• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2007

The corrosion durability of steel bridge coatings, such as organic and metallic coatings, is often evaluated by field exposure tests, but such tests take from several years to decades to complete. As a potential method for fast corrosion testing, accelerated exposure tests were considered in this study. The S6-cycle accelerated exposure test, specified in the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS K5621), was carried out on uncoated structural steels for 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days, and the resultant weight loss was determined. The weight loss was compared with that obtained from previous field exposure tests, and acceleration factors of the S6-cycle test to field exposure test sites were determined. The application of the S6-cycle accelerated exposure tests to field environments was presented based on the acceleration factor and the amount of flying salt.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.313-321
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• 2008

Recently in Japan, fracturing was observed on the diagonal member of a through truss bridge at the boundary region with the concrete slab. Local corrosion damage where the diagonal member was enclosed in the concrete slab is an important factor in the fracture. In this study, accelerated exposure tests were carried out on concrete-steel model specimens simulating steel members at the boundary with concrete. Fatigue tests were then performed on the corroded model specimens. Accelerated exposure tests of the S6-cycle, which is carried out on the model specimens for 150, 300, 450 and 600 da ys. Their surface geometry was then measured. From the accelerated exposure test results, change in maximum and mean corrosion depths was determined according to the testing periods. The effect of local corrosion on fatigue strength was also presented based on the fatigue test results.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2009

Steel has been widely used as a material in temporary structures. Corrosion attack often reduces the long-term durability of temporary steel members that are not protected from corrosion. In designing temporary steel structures, it is difficult to evaluate their long-term durability, since the thickness loss of steel members is not clear. In this study, laboratory and field exposure corrosion tests were performed on structural steel plate specimens, and the loss of thickness of specimens that were exposed to a subway construction site for 11 months and of specimens that were exposed to environments with controlled humidity and calcium chloride for six months were measured. Finally, a thickness loss equation was formulated based on the environmental conditions and the testing periods.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2023

With increasing corrosion in RC (Reinforced Concrete) structures, cracks occurred due to corrosion products and bearing load resistance decreased. In this study, corrosion was induced through an accelerated corrosion test (ICM: Impressed Current Method) with 140 hours of duration, and changes in USV (Ultra-Sonic Velocity), flexural failure load, and corrosion weight were evaluated before and after corrosion test. Three levels of cover depth (20 mm, 30 mm, and 40 mm) were considered, and the initial cracking period increased and the rust around steel decreased with increasing cover depth. In addition, the USV linearly decreased with decreasing cover depth and increasing amount of corrosion. In the flexural loading test, the bending capacity decreased by more than 10% due to corrosion, but a clear correlation could not be obtained since the corrosion ratio was small, so that the effect of slip was greater than that of reduced cross-sectional area of steel due to corrosion. As cover depth increased, the produced corrosion amount and USV changed with a clear linear relationship, and the cracking period due to corrosion could be estimated by the gradient of the measured corrosion current.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 한국원자력학회 1997년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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• pp.61-66
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• 1997

월성1호기 압력관의 수소흡수 관련 자료들을 분석하였으며, 캐나다 발전소들의 결과와도 비교하였다. 압력관의 수소흡수 특성은 압력관내 위치, 사용온도, 가동이력 등에 영향을 받아 Inlet 쪽보다는 Outlet 쪽이, 사용온도가 높을수록, 또한 가동에 따른 조사량이 증가할수록 수소흡수량이 증가하였다. 한편 압력관내로의 수소흡수 거동을 규명하기 위해 Zr-2.5wt%Nb 합금의 열처리 조직 차이에 따른 수소흡수특성을 분석하였다. 수소흡수는$\alpha$-Zr 상에 비해 $\beta$-Zr, $\beta$-Nb 상에 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 보인다. 또한 합금내의 수소량 증가가 압력관 부식특성 자체에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 열처리 시편에 일정량의 수소를 charging 시킨 후 부식시험을 수행하였다. Zr-2.5wt%Nb 합금의 부식거동은 미세조직에 가장 큰 영향을 받아$\alpha$-Zr과 $\beta$-Zr 상의 시편이$\alpha$-Zr과$\beta$-Nb 상의 시편에 비해 큰 부식속도를 보였다. 또한 시편내 150ppm 이하의 수소함량은 시편의 부식거동에 별다른 영향을 없거나, 부식속도를 약간 감소시키는 것으로 추정된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 한국원자력학회 1998년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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• pp.142-147
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• 1998

