• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2015

The critical element for sustainable growth in the construction industry is the development of alternative cements. A new technological process called geopolymerization provides an innovative solution, and the presence of aluminum and silicon oxides in fly ash has encouraged its use as a source material. Many previous investigations have involved curing the binder in a heated environment. To reduce energy consumption during the synthesis of geopolymers, the present study investigated the properties of ambient cured geopolymer mortar at early ages. An experimental program was executed to establish a relationship between the activator composition and the properties of geopolymer mortar in fresh and hardened states. Concentrations of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate were ascertained that are advantageous for constructability and mechanical behavior. Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques were also used to characterize the material. Test results indicate that there is potential for the concrete industry to use fly ash based geopolymer as an alternative to portland cement.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.837-851
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• 2013

In construction industry, strength is a primary criterion in selecting a concrete for a particular application. The concrete used for construction gains strength over a long period of time after pouring the concrete. The characteristic strength of concrete is defined as the compressive strength of a sample that has been aged for 28 days. Neither waiting for 28 days for such a test would serve the rapidity of construction, nor would neglecting it serve the quality control process on concrete in large construction sites. Therefore, rapid and reliable prediction of the strength of concrete would be of great significance. On this backdrop, the method is proposed to establish a predictive relationship between properties and proportions of ingredients of concrete, compaction factor, weight of concrete cubes and strength of concrete whereby the strength of concrete can be predicted at early age. Multiple regression analysis was carried out for predicting the compressive strength of concrete containing Portland Pozolana cement using statistical analysis for the concrete data obtained from the experimental work done in this study. The multiple linear regression models yielded fairly good correlation coefficient for the prediction of compressive strength for 7, 28 and 40 days curing. The results indicate that the proposed regression models are effectively capable of evaluating the compressive strength of the concrete containing Portaland Pozolana Cement. The derived formulas are very simple, straightforward and provide an effective analysis tool accessible to practicing engineers.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2019

This paper reports an experimental investigation conducted to evaluate the durability performance of concrete mixtures prepared utilizing blends of Type I Portland cement (OPC) and natural pozzolans (NPs) obtained from three different sources in Saudi Arabia. The control concrete mixture containing OPC alone as the binder and three concrete mixtures incorporating NPs were prepared keeping water/binder ratio of 0.4 (by weight), binder content of $370kg/m^3$, and fine/total aggregate ratio of 0.38 (by weight) invariant. The compressive strength and durability properties that included depth of water penetration, depth of carbonation, chloride diffusion coefficient, and resistance to reinforcement corrosion and sulfate attack were determined. Results of this study indicate that at all ages, the compressive strength of NP-admixed concrete mixtures was slightly less than that of the concrete containing OPC alone. However, the concrete mixtures containing NP exhibited lower depth of water penetration and chloride diffusion coefficient and more resistance to reinforcement corrosion and sulfate attack as compared to OPC. NP-admixed concrete showed relatively more depth of carbonation than OPC when subjected to accelerated carbonation. The results of this investigation indicates the viability of utilizing of Saudi natural pozzolans for improving the durability characteristics of concrete subjected to chloride and sulfate exposures.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.327-335
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• 2023

The most popular building material, concrete, is intrinsically linked to the advancement of humanity. Due to the ever-increasing complexity of cementitious systems, concrete formulation for desired qualities remains a difficult undertaking despite conceptual and methodological advancement in the field of concrete science. Recognising the significant pollution caused by the traditional cement industry, construction of civil engineering structures has been carried out successfully using Geopolymer Concrete (GPC), also known as High Performance Concrete (HPC). These are concretes formed by the reaction of inorganic materials with a high content of Silicon and Aluminium (Pozzolans) with alkalis to achieve cementitious properties. These supplementary cementitious materials include Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS), a waste material generated in the steel manufacturing industry; Fly Ash, which is a fine waste product produced by coal-fired power stations and Silica Fume, a by-product of producing silicon metal or ferrosilicon alloys. This result demonstrated that GPC/HPC can be utilised as a substitute for traditional Portland cement-based concrete, resulting in improvements in concrete properties in addition to environmental and economic benefits. This study explores utilising experimental data to train artificial neural networks, which are then used to determine the effect of supplementary cementitious material replacement, namely fly ash, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) and silica fume, on the compressive strength, tensile strength, and modulus of elasticity of concrete and to predict these values accordingly.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.267-278
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• 2020

