• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2015

PURPOSES : To ensure appropriate RCC properties with sufficient strength development and workability, it is necessary to secure a proper level of consistency. It is also necessary to secure maximum dry density, which is an important factor for increasing the interaction of aggregate interlocking, leading to an augmentation of RCC strength. On the other hand, the dry density of RCC can be changed owing to the compaction conditions, water content, and particle size distribution. A Proctor test and a modified Proctor test were used for determining the optimum water content needed to achieve maximum dry density with different amounts of compaction energy. A Vebe test, on the other hand, was used for checking the level of consistency, which is important for producing a workable mixture. METHODS : To confirm the degree of compaction at various particle sizes, RCC mixtures with different sand/aggregate ratios were evaluated. The Proctor test and modified Proctor test were applied to these mixtures to check the effect of the aggregate gradation and compaction energy on the maximum dry density and optimum water content. During each test, three specimens were produced for all types of water content under each aggregate gradation. A compaction curve and the optimum water content and maximum dry density for each aggregate gradation were then obtained for both tests. The range of water content for the appropriate consistency of each aggregate gradation was determined through a Vebe test. The optimum water content was then evaluated based on this range. RESULTS : The compaction test results show that the modified Proctor test provides a higher maximum dry density and lower optimum water content compared with the standard Proctor test. For the modified Proctor test, two cases of aggregate gradation (s/a = 30% and 70%) had the optimum water contents outside of the appropriate water content range. For the standard Proctor test, on the other hand, none of aggregate gradations provided the optimum water content within the desired range. CONCLUSIONS : The modified Proctor test should be used for an RCC mixture design because it can provide adequacy between maximum dry density and consistency. Moreover, the compaction roller has become highly developed for higher compaction energy.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1783-1790
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• 1969

It is one of the most economical method of soil stabilization works to compact soil, which increases soil density artificially. Compaction effort is to lessen void of soils, and consequently its aim is to enlarge friction and cohesion force, and reduce permeability of soil. Factors in compaction effort are moisture content, grain size, grain size distribution, physical properties, compaction method and temperature of soils etc. The results obtained in this study on the effects that grain size, gradation and physical properties influence upon compaction effort for 20 samples under the constant compaction method, are summarized as follows: 1. The bigger the maximum dry density is, the smaller the optimum moisture content is, on the other hand, the smaller the maximum dry densityis, the bigger the optimum moisture content is, ingeneral. 2. The coarser the grain size is, the bigger the maximum dry density is, and the optimum moisture content becomes small, and dry density-moisture content curve has the sharp peak, generally. Also, the finer the grain size is the smaller the maximum dry density is, and the optimum moisture content shows the big value, and dry density-moisture content curve has the dull peak. 3. The maximum dry density shows the biggest value on the sample to be about 15% of particles finer than No. 200 sieve. The more the percent passing of No. 10 sieve increase, the smaller the maximum dry density is. Soils which have uniformity coefficient less than 5 in particles larger than 0.074mm hardly show dry density-moisture content curve. 4. There is a relation which is ramax＝2.3948-0.0376 Wopt between the maximum dry density and the optimum moisture content, namely, the maximum dry density is increased in proportion to decrease of the optimum moisture content. 5. There are relations to be the straight lines which the maximum dry density decrease, on the other hand, the optimum moisture content increase in accordance with enlargement of Atterberg Limit(LL, PL, PL) in compacted soils.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2002

In order to investigate the optimum moisture content of paddy for milling process, a series of tests were conducted by examining the recovery rate and whiteness of milled rice in relation with the various moisture content. Hwabong-byeo and Dongjin-byeo varieties which were major paddies cultivated in Korea were used for the experiment. The test was performed with small experimental milling machines. In order to minimize the unexpected factors, environment conditions were kept in constant during the experiment. As a result, the recovery rate of milled rice were varied as the changes in milling time and degree of whiteness. However, the recovery rate of milled rice increases as its moisture content increases untill a certain point of moisture content and decreases slowly afterward. This certain point can be called optimum moisture content for rice milling. Also, it has a different value depending on the variety. In this experiment, optimum moisture content of Hwabong-byeo and Dongjin-byeo were considered around 14.8% and 15.3%, respectively. It is not sure that these optimum moisture contents for the two varieties would assume the same values irrespective of harvest year and place. However, it could be concluded that the optimum moisture content for rice milling is around 15%(w.b.) for Hwabong-byeo and 15.5%(w.b.) for Dongjin-byeo, respectively.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.271-278
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• 2019

In recent years, the crack accidents of earth and rockfill dams occur frequently. It is urgent to study the tensile strength and tensile failure mechanism of the gravelly soil in the core for the anti-crack design of the actual high earth core rockfill dam. Based on the self-developed uniaxial tensile test device, a series of uniaxial tensile test was carried out on gravelly soil with different gravel content. The compaction test shows a good linear relationship between the optimum water content and gravel content, and the relation curve of optimum water content versus maximum dry density can be fitting by two times polynomial. For the gravelly soil under its optimum water content and maximum dry density, as the gravel content increased from 0% to 50%, the tensile strength of specimens decreased from 122.6 kPa to 49.8 kPa linearly. The peak tensile strain and ultimate tensile strain all decrease with the increase of the gravel content. From the analysis of fracture energy, it is proved that the tensile capacity of gravelly soil decreases slightly with the increasing gravel content. In the case that the sample under the maximum dry density and the water content higher than the optimum water content, the comprehensive tensile capacity of the sample is the strongest. The relevant test results can provide support for the anti-crack design of the high earth core rockfill dam.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.3685-3701
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• 1975

