• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.185-195
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• 2012

Due to the high reduction and sorption capacity as well as the large specific surface area, nanosized mackinawite (FeS) is useful in reductively transforming chlorinated organic pollutants and sequestering toxic metals and metalloids. Due to the dynamic nature in its colloid stability, however, nanosized FeS may be washed out with the groundwater flow or result in aquifer clogging via particle aggregation. Thus, these nanoparticles should be modified such as to be built into permeable reactive barriers. This study employed coating methods in efforts to facilitate the installation of permeable reactive barriers of nanosized mackinawite. In applying the methods, nanosized mackinawite was coated on non-treated silica sand (NTS) and chemically treated silica sand (CTS). For both silica sands, the maximum coating of mackinawite occurred around pH 5.4, the condition of which was governed by (1) the solubility of mackinawite and (2) the surface charge of both silica and mackinawite. Under this pH condition, the maximum coating by NTS and CTS were found to be 0.101 mmol FeS/g and 0.043 mmol FeS/g respectively, with such elevated coatings by NTS likely linked with impurities (e.g., iron oxides) on its surface. Arsenite sorption experiments were performed under anoxic conditions using uncoated silica sands and those coated with mackinawite at the optimal pH to compare their reactivity. At pH 7, the relative sorption efficiency between uncoated NTS and coated NTS changed with the initial concentration of arsenite. At the lower initial concentration, uncoated NTS showed the higher sorption efficiency, whereas at the higher concentration, coated NTS exhibited the higher sorption efficiency. This could be attributed to different sorption mechanisms as a function of arsenite concentration: the surface complexation of arsenite with the iron oxide impurity on silica sand at the low concentration and the precipitation as arsenic sulfides by reaction with mackinawite coating at the high concentration. Compared to coated NTS, coated CTS showed the lower arsenite removal at pH 7 due to its relatively lower mackinawite coating. Taken together, our results indicate that NTS is a more effective material than CTS for the coating of nanosized mackinawite.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1042-1046
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• 2009

강원도 홍천군 북방면 능평리에 위치한 규사광산을 2008년 3월부터 12월까지 발생한 강우사상에 대하여 모니터링을 실시하였다. 모니터링 지점은 채광작업과 가공작업이 이루어지는 계곡의 하류로 평시 $500m^2$/day의 유량이 흐르는 작은 소하천이다. 관측된 13회의 총 강우량은 712.6 mm가 발생하였다. 강우강도는 0.5 ${\sim}$ 4.7 mm/hr, 선행무강우일수는 1.2 ${\sim}$ 9.8일로 나타났다. 유출률은 28.0 $^{\sim}$ 98.0 %로 나타났으며, 유출율 98.0 %는 168.0 mm의 많은 양의 강우가 발생한 7월 24일부터 25일까지의 강우사상에서 발생하였다. 채석과 가공작업등의 영향으로 인하여 강우시 다른 오염 물질보다 SS 농도와 EMC가 매우 높고, 범위가 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 또한 SS는 강우량과 건기일수에 민감한 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 규사광산지역은 다른 오염 물질보다 SS를 저감 시킬 수 있는 비점오염저감시설이 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 기상조건에 따른 오염부하와 EMC의 정확한 산정하기 위해서는 장기간의 모니터링을 통한 많은 자료의 수집이 동반되어야 할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서 조사된 자료와 분석된 결과는 토지이용별 비점오염부하의 산정과 저감기술의 개발에 활용할 수 있으며, 수질오염총량제의 신뢰성을 향상시킬 것으로 판단된다.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.153-163
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• 1997

This paper is an experimental study of the chemical resistance of mortar which contains silica sand particles. The possible use of silica sand particles in the future as an admixture for improving chemical resistance of mortar is examined in mortar model experiments. The possibility of using mortar model its prediction models for the chemical resistance of concrete is examined. The results obtained are as follows. Since the experimental results from the chemical resistance tests based on the kinds and the amount of replaced admixture are similar to those from the concrete. mortar model could be used as a prediction model of chemical resistance of concrete.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.38-44
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• 2010

