• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2019

Solar energy is one of the renewable energy sources. It can respond to expanding energy demand. A solar cell module is designed to have a durability that can be developed over a long period of 25 years to be installed outdoors and perform like a stable power supply. We need Standard Test Condition (STC)-based power output data before and after testing to measure the power output of existing modules. The modules are shown to reduce power output by comparing data before and after outdoor experiments regardless of whether they are indoor or outdoor. It is easy to compare the power output quantities through the module simulator in the indoor. However, it takes a lot of testing time and costs to compare the power output on outdoor in the case of a high number of modules and distance from the module simulator. It can save time and costs if we can check the power output using the data in outdoor. We have used the long-term outdoor test to find the elements out that corresponds to the reductions in power output quantities. We have conducted research that matched the actual and the tests.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2015

본 연구는 흙건축 시공 시 많이 사용되는 흙다짐 공법의 경우, 흙재료의 배합 숙련도에 따라 달라지는 함수량은 강도와 내구성에 크게 영향을 미치게 되므로 이를 적절히 확인하여 시공하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 적정함수량의 산정문제는 실험실 환경에서는 정확하게 구할 수 있지만 현장에서는 여러 여건상 곤란한 것이 현실이다. 따라서 본 연구는 흙건축에 적용되는 흙다짐 공법을 중심으로 낙하시험과 함수율의 관계를 규명하여 실제현장에서 작업자가 쉽게 적정함수비를 판별할 수 있는 용이성과 시험의 정확성 문제를 개선하고자 한다. 실험의 결과를 통하여 현장에서 활용할 수 있는 배합설계와 시험방법의 명세화, 낙하형상 판별방법의 과정과 결과를 제시하였다.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.425-440
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• 2018

Purpose: This study is aimed at developing of the flex resistance testing process at low temperature with the waterproof fabric to suit the military environment, and is designed to fit for the purpose of the waterproof materials in order to optimize the test method by finding out matters to improve from existing the test method and through previous studies. Methods: The test method, which has been applied to flex resistance of existing water-repellent materials, was improved and consequently, differentiated test results could be obtained according to the test temperature, sample size, and flexing method. Results: The testing of the total of 8 samples revealed that performance of the military requirement could hardly be met just by presenting the materials or 2~3 layers when the quality criteria for high functional water repellent fabrics were applied. PTFE(Polytetrafluoroethylene) is preferred to PU(Polyurethane) to be used in the extremely low-temperature environment, but durability under the low-temperature environment may be varied depending on film thickness or laminating technique even if the materials of waterproof films are identical. Therefore, in addition to the material or texture, the test method capable of reflecting durability under the low-temperature environment shall be suggested, and the newly designed test method proposed in this study was shown to suggest differentiated quality criteria by the material. Conclusion: The water resistance measurement and the test method following flex resistance with expanded range of flex will enable the differentiable test of the samples according to the number of repetition. This study is meaningful in that it suggests a differentiable test method capable of establishing a basis of deciding suitable material when selecting military goods made of water repellent material by properly improving the test method.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.781-785
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• 2015

엔지니어링 플라스틱(Engineering Plastic ; EP)에 대한 내구성 평가를 위해 현재 새롭게 국내에서 개발한 초음파 피로시험법을 이용하여 EP 중에서도 결정화 속도가 빠르고 결정화도가 높은 범용 POM(Polyoxymethylene) 소재에 대한 초음파 가속피로시험 거동을 평가하고자 하였다. 이에 본 연구에서 사용된 POM 소재의 밀도는 $1.37g/cm^3$, 동탄성계수는 3.49 GPa 로 측정되었으며, 초음파피로시험 20kHz, 응력비 R= -1 의 판상시편 두께 (4t, 7t, 10t)에 따른 피로수명평가 결과 전체 응력진폭 5.0~6.0MPa 부위에서 피로한도를 확인하였다. 피로시험 후 파단 면을 관찰한 결과 7t, 10t 두께 시편의 크랙 시작위치에서 미소 공동들이 서로 연결된 형태의 잔금(crazing) 균열현상으로 파단된 dimple 구조형상을 전자현미경을 통해 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.118-125
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• 2016

현재 대형 빌딩이나 공동주택에 건설되는 지하구조물은 건조수축, 시공이음, 폼타이부 등에서 콘크리트 균열로 인한 누수가 많이 발생되고 있다. 누수가 발생하게 되면 구조물의 지하공간은 결로, 곰팡이 등이 발생되어 지하 환경을 악화시키고 구조물의 콘크리트로 흡수되면 철근의 부식 등을 유발하여 구조물의 안전을 위협한다. 이는 지하구조물의 사용과정에서 장기적인 쾌적성과 구조물에 안전성이 고려되지 않은 설계와 시공의 결과이며 누수 하자에 대하여 유도배수처리로 대응하기 때문에 근본적인 누수보수가 이루어지지 않아 지하구조물은 항시 누수를 허용하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 지하에 적용되는 방수공법을 내방수와 외방수로 분류하고 이를 바탕으로 지하구조물과 유사한 간이시험체를 제작하였으며, 결로가 많이 발생되는 동절기의 온도조건을 기준으로 지하환경의 방수공법별 습도변화량을 분석할 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.424-429
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 플랜트 설비 부품류 중 충격에 취약한 신축관 이음을 대상으로 수충격 발생 시 신축관 이음의 신축량을 유압식 액추에이터의 작동데이터로 적용하여 진동내구 시험을 수행하였다. 진동내구 시험 시 내구수명의 가속 요소로 신축관 내부의 온도상태를 가정하고 온도상태를 $30^{\circ}C$부터 $50^{\circ}C$ 및 $65^{\circ}C$로 가속화한 진동내구 시험을 진행하였다. 각 조건별 온도상태별 수명데이터들은 아레니우스 모델식을 따른다고 가정하고 각 수명데이터를 선형화하여 선형식의 상수값과 활성화 에너지 계수를 유도하였다. 또한 유도된 모델식으로부터 $85^{\circ}C$ 경우의 예측 수명과 $85^{\circ}C$ 온도상태에서의 시험 수명결과와 비교를 통해 작은 편차 범위내에서 유도된 모델식의 유효성을 검증하였다. 한편, 시험 중과 시험 후 발견된 신축관의 고장모드에서는 누수 및 벨로우즈 부 내부 슬리부의 이탈과 내부변형 등을 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 본 연구는 진동내구 수명의 가속요인인 온도상태 외 압력상태 등 다양한 수명변수를 적용한 복합수명예측 모델식을 개발하고 검증할 예정이다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2018

