• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.383-389
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• 2022

Natural(outdoor) and accelerated(artificial) weathering tests were performed to investigate their influence on polycarbonate. The polycarbonate materials were prepared of various formulations divided into three batches, with existing, development materials1, development materials2, containing mixture of UV additives. Weathering tests were carried out as outdoor weathering(Seosan, South Korea) and accelerated weathering(xenon-arc), and the results analysis were evaluated based on yellow-index(YI), scanning electron microscope(SEM/EDS), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy(XRD), and gel permeation chromatography(GPC). Among the three materials, processing method development materials1 with UV stabilizer was excellent in weathering. This study can provide basic data for standardization of development and performance evaluation on livestock barn roof.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.460-465
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• 2008

When wood is exposed to natural weathering and UV radiation discoloration progresses. The color variation of heat-treated wood was investigated. Four domestic species were selected and heat-treated at $220^{\circ}C$ and naturally weathered for 42 days. Their colors were measured with a portable colorimeter. The color variations were different between species. The Korean red pine specimens were highly discolored by the natural weathering even though they were heat-treated. In contrast to Korean red pine, Korean pine is less discolored. The maximum color difference of larch was lower than Korean red pine. All specimens of birch exceeded the color difference criterion of 15 after 25 hours with the maximum of 28.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.675-685
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• 2015

Weathering is the breaking/cutting down process of rocks due to physical and chemical processes in natural as well as artificial environment including $CO_2$ injection for storage in the sediment, or natural resource recovery process. This study suggests an alternative method to estimate the degree of weathering for granites. A series of laboratory and field experiments are performed to measure electrical resistivities on various rock samples experienced different degrees of weathering and their residual soils under different saturation conditions. It is found that the normalized electrical resistivity increases with a decrease in water absorption and the saturation. Simple boundaries are suggested to identify the weathering degree of granites, based on limited data. Field test results for three sites confirm that the suggested method could be estimated well the degree of weathering of granites compared with the other methods suggested previously. Although further research is required, this study suggests that an electrical resistivity could be an effective approach to estimate the degree of weathering of granites compared with the other methods suggested previously.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.9-14
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• 1993

Weathering of wood in a region of acid rain was performed by the test which thin veneers of Sitka spruce were exposed to outdoor weathering for a total of 18 weeks, with a daily soaking for 30 minutes in acidified water in the pH range 2~5.6. The weathering measured by weight loss and loss in maximum failure load in tension was accelerated by the increase in the acidity of acidified water and in the period of outdoor exposure. It was also shown that the weathering was accelerated even with low acidic conditions in the case of long exposure period, although the weathering was rapidly accelerated with high acidic conditions. When compared the degree of weight loss with that of loss in failure load by weathering, the latter was much greater. From the results of this research, it could be concluded that at pH 4.0 or below of precipitation, the acceleration of weathering of exterior wood would become serious problems, which would be caused deterioration in performance of exterior wood.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.203-208
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• 1999

The main objective of this study is to suggest a new assessment method of the influence of weathering due to salt crystallization on the engineering property of rock. For this purpose, various sources of salt and salt crystallization were investigated, and artificially accelerated weathering tests were carried out. In natural envionment, weathering rate is very slow and weathering process involves complex mechanisms. Therefore artificial weathering test is essential for systematic analysis. Arificial weathering test is defined as test which controls weathering rate and agents by controlling arificial environmental condition. In this study, salt crystallization test was selected among various artificial weathering test methods, for its important role in weathering. Change of various stone properties were detexted. The change of physical properties by salt crystallization were observed as follows : 72% in Brazilian tensile strength and 72% in Slake durability. These results explain the importance of salt crystallization in the mechanical behaviour and properties of stone.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.375-384
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• 2022

The glacial tills and shales in Midwestern states of the USA often show strength degradation after construction. They are often in need of applying soil modification techniques to remediate their strength degradation with weathering process. This study investigated the weathering durability of these natural soils and biopolymer treated soils by comparing direct shear test results for wet-dry and wet-freeze-thaw-dry cycled specimens. The tests showed that untreated glacial tills maintained only 62% and 50% initial shear strength after eight wet-dry cycles and eight wet-freeze-thaw-dry cycles, respectively. These untreated soils could not withstand by themselves after 16 weathering cycles. The same soils treated with 1.5% (by dry weight) food-grade Xanthan gum maintained 140% and 88% initial shear strength of untreated soils after 16 weathering cycles for wet-dry cycles and wet-freeze-thaw-dry cycles, respectively. The same soils treated with 1.5% (by dry weight) Gellan gum maintained 82% and 60% initial shear strength of untreated ones after 16 weathering cycles, respectively. Similar results were obtained for crushed shales, manifesting that the biopolymerization method may be adopted as a new eco-friendly method to enhance the weathering durability of these problematic soils of glacial tills and shales.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.460-470
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• 2011

