• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.5-12
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• 2009

This study presents static and dynamic strength of coal ashes collected from disposal site of power plant. Main compositions of coal ashes were bottom ashes. In order to evaluate static and dynamic characteristics of coal ash, NGI direct-simple shear tests, cyclic simple shear tests and direct shear tests were conducted. The strengths of coal ashes from those tests were compared to those of sands. Bottom ashes among coal ashes used for this study were classified as sand from the grain size distribution and show higher strength properties than the sands. For utilization of coal ashes in civil engineering project, mixing coal ashes with sandy soil using batch plant is inconvenient and the cost is higher than the spreading sand layer and coal layer alternately. In order to simulate both mixing type and layered type construction, sands and coal ashes were mixed with volume ratio 50:50 and prepared sand and coal ash layers alternately with the same volume ratio. From the tests mixed coal ashes-specimen shows slightly higher static and cyclic strength than the layered specimen at the same density. The higher strength seems due to the angular grain of bottom ashes. The cyclic stress ratio at liquefaction decreases rapidly as the number of cycle increases at mixed specimen than that of layered specimen.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.63-79
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• 2011

In this study relative density tests of bottom ash and standard sand were carried out. And cyclic triaxial tests for samples with the relative density of 40%, 55%, and 70% were carried out on the basis of the test results. Cyclic triaxial tests were also conducted for fines content with 55% relative density. Residual samples were divided into No.40, No.60, No.60, and No.100, and No.200. In order to avoid crashing that can happen when compaction of the sample is initiated, bottom ash was crushed using the a compact mold. In consideration of the crushing characteristics of each residual samples, the fragmentation rate increased up to 30%, which led to the adjustment of fine-grained amount to 10%, 20%, and 30%. Through the repative triaxial test in accordance with the relative density, resistant characteristics of the liquefaction of bottom ash was analyzed. Test results show that, crushing strength of bottom ash was smaller than that of standard sand, resulting in different liquefaction behavior characteristics. And we could find fines content with maximum resistant characteristics of the liquefaction.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.77-84
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• 1989

Small-scale models of reinforced concrete beam-column joints and anchorage-bond specimens were subjected to large cyclic displacements at two rates. To assess damage, free vibration tests were conducted. The reliability of the modeling techniques was established by comparison of the results for the slower rate with those obtained from the full-scale tests on prototype. The higher rate of loading caused a greater damage than that at the slower rate. This was evidenced by the measurements of the stiffness obtained from the free-vibration test. The relatively greater extent of damage appears to result from the different bond behavior at different rates of loading.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.97-110
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• 2019

Piles that support offshore wind turbine structures are dominantly subjected to cyclic lateral loads of wind, waves, and tidal forces. For a successful design, it is imperative to investigate the behavior of the cyclic laterally loaded piles; the p-y curve method, in which the pile and soil are characterized as an elastic beam and nonlinear springs, respectively, has been typically utilized. In this study, model pile tests were performed in a 1 g gravitational field so as to investigate the p-y behaviors of cyclic laterally loaded piles installed in saturated dense silty sand. Test results showed that cyclic lateral loads gradually reduced the overall stiffness of the p-y curves (initial stiffness and ultimate soil reaction). This is because the cyclic lateral loads disturbed the surrounding soil, which led to the decrement of the soil resistance. The decrement effects of the overall stiffness of the p-y curves became more apparent as the magnitude of cyclic lateral load increased and approached the soil surface. From the test results, the cyclic p-y curve was developed using a p-y backbone curve method. Pseudo-static analysis was also performed with the developed cyclic p-y curve, confirming that it was able to properly predict the behaviors of cyclic laterally loaded pile installed in saturated dense silty sand.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.455-455
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• 2010

차세대 디스플레이로 널리 알려져 있는 플렉서블 디스플레이는 휴대하기 쉽고, 깨지지 않으며, 변형이 자유로워 현재 우리 사회에 크게 주목받고 있다. 플렉서블 디스플레이의 구현을 위해서는 기존의 유리 기반 디스플레이 소자 기술에 더하여 플렉서블 기판소재에 적용 가능한 투명전도막 기술의 확립이 필요하다. 디스플레이 산업에서 주로 사용되는 투명전도막은 ITO (indium tin oxide) 및 IZO (indium zinc oxide)와 같은 투명전도성 산화물 박막 (TCO, transparent conducting oxide)이다. 그런데 플라스틱 기판이 굽힘 환경에 놓이게 되면 그 위에 증착된 산화물 박막이 쉽게 파손될 수 있다. 따라서 플렉서블 디스플레이 기술에 있어서 변형에 따른 TCO 박막의 파괴 거동에 대한 연구가 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 PET (polyethylene terephthalate) 기판 상에 증착된 IZO 박막의 반복 굽힘 시 계면구조 변화에 따른 파괴거동을 조사하였다. 플라스틱 기판의 사용을 위해서는 산소 및 수분의 투과 방지막이 필요하며 본 연구에서는 투과 방지막 (또는 보호막)으로서 $SiO_x$ 박막을 적용하였다. IZO 박막은 $In_2O_3$ - 10 wt% ZnO 타겟을 사용하여 RF magnetron sputtering법으로 $100^{\circ}C$ 미만에서 저온 증착하였다. 보호막으로 사용되는 $SiO_x$ 박막은 HMDSO (hexamethyldisiloxane)와 Ar 및 $O_2$ 혼합기체를 이용하는 PECVD 방법으로 합성하였다. 변형에 따른 TCO 박막의 파괴 거동을 조사하기 위하여 반복 굽힘 시험 (cyclic- bending test)을 실시하였다. 반복 굽힘 시험 중 실시간으로 IZO 박막의 전기저항 변화를 측정하여 박막의 파괴 거동을 모니터링 하였다. 시편 A (135 nm-thick IZO/PET), B (135 nm-thick IZO/ 90 nm-thick $SiO_x$/PET), C (135nm-thick IZO/ 300 nm-thick $SiO_x$/PET)에 대하여 곡지름 35mm, 1000회 반복 굽힘을 실시하여 변형 중의 전기저항 변화를 조사하였다. 그리고 굽힘 시험 완료 후, FE-SEM을 이용한 시편 표면형상 관찰을 통하여 균열생성 정도를 관찰하였다. 반복 굽힘 시험 결과, A 와 C 시편의 경우, 각각 반복 굽힘 20회, 550회에서 급격한 전기저항의 증가가 관찰되었다. 그러나 B 시편의 경우, 1000회 반복 굽힘 후에도 전기저항의 변화는 나타나지 않았다. 이와 같이 반복 굽힘에 의한 IZO 박막의 파괴 거동 변화는 IZO 박막과 기판의 계면구조변화에 기인한 것으로 해석된다. IZO 박막과 기판의 계면에 $SiO_x$ 층을 삽입함으로써 계면 접합강도가 향상되었을 것으로 추측된다. 따라서 변형에 대한 파괴 저항 특성이 우수한 투명전도성 산화물 박막의 형성을 위해서는 적절한 계면구조 제어를 통한 계면 접합 특성의 향상이 필요하다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.386-393
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• 2013

