• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.63 no.3
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• pp.417-428
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• 2017

The micropile has been mainly used under the concept of supplementing structural support or reinforcing soft ground. For the micropiled-raft system which uses a micropile and a raft in combination in particular, it is generally considered as ground reinforcement rather than foundation components considering the bearing capacity of the micropile in many cases. In this study, the bearing capacity mechanism of the micropiled-raft system is investigated through a physical model test and numerical method. The numerical results have shown that not only the slender-pile-effect of the micropile, but also the ground reinforcement effect, increase the bearing capacity considerably. The bearing capacity formula of the micropiled-raft system is derived based on the failure mechanism obtained through model tests. The formula is verified and proposed as a design chart.

• Korean System Dynamics Review
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.25-40
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• 2016

This research aims to identify important variables and their effects on diabetes prevention or progression from prediabetes to diabetic complication using system thinking. Based on the existing studies, we have constructed a causal loop diagram explaining dynamics of diabetes and have found 7 important reinforcing loops and 3 balancing loops in the causal loop diagram. The CLD displays an effect of increasing prediabetes early detection and awareness on diabetes prevention. The findings indicate that the projects in Korea for reducing incidence of diabetes and potential risk of complication have focused on variables which are related only on diabetes even though prediabetes has been a critical point on diabetes prevention and management. Thus, it also concludes that the effect of projects focusing only on diabetes have faced limitation to manage diabetes accordingly.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1998.04b
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• pp.627-632
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• 1998

This study deals with the effect on adhesive strength properties of waterproofing and reinforcing layer and mortar or concrete substrate applicated by epoxy resin anticorrosive and bonding materials. Properties of adhesive strength change condition of concrete substrate, temperature, moisture, curing and cleaning and so on. The purpose of this study is that it makes the estimation value of bond strength of concrete wall and epoxy resin layer when coated epoxy resin as anticorrosive materials for durability performance estimation depend on concrete watertightness, and when penetrated epoxy resin for the reinforcement of concrete used the carbon fiber sheet.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.203-204
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• 2012

One of the advantages using High-Strength steel reinforcement in construction is the economic effect due to the decreasing of its quantity. Also, another good effect is the increases of workability by reason of reducing the congestion. This study explain plan of experiment after analysing of ACI 318, 349, 359 to develop 550MPa re-bar design criteria applicable to flexural members of nuclear power plants.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.201-202
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• 2012

Recently, High-Strength steel reinforcement has been studied throughout the internal and external. One of the advantages using High-Strength steel reinforcement in construction is the economic effect due to the decreasing of its quantity. Also, another good effect is the increases of workability by reason of reducing the congestion. But, realistically it is not used in nuclear power plant construction site because of the restriction of design standard. The purpose of this report secures the reliability and changes the code through the performance evaluation test of the wall using the high-strength steel reinforcement in nuclear power plant.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1991.04a
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• pp.65-68
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• 1991

Finite element analysis is used to study the role of interfacial properties on the bond strength of reinforcing steel to concrete. Specifically, the role played by epoxy coatings on the failure of standard beam-end specimens is explored. Experimental results show that epoxy coatings reduce bond strength, but that the effect is dependent on the bar size and the deformation pattern. The finite element model for the beam-end specimen includes representations for the deformed steel bar, the concrete, and the interfacial material. The interface elements can be varied to match the stiffness and friction properties of the interfacial material. Cracking within the concrete is represented using Hillerborg's ficticious crack model. The model is used to study important aspects or behavior observed in the tests and to provide an explanation for the effect of the various test parameters.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.308-311
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• 2004

Many researchers have reported that adding steel fiber to concrete improved its tensile and flexural strength significantly, but relatively few studies have been made on the compressive behavior of SFRC(steel fiber reinforced concrete). It is still less in case of high strength SFRC. The main objective of this research is to examine the effect of adding steel fiber on the compressive strength of high strength SFRC using fiber reinforcing index$(RI,\;V_f(l/d))$. It was found from the study that compressive strength was noticeably increased in proportion to RI.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.687-694
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• 2013

To investigate organoclay, high styrene resin masterbatch (HSR), high impact polystyrene (HIPS), and polystyrene (PS) as reinforcing materials for the improvement of the abrasion resistance of poly(styrene-block-butadiene-block-styrene) (SBS), SBS/organoclay nanocomposites, SBS/HSR, SBS/HIPS, and SBS/PS blends were prepared. The effect of organoclay and blends on the abrasion resistance and mechanical properties of SBS was investigated. Even though intercalations of organoclay are observed for SBS/Cloisite 20A nanocomposites and not for SBS/Cloisite 30B composites, the abrasion resistance of SBS/Cloisite 20A nanocomposites is worse than that of SBS/Cloisite 30B composites. When SBS was blended with HSR, HIPS and PS, the abrasion resistance of the blends increases with increasing of HSR, HIPS and PS content from 0 to 20 wt%.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.715-720
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• 1999

The objective of this study is to develope a new equation that can predict the flexural capacity in RC beams strengthened with Carbon Fiber Sheets(CFS). To evaluate the influence of each experimental variable, the conducted experimental test data were investigated; the variables that had an effect on the increment of the flexural capacity were the number of plys, the strengthening length, the reinforced type such as U-type after reinforcing the bottom of the beam. The previous equations were compared using the existing experimental test data, then analyzed for the merits and demerits of existing equations, using the coefficient of correlation(R). The proposed equation was derived in such a way that main parameters and their combination were obtained from the analytical study and then their coefficients were determined by regression analysis using the previous test data. As a result, the proposed equation showed the better agreement than the previous equations.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.189-192
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• 2005

Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars gain increasingly more attention as a reinforcing option for concrete because of their corrosion resistance and non-magnetism. GFRP reinforcement for concrete does not have the same shape as steel reinforcement. Therefore, the bond performance of FRP bars, unlike that of steel, is dependent on their design, manufacture and mechanical properties. This paper studied the effect of high strength concrete on the bond strength of GFRP bars. Twenty-nine specimens having different compressive strength of concrete were tested in order to examine the bond behavior of GFRP bars.