• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.241-247
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• 2004

In this study, new polypropylene fiber was developed for shotcrete and concrete reinforcement, by treating the surface of the polypropylene by maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene(mPP). Dispersiveness of the fiber was tested. Mechanical properties of fiber reinforced shotcrete was tested.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.403-406
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• 2003

This study is performed to evaluate the strength and nan-fracture test of the ready mixed concrete(RMC) using polypropylene. The slump is reached in $8{\pm}2cm$ of each RMC using polypropylene or without polypropylene, air content is reached in $4.5{\pm}1.5%$, the chloride content is below $0.3kg/m^3$. The compressive strength of RMC not using polypropylene is appeared over $210kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 7 days and $239kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 28 days. The compressive strength of RMC using polypropylene is appeared over $188kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 7 days and $238kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 28 days. The dynamic modulus of elasticity of RMC not using polypropylene is appeared over $298{\times}10^3kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 7 days and $342{\times}10^3kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 28 days. The RMC using polypropylene is appeared over $284{\times}10^3kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 7 days and $238{\times}10^3kgf/cm^2$ at the curing age 28 days. The pulse velocity of RMC not using polypropylene is appeared over 4,198m/s at the curing age 7 days and 4,382m/s at the curing age 28 days. The RMC using polypropylene is appeared over 4,182m/s at the curing age 7 days and 4,342m/s at the curing age 28 days.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.57-63
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• 2004

This study was performed to evaluate flow properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced high flow concrete. Test results were showed that the slump, slump flow and L-type compacting were decreased with increasing the content of polypropylene fiber. But, the Box-type passing and air content were increased with increasing the content of polypropylene fiber. The slump was $25.5{\sim}27.5cm$, the slump flow was $60{\sim}65cm$, the Box-type passing was $2{\sim}6cm$, the L-type compacting was excellent and air content was $2.7{\sim}3.2cm%$ by the polypropylene fiber content 0.2%, respectively. This concrete can be used for high flow concrete.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.59-66
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• 2006

This study is performed to evaluate freezing and thawing properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced eco-concrete using soil, natural coarse aggregate, soil compound and polypropylene fiber. The mass loss ratio is decreased with increasing the content of natural coarse aggregate and soil compound, but it is increased with increasing the content of polypropylene fiber. The ultrasonic pulse velocity, dynamic modulus of elasticity and durability factor are increased with increasing the content of natural coarse aggregate and soil compound, but it is decreased with increasing the content of polypropylene fiber. The mass loss ratio, ultrasonic pulse velocity, dynamic modulus of elasticity and durability factor are $1.49{\sim}3.32%,\;1,870{\sim}2,465\;m/s,\;77X10^2{\sim}225X10^2\;MPa\;and\;84.6{\sim}92.8$ after freezing and thawing 300 cycles, respectively. These eco-concrete can be used for environment-friendly side walk and farm road.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.118-122
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• 2000

An extensive investigation has been made for the possible utilization of polypropylene spunbonded fabrics in rice seedling nursery. Considering the cropping systems available in southern part of Korea, sowing dates were fixed at April 5 and April 20 for single cropping and May 6 and May 26 for double cropping. Nursery period was fixed to 35 days for each sowing date. Four different thickness of polypropylene spunbonded fabrics, 40, 60, 80, 100 g/$m^2$, were tested in rice seedling nursery. The temperature and light intensity were not significantly different among the thickness of polypropylene spunbonded fabrics. Light intensity was significantly reduced in polypropylene spunbonded fabric (72.2 Klux) compared with polyethylene mm (85.5 Klux), however, the reduced light intensity was enough for seedling growth. The temperature in the polypropylene spunbonded fabric covering during low air temperature was higher than that in polyethylene mm tunnel. At transplanting, the rice seedlings grown in polypropylene spunbonded fabric condition was shorter (17cm) but healthier than those in polyethylene mm (23cm). The estimated possible nursery periods using the polypropylene spunbonded fabric covering may start from April 1 at Chinju (plain area in Southern Korea, 20m altitude) and April 15 at Susang (mountainous area, 430m altitude). Labour hours and cost were reduced by about 28% and 48%, respectively.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.125-135
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• 2011

The bond properties between polypropylene fiber reinforced cement composites and structural synthetic fiber have been investigated. in this paper. Three levels of polypropylene fibers volume fraction were used, 0.10%, 0.15%, and 0.20% in a series of Dog-bone pull out tests. The bond strength between structural synthetic fiber and polypropylene fiber reinforced cement composites increases with the volume fraction of polypropylene fiber, but the bond strength decreases above the amount of 0.20% by volume of polypropylene fiber reinforced cement composites. Also, the addition of polypropylene fiber a significant improved the interface toughness and the frictional resistance, The microstructure of structural synthetic fiber surface was investigated after the pullout test. The scratched of structural synthetic fiber increased with the polypropylene fiber volume fraction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2012.03a
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• pp.34-34
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• 2012

