• Computers and Concrete
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.785-802
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• 2013

Ready-mixed soil material, known as a kind of controlled low-strength material, is a new way of soil cement combination. It can be used as backfill materials. In this paper, artificial neural network and nonlinear regression approach were applied to predict the compressive strength of ready-mixed soil material containing Portland cement, slag, sand, and soil in mixture. The data used for analyzing were obtained from our testing program. In the experiment, we carried out a mix design with three proportions of sand to soil (e.g., 6:4, 5:5, and 4:6). In addition, blast furnace slag partially replaced cement to improve workability, whereas the water-to-binder ratio was fixed. Testing was conducted on samples to estimate its engineering properties as per ASTM such as flowability, strength, and pulse velocity. Based on testing data, the empirical pulse velocity-strength correlation was established by regression method. Next, three topologies of neural network were developed to predict the strength, namely ANN-I, ANN-II, and ANN-III. The first two models are back-propagation feed-forward networks, and the other one is radial basis neural network. The results show that the compressive strength of ready-mixed soil material can be well-predicted from neural networks. Among all currently proposed neural network models, the ANN-I gives the best prediction because it is closest to the actual strength. Moreover, considering combination of pulse velocity and other factors, viz. curing time, and material contents in mixture, the proposed neural networks offer better evaluation than interpolated from pulse velocity only.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2019

Chemical grouting method is mainly used for construction of dams and reservoirs, stabilization and reinforcement of slopes, reinforcement of soft grounds such as embankments, dredging and landfills, the order of earthquake response method, and the reinforcement of structures. Recently, it is widely applied in construction sites such as highways, airfields, high-speed railways, subsea facilities, port construction works, tunnels, and subway works. As such, the demand for grouting continues to increase. The development of the grouting method was focused on increasing the strength of the ground, and the development of the chemical additives, the injection device, and the stirring device were mainly performed. But ordinary portland cement used for grouting is a product that consumes natural resources such as limestone, generates a large amount of greenhouse gases, consumes a large amount of energy sources, and it is time to develop products and new methods to replace them. In this study, Ordinary Portland Cement and New Grouting Binder (circulating fluidized bed boiler fly and blast furnace slag) were compared and analyzed by the following test. Homo-gel strength and homo-gel time, water quality analysis of the water used and soil contamination process tests of homo-gel samples were performed. In the case of NGB, when Using water is used as the reservoir water, the strength measured smaller than that of the other water. However, it shows about 2.5 times greater than the homo-gel compressive strength applied to OPC (7-day, reservoir water), so there is no problem with water quality when applied.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2019

The sustainable development principle of replacing natural resources with renewable material is an important research topic. In this study, waste LCD (liquid crystal display) glass powder was used to replace cement (0%, 10%, 20% and 30%) through a volumetric method using three water-binder ratios (0.47, 0.59, and 0.71) to make cement mortar. The compressive strength was tested at the ages of 7, 28, 56 and 91 days. The test results show that the compressive strength increases with age but decreases as the water-binder ratio increases. The compressive strength slightly decreases with an increase in the replacement of LCD glass powder at a curing age of 7 days. However, at a curing age of 91 days, the compressive strength is slightly greater than that for the control group (glass powder is 0%). When the water-binder ratios are 0.47, 0.59 and 0.71, the compressive strength of the various replacements increases by 1.38-1.61 times, 1.56-1.80 times and 1.45-2.20 times, respectively, during the aging process from day 7 to day 91. Furthermore, a prediction model of the compressive strength of a cement mortar with waste LCD glass powder was deduced in this study. According to the comparison between the prediction analysis values and test results, the MAPE (mean absolute percentage error) values of the compressive strength are between 2.79% and 5.29%, and less than 10%. Thus, the analytical model established in this study has a good forecasting accuracy. Therefore, the proposed model can be used as a reliable tool for assessing the design strength of cement mortar from early age test results.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.140-146
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• 2014