PURPOSES : The objective of this study is to evaluate the application of soil stabilization method for soft shoulder construction in the iRoad Project of Sri Lanka. METHODS : Firstly, the quantitative analysis of soil strength improvement due to soil stabilization was done for soil samples collected from iRoad construction sites. Two types of soils were selected from iRoad Project sites and prepared for soil stabilization testing by the Road Development Authority. Secondly, the appropriate stabilizer was selected at given soil type based on test results. Two different stabilizers, ST-1 and ST-2, produced in Korea were used for estimating soil strength improvements. Finally, the optimum stabilizer content was determined for improving shoulder performance. The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) test was conducted to evaluate the strength of stabilized soil samples in accordance with ASTM D 1633. The use of bottom ash as a stabilizer produced from power plant in Sri Lanka was also reviewed in this task. RESULTS : It is found from the UCS testing that a 3% use of soil stabilizer can improve the strength up to 2~5 times in stabilized soft shoulder soils with respect to unstabilized soils. It is also observed from UCS testing that the ST-1 shows high strength improvement in 3% of stabilizer content but the strength improvement rate with increase of stabilizer content is relatively low compared with ST-2. The ST-2 shows a low UCS value at 3% of content but the UCS values increase significantly with increase of stabilizer content. When using the ST-2 as stabilizing agent, the 5% is recommended as minimum content based on UCS testing results. Based on the testing results for bottom ash replacement, the stabilized sample with bottom ash shows the low strength value. CONCLUSIONS : This paper is intended to check the feasibility for use the soil stabilization technique for shoulder construction in Sri Lanka. The use of soil stabilizer enables to improve the durability and strength in soft shoulder materials. When applying the bottom ash as a soil stabilizer, various testings should be conducted to satisfy the specification criteria.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.865-880
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• 2015

Standard test method for bulk electrical conductivity (ASTM C1760) provides a rapid indication of the concrete's resistance to the penetration of chloride ions by diffusion. In this paper a new approach for assessing the bulk electrical conductivity of saturated specimens of hardened concrete is presented. The test involves saturating concrete specimens with a 5 M NaCl solution before measuring the conductivity of the samples. By saturating specimens with a highly conductive solution, they showed virtually the same pore solution conductivity. Different concrete samples yield different conductivity primarily due to differences in their pore structure. The feasibility of the method has been demonstrated by testing different concrete mixtures consisting ordinary and blended cement of silica fume (SF) and calcined perlite powder (CPP). Two standard test methods of RCPT (ASTM C1202) and Bulk Conductivity (ASTM C1760) were also applied to all of the samples. The results show that for concretes containing SF and CPP, the proposed method is less sensitive towards the variations in the pore solution conductivity in comparison with RCPT and Bulk Conductivity tests. It seems that this method is suitable for the assessment of the performance and durability of different concretes containing supplementary cementitious materials.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2013

Prestressed concrete (PC) is the predominant material in highway bridge construction. The use of high-strength concrete has gained wide acceptance in the PC industry. The main target in the highway industry is to increase the durability and the life-span of bridges. Cracking of elements is one aspect which affects durability. Recently, nine 7.62 meter long PC I-beams made with different concrete strength were designed according to a simple, semi-empirical equation developed at the University of Houston (UH) (Laskar et al., ACI Journal 107(3): 330-339, 2010). The UH Method is a function of shear span-to-depth ratio (a/d), concrete strength $\sqrt{f^{\prime}_c}$, web area $b_wd$, and amount of transverse steel. Based on testing these girders, the shear cracking strength of girders with different concrete strength and different shear span-to-depth ratio was investigated and compared to the available approaches in current codes such as ACI 318-11 (2011) and AASHTO LRFD Specifications (2010).

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 1990

Nickel-hydrogen battery systems with metal hydride alloys are expected to have both higher energy density and lower pollution than nickel-cadmium cells. Nickel-hydrogen storage cells are expected to be well-suited for use in space crafts for a large capacity power storage system. Their major advantages are not only a capability of deep DOD(depth of discharge) using but also with excellent durability under excessive overcharging and overdischarging. In this study, the charge/discharge capacities, anodic polarization characteristics and durability for the continious charge/diacharge cycling of the $Ti_{1-X}Zr_XVNi$ and $Ti_{1-X}Zr_XV_{0.5}Ni_{1.5}$ alloys were measured by electrochemical method. The electrode properties of the copper or nickel plated $Ti_{1-X}Zr_XV_{0.5}Ni_{1.5}$ alloys were examined with a battery charge/discharge testing system in the temperature range of -5 to $25^{\circ}C$.