• 보건행정학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.21-42
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• 2008

This study investigates economies of scale, cost complementarity and economies of scope for healthcare organizations using econometric approaches. The economies of scale appear to exist in each service provided by a hospital such as inpatient treatment services, outpatient treatment services, and other patient treatment services, respectively. When we test all services in aggregate level, it also indicates that the healthcare industry on average exhibits the economies of scale of 6 percent, which implies that scaling up hospital sizes will bring substantial cost savings to them Evidence shows that cost complementarity exists between outpatient services and other services for patients and, i.e., these other services for patients experience the reduction in marginal costs as the outputs of the outpatient services increase. For the economies of scope, they are present in most service areas; aggregate level services, outpatient services, and other services for patients, respectively. Inpatient treatment services, however, do not show any evidence of the economies of scope. Results show that the economies of scope are achieved by the general hospital type that provides all service areas such as inpatient treatments, outpatient treatments, and other services for patients. The existence of the economies of scope provides the rationale for extending the existing line of business in a hospital into more diverse areas of services where its benefit comes in the form of cost savings. In sum, it overall provides evidence that the M&As in this industry are encouraged to achieve cost reductions from the economies of scale and scope by changing the size and the output mix.

• KCI Concrete Journal
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.79-88
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• 1999

Most difficulties of inducing high fluidity on the concrete mixing design with a strength range of 210 to 240kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ result from the segregation of aggregates due to the shortage of cementitious binders. To solve the problem, this study concentrated on finding the optimized amount of binder material which does not affect the concrete strength and is also economical. Also there were studies on the use of intermediate sized aggregates to avoid the gap-grading between coarse and fine aggregates so that the material segregation in high flowing concrete was and minimalized the fluidity and penetration capacity of the reinforcing bars was enhanced. Throughout the parametric study with respect to water/binder ratio. superplasticizer. replaceable mineral admixture, the size of coarse aggregate and mixing methods, the effect of each constituent on the characteristics of high flowing concrete could be observed. As a result or partially using stone powder or an intermediate class of aggregate (max. diameter 13mm) . it was fund that the fluidity of concrete significantly increased without material segregation and any change of compressive strengths. It was also proved in this study that proper mixing time and speed are significant factors influence the performence of high flowing concrete.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.492-497
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• 2014

Artificial fine aggregates (denoted AFA) were fabricated using spent bleaching clay (denoted SBC) generated from processed vegetable oil and stone sludge (denoted SS) produced from crushed aggregate manufacturing materials for use as functional construction materials. Each raw material was crushed to particle size finer than $150{\mu}m$, and fine spherical pellets of approximately 1 ~ 4 mm in diameter were prepared by a pelletizing process. The physical properties of the AFA were measured with different types of sintering equipment. A new type of vertical furnace that sinters fine aggregates in a fluidized bed at high temperatures was designed and tested. AFA sintered in a rotary kiln at $1125^{\circ}C$ showed a bulk density of $1.5g/cm^3$ and a water absorption of 16%. AFA sintered in the vertical furnace at $1125^{\circ}C$ showed a bulk density of $1.9g/cm^3$ and water absorption of 8.5%. The bulk density of the AFA sintered in the vertical furnace showed a bulk density 27% higher and water absorption 47% lower than those of AFA sintered in the rotary kiln.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2020