Foundry sands are made up of silica and some coking agents, such as bentonite or resin, and used as templates for the production of various casting products. Foundry sands, which are repeatedly used, were finally transformed into the waste materials by heat, losing their proper functions. The used foundry sands have been treated as general wastes according to the contents of coking agents used. Silica, however, can be recycled through the proper treatment due to its physical property not to changed by heat. In this study, we have identified and investigated at the occurrence, treatment and recycling status of the used foundry sands, as well as for the regime and inhibitory factors of the recycling of them in domestic and foreign cases.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to investigate experimentally the effect of reinforcement of polyetylene fiber, inclusion of silica sand, and replacement of cement with fly ash on the compressive and tensile behavior of fiber reinforced composite. Five types of mixture proportions were determined and compressive strength and uniaxial tension tests were performed. Test results showed that strength, ductility, and control of cracking were improved by the reinforcement of fiber. Although the strength was improved by the inclusion of dried silica sand, the ductility was reduced and the crack width was increased. On the other hand, the increase of ductility, the decrease of crack width, and the decrease of strength were observed by the replacement of cement with fly ash.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.41-47
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• 2022

Permeable pavement technology allows the penetration of rainfall into the roadbed, thereby reducing surface runoff and enhancing water quality. The water quality can be improved by adding a filter layer to the permeable pavement. This study analyzes the permeability performance and particulate-matter removal efficiency of a bottom ash-silica sand filter. The performances of five filters with bottom ash and silica sand as the basic materials were evaluated on particulate matter sized 60 ㎛ or smaller. The pure silica sand sample and pure bottom ash sample delivered an average removal efficiency of around 70%. The removal efficiency of the mixed sample was approximately 90%, exceeding the recommended reduction rate (80%) at non-point pollution reduction facilities. In future work, the filter performance should be further verified on permeable pavement.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.604-609
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• 2020

There are various methods of finishing concrete surfaces, and when considering workability, the spray method is effective, but rebound occurs. The allocation of rebound occurrence control should be adjusted according to the materials used. Thus, a basic study was conducted on multiple techniques for reducing the rebound incidence that are suitable for surface finishing materials containing a photocatalyst. A prior study derived the reduction effect and optimal mix ratio for photocatalytic performance. Based on that study, the rebound reduction was verified according to the specifications of the content and the mechanical durability characteristics of the mixed materials. Rebound, compressive strength, flexural rigidity, and table flow tests were done. The flow was fixed at 170±10 mm considering the workability of the mortar spray equipment. For the experimental variables, the rebound number was adjusted to the silica sand variables relative to the cement weight, and silica sands No. 5 and No. 7 were used. The results show the highest compression strength in the final S-1 variable, and the amount of rebound was minimized. These results were sufficiently filled with the bindings of the silica pores, which increased the binding force between the aggregates, resulting in a lower amount of rebound.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.26 no.7
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• pp.93-106
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• 2010

In performing a series of in-situ thermal response tests, the effective thermal conductivities of six vertical closed-loop ground heat exchangers were experimentally evaluated and compared one another, which were constructed in a test bed in Wonju. To compare thermal efficiency of the ground heat exchangers in field, the six boreholes were constructed with different construction conditions: grouting materials (cement vs. bentonite), different additives (silica sand vs. graphite) and the shape of pipe-sections (general U-loop type vs. 3 pipe-type). From the test results, it can be concluded that cement grouting has a higher effective thermal conductivity than bentonite grouting, and the efficiency of graphite better performs than silica sand as a thermally-enhancing addictive. In addition, a new 3 pipe-type heat exchanger provides less thermal interference between the inlet and outlet pipe than the conventional U-loop type heat exchanger, which results in superior thermal performance. Based on the results from the in-situ thermal response tests, a series of economic analyses have been made to show the applicability of the new addictives and 3 pipe-type heat exchanger.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.63-98
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• 1995

The aims of this study is to test silica sand abundantly buried over the country as a concrete admisture material, and investigate its utility as a replacement for the favored nature resource to prevent the economic loss.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.549-555
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• 2007

Although blast furnace slag has been widely used in concrete as a cementitious admixture or aggregate for many years, the slowly cooled steel slag is not used in concrete but mainly in road. Its use in concrete operates problem such as the lack of volume stability due to high free CaO content, which can be potentially hazardous in concrete. However, the rapidly cooled steel slag by atomization has a low free CaO content, a high density, and a spherical shape, so it is expected to use in concrete so much. This paper is to understand the probability that the rapid cooled steel slag can replace the silica sand used as aggregate in the epoxy mortar. We did the experimental study on the properties of the epoxy mortar having various replacement proportion of rapidly cooled steel slag. This study shown that increasing content of the rapidly cooled steel slag in epoxy mortar lead to increase largely the passing time of nozzle by O-lot, compressive strength and flexural strength. However except the flow is almost same level. So we understand that the rapidly cooled steel slag has positive effect on increasing of properties in epoxy mortar.