In this study, the so-called repeated plate load bearing test (RPBT) used to get $E_{v2}$ values in order to check the degree of compaction of subgrade, and to get design parameters for determining the thickness of the trackbed foundation, is investigated. The test procedure of the RPBT method is scrutinized in detail. $E_{v2}$ values obtained from the field were verified in order to check the reliability of the test data. The $E_{v2}$ values obtained from high-speed rail construction sites were compared to converted modulus values obtained from resonant column (RC) test results. For these tests, medium-size samples composed of the same soils from the field were used after analyzing stress and strain levels existing in the soil below the repeated loading plates. Finite element analyses, using the PLAXIS and ABAQUS programs, were performed in order to investigate the impact of the strain influence coefficient. This was done by getting newly computed $I_z$ to get the precise strain level predicted on the subgrade surface in the full track structure; under wheel loading. It was verified that it is necessary to use precise loading steps to construct nonlinear load-settlement curves from RPBT in order to get correct $E_{v2}$ values at the proper strain levels.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.31 no.11
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• pp.15-23
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• 2015

An experimental study has been conducted to evaluate the effects of average and cyclic shear stresses on the undrained failure behaviors of dense marine silty sand by using the Cyclic Direct Simple Shear apparatus. The results show that when the average shear stress ratio is zero, symmetric cyclic shear deformation is the major component of deformation, and permanent shear deformation is relatively small. On the other hand, when the average shear stress ratio is larger than zero, asymmetric permanent shear deformation is the major component, and cyclic shear deformation does not change much as the number of cyclic loads increases. The average shear stress ratio has less effects on the number of cyclic loads needed to fail, as compared with the cyclic shear stress ratio. The proposed stress-dependent failure contour can effectively be used to assess the cyclic shear strength of soil beneath the foundation for the design of offshore structures.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.79-91
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• 2017

An experimental study has been conducted by using the Cyclic Direct Simple Shear apparatus to evaluate the influence of average and cyclic shear stresses on the undrained shear failure behavior of marine silty sand considering various relative densities. The obtained results show that despite using different relative densities, similar trends were gained in the cyclic shear deformation. Moreover, the cyclic shear deformation is affected mainly by the average and cyclic shear stresses. The number of cyclic loads for failure is significantly affected by the cyclic shear stress ratio and relative density, and is less affected by the average shear stress ratio. The proposed three-dimensional stress-dependent failure contour can be used effectively to assess the soil shear strength considering various relative densities in the design of foundation used for offshore structures.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.23 no.12
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• pp.25-31
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• 2022

Unlike structures installed on land, the structures installed on the offshore ground must consider long-term cyclic loads such as wave loads, wind loads and tidal loads at sea. Therefore, it is important to analyze the behavior of the ground subjected to long-term cyclic loads in order to design a structure installed on the ocean ground. In this paper, cyclic simple shear tests were performed to analyze the ground behavior for long-term cyclic loads according to the confining pressure, and a three-dimensional design failure curve was prepared that can easily check the failure characteristics according to the confining pressure. As a result of the analysis, it was confirmed that the position of the design failure curve is different depending on the confining pressure even under the same conditions of the cyclic shear stress ratio and the average shear stress ratio, and the number of cyclic loads reaching failure is affected by the confining pressure. From the created 3-D design failure curve under different confining pressure, the tendency and approximate value of the design failure curve according to the confining pressure can be estimated.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.600-607
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• 2013

This study was performed to investigate the repeated-dose toxicity of Leuconostoc citreum GR1 (Leuc. citreum GR1), a lactic acid bacterium isolated from kimchi, in male and female rats. Sprague-Dawley male and female rats were divided into four group (ten animals in each group) and Leuc. citreum GR1 was administered daily by gavage to rats at dosage levels of 0, 500, 1,000, or 2,000 mg/kg/day for four weeks. There were no bacterial-related deaths or abnormal clinical signs in either gender of rats during the observation period. Furthermore, no differences were found between the control and treatment groups in terms of body weight, food intake, and water consumption. Hematological parameters, serum biochemical analysis, and histopathological examination also showed insignificant dose-dependent alterations. There were also no alterations in organ weights upon administration of Leuc. citreum GR1 alone. These results suggest the oral application of Leuc. citreum GR1, up to a dosage level of 2,000 mg/kg, causes no adverse effects in both male and female rats.