• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.433-440
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• 2020

In this study, a new type of Durometer was invented by modifying the currently used Durometer with the hemisphere shaped needle to columnar shaped needle. The aim of the study is, hence, to provide the feasibility of the advanced Durometer for assessing setting time of the concrete. Generally, the finishing of concrete surface should be conducted to secure the smooth surface, improve the permeability, and prevent the plastic shrinkage cracking. Although this surface finishing work should be conducted during the plastic phase between initial and final setting, currently in practical situations, the timing of starting the finishing work was determined by the sense of the worker. To improve this situation, Kato Junji suggested to use the hemisphere and needle shaped Durometers to determine the initial and final setting time, respectively. However, in this case, there are difficulties of using two different Durometers and of occurring failure of the Durometer due to the intruded cement paste. To prove the feasibility of new typed Durometer, setting time and surface hardness were evaluated by applying for the concrete with various replacing ratios of fly-ash and coal gasification slag as an aggregate.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.190-191
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• 2021

This study is conducted to provide a method to estimate the setting time and early age compressive strength using D type durometer.Test results indicated that the use of D type Durometer attached with modified needle, which was designed to secure improved accuracy in setting and compressive strength, enables to estimate setting time and the compressive strength at early age.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2021.05a
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• pp.57-58
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• 2021

This study is conducted an experiment to unifyprovide a method to estimate the method of measuring the condensationsetting time and estimating the initialearly age compressive strength using the existingD type ddurometer. into a single device and to adopt the best estimation guidelines of the estimator. As a result of the experiment, Test results indicated that it is analyzed that the use of D type Durometer attached with modified needle, which was designed to secure improved accuracy in setting and compressive strength, enables to estimate it is possible to estimate the condensationsetting time of mortar and estimate the compressive strength ofat early age. the initial age when the estimation No. 2 is adopted for the Durometer D type.