• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.17 no.2 s.86
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• pp.255-261
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• 2005

Immense quantities of coal combustion by-products are produced every year, and only a small fraction of them are currently utilized. The purpose of this study is to investigate reused techniques of coal ash in the construction field, which may contribute to the savings of building materials and conservation of environment. From the results of the compressive strength test, the elastic modulus was experimentally proposed. Also, based on the three- point-bending test, the fracture parameters - notch sensitivity, fracture energy, and initial compliance were experimentally proposed. As a result, the strength and fracture characteristics were lower than those of concrete or mortar. Also, the study showed that the deflection at a fracture decreased as the age increased and as the notch depth rate decreased. However, it was judged that its use as a building material could be expected if further research is carried out.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.161-167
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• 2001

It is difficult to obtain accurate fracture toughness values using three point bending test(TPB) proposed by RILEM committees because the shape of load-deflection curve is irregular and final crack propagation occurs after some slow stable cracking. However, fracture toughness is easily obtained from crack initiation load in the disk test. In this paper, the fracture properties of high strength concrete disks with center-crack was investigated. For this purpose, the experimental results were compared with the results by finite element analysis(FEA). And the experimental fracture locus was compared with theoretical fracture locus. Also, the results of fracture properties for the degree of concrete strength are presented. It is concluded from this study that results from FEA with maximum stress theory were compared well with the results from experiment. And the degree of concrete strength was contributed to the crack initiation load and fracture toughness, but was not contributed to the failure angle. Also, The discrepancy of fracture locus between the maximum stress theory and the experiment for concrete is considered to depend upon a large energy requirement for inducing the mixed-mode and sliding mode fractures.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.478-478
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• 2016

4대강 다기능 보 건설 이후 보 내에서 발생하는 녹조를 효과적으로 저감시키기 위해 다양한 방법들이 시도되고 있으며, 댐-보 및 보-보간 연계운영 기법은 수량을 이용하여 대규모 구간에 걸쳐 효과적으로 조류를 저감시킬 수 있어 최근 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 영산강 수계 승촌보와 죽산보를 대상으로 조류저감을 위한 다기능보 연계 운영 시나리오에 대해 2차원 모델링을 이용하여 효과를 분석하고 향후 조류저감을 위한 가동보 운영방안 수립에 적용하고자 수행되었다. 시뮬레이션 기간은 2014년 7월 1일부터 7월 15일까지 남조류가 다량으로 발생하였던 시기를 모의기간으로 하였다. 분석시나리오는 최근 낙동강에서 적용된 바 있는 pulse형 방류를 실시하여 수체내에 유속과 난류를 증가시키되 승촌보와 죽산보를 연계하여 순차적인 방류와 담수를 반복하는 형태를 가정하였다. 또한 방류 규모에 따라 수위 저하범위를 0.3~2 m로 차등 적용하여 조류저감 효과를 예측하였다. 예측결과 소수력 발전방류를 이용한 pulse형 방류 연계운영 CASE에서는 최대 승촌보 3.8% 죽산보 8.4%의 저감 효과가 예측되었다. 반면 소수력과 수문방류를 동시에 이용하여 수위 저하범위를 크게 적용하는 CASE에서는 승촌보에서 최대 12.5%, 죽산보 4.7%의 저감율로 방류규모 증가에도 불구하고 죽산보의 저감율은 증가하지 않는 결과를 나타내었다. 이는 상대적으로 저수량이 큰 죽산보에서 큰 폭으로 수위를 저하시킬 경우 수위회복 기간이 길어지고 이 시기에 조류가 성장할 수 있는 조건을 제공하기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 조류의 발생 규모와 공간적 분포, 보별 유입지류 유입특성과 저수량 등 조류발생에 관련된 다양한 인자를 복합적으로 고려하여 효율적인 운영방안이 수립되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.175-186
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• 2006

Strength method for determining nominal moment capacity of reinforced concrete members is also assumed to be suitable for strengthened members with FRP system. If the internal tensile forces of the strengthened member from steel and FRP is insufficient, the FRP system strain might become greater than its ultimate tensile strain which makes the strength method a contradiction and unapplicable. The experimental results of 27 strengthened beams with carbon fiber sheets which have relatively lower tensile forces from steel and FRP show that not only concrete compressive strain is lower than 0.003 but also measured ultimate moment was lower than nominal moment using the strength method.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.385-390
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• 2004

Chitosan is abundant polysaccharide polymer in nature Chitosan has been the subject of much research regarding its potential as a nutritional adjunct and pharmaceutical ingredient. In the present study, we examined fracture-healing process with chitosan administration and low calcium diet in rats. Left femur was fractured and fixed with intramedullary pin. The rats were fed normal diet or low calcium diet and administered chitosan with the doses of 0, 50, 100 and 150ng/ml orally 5 times a week for 10 weeks. Soft X-ray and mechanical testing of all fractured femora was taken. Radiographical finding showed that the callus formation and process of fracture healing was present in all the fractured femora. Mechanical testing indicated that the maximum load and stiffness of femur in rat fed low calcium diet was lower than those of that in rat fed normal diet. No difference in maximum load and stiffness of fractured femora in chitosan treated rat were observed as compared to vehicle treated rat. Chitosan or/and low calcium diet did not affect the ratio of fractured/unfractured femur about maximum load and stiffness. The results suggest that chitosan dose not affect the bone mechanical strength and the process of fracture healing. Low calcium diet does decrease the bone mechanical strength.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.1765-1775
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• 2013