핵연료피복관의 부식성능은 합금원소의 조성에 매우 민감하지만 열처리변수에 따라서도 크게 좌우되므로 열처리변수가 Zr 신합금의 부식저항성과 미세조직에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. Zr-Nb-Sn-Fe-Cr 조성을 갖는 합금을 제조하여 열처리면수($\Sigma$A)를 7.7x$10^{-l9}$~5.3x$10^{-17}$ hr로 제어한 후 400 $^{\circ}C$/10.3 MPa 분위기의 autoclave를 이용하여 부식시험을 실시 하였다. 열처리변수($\Sigma$A)가 증가함에 따라서 부식저항성은 감소하였으며 열처리변수의 값이 7.7x$10^{-l9}$와 8.8x$10^{-l9}$ hr일 때 부식저항성은 매우 우수하였다. 천이후 부식속도에 미치는 열처리변수의 영향은 무게증가량에 미치는 영향과 동일한 경향을 나타냈으며 $\Sigma$A가 1.0x$10^{-18}$ hr이하에서 매우 낮은 부식속도를 보였다. 석출물 크기의 증가는 부식저항성을 감소시키는 것으로 관찰되었다. 따라서 우수한 부식저항성을 갖는 Zr 신합금을 개발하기 위해서는 중간 열처리 온도를 적절히 조절하여 석출물의 크기를 0.05 $\mu$m이하로 제어하여야 한다.다.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2017

HCP(Half Cell Potential) method has been widely used since it is recognized as a efficient NDT(Non Destructive Technique) for corrosion detection. This work is for an evaluation of relation between corrosion amount and measured HCP in dried condition through ICM(Impressed Current Method) for accelerating corrosion. For the work, cement mortar specimens with three w/c ratios and four cover depths are prepared, and corrosion test based on ICM is performed for 6 hours, 18 hour, and 42 hours with constant 20V of electrical charge, respectively. From the test, corrosion amount increases with reduced cover depth, increasing w/c ratio, and extended corrosion period, where corrosion amount is evaluated to linearly increases with measured HCP in dried condition. In order to evaluate corrosion amount through measured HCP, the measured HCP level is firstly determined and then corrosion amount is to be compared with measured HCP, which is evaluated to be more reasonable with higher C.O.V.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2023

In this study, to analyze the correlation of surface chloride and corrosion amount level according to the installation location of steel members exposed to the marine environment, the surface chloride and mean corrosion depth were evaluated by member units for box girder members of the offshore steel bridge and box specimens. The surface chloride was measured monthly using the Bresle method for one year. The corrosion amount was evaluated by converting the weight loss due to corrosion products generated in the monitoring steel plate into mean corrosion depth. As a measurement result of the surface chloride and corrosion amount, relative differences in surface chloride and mean corrosion depth were appeared depending on the shape or installation location of the steel members. Moreover, even if members of the same shape were installed in the same bridge, it was confirmed that the corrosion amount was increased locally and rapidly. The tendency of corrosion amount depending on the surface chloride was evaluated to analyze the correlation between surface chloride and corrosion amount, and the relation equations that can asseses the corrosion amount depending on the surface chloride were analyzed. From the results of the correlation between surface chloride and corrosion amount, it was found that the corrosion amount of the steel member affected by the surface chloride was varied up to about 1.15 times depending on the structural detail.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

Concrete, as a porous construction material, permits chloride penetration from outside, which yields corrosion in embedded steel. In the study, an accelerated corrosion technique (ICM: Impressed current method) was adopted for rapid corrosion formation with 10 Volt of potential, and corrosion amou nt was controlled u p to 10.0 %. Corrosion amou nt had a linear relationship with cumulative corrosion current and increased with a quadratic function of accelerating period due to cracking. Regarding bond strength test, OPC concrete showed rapid drop of bond strength over 3.0 % of corrosion weight ratio, however slag concrete with 30 % replacement ratio showed a level of 51.4~71.6 % of corrosion ratio to OPC concrete with keeping residual bond strength.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 대한기계학회 2005년도 창립60주년 기념 추계 학술대회
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• pp.143.1-143.1
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• 2005