This study was conducted to investigate the strength of soil cements for varied molding water content and cement content(3,6,9,12%) in four cementstabilized soils(KY: sand, MH: sad, SS: sandy loam, JJ: loam). The eoperimental results obtainedfrom unconfined compressive strength tests are asfollows: 1. The optimum moisture content increased in accordance with the increase of the cement while maximum dry density didn't change uniformly. 2. The moisture content for maximum strength was higher than the optimum moisture content in the higher cement content. Moisture-density curves showed a dull peak in the higher cement contents, on the other hand, a sharp peak in the lower cement contents. 3. In molding the specimen with the approximate optimum moisture content, the maximum strength showed at the wet side of the optimum moisture content. 4. SS and JJ maybe used as cement-stabilized base of road to require 300PSI of compressive strength cured seven days, but MH and KY may be not adequate. 5. In soil cement, the better the grain size distribution was, the stronger the compressive strength was itn general. 6. The relation between 28-day strengh and 7-day strength in the cementstabilized four soils may be expressed as follows: q28=1.55q7+1.5 in which q28:28-day strength. q7:7-day strength.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.125-136
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• 1997

화강풍화토지반(SP)의 밀도와 함수비 그리고, 점성토지반(ML)의 함수비 변화가 불도저 궤도 차량의 주행성능에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여, 강원도 춘천군 역골지역에서 실물크기의견 인력시험을 실시하였다. 시험결과로부터, 최적견인력거동은 함수비 뿐만아니라 밀도에도 크게 영향을 받음을 알았다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 지반상태에 따라서 변하는 견인력거동의 최적점 결정방법을 제안하였으며, 화강풍화토지반의 밀도에 따른 최적견인력과 최적슬립을 구하였다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.4799-4804
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• 1978

In order to investigate the effect of delayed compaction on the strength of the lime soil mixtures, labroatory test with two kind of soils was performed at four levels of lime content, at five levels of water content, and at six love's of delayed times. The results are summarized as follows; 1. Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content decreased with increase of the delayed times. The decreasing rate of those values at the earlier delayed time were large, and those values showed almost constant after about four hours of delayed time. 2. According to the increase of the delayed time, the decreasing rate of maximum dry density and optimum moisture content was large ia S-2 sampl, but was a little in S-1 sample. 3. Unconfined compressive strength of lime soil mixtures decreased with the increase of the delayed time, and the decreasing rate of its strength increased with the increase of the lime content. 4. Water content corresponding to the maximum strength was a little higher than the optimum moisture content along the increase of lime content and delayed time but its value was large in fine soil.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.532-538
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• 2013

복분자 추출물을 이용하여 과립차를 제조하고자 가공특성을 조사하였다. 복분자 추출물과 당 및 산을 적용하여 추출물 함량($X_1$, 0.4~1.2 g), 당 함량($X_2$, 6~10 g) 및 구연산 함량($X_3$, 0.1~0.3 g)의 비율로 혼합하여 과립에 관능적 특성 및 Hunter's color를 반응표면분석을 통하여 모니터링 하였다. 색상에 대한 가장 우수한 관능평점을 나타내는 배합비는 추출물 함량 0.96 g, 당 함량 7.05 g 및 구연산 함량 0.232 g이었다. 관능적으로 가장 우수한 향미를 나타내는 배합비는 추출물 함량 0.86 g, 당 함량 6.04 g 및 구연산 함량 0.215 g이었다. 관능적으로 가장 우수한 맛을 나타내는 배합비는 추출물 함량 0.92 g, 당 함량 6.39 g 및 구연산 함량 0.251 g이었다. 전반적인 기호도가 가장 높은 배합비는 추출물 함량 0.86 g, 당 함량 6.65 g 및 구연산 함량 0.272 g이었다. Hunter's color b값의 반응표면은 전반적인 기호도의 반응표면과 가장 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 복분자 과립차의 Hunter's color와 기호도는 Hunter's color a값 6.0, 복분자 추출물 함량 0.8 g 및 당 함량 0.6 g에서 선호되었다.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2003년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.215-218
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• 2003

In order to study the frost heaving characteristics of soil stabilitized with a quick lime, a cement and a briquette ash, frost heaving tests were performed with 2 kinds of soil sampled at Chonbuk-Do area. Frost heaving of no-stabilizing soil compacted with water content greater than optimum water content was increased as the frost period was increased but in case of samples with water content smaller than optimum water content, the frost period gave no affect about increase and decrease of the frost heaving. Both frost heaving of stabilizing and no-stabilizing soil with water content greater than optimum water content was decreased with the increase of the repetition number of freezing and thawing. There was no increase or decrease of frost heaving in the frost heaving test after 5 times of freezing and thawing.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.753-758
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• 2016

Moisture content influences physiological characteristics of microbes and physical structure of solid matrices during composting of animal manure. If moisture content is maintained at a proper level, aerobic microorganisms show more active oxygen consumption during composting due to increased microbial activity. In this study, optimum moisture levels for composting of two bedding materials (sawdust, rice hull) and two different mixtures of bedding and beef manure (BS, Beef cattle manure+sawdust; BR, Beef cattle manure+rice hull) were determined based on oxygen uptake rate measured by a pressure sensor method. A broad range of oxygen uptake rates (0.3 to 33.3 mg $O_2/g$ VS d) were monitored as a function of moisture level and composting feedstock type. The maximum oxygen consumption of each material was observed near the saturated condition, which ranged from 75% to 98% of water holding capacity. The optimum moisture content of BS and BR were 70% and 57% on a wet basis, respectively. Although BS's optimum moisture content was near saturated state, its free air space kept a favorable level (above 30%) for aerobic composting due to the sawdust's coarse particle size and bulking effect.