significantly improves the sustainability of SCC by minimizing the depletion of cement and non-renewable natural resources.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2022

철근 콘크리트 구조물의 사용 수명 확보는 경제적인 측면과 안전성을 고려하였을 때 필수적이다. 현장에 노출된 콘크리트에서 염해는 대표적인 열화 현상으로 잘 알려져 있다. 이를 사전에 예방하기 위한 방안으로 시멘트 대체재인 고로슬래그 (Ground granulated blast-furnace slag; GGBS)를 혼입하여 염해 저항성을 높이는 연구가 다양하게 진행하였고, 현재는 GGBS를 혼입한 콘크리트의 사용이 의무화되고 있다. 현장 콘크리트는 대부분 수분 불포화 상태를 유지하기 때문에 흡수 현상에 대한 연구가 필요하지만, 기존의 연구는 염화물 확산에 초점이 맞춰진 연구가 대부분이다. 콘크리트 내의 염화물 흡수을 측정하기 위해 제시된 방법들은 대부분은 실험실에서 수행이 가능한 고가의 장비를 사용하고 있다. 흡수현상을 간단하고 실용적으로 평가할 수 있는 기술 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서 선행 연구로 GGBS 콘크리트의 염해 저항성을 염화물 흡수 시험의 무게 변화와 임피던스 측정을 통해서 평가하였다. 실험 결과를 보면, 염화물 흡수양과 측정된 전기비저항(또는 전기전도도)와 선형적 상관관계를 확인할 수 있었다. 흡수 시험이 완료된 시점에서 측정된 전기전도도는 PC 콘크리트의 경우 250.8 S/m (w/b=0.4)과 303.1 S/m (w/b=0.6)이고, GGBS 콘크리트는 42.6 S/m (w/b=0.4)과 64.4 S/m (w/b=0.6) 로 나타났다. GGBS 콘크리트의 염해저항성이 높은 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구에서는 염화물 흡수 및 임피던스 측정에 영향을 미치는 인자를 고려하였을 때, GGBS 사용에 따른 콘크리트의 공극 구조가 염해 저항성에 주요한 영향을 미치는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 콘크리트 배합시 사용되는 결합재의 종류에 따라 공극구조가 다르게 나타날 수 있으므로 염해 환경에 노출된 구조물 건설시에는 결합재 사용에 대한 주의가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.499-505
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• 2021

Geopolymer binders fascinate the attention of researchers as a replacement to cement binder in conventional concrete. One-ton production of cement releases one ton of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere. In the replacement of cement by geopolymer material, there are two advantages: one is the reduction of CO₂ in the atmosphere, second is the utilization of Fly ash and Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) are by-products from coal and steel industries. This paper focuses on the mechanical properties of steel fiber reinforced geopolymer concrete. The framework considered in this research work is geopolymer source (Fly ash, GGBFS and crimped steel fibre) and alkaline activator which consists of NaOH and Na₂SiO₃ of molarity 8M. Here the Na₂SiO₃ / NaOH ratio was taken as 2.5. The variables considered in this experimental work include Binder content (360,420 and 450 kg/m³), the proportion of Fly ash and GGBS (70-30, 60-40 and 50-50) for three different grades of Geopolymer concrete (GPC) GPC 20, GPC 40 and GPC 60. The percentage of crimped steel fibres was varied as 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4% and 0.5%. Generally, the inclusion of steel fibres increases the flexural and split tensile strength of Geopolymer concrete. The optimum dosage of steel fibres was found to be 0.4% (by volume fraction).

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.389-401
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• 2022

This study investigated the flowability and mechanical properties of cost-effective steel fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) by using locally available materials for field-cast application. To examine the effect of mixture constituents, five mixtures with different fractions of silica fume, silica powder, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), silica sand, and crushed natural sand were proportionally prepared. Comprehensive experiments for different mixture designs were conducted to evaluate the fresh- and hardened-state properties of self-consolidating UHPC. The results showed that the proposed UHPC had similar mechanical properties compared with conventional UHPC while the flow retention over time was enhanced so that the field-cast application seemed appropriately cost-effective. The self-consolidating UHPC with high flowability and low viscosity takes less total mixing time than conventional UHPC up to 6.7 times. The X-ray computed tomographic imaging was performed to investigate the steel fiber distribution inside the UHPC by visualizing the spatial distribution of steel fibers well. Finally, the tensile stress-strain curve for the proposed UHPC was proposed for the implementation to the structural analysis and design.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 3th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.1630-1636
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• 2009

