• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.262-264
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• 2004

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) has been used to image inside concrete specimens embedded with steel bars and delamination. An imaging algorithm has been developed to improve measurement output generated from a commercial radar system. For the experiments, laboratory size concrete specimens are made with the dimensions of $1,000mm(W){\times}1,000mm(L){\times}250mm(D)$. The results have shown improved output of the radar measurements compared to commercially available processing methods.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2022

In this study, a model experiment and field experiment was conducted to introduce the optimal tensile force when constructing a non-open cut tunnel according to the ground conditions of sandy soil. CMR (Concrete Modular Roof) method is economical because of the high precision and excellent durability, and corrosion resistance, and the inserted parts can be used as the main structure of a tunnel. In addition the CMR method has a stable advantage in interconnection because the concrete beam is press-fitted compared to the NTR (New Tubular Roof) method, and the need for quality control can be minimized. The ground conditions were corrected by adjusting the relative density of sandy soil during the construction of non-open cut tunnels, and after introducing various tensile forces, the surface settlement according to excavation was measured, and the optimal tensile force was derived. As a result of the experiment, the amount of settlement according to the relative density was found to be minor. Furthermore, analysis of each tensile force based on loose ground conditions resulted in an average decrease of approximately 22% in maximum settlement when the force was increased by 0.8 kN per segment. Considering these results, it is indicated that more than 2.0 kN tensile force per segment is recommended for settlement of the upper ground.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.425-438
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• 2007

Large changes in stiffness associated with cracking and yielding of reinforced concrete sections may be expected to occur during the dynamic response of reinforced concrete frames to earthquake ground shaking. These changes in stiffness in stories that experience cracking might be expected to cause relatively large peak interstory drift ratios. If so, accounting for such changes would add complexity to seismic design procedures. This study evaluates changes in an index parameter to establish whether this effect is significant. The index, known as the coefficient of distortion (COD), is defined as the ratio of peak interstory drift ratio and peak roof drift ratio. The sensitivity of the COD is evaluated statistically for five- and nine-story reinforced concrete frames having either uniform story heights or a tall first story. A suite of ten ground motion records was used; this suite was scaled to five intensity levels to cause varied degrees of damage to the concrete frame elements. Ground motion intensity was found to cause relatively small changes in mean CODs; the changes were most pronounced for changes in suite scale factor from 0.5 to 1 and from 1 to 4. While these changes were statistically significant in several cases, the magnitude of the change was sufficiently small that values of COD may be suggested for use in preliminary design that are independent of shaking intensity. Consequently, design limits on interstory drift ratio may be implemented by limiting the peak roof drift in preliminary design.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2012

Recently, concrete using multicomponent blended cement has been required to increase the freeze-thaw and sulfate resistances of concrete structures exposed to a marine environment. Thus, the purpose of this study was to propose the use of concrete containing multicomponent blended cement as one of the alternatives for concrete structures exposed to a marine environment. For this purpose, batches of concrete containing ordinary portland cement (OPC), binary blended cement (OPC-G, G: ground granulated blast slag), ternary blended cement (OPC-GF, F: fly ash), and quaternary blended cement (OPC-GFM, M: mata-kaolin) were made using a water-binder ratio of 50%. Then, the durability levels, including thesulfate and freeze-thaw resistances, were estimated for concrete samples containing OPC, OPC-G, OPC-GF, and OPC-GFM. It was observed from the tests that the durability levels of the concrete samples containing OPC-G and OPC-GF were found to be much better than that of the concrete containing OPC. The optimum mixing proportions were a40% replacement ratio of ground granulated blast slag for the binary blended cement and a30% replacement ratio of ground granulated blast slag and 10% fly ash for the ternary blended cement.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.79-90
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• 2020