This paper reports on the result of an experimental investigation carried out to study the compressive strength and sorptivity properties of blended cement concrete exposed to 5% and 10% MgSO₄ solution using fly ash (FA) and silpozz. Usually in sulphate environment the minimum grade of concrete is M30 and the mix design is done for target mean strength of 39 MPa. Silpozz is manufactured by burning of agro-waste rice husk in designed furnace in between 600° to 700℃ which is one of the main agricultural residues obtained from the outer covering of rice grains during the milling process. There are four mix series taken with control mix. The control mix made 0% replacement of FA and silpozz with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). The first mix series made 0% FA and 10-30% replacement of silpozz with OPC. The second mix series made with 10% FA and 10-40% replacement of silpozz with OPC. The third mix series made 20% FA and 10-30% replacement of silpozz with OPC and the fourth mix series made 30% FA and 10-20% silpozz replaced with OPC. The samples (cubes) are prepared and cured in normal water and 5% and 10% MgSO₄ solution for 7, 28 and 90 days. The studied parameters are compressive strength and strength deterioration factor (SDF) for 7, 28 and 90 days. The water absorption and sorptivity tests have been done after 28 days of normal water and magnesium sulphate solution curing. The investigation reflects that the blended cement concrete incorporating FA and silpozz showing better resistance against MgSO₄ solution when compared to normal water curing (NWC) samples.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2005

공극구조 분석 방법은 ASTM C 457의 리니어트레버스 포인트카운트법이 있으나, 이러한 방법들은 분석하는데 시간과 노력이 너무 많이 소요되어 현재에는 거의 사용되어지지 않고 있다. 근래에는 현미경과 디지털 카메라, 컴퓨터의 프로그램 발달로 화상분석법이 많은 연구자에 의해 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 화상분석법을 통하여 라텍스개질 콘크리트의 공극 구조 특성을 분석하고자 시멘트 종류(보통포틀랜드시멘트, 초속경시멘트)와 라텍스 혼입율(0,15%)에 따라 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과, 라텍스는 경화 후 콘크리트에서 AE제의 공기연행효과보다 더 우수한 연행공기 량을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 화상분석법을 이용할 경우 경화 후 콘크리트 내부 공극 구조에 대한 다양한 정보를 분석할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 1982

A study on the effect of water reducing agent on the various characteristics of concrete has been conducted. The experimental results of the study are summarized as follows. 1. Slump test for the concrete added water reducing setretarding agent in proper quantity have been conducted. According to the test results, the decreasing rate of slump value become bigger than plain concrete with increase of the unit weight of cement and elapse of time 2. In case the proper quantity content of maximum compressive strength in Fig. 5 of water reducing set retarding agent is added, unit weight of water is decreased about 15% or so as compared with plain concrete. with the increase of water reducing set accelerating agent content unit weight of water is decreased much more, And other hand, amount of air entraining shows the increasing tendency with the increase of water reducing agent content. 3. The adding rate of water reducing agent which produce maximum strength shows that WR-CH and WR-SA which is water reducing set-starding agent is 0.2% and WR-CO is 0.5% and that WS-PO which is water reducing set accelerating agent is 0.5 4. compressive strength jof the concrete made of sulfate resistant cement shows less than the strength of normal portland cement at initial strength but the strength of both cement shows almost same at curing age of 28 days. 5. when proper quantity of water reducing set retarding agent is used, boned strength is increased about 15% at curing age of 28days. 6. According to the result of durability test, dynamic young's mudulus of elasticity at plain concrete is decreased about 50% as compared with initial step at 300 cycle of freezing and thawing after curing age of days. on the contarary the concrete used water reducing agent is decreased less than 7%.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.81-88
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• 1990

