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Properties of Low Density Foamed Concrete for Building Construction Using Anionic Surfactants of Synthetic and Natural Materials

  • Jeong, Ji-Yong;Kim, Jin-Man
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.557-566
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    • 2011
  • The surfactants facilitate the formation of foam bubbles under a proper condition and provide stability of foam bubbles by decreasing the surface tension of solutions and increasing the viscosity of foam surface. However, there have been almost no practical data of foam concrete in this regard so far. This study aims to understand the effects of foaming agents such as anionic synthetic surfactant and anionic natural material surfactant on the low density foamed concrete. From the experiment, the vegetable soap of anionic natural material surfactants showed a higher foaming rate, more open pores, slightly lower compressive strength, and a higher permeability coefficient compared to the vegetable soap of anionic synthetic surfactants. It is believed that the natural material surfactants make not only the surface tension of the solution low but also the viscosity of slurry high.

A Study on the Longitudinal Vibration of Elevator (승강기의 종진동에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Dal-Ho;Lee, Yu-Jin;Choe, Yeong-Hyu
    • 한국기계연구소 소보
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    • s.19
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    • pp.5-14
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    • 1989
  • Analytical and experimental studies are performed to identify the longitudinal vibration characteristics of elevator system such as the natural frequencies, and the magnification factor at resonance. In the analytical study, a computer program is developed to analyze the vibration characteristics of elevator with varing rope length of elevtor, stiffenss of thimble rod spring, and excitation frequency. The shorter rope length and the stiffer thimble rod spring make the natural frequencies of elevator higer. The resonance at the first natural frequency spreads over the entire travelling range, whereas, that at the second one ranges relatively short, region. The first natural frequencies of the Gald-Star Twin Building and the Korea Trading Center Building obtained by the experiment are overall in good agreement with the analysis result..

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Efficient Synthesis of Cylindol A and the Proposed Structure of Cylindol B: The Structure of Cylindol B Still in Question

  • Chang, Jay-Hyok;Nam, Do-Hyun;Shin, Hyun-Ik
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.1003-1006
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    • 2008
  • Highly efficient syntheses of cylindol A (1) and the proposed structure of cylindol B (2) have been accomplished using common synthetic transformations from symmetrical starting materials 7 and 11, respectively. The latter synthesis revealed that the proposed structure of the natural cylindol B was assigned incorrectly. Isomers of 2 such as 15 and 16 were synthesized as a possible candidate of the natural cylindol B. However, their spectral data also did not match that of the natural cylindol B. Therefore, the structure of the natural cylindol B is yet to be resolved.

Characterization of High Pressure-High Temperature Treated Gem Diamonds (고압고온 처리된 보석용 다이아몬드의 감별 연구)

  • Song, Oh-Sung
    • Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.229-234
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    • 2006
  • Diamonds have been widely employed as polishing media for precise machining and noble substrates for microelectronics. The recent development of the split sphere press has led to the enhancement of low quality natural diamonds. Synthesized and treated diamonds are sometimes traded deceptively as high quality natural diamonds because it is hard to distinguish among these diamonds with conventional gemological characterization method. Therefore, we need to develop a new identification method that is non-destructive, fast, and inexpensive. We proposed using new methods of UV fluorescence and X-ray Lang topography for checking the local HPHT stress field to distinguish these diamonds from natural ones. We observe unique differences in the local stress field images in treated diamonds using UV fluorescence and Lang topography characterization. Our result implies that our proposed methods may be appropriate for identification of the treated diamonds.

Free Vibration Analysis of Cantilevered Composite and Hybrid Composite Triangular Plates (외팔형 복합재료 및 혼합적층 삼각판의 자유진동 해석)

  • 이영신;최명환
    • Journal of KSNVE
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.259-269
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    • 1993
  • For efficient use of composite materials in engineering applications the dynamic behavior, that is, natural frequencies, nodal patterns should be informed. This study presents the experimental and FEM results for the free vibration of cantilevered, symmetrically and antisymmetrically laminated composite triangular plates. The natural frequencies and nodal patterns of a number of CFRP, GFRP, composite-Aluminum and CFRP-GFRP hybrid composite plates are experimentally obtained. A method for the determination of the Young's modulus and test procedures are described. The natural frequencies are determined for a wide range of parameters: e.g., composite material constants, fiber angles and stacking sequences. Natural frequency and nondimensional frequency parameter results are compared with the finite element analysis and existing literatures. Agreement between experimental and calculated frequencies is excellent.

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Single Organic Molecules Designed as Nanoscale Connectors: Fullerene Isoxazoline Derivatives

  • Lee, Han-Myong;Lee, Chang-Hoon;Cho, Min-Sil;Hwang, Yong-Gyoo;Lee, Kee-Hag
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.25 no.12
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    • pp.1850-1854
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    • 2004
  • Recently a fullerene isoxazoline was reported as an example for nanoscale connectors in molecular electronic devices. The construction of nanoscale devices is a potentially important area of technology. By using the semiempirical PM3 calculation, we optimized the structures for two fullerene isoxazoline derivatives and thirteen regioisomers of the second addition of a nitride oxide to a fullerene isoxazoline derivative. Our results suggest that fullerene isoxazoline derivatives could be used as nanoscale connectors with the possibility of attaching of spacer units in a specific angle arrangement.

A fundamental study on development of antifungus mortar using natural antimicrobial materials (천연항균물질을 이용한 항균모르타르의 개발에 관한 기초적 연구)

  • Lee, Min-Su;Jang, Hong-Seok;So, Hyoung-Seok;So, Seng-Young
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2013.11a
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    • pp.52-53
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    • 2013
  • According to the increases the standard of living of the people, requirements for building environments are also being diversified. The fungus that occurred the building is not good the health of occupants as well as undermine the value of the building. However, chemical antimicrobial agent contain ingredients harmful to human body and it has an impact on indoor air quality. Therefore, the use of natural antimicrobial material is strongly required. In this study, the fungal reproductive inhibit capacity was evaluated by using mortars with natural antimicrobial material.

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Responsive Pneumatic Facade with Adaptive Openings for Natural Ventilation (창호의 개폐조절을 기반으로 한 리스펀시브 뉴메틱 파사드)

  • Lee, Jisun;Lee, Hyunsoo
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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    • v.33 no.12
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    • pp.29-39
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    • 2017
  • The building skins are important architectural elements in both functional and aesthetical aspects. This study focuses on developing a responsive facade with autonomous opening and closing behaviors in accordance with environmental conditions and user requirements for natural ventilation for the office building. The pneumatic ETFE panels are applied as the skin materials taking advantage of the efficiency of the inflatable skin of lightness, architectural performance and sustainable material properties. The biomimetic design methodology is taken for its innovative and visionary concept for the facade design. The interpretation of the building facade in analogy to natural organisms delivers functional and aesthetic characters. By exploring the structural movements of the plant pores, the facade control is developed to be autonomous by the parameter values. The facade opening and closing configurations are derived through parametric modeling and visualization programming. Through the application of this study, expected results are to improve user comfort and energy efficiency.