4- and 8-storey reinforced-concrete frame buildings are analyzed under the suites of the near-fault pulse-like, and the corresponding spectrally equivalent far-fault ground-motion records. Seismic fragility curves for the slight, moderate, extensive, and complete damage states are developed, and the damage probability matrices, and the mean loss ratios corresponding to the Design Basis Earthquake and the Maximum Considered Earthquake hazard levels are compared, for the investigated buildings and sets of ground-motion records. It is observed that the spectrally equivalent far-fault ground-motion records result in comparable estimates of the fragility curve parameters, as that of the near-fault pulse-like ground-motion records. As a result, the derived damage probability matrices and mean loss ratios using two suites of ground-motion records differ only marginally (of the order of ~10%) for the investigated levels of seismic hazard, thus, implying the potential for application of the spectrally equivalent ground-motion records, for seismic fragility and risk assessment at the near-fault sites.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.842-847
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 설계기준에 제시된 평지 전도 안전율 계산식을 바탕으로 경사지에서의 지반의 저항모멘트를 산정하기 위해 범용 해석 프로그램 L-Pile Plus13.8을 사용하여 기존 연구와 검증하였다. 지반의 일반적인 토질상태별 특성을 고려한 내부마찰각, 점착력, 흙의 단위중량, 지반종류, 사질토 및 점성토 지반계수를 적용하여 각 전주의 근입 깊이에 따른 지반의 저항모멘트를 산정하였다. 또한 토질등급에 따른 토질의 상태별 특성이 고려된 4가지 경우를 선정하여 12m 중하중용 전주를 대상으로 경사지의 경사각을 $0^{\circ}{\sim}35^{\circ}$까지 $5^{\circ}$씩 증가시켜 지반의 저항모멘트를 산정하였다. 그 결과 경사지 경사각에 따른 저항모멘트가 감소하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었으며 그에 따른 경사지의 근입 깊이 증가가 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.1164-1169
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• 2014

해마다 태풍과 같은 자연재해에 의해 경사지에 설치된 전주의 전도피해가 발생하고 있지만, 현행 전주설계 기준에는 경사지에서의 전도안전율에 대한 기준이 미비하다. 본 연구에서는 설계기준의 기본개념을 적용하여 경사지에서의 지반 저항모멘트를 범용 해석 프로그램 L-Pile Plus13.8로 해석하여 산정하였다. 현 설계기준이 제시하는 보정근입깊이를 적용하더라도 경사지의 지반 저항모멘트는 지반경사각이 클수록 크게 감소하였다. 경사지에 설치된 전주가 평지에 설치된 전주와 같은 정도의 지반 저항모멘트를 갖기 위해서는 현행 경사지 보정근입깊이에 1.5~3배 증가시킬 필요가 있는 것으로 연구되었다.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.381-390
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• 2015

Investigating the microstructure of hardened cement mixtures with the aid of advanced technology will help the concrete industry to develop appropriate binders for durable building materials. In this paper, morphological, mineralogical and thermogravimetric analyses of autoclave-cured mixtures incorporating ground dune sand and ground granulated blast furnace slag as partial cementing materials were investigated. The microstructure analyses of hydrated products were conducted using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermo-graphic analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The SEM and EDX results demonstrated the formation of thin plate-like calcium silicate hydrate plates and a compacted microstructure. The DTA and TGA analyses revealed that the calcium hydroxide generated from the hydration binder materials was consumed during the secondary pozzolanic reaction. Residual crystalline silica was observed from the XRD analysis of all of the blended mixtures, indicating the presence of excess silica. A good correlation was observed between the compressive strength of the blended mixtures and the CaO/$SiO_2$ ratio of the binder materials.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2013

최근 콘크리트 산업은 $CO_2$ 가스 배출 저감을 목적으로 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그 미분말 등의 혼화재 사용량이 증가되고 있다. 그러나 국내의 경우 구조설계기준에서 사용되고 있는 강도 발현 예측 모델은 시멘트 종류 및 양생방법에 따른 상수값 ${\beta}_{sc}$를 포틀랜드시멘트에 관해서만 규정함에 따라 플라이애시 및 고로슬래그 미분말을 혼합 사용한 콘크리트의 시간에 따른 강도 발현 특성을 반영하지 못하는 실정이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 플라이애시 및 고로스래그 미분말을 혼합한 보통강도 및 고강도 영역의 콘크리트의 시간에 따른 강도를 평가하였으며, 혼화재 종류 및 혼합률에 따른 콘크리트 강도발현 상수 ${\beta}_{sc}$ 값을 제안하였다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.457-462
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• 2007

콘크리트궤도는 최근 국내에 활발히 적용되고 있다. 콘크리트궤도는 유지보수 비용 저감을 꽤할 수 있다는 장점이 있으나, 콘크리트궤도 구축 후 토공에서 발생할 수 있는 침하를 허용범위 이내로 관리하는 것은 쉽지 않다. 따라서 궤도 공사 이전에 토공 침하를 측정하고 평가하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 원지반과 성토체에서의 침하 거동을 평가하기 위하여 1개의 원지반 침하판, 1개의 하부노반 침하판, 5개의 지표침하핀을 설치하여 성토 완료 후 1년 이상 동안 계측을 수행하였다. 시험개소의 경우 원지반 침하는 시공 중에 완료된 것으로 평가되었다. 그러나 성토체 침하는 성토 완료 후에도 지속적으로 발생하고 있으며, 침하 속도는 점진적으로 감소되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 논문에서는 침하급증 원인을 분석하여 강우가 침하 급증의 주요원인 중의 하나인 것을 확인하였다.