Nine alkali-activated (AA) mortars were mixed and cured at water or air-dried conditions to explore the significance and limitation for the application of the combination of Ba and Ca ions as an alkali-activator. Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) was used for source materials, and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂) and barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)₂) were employed as alkali activators. Test results clearly showed that the water curing condition was more effective than the air-dried curing condition for the formation of the denser calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gels that had a higher molar Si/Ca ratio, resulting in a higher strength development. At the same time, the introduction of Ba(OH)₂ led to the formation of 2CaO·Al₂O₃·SiO₂·8H₂O (C₂ASH₈) hydrates with higher molar Si/Al and Ca/Al ratios. Based on the test results, it can be concluded that the developed cementless mortars have highly effective performance and high potential as an eco-friendly sustainable building material.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.657-665
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• 2013

이 연구는 알칼리 활성 슬래그(alkali-activated slag, AAS) 결합재를 이용하여 자기충전성을 갖는 콘크리트 개발을 위한 기초 연구로서 자기충전 콘크리트에 사용될 AAS 결합재 및 고성능 감수제의 유동성능 평가를 통해 선정하고, 선정된 결합재 및 고성능 감수제를 사용하여 자기충전 콘크리트를 배합한 후 굳기 전 콘크리트의 유동특성을 평가하였다. 높은 pH에서 폴리카르본산계 고성능 감수제의 성능이 저하됨에 따라 비교적 강도가 낮은 약알칼리성 활성화제를 사용한 AAS 결합재를 선정하였다. 시험 결과 일본토목학회(JSCE) 기준인 고유동성, 재료분리 저항성, 간극 충전성은 대부분 만족시켰으나, AAS 페이스트의 기본점성이 OPC에 비해 높은 이유로 유럽통합기준의 간극 통과성은 만족시키지 못했다. 하지만, AAS 결합재를 이용하면 증점제의 사용 없이 재료분리가 발생되지 않는 자기충전 콘크리트 제조가 가능함을 확인하였다. 이 연구는 AAS 결합재를 이용한 자기충전 콘크리트 개발의 기초연구로서 앞으로 현장적용이 가능한 AAS 자기충전 콘크리트 개발을 위해 더 높은 강도의 고유동 결합재와 간극 통과성을 높이기 위한 콘크리트 배합비의 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.135-145
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• 2016

MgO recently has been regarded as the alternative material for replacement of cement. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of accelerated carbonation on the strength development of MgO-based binder which is binary mixtures of magnesium oxide (MgO) with portland cement (PC) or ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) or fly ash (FA). The compressive strengths of all binders were higher in the 20% $CO_2$ condition and for longer curing time. The strength were generally higher as the following order: MgO/PC > MgO/GGBS > MgO/FA system. The binder composed of 20% MgO and 80% PC showed highest compressive strength (38.0MPa) which was higher than PC. The correlation analysis of the porosity and compressive strength showed that compressive strength was higher when porosity was lower. The hydration and carbonation products of MgO including brucite ($Ca(OH)_2$), magnesite ($MgCO_3$) and nesquehonite ($MgCO_3{\cdot}3H_2O$) presumably filled the pores and contributed to strength development. Thermogravimetric analyses elucidated that 0.34 kg of $CO_2$ could be stored the 50% MgO/50% PC binder which performed the maximum $CO_2$ uptake at 20% $CO_2$ condition.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2013

PURPOSES : As a research to develop a cement treated base course for an airport pavement which can enhance its drainage, this paper investigated the strength, infiltration performance and durability of the pervious concrete with respect to maximum coarse aggregate sizes and compaction methods. METHODS : This study measured compressive strength, infiltration rate, continuous porosity and freeze-thaw resistance of pervious concrete specimens, which were fabricated with five different compaction methods and different maximum aggregate sizes. In addition, in order to reduce the usage of Portland cement content and to enhance environment-friendliness, a portion of the cement was replaced with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS). RESULTS: Compressive strength requirement, 5 MPa at 7 days, was met for all applied compaction methods and aggregate sizes, except for the case of self-compaction. Infiltration rate became increased as the size of aggregate increased. The measured continuous porosities varied with the different compaction methods but the variation was not significant. When GGBS was incorporated, the strength requirement was successfully satisfied and the resistance to freezing-thawing was also superior to the required limit. CONCLUSIONS: The infiltration rate increased as the maximum size of aggregate increased but considering construct ability and supply of course aggregate, its size is recommended to be 25mm. With the suggested mix proportions, the developed pervious concrete is expected to successfully meet requirements for strength, drainage and durability for cement treated base or subbase course of an airport pavement.