• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.6 no.2 s.20
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• pp.93-105
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• 2006

In order to investigate the effect of the height of application point of lateral loads and reinforcing steel bars in walls and columns in improving the seismic behavior of confined concrete block masonry walls, an experimental research program is conducted. A total of twelve one-half scale specimens are tested under repeated lateral loads. Specimens are tested to failure with increasing maximum lateral drifts while a vertical axial load was applied and maintained constant. The specimens adopted are two-dimensional (2D) hollow concrete block masonry walls with different parameters such as shear span ratio, inflection point and percent of reinforcement in confining columns and walls. Test results obtained for each specimen include cracking patterns, load-deflection curve, and strains in reinforcement and walls in critical locations. Analysis of test data showed that above parameters generate a considerable effect on the seismic performance of confined concrete block masonry walls.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.22-31
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• 2002

콘크리트 블록에는 속빈 콘크리트 블록, 치장 콘크리트 블록, 형틀 콘크리트 블록, 콘크리트 적층 블록 등이 있고, 콘크리트 적층 블록을 제외하면 모두 건축용으로 널리 쓰이는 재료이다. (1) 속빈 콘크리트 블록 속빈 콘크리트 블록이란 보강근을 삽입하는 속빈 부분을 갖고, 블록 벽체로 외력을 부담하는 것을 말한다. 속빈 콘크리트 블록은 건물의 경량화와 시공 기간의 단축이 가능하기 때문에 (그림 1)과 같이 벽체용으로 사용되거나 또는 칸막이용 등으로 많이 사용되는 대표적인 조적재이다 (2) 치장 콘크리트 블록 치장 콘크리트 블록은 철근으로 보강할 수 있는 공동이 있고, 미리 표면에 연마, 절삭, 씻어 내기, 쪼아 내기. 스플릿, 슬럼프, 리브붙임 등의 치장 마무리가 되어 있는 블록을 말한다. 도장 또는 착색만에 의한 치장 블록은 포함하지 않고 있다. 치장 블록은 주로 (그림 2)와 같이 담장에 많이 사용되고 있다. (3) 형틀 콘크리트 블록 형틀 콘크리트 블록은 형틀 콘크리트 블록조에 사용되는 것을 형틀 콘크리트 블록조란 형틀 블록을 조합하여 형틀로 하고, 그 중공부에 철근을 배치하고 콘크리트를 타설하여 내력벽을 형성하는 건축구조를 말한다. 형틀 블록을 조적한 후 외부에 나타나는 면에는 스플릿, 연마, 절삭, 씻어 내기, 쪼아 내기 등의 치장을 하기도 한다.(중략)

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.440-447
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• 2020

Masonry structures are used as bearing walls in small buildings, but they are generally considered non-bearing walls. They are used as partition walls that divide the interior spaces of the frame structures of buildings. In addition, wetting techniques that use mortar as an adhesive between blocks or bricks in construction are vulnerable to climatic conditions, especially cracks in mortar, which can cause conduction collapse of the walls in seismic loading. The purpose of this research was to propose a dry concrete block construction method that complements the weak axial shear stiffness and improves the weakness of the wet construction method as well as to investigate its structural behavior. In this study, the material properties of concrete blocks were examined, and the seismic performance of the proposed dry assembly structure was verified by structural behavior tests on horizontal cyclic loads. First, in these study results, concrete blocks can be applied to the dry block construction method instead of wet construction methods because they secure more than C-type blocks in KS regulations. Second, the structural performance of the wall against a horizontal cyclic load indicates that the resisting force of the assembly block wall is increased by increasing the horizontal length of the wall, forming several diagonal cracks. Finally, the proposed dry block wall structure requires a seismic performance assessment considering that the ratio of the shape of the wall by height and length is considered a major influence variable on the structural behavior under a horizontal load.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.203-210
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• 2019

A recent earthquake on the Korean Peninsula caused much damage to masonry buildings, and research on performance evaluation has been underway. A masonry building is generally constructed using wet construction and is affected by temperature, which reduces the efficiency of the construction. In this study, we propose a dry construction technique for assembling concrete blocks without using mortar and evaluated its performance through experimental and analytical research. To evaluate the performance, experiments were carried out for the prismatic compressive strength, direct terminal strength, and diagonal tensile strength of the dry construction wall. The adequacy of the cross section shape was also reviewed through FEM analysis. The results show that the compressive strength and diagonal tensile strength could exert a certain intensity or higher. Furthermore, the H-type module of a key block acted as a shear key for the entire concrete block, which resulted in excellent shear strength performance. In addition, the shape and thickness of the main block have a major effect on the strength performance of each block. Therefore, an optimal shape and the proposed dry construction method could be applied to replace the wet method by studying the construction or seismic performance of the proposed method.