폐유리병을 순환 잔골재로 활용하여 재활용률을 향상시키기 위해 다양한 파분쇄 산물의 입도, 입형, 에너지 분석을 통해서 재활용 공정에 적용할 수 있는 최적의 장비 선정을 위한 파분쇄 특성 연구를 수행하였다. 파분쇄시 발생하는 힘의 종류인 충격, 압축, 마모가 특징적으로 나타는 장비인 해머크러셔, 슈레더 및 롤크러셔, 볼밀 총 4가지 장비를 선정하여 실험을 진행하였다. 각 장비의 파분쇄 산물의 입도분석을 수행한 결과 슈레더에서 발생한 산물만이 콘크리트용, 아크팔트용 순환 잔골재의 품질 기준을 만족시키는 것으로 확인되었다. 화상소프트웨어(Image J, National institute of health)를 이용한 입형 분석 결과 대부분 입자의 입형이 1.6 이하의 값을 가지고 있어 순환 잔골재로 재활용하기에 위험성이 적고 편장석 비율 규정 조건 또한 충족하는 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 각 장비에서 소모되는 에너지를 측정해본 결과 에너지 대비 입자의 감소 비율이 슈레더의 산물이 가장 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 10mm 이하의 일정 입도구간에서 폐유리병 파분쇄시 적용될 수 있는 최적의 장비는 슈레더임을 판단할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해서 폐유리병 파분쇄 공정의 에너지 효율 및 제품의 경쟁력 향상에 큰 기여를 할 수 있을 것이라고 사료된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.605-613
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• 2021

암석을 파쇄해서 골재를 생산할 때 부산물로서 암분을 위주로 한 고상 석분 혹은 슬러지가 발생한다. 이러한 부산물은 폐기물로 분류되어 활용되지 못하고 대부분 매립 처분되고 있다. 이 부산물은 원석의 종류와 생산 과정에 따라서 광물조성, 화학조성 및 물성 등이 다르다. 따라서 부산물의 물리적 혹은 화학적 특성을 잘 활용할 수 있는 기술이 개발 된다면 폐기 처분 대신 경제적 및 환경적 이익을 거둘 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 국내 골재 생산업체로부터 석분 슬러지를 수집하여 XRD 광물 분석, 입도분석 그리고 주성분 화학 분석을 수행하여 물리적 화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 또한 국내외적으로 진행된 고상 석분 및 슬러지의 활용사례를 통해서 연구 동향을 파악하고 향후 연구 분야 도출에 기초 자료로 활용토록 하였다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.543-551
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• 2015

급속경화궤도는 자갈궤도를 콘크리트궤도로 개량하는 공법으로서 야간 차단시간에 공사가 이루어지기 때문에 시공속도를 충분히 확보하는 것이 중요하다. 시공시간의 대부분은 자갈을 철거하고 재포설하는 과정에 소요되는데 도상자갈을 교체하지 않는 무교환방식이 적용 가능하다면, 시공시간 및 공사비를 대폭적으로 절감할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 도상자갈 무교환방식의 급속경화궤도공법을 개발하기 위하여 침투성이 매우 높은 대체 충전재를 제시하고 재료의 공극조건을 고려하여 층별로 분리주입하는 시공방식을 도입하였다. 분리주입은 공극률이 높은 상부도상층과 공극률이 낮은 하부 혼입층에 최적화된 재료를 분리 주입하여 필요한 소요강도를 확보할 수 있다. 이를 달성하기 위하여 우선적으로 도상자갈의 크기, 분포도, 형상에 따른 공극률, 공극의 크기, 유효길이, 비틀림도, 침투성에 따른 충전재의 유동학적 해석을 통하여 최적의 충전재를 설계하고자 하였다. 하부 혼입층에 충전되는 1차 충전재료는 세립화 도상의 충전성과 부착력을 확보할 수 있는 폴리머계 재료를 도입하였으며, 상부 도상층에 충전되는 2차 충전재는 상온 반응성 마그네시아-포스페이트(MPC, Magnesium-Phosphate Ceramic)를 도입하였다. 선정재료 및 구조에 대한 역학시험 결과, 기존 급속경화궤도에 준하는 성능을 확인하였다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2019