본 논문에서는 방사선 자미용 중량콘크리트에 사용되는 국외의 자철광골재 콘크리트에 대하여 자철광 골재의 골재특성을 분석하고, 굳지않은 콘크리트의 슬럼프등 특성과 압축강도등 역학적특성을 분석하므로써 중량콘크리트 시공 응용에 한 참고자료를 제시하고자 하였다. 실험결과 자철광 골재 콘크리트의 슬럼프치는 천연골재의 경우보다 50% 정도 작게 단위용적중량은 50%정도 크게 나타났고, 시멘트 종류에 따른 압축강도 영향은 보통보다 중용열 포틀랜드시멘트에서 제조회사 차이로 5~19% 크게 나타났고, 잔골재의 영향은 압축강도 340kg/$cm^2$를 기준으로 그 이상 강도에서는 천연 잔골재, 그 이상 강도에서는 자철광 잔골재 콘크리트에서 크게 나타났으며, 굵은골재는 골재간결합력(Interlocking) 및 시멘트 페이스트와의 부착력(Bond) 증진에 기원하며 자철광에서 17~22%크게 나타났다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 실내 배합 실험을 통하여 150MPa 초고강도 콘크리트의 제반 물성을 평가한 후 150MPa 초고강도 콘크리트제조를 위한 최적 배합 조건을 제시하고자 하며 압축강도, 응력-변형률 관계, 탄성계수와 인장강도, 휨강도 등과 같은 기본적인 재료역학 특성을 평가하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 초고강도 콘크리트의 목표 물성으로 배합강도는 150MPa, 슬럼프 플로는 $700{\pm}50mm$를 목표로 정하여 57개의 배합을 실시하였으며, 각각의 배합조건에 따른 물성 및 역학특성을 검토하였다. 실험결과 초고강도 콘크리트는 보통의 고강도 콘크리트보다 매우 큰 점성을 가지므로 이러한 점성과 콘크리트 타설 및 작업성의 상관성을 고려하여 700~800mm 정도의 플로값을 확보하여야 할 것으로 판단되며, 재령 56일 압축강도를 100%로 할 때 3일은 64%, 7일은 70%, 28일은 약 95% 발현하였다. 150MPa 정도의 초고강도 콘크리트 제조를 위한 단위 시멘트량은 대략 1030~1150kg/$m^3$ 정도이며, 물-결합재비는 12~14%의 범위 내에서 적당하며, 잔골재율은 점성 및 작업성을 고려하여 30~35% 범위 내에서 결정될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2012

최근 대규모 토목구조물의 내구성 향상 및 수화열 저감 성능을 확보하기 위하여 1종 보통포틀랜드시멘트에 고로슬래그미 분말 및 플라이애시를 혼합 치환한 삼성분계 혼합시멘트(TBC)의 개발 및 현장적용이 증가하고 있다. 또한 최근 건설사를 중심으로 공사비용 절감 등을 이유로 공사기간 단축 노력이 계속되고 있다. 이를 위해 콘크리트의 조기강도 성능이 요구되어진다. 따라서 상대적으로 조기강도 발현이 느린 TBC의 성능 보완이 필요하다. 이 연구에서는 TBC 모르타르의 조기강도 발현 성능을 향상시키기 위한 노력으로, 고로슬래그미분말 및 무수석고의 분말도와 첨가율을 조절하여 모르타르의 압축강도, $SO_3$ 함량 및 SEM 분석을 실시하였다. 실험 결과, TBC 모르타르는 분말도 약 $4,200cm^2/g$의 고로슬래그미분말을 사용하고 분말도 약 $10,000cm^2/g$의 무수석고 3.5%를 첨가하고 $SO_3$함량을 3.72% 내외로 관리하는 것이 가장 우수한 조기강도 특성을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.