This study investigated the engineering characteristics of non-sintering binder-stabilized mixtures consisting of different ratios of a hardening agent(3%, 6%, 9%, 12%) for recycling industrial by-products through several series of laboratory tests. The hardening agents consisted of two kinds of non-sintering binders(NSB-1, NSB-2), which were developed by using inter-chemical reactions among blast furnace slag, phospho-gypsum, and an alkali activator. In addition, ordinary Portland cement(OPC) was used to compare the engineering characteristics of the stabilized mixture. An unconfined compressive test showed that the unconfined compressive strength increased with the curing time and mixing ratio. Experimental test results indicated that the 7-day strength of the NSB-1 mixture was similar to that of the OPC mixture. However, its 28-day strength was higher than that of the OPC mixture. The secant module of elasticity showed a range of $E_{50}=(42-109)q_u$ regardless of the agents. Based on the results of triaxial tests, the cohesion and friction angle increased with the mixing ratio.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2007

연약지반과 관련된 공사에서는 표층을 개량하여 교통성을 확보하여야 한다. 이를 위해 고화재를 이용한 지반개량공법이 이용되고 있으나, 지금까지 사용된 고화재는 시멘트를 개량한 제품을 이용하였다. 그러나 현재 폐기물로 인정되는 굴패각의 재활용 기회를 확대하기 위해 굴패각을 이용한 고화재를 개발하여 사용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 준설토를 대상으로 굴패각 고화재의 혼입율, 함수비, 양생일에 따른 강도 특성을 분석하여 굴패각 고화재의 역학적 특성이 우수함을 확인하였다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.81-92
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• 2013

과거 국내 사찰벽화 보존처리는 유공성과 친수성의 특성을 고려한 재료선정이나 적합성에 대한 연구가 미흡한 상황에서 유럽의 재료 및 공법이 적용되었다. 그리고 합성수지를 사용하여 채색층 고착처리가 이루어진 벽화들은 현재까지 만족스럽지 못한 결과들이 나타나고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 보존처리 효과를 규명하고자 사찰벽화 채색층 보강에 사용되는 고착제를 선별하여 고착처리 적용연구를 실시하였다. 고착제의 점도와 접착력 그리고 침투상태의 관계성을 파악한 결과 대부분 점도가 높은 시료에서 접착력이 증가하였고, 저점도의 시료에서는 접착력이 낮게 측정되었다. 시료별 고착제의 침투상태는 유사하지만 채색층과 토양 마감면의 상응 및 결합반응은 큰 차이점이 있는 것을 발견할 수 있었다. 동물성 아교와 MC의 경우, 채색층을 포함하여 토양과의 고착반응이 우수한 것으로 보이며, 토양과 견고하게 결속되어 안정적인 고착효과를 나타내는 것으로 판단된다. 합성수지계인 PVAc와 아크릴수지는 침투는 원활하지만, 토양과의 고착반응은 효과가 떨어지는 것으로 보인다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.427-436
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• 2010

Much oyster shell is breeding by character and conduct of oyster-industry for a long time among them. An experimental study was carried out to investigate the recycling possibility of waste oyster shells, which induce environmental pollutions by piling up out at the open or the temporary reclamation. The purpose of this study is to develope eco-friendly binder using waste oyster shells, and to reinforce soils fur soft soil improvement. In this paper, a series of laboratory tests including compressive pot tests were performed to evaluate characteristics of soils treated by developed waste oyster shells with different water content of soils. Based on test results, eco-friendly Supporter manufactured from waste oyster shells were estimated as good resource materials for soft soil improvements. We got the conclusion by a series of experiment, It is verified that change of pH of soil is improved by mixing with oyster shells. The homogenization method for deducing apparent of oyster shells, which can consider micro-structure of mixed soil, is introduced. The improvement treatment leaded to enlarge fluctuation of soil moisture content. The effect of calcium concentration was good though improvement treatment of physical property. In addition, the crop yield in amelioration plots increased. It means that the increase of crop yield was caused by improvement of soil physical properties rather than improvement of calcium concentration.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 급경사면서의 식생기반재 부착 및 녹화성능 확보를 위해 혼입한 기능성 첨가재의 성능 평가를 수행하였다. 기능성 첨가재의 혼입조건에 따른 평가 결과, 급경사면의 부착이 가능하면서 식물의 생육에 원활히 수분 공급을 위한 기능성 첨가재로서 증점제 및 고흡수성 폴리머의 적정 혼입율은 각각 5%, 1% 인 것으로 판단된다. 시멘트 계열의 경화재로 인하여 높아진 pH에 대한 대책으로서 킬레이트 수지 10% 이상 혼입시 pH가 약알칼리에서 중성으로 회복되었다. 토양 전도도 평가 결과, 모든 배합조건에서 254~340mS/m으로 측정되어 기준인 1,000mS/m이하인 기준을 만족하였다. 기능성 첨가재의 최적 배합조건으로 도로비탈면 녹화공사의 설계 및 시공 지침에서 제시하는 경도를 측정한 결과 1bar의 압력으로 시공할 때, 18~23mm의 기준을 만족하였다. 급경사면에 대한 부착강도 평가를 위해 경사면 각도조건에 따라 분사 후 리바운드량과 산중식 경도계를 이용한 경도를 측정한 결과, 75도 각도에서도 리바운드율 15%미만, 경도 18mm이상의 성능 확보가 가능하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.49-62
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• 2022