본 논문은 암반용 압축강도테스트 해머를 이용하여 초고강도 콘크리트 모의부재 압축강도 실험을 통한 강도추정에 대해서 검토하고자 하였다. 실험결과에 따르면, 본 실험 데이터값을 토대로 기존에 주로 사용되던 강도 추정식을 적용할 경우 각 식마다 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 압축강도 30MPa 이상으로 갈수록 실측 데이터를 과소평가하고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 모든 강도 영역에서 실측치의 분포범위를 크게 벗어나고 있는 것으로 나타났다. W/B 종류별 타격방향 및 굵은 골재 유무와 상관없이 암반용 테스트 해머가 N형 슈미트 해머보다 높은 상관관계를 나타내었으며, 모르타르가 콘크리트보다 좀 더 높은 상관관계를 나타내었다. 그리고 굵은 골재 유 무에 따른 모의부재 반발도 측정결과 모르타르(2.26%/1.36)의 변동계수와 표준편차가 콘크리트(4.06%/2.5)보다 낮게 나타났으며, 굵은 골재의 치수가 작을수록 변동계수가 작아져 보다 정확한 값을 나타내는 것을 알 수 있다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2003

Recently, the control of pore-characteristics of nano-porous materials has been studied extensively because of their unique applications, which includes size-selective separation, gas adsorption/storage, heterogeneous catalysis, etc. The most widely adopted techniques for controlling pore characteristics include the utilization of pillar effect by metal oxide and of templates such as zeolites. More recently, coordination polymers constructed by transition metal ions and bridging organic ligands have afforded new types of nano-porous materials, porous metal-organic framework(porous MOF), with high degree and uniformity of porosity. The pore characteristics of these porous MOFs can be designed by controlling the coordination number and geometry of selected metal, e.g transition metal and rare-earth metal, and the size, rigidity, and coordination site of ligand. The synthesis of porous MOF by the assembly of metal ions with di-, tri-, and poly-topic N-bound organic linkers such as 4,4'-bipyridine(BPY) or multidentate linkers such as carboxylates, which allow for the formation of more rigid frameworks due to their ability to aggregate metal ions into M-O-C cluster, have been reported. Other porous MOF from co-ligand system or the ligand with both C-O and C-N type linkage can afford to control the shape and size of pores. Furthermore, for the rigidity and thermal stability of porous MOF, ring-type ligand such as porphyrin derivatives and ligands with ability of secondary bonding such as hydrogen and ionic bonding have been studied.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.13-27
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• 2014

The principal objective of this study is to deepen the characterization studies already led on sand concretes in previous works. Indeed, it consists in studying the effect of the sand type on the main properties of sand concrete: fracture and mechanical properties. We particularly insist on the determination of the fracture characteristics of this material which apparently have not been studied. To carry out this study, four different types of sand have been used: dune sand (DS), river sand (RS), crushed sand (CS) and river-dune sand (RDS). These sands differ in mineralogical nature, grain shape, angularity, particle size, proportion of fine elements, etc. The obtained results show that the particle size distribution of sand has marked its influence in all the studied properties of sand concrete since the sand having the highest diameter and the best particle size distribution has given the best fracture and mechanical properties. The grain shape, the angularity and the nature of sand have also marked their influence: thanks to its angularity and its limestone nature, crushed sand yielded good results compared to river and dune sands which are characterized by rounded shape and siliceous nature. Finally, it should further be noted that the sand concrete presents values of fracture and mechanical properties slightly lower than those of ordinary concrete. Compared to mortar, although the mechanical strength is lower, the fracture parameters are almost comparable. In all cases, the sand grains are debonded from the paste cement during the fracture which means that the crack goes through the paste-aggregate interface.

• Geosystem Engineering
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2018

The aim of this work is to study the effect of aggregate type on the physico-mechanical properties and microstructure of bio-mortar (BM). Three different aggregates such as sand, dolomite and basalt were used. BM was prepared by mixing aggregates with bacterial cells (Sporosarcina Pasteurii) and one equimolar (1 M) of $urea/CaCl_2.2H_2O$. The results proved that the chemical composition and physical properties of aggregates play an important role in the microbial precipitation rate as well as size, morphology and crystallinity of the precipitated calcite, which strongly reflects on the properties of the prepared BM. The BM containing dolomite gave the highest compressive strength and lowest water absorption.