Polypropylene 섬유는 세계적으로 큰 관심을 모으고 있는 섬유 소재로 환경친화성, 경량성, 신축성 등 다양한 기능성을 보유하여 미국, 일본 등의 선진국에서 의류 및 인테리어용으로 채택하여 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나, polypropylene 섬유는 다른 섬유에 비해 융점이 매우 낮아 내열성이 약하여 가공 공정시 고온을 피해야 하고, 곁가지가 거의 없고 섬유 분자 구조가 매우 조밀하며 탄소와 수소로만 이루어진 분자구조에 의한 극소수성 성질 때문에 다른 종류의 물질들과 접착력이 없어 사용에 제약을 주어 다양한 용도로의 활용이 제한되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 Polypropylene 섬유의 제품화에 필요한 요소 기술의 기초를 마련하고자 대기압 플라즈마를 적용하여 소수성 표면을 지니는 표면을 친수화 함으로써 polypropylene 섬유에 후가공이 가능하도록 한다. 따라서 Plasma 표면 처리에 의해 polypropylene 섬유에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하고, 표면을 친수화 함으로써 습윤성, 접착성 등 다양한 가공 기술을 적용하여 PP 섬유의 기능성을 향상시키고자 한다. 플라즈마 처리에 의한 폴리프로필렌 섬유의 모폴로지 변화는 주사전자현미경 (FE-SEM)으로 확인하였으며 표면개질 효과는 Wicking Test로 평가하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.527-546
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• 2014

Portland cement concrete, which has higher strength and stiffness than asphalt concrete, has been widely applied on pavements. However, the brittle fracture characteristic of cement concrete restricts its application in highway pavement construction. Since the polypropylene fiber can improve the fracture toughness of cement concrete, Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (PFRC) is attracting more and more attention in civil engineering. In order to study the effect of polypropylene fiber on the generation and evolution process of the local deformation band in concrete, a series of three-point bending tests were performed using the new technology of the digital speckle correlation method for FRC notched beams with different volumetric contents of polypropylene fiber. The modified Double-K model was utilized for the first time to calculate the stress intensity factors of instability and crack initiation of fiber-reinforced concrete beams. The results indicate that the polypropylene fiber can enhance the fracture toughness. Based on the modified Double-K fracture theory, the maximum fracture energy of concrete with 3.2% fiber (in volume) is 47 times higher than the plain concrete. No effort of fiber content on the strength of the concrete was found. Meanwhile to balance the strength and resistant fracture toughness, concrete with 1.6% fiber is recommended to be applied in pavement construction.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.101-109
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• 1996

Effects of process variables were evaluated in physical properties of the wood fiber-thermoplastic fiber composites using nonwoven web method. Turbulent air mixer using compressed air was employed to mix wood fiber with two types of thermoplastic polypropylene and nylon 6 fibers. The optimal hot press temperature and time were found to be $190^{\circ}C$ and 9 minutes in wood fiber-polypropylene fiber composite and to be $220^{\circ}C$ and 9 minutes in wood fiber-nylon 6 fiber composite. As the density of wood fiber-polypropylene fiber composite and wood fiber-nylon 6 fiber composite increased, the physical properties were improved The density appeared to be the most significant factor on physical properties in the statistical analysis. The composition ratio of polypropylene or nylon 6 fiber to wood fiber was considered not to be statistically significant factor. The thickness swelling decreased somewhat in wood fiber-polypropylene fiber composite and wood fiber-nylon 6 fiber composite as the content of synthetic fiber increased. As the increase of mat moisture content, dimensional stability was improved in wood fiber-polypropylene fiber composite but not in wood fiber-nylon 6 fiber composite.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.321-335
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• 2010

This article describes a laboratory research on stabilizing tropical peat using ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as a binding agent, and polypropylene and steel fibres as chemically inert additives. California bearing ratio (CBR) and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests were carried out to evaluate the increase in the strength of the stabilized samples compacted at their optimum moisture contents and air cured for up to 90 days. The results show that the UCS values of stabilized peat samples increased by as high as 748.8% by using OPC (5%), polypropylene fibres (0.15%), and steel fibres (2%). The CBR values of the samples stabilized with OPC (5%), polypropylene fibres (0.15%), and steel fibres (4%) showed an increase of as high as 122.7%. The stabilized samples showed a shrinkage in volume upon air curing and this shrinkage was measured by an index called, volume shrinkage index (VSI). The highest VSI recorded was 36.19% for peat without any additives; and the minimum was 0% for the sample containing 30% OPC, 0.15% polypropylene fibres and 2% steel fibres. The technique of stabilizing peat with OPC, polypropylene and fibres, coupled with air curing, appears to be cost-effective compared with other frequently used techniques.