• Korean Architects
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• no.6 s.66
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• pp.36-42
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• 1974

설계가 잘 되어있는 문은 사람이나 물건의 출입에 큰 지장을 주지않고 분리, 차음 및 안전등의 제기능을 충분히 발휘할 것이다. 화염이나 연기의 확산을 조지시키는 일은 안전상 가장 중요한 일 중의 하나이다. 건물의 여러곳에 위치한 문의 기능, 성능의 평가방법과 기준등은 전세계에서 논의의 대상이 되고 있다. 건물의 각부분은 내화구조구획에 의해 각각 분리될 수 있으며, 각 구획을 통하는 개구부는 화재시 자기의 기능을 충분히 발휘할 수 있는 문에 의해 차단될 수 있다. 첫째, 문은 그 문이 위치한 벽체에서 화재차단의 효과를 가져야 하며, 둘째, 피난통로의 안전을 조해하는 연소부산물이 침투하는 것을 방지하여야 한다. 그러므로 모든 방화문은, 건물에서 그 위치의 정도에 따라 연기와 화재의 확산을 막는 장벽으로서의 역할이 요구된다. 본 내용은 현재 논의되고 있는 상황에 대한 영국건축연구소의 연구보고서의 요약 소개이다.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.132-139
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• 2019

EPS (expanded polystyrene) is one of the most used building materials for insulation that is favored by its excellent heat insulation, economical efficiency and lightweight characteristics. However, EPS is vulnerable to the fire and producing large amount of toxic gases in case of fire. Therefore, ultra-lightweight geopolymer which can replace EPS is fabricated by using IGCC (integrated gasification combined cycle) fused slag and Si sludge as raw materials and the possibility of replacement on ultra-lightweight geopolymer for EPS as an insulation building material was evaluated in this study. Ultra-lightweight geopolymer can be fabricated with the pulverized IGCC fused slag having low carbon content and density, compressive strength, thermal conductivity were $0.064g/cm^3$, 0.04 MPa, and 0.072 W/mK, respectively. The thermal conductivity of ultra-lightweight geopolymer is 1.5~2.0 times higher than that of EPS suggested in the KS M 3808; however, the thermal conductivity value of geopolymer is meaningful and competitive to that of EPS in the market. Therefore, ultralightweight geopolymer can be applicable to the building material for thermal insulation purpose and have an enough possibility to replace EPS in the future because it is not only much safer than EPS in case of fire but also it can be fabricate by using waste materials from the industry.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.19-25
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• 2017

Previous studies have found that firefighters have a tenfold higher prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) compare to the general population. Firefighters are constantly exposed to various occupational hazards including toxic chemicals of fire residue and the toxic chemicals can effects development and progression of PD. Nevertheless, there were no studies about the association between exposure to chemical byproducts of combustion and the development of PD among firefighters. Thus the aim of this study is to look into existing researches regarding the effect of chemical byproducts of combustion on the development of PD. An extensive literature search was conducted to identify harmful chemical components of smoke and fire residue, using the PubMed database during November of 2016. We searched for relevant articles by combining several keywords that contained "Parkinson's disease" and each of the different toxic chemicals, yielding a total of 1401 articles. After applying the selection criteria, 12 articles were chosen. Chemical substances reported to have a harmful effect on PD, in at least one article, were carbon monoxide, toluene, manganese and lead. Carbon monoxide and metal substances including manganese and lead were found to be associated with an increased PD risk in more than two articles. There was a heightened risk of PD in firefighters due to exposure of chemical byproducts of combustion including carbon monoxide, toluene, manganese and lead. However, to the best of our knowledge, to support this result we need more systematic epidemiological studies about these risk factors of PD among firefighters. In addition, further studies for the effects of prolonged exposure to toxic fire residue on the development and progression of PD in firefighters are needed.