• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.107-119
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• 2019

In-service reinforced concrete structures are simultaneously subjected to a combination of multi-deterioration environmental actions and mechanical loads. The combination of two or more deteriorative actions in environments can potentially accelerate the degradation and aging of concrete materials and structures. This paper reviews the coupling and synergistic mechanisms among various deteriorative driving forces (e.g. chloride salts- and carbonation-induced reinforcement corrosion, cyclic freeze-thaw action, alkali-silica reaction, and sulfate attack). In addition, the effects of mechanical loads on detrimental environmental factors are discussed, focusing on the transport properties and damage evolution in concrete. Recommendations for advancing current testing methods and predictive modeling on assessing the long-term durability of concrete with consideration of the coupling effects are provided.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.649-673
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• 2012

Recent studies have highlighted the importance of accounting for aging and deterioration of bridges when estimating their seismic vulnerability. Effects of structural degradation of multiple bridge components, variations in bridge geometry, and comparison of different environmental exposure conditions have traditionally been ignored in the development of seismic fragility curves for aging concrete highway bridges. This study focuses on the degradation of multiple bridge components of a geometrically varying bridge class, as opposed to a single bridge sample, to arrive at time-dependent seismic bridge fragility curves. The effects of different exposure conditions are also explored to assess the impact of severity of the environment on bridge seismic vulnerability. The proposed methodology is demonstrated on a representative class of aging multi-span reinforced concrete girder bridges typical of the Central and Southeastern United States. The results reveal the importance of considering multiple deterioration mechanisms, including the significance of degrading elastomeric bearings along with the corroding reinforced concrete columns, in fragility modeling of aging bridge classes. Additionally, assessment of the relative severity of exposure to marine atmospheric, marine sea-splash and deicing salts, and shows 5%, 9% and 44% reduction, respectively, in the median value bridge fragility for the complete damage state relative to the as-built pristine structure.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.421-439
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• 2016

Corrosion of embedded reinforcing bars is recognized as being the major cause of deterioration of reinforced concrete structures. With regard to maintenance strategies of concrete nuclear structures, the monitoring of cracking remains of primary importance. Recently, authors have developed a post-treatment technique to extract crack features from continuous computations. In this paper, such technique is applied to carry out a numerical analysis of an accelerated corrosion test. Obtained results allow highlighting specific propagation and failure mechanisms that characterize corrosion-induced cracking.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.397-409
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• 2014

Algal problem in drinking water treatment is being gradually increased by causing deterioration of water supplies therefore, especially taste and odor compounds such as geosmin and 2-MIB occur mainly aesthetic problem by its unpleasant effects resulting in the subsequent onset of complaints from drinking water consumer. Recently, geosmin and 2-MIB are detected frequently at abnormally high concentration level. However, conventional water treatment without advanced water treatment processes such as adsorption and oxidation process, cannot remove these two compounds efficiently. Moreover, it is known that the advanced treatment processes i.e. adsorption and oxidation have also several limits to the removal of geosmin and 2-MIB. Therefore, the purpose of this study was not only to evaluate full scale nanofiltration membrane system with $300m^3/day$ of permeate capacity and 90% of recovery on the removal of geosmin and 2-MIB in spiked natural raw water sources at high feed concentration with a range of approximately 500 to 2,500 ng/L, but also to observe rejection property of the compounds within multi stage NF membrane system. Rejection rate of geosmin and 2-MIB by NF membrane process was 96% that is 4% of passage regardless of the feed water concentration which indicates NF membrane system with an operational values suggested in this research can be employed in drinking water treatment plant to control geosmin and 2-MIB of high concentration. But, according to results of regression analysis in this study it is recommended that feed water concentration of geosmin and 2-MIB would not exceed 220 and 300 ng/L respectively which is not to be perceived in drinking tap water. Also it suggests that the removal rate might be depended on an operating conditions such as feed water characteristics and membrane flux. When each stage of NF membrane system was evaluated relatively higher removal rate was observed at the conditions that is lower flux, higher DOC and TDS, i.e., $2^{nd}$ stage NF membrane systems, possibly due to an interaction mechanisms between compounds and cake layer on the membrane surfaces.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2015

탄산칼슘 형성세균에 의한 건축물 균열보수 및 그들의 내구성 증진은 기존 화학제에 비해 친환경적이며, 영구적이라는 측면에서 그들의 응용에 대한 연구는 중요한 위치를 차지하고 있다. 그러나 균열복구 기전이 세균의 대사에 의한 calcite crystal 형성과정에서 기인되는 것으로, 대사과정 중 산 형성으로 시멘트 기반 콘크리트 건축물에 대한 위해 가능성 논란이 지속 제기되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 시멘트 모르타르에 대한 생물학적 부식능이 있는 방제대상 미생물을 결정하고 시멘트 콘크리트 건축물에의 안전한 적용을 위한 다기능성 탄산칼슘 형성세균을 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 첫째, 건축물에서 분리된 균사형 진균, 효모, 세균 균주들을 대상으로 chalky test를 실시하여 $CaCO_3$에 대한 가용화능을 평가하였다. 그 결과 건축물에서 분리된 세균 균주의 경우 가용화 능이 없는 것으로 평가되었으며, C. sphaerospermum KNUC253 및 P. prolifica KNUC263 균주가 $CaCO_3$에 대한 가용화 활성을 보여, 시멘트 기반 건축물 표면에서 방제되어야 균주로 판단된다. 둘째, 독도 토양 및 건축물에서 분리되어 시멘트 표면 진균생장 억제효과, 시멘트 표면균열을 수복 및 수분 침투력 감소효과가 보고된 특허등록 균주 A. nicotianae KNUC2100, B. thuringiensis KNUC2103, S. maltophilia KNUC2100 및 B. aryabhatti KNUC205들이 $CaCO_3$을 가용화하지 않음을 볼 때 산 형성으로 인한 시멘트 모르타르 주성분인 $CaCO_3$에 대한 위해는 없을 것으로 평가된다. 이에 더하여 그들 중 B. aryabhatti KNUC205, A. nicotianae KNUC2100의 경우 건축소재 열화가능성의 판단근거로 널리 활용되고 있는 bio-degradative assay에서 다양한 고분자물질 구성요소에 대해 활성을 나타내지 않아 다양한 건축환경에 대해 활용 가능성을 보여주었다.