자연환경하에 있는 암석의 풍화특성과 풍화된 암석의 강도평가를 위하여 다양한 크기의 아소 가족묘비석을 대상으로 탄성파 속도를 측정하였다. 그 결과 크기가 다른 시료를 동일한 크기로 환산하여 탄성파 속도를 평가하는 크기 보정법과 새로운 암석 풍화지표로서 NET(Normalized Elapsed Time)를 제안하였다. 또한 NET을 이용한 암석 풍화 분류로부터 풍화암석에 대한 강도를 추정하였다. 용결응회암의 경우 탄성파 속도는 높고 속도저하는 거의 나타나지 않았지만, 안산암의 경우 탄성파 속도는 낮고 속도저하 현상이 관찰되었다. $V_p/V_o$-NET 곡선에 근거한 NET를 이용할 경우 크기가 다른 다양한 암석에 대해 같은 크기로 풍화정도를 비교할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 또한 $S_c/S_o$-NET 곡선에 의한 NET을 이용하여 암석의 풍화단계 분류가 가능하였으며, 이것으로부터 풍화 암석에 대한 강도추정도 가능하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2003

수용성 방부처리(AAC, CCA-3, ACQ, CuAz) 소나무 시편의 기상열화에 대한 저항성을 평가하기 위하여 인공촉진열화 방법을 사용하였다. 기상열화에 의한 재색 및 중량변화, 물리적 표면열화, 목재조직의 변화를 종합적으로 고려할 때, AAC 처리시편을 제외한 ACQ, CCA, CuAz 처리시편은 기상열화에 대한 저항성이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 몇몇 방부처리재가 기상열화에 대하여 저항성을 나타내는 요인탐색을 위해 기상열화 산물을 분석하였는데, 그 결과, ACQ, CCA, CuAz 처리시편에서는 낮은 리그닌 함량이 측정되어 기상열화 저항성을 가지는 처리시편은 리그닌 열화가 적게 일어남을 나타냈다. 이는 방부제 유효성분이 목재 주성분 중 기상열화에 민감한 리그닌 구조에 정착함으로써 리그닌 열화에 대한 저항성이 발현되었기 때문으로 판단된다.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.119-131
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• 2017

Typical weathering landforms and phenomena including tafoni and gnamma are usually interpreted as man-made alteo (praying water bowl) or dragon-alteo by folklore researchers. Despite some terminological ambiguity, they are certainly natural weathering pits and are introduced in our discipline for fifty years, however, unfortunately most of them are interpreted as petroglyphs used and prepared for ritual ceremony. Several seemingly artificially-made rock holes are also found in many places, but most of them are weathered landforms by salt weathering. Author believes that communication effort to use common language and publish more researches in interdisciplinary journals are very essential to propagate scientific achievements made by geomorphologists to other discipline. Also geomorphologists specialized in weathering processes are encouraged to participate in preservation of stone artifacts and archaeological remains.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권30호
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• pp.125-136
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• 2009

Stone cultural heritages in Korea have a severe damages from chemical and biological weathering because most of them have been situated in outdoors without any suitable protection systems, and this in turn causes deformation and structural damage. To counteract these problems and increase durability, various kinds of conservation materials are used in the conservation and restoration treatments. However until now there are not many practical and technological experiments on this subject. This paper attempts quantitative evaluation of effectiveness about chemical of ethylsilicate based resin for sandstone in Yeongyang-gun. It takes a long time to evaluate durability and side effect after conservation materials treatment. So we use artificial weathering through freezing§ thawing experimental method. As a result of this experiment, porosity and absorptance increased, and elastic wave speed, elastic modules, unconfined compression strength and tensile strength decreased more than before. This study plans to make a scientific method study about weathering factor and mechanism, and to deduce correlation between artificial weathering and natural weathering.