The magnesium and iron-based layered double hydroxide (Mg-Fe LDH) was synthesized by the co-precipitation process and the bead type LDH (BLDH, 5~6 mm in diameter) was manufactured by using the Mg-Fe LDH and the starch as a binder. To evaluate the feasibility of the BLDH as the As stabilizer in the soil, various experiments were performed and the As stabilization efficiency of the BLDH was compared to that of powdered type LDH (PLDH, <149 ㎛ in diameter). For the As sorption batch experiment, the As sorption efficiency of both of the PLDH and the BLDH showed higher than 99%. For the stabilization experiment with soil, the As extraction reducing efficiency of the PLDH was higher than 87%, and for the BLDH, it was higher than 80%, suggesting that the BLDH has similar the feasibility of As stabilization for the contaminated soil, compared to the PLDH. From the continuous column experiments, when more than 7% BLDH was added into the soil, the As stabilization efficiency of the column maintained at over 91% for 7 pore volume flushing (simulating about 21 months of rainfall) and slowly decreased down to 64% after that time (to 36 months) under the non-equilibrium conditions. Results suggested that more than 7% of BLDH added in As-contaminated soil could be enough to stabilize As in soil for a long time. The main As fixation mechanisms on the LDH were also identified through the X-ray fluorescence (XRF), the X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analyses. Results showed that the LDH has enough of an external surface adsorption capacity and an anion exchange capability at the interlayer spaces. Results of SEM/EDS and BET analyses also supported that the Mg-Fe LDH used in this study has sufficient porous structures and outer surfaces to fix the As. The reduction of carbonate (CO₃^2-) and sulfate (SO₄^2-) anions in the LDH after the reaction between As and the LDH was observed through the FT-IR, the XRF, and the XRD analyses, suggesting that the exchange of some of these anions with the arsenate (H₂AsO₄^- or HAsO₄^2-) occurs at the LDH interlayers during the stabilization process in soil.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.236-242
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• 1995

Biological control of soilborne plant pathogens by the addition of antagonistic microorganisms to the soil may offer a practical supplement or alternative to existing disease management strategies that depend heavily on chemical pesticides. Soil amendment with antagonistic microbes was non-effective because of high cost, low efficacy, and inconvenient usage on the treatment course. Therefore, seed coating formulation for the application of biological seed treatments has been being to apply successful disease suppression for many important crops. The objectives of this study were to investigate the optimal condition for the spore production of biocontrol agent Bacillus subtilis YBL-7 and the liquid coating formulation that contained a suspension of a proper aqueous binder, as well as a ground fine solid particulate material. The maximum yield has been obtained from 60 hrs-old culture at 30$\circ$C in spore forming (SF) medium containing 0.8% nutrient broth, 0.05% yeast extract, 10$^{-1}$ M MgCl$^{2}$, 10$^{-4}$ M MnCl$^{2}$, 10$^{-5}$ M dipicolinic acid, and pH 6.5. The optimal condition of dried spore preparation was achieved when cells of B. subtilis YBL-7 was heat-dried with 50$\circ$C for 2 hrs.