The application of FRP wire as a mean of improving strength and ductility capacity of concrete cylinders under axial compressive load through confinement is investigated experimentally in this study. An experimental investigation involves axial compressive test of three confining amounts of FRP wire and three concrete compressive strengths. The effectiveness of FRP wire confinement on the concrete microstructure were examined by evaluating the internal concrete damage using axial, circumferential, and volumetric strains. The axial stress-strain relations of FRP wire confined concrete showed bilinear behavior with transition region. It showed strain-hardening behavior in the post-cracking region. The load carrying capacity was linearly increased with increasing of the amount of FRP wire. The ultimate strength of the 35 MPa specimen confined with 3 layer of FRP wire was increased by 286% compared to control one. When the concrete were effectively confined with FRP wire, horizontal cracks were formed by shearing. It was developed from sudden expansion of the concrete due to confinement ruptures at one side while the FRP wire was still working in hindering expansion of concrete at the other side of the crack. The FRP wire failure strains obtained from FRP wire confined concrete tests were 55~90%, average 69.5%, of the FRP wire ultimate uniaxial tensile strain. It was as high as any other FRP confined method. The magnitude of FRP wire failure strain was related to the FRP wire effectiveness.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.165-176
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• 2010

Objectives: This study is to identify the effect of detraining on lipoprotein and body composition after 8 week calorie restriction and different level of aerobic exercise among obese middle-aged women. Methods: The 30 middle-aged women whose body fat were over 30% were randomly allocated into three groups of control, exercise group of 40% $VO_2$max level, and exercise group of 60% $VO_2$max level. All the participants were taught to record their calorie intake and restrict daily 500kcal intake. After eight-week exercise and daily 500kcal restriction, their body compositions and blood lipid levels were measured again. Results: The weight, BMI, body fat, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL-cholesterol levels showed significant decreases after eight-week exercise and calorie restriction in the two exercise groups. However, detraining tended to increase them again after detraining of 4 weeks, and even more after 8 weeks. Conclusions: Detrainging after calorie restriction and exercise tended to increase levels of indices for body composition and lipoprotein among obese middle-aged women.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.529-536
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• 2021

In this study, nano-silica and nano-titanium were selected to determine the possibility of applying the binder to reactive nano materials. The basic characteristics of the nano material candidate group were reviewed. and the reactivity of nano materials was reviewed through K-value. The reactivity of the nano silicate materials was measured to be high. Therefore, as a final candidate group, nano silicate materials were selected. The finally selected reactive nano material was reviewed for its usability as a construction binder. The mechanical properties and unit weight of cement paste were reviewed using silica fume and blast furnace slag and nano materials. When cement composites with nano silicate materials, it was confirmed that it was effective in improving the mechanical performance and decrease the unit weight of cement composites.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.225-238
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• 2018

In this paper, to investigate the influence of installation damage, a variety of full-scale field installation tests with 15 geosynthetics reinforcements and fill materials of various grain size distribution have been performed. The full-scale field installation test was conducted with reference to the FHWA (2009) guidelines. The tensile strength tests were performed by sampling up to 20 specimens randomly from the excavated geosynthetics reinforcements after compaction of fill material, and the degree of decrease in tensile strength of reinforcements due to compaction was analyzed based on the experiment results. It was found that the degree of tensile strength reduction of geosynthetics reinforcements due to the compaction of fill material is greatly influenced by the type of reinforcement and the maximum diameter of fill material. In addition, it was found that the strength reduction ratio of PET geogrid (PVC coating) with relatively small stiffness was greatest, and that the larger the maximum grain size of the fill material, the greater the strength reduction ratio. And also, a more reasonable evaluation method for the installation damage reduction factor of geosynthetics reinforcements is proposed based on the results of full-scale field installation tests in present study and the existing test results.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.103-111
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• 2007

Experimental study was carried out to investigate the structural performance of composite beams with steel fiber concrete and angle. For this purpose, seven specimens composed of two RC beams with or without steel fiber and five composite beams with steel fiber and angle were constructed and tested. All specimens had no web shear reinforcement. Main variables for the specimens were tensile reinforcement ratio and fiber volume fraction. Based on the test results, structural performance such as strength, stiffness, ductility and energy dissipation capacity was evaluated and compared with the predicted strength. The prediction of flexure and shear strength gives a good relationship with the observed strength. The strength, ductility and energy dissipation capacity are increased, as the fiber volume fraction is increased. Meanwhile, high tensile reinforcement ratio resulted in the reduction of ductility and energy dissipation capacity for the composite beams.