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Influence of nano-silica on the failure mechanism of concrete specimens

  • Nazerigivi, Amin;Nejati, Hamid Reza;Ghazvinian, Abdolhadi;Najigivi, Alireza
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • 제19권4호
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    • pp.429-434
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    • 2017
  • Failure of basic structures material is usually accompanied by expansion of interior cracks due to stress concentration at the cracks tip. This phenomenon shows the importance of examination of the failure behavior of concrete structures. To this end, 4 types of mortar samples with different amounts of nano-silica (0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%) were made to prepare twelve $50{\times}50{\times}50mm$ cubic samples. The goal of this study was to describe the failure and micro-crack growth behavior of the cement mortars in presence of nano-silica particles and control mortars during different curing days. Failure of mortar samples under compressive strength were sensed with acoustic emission technique (AET) at different curing days. It was concluded that the addition of nano-silica particles could modify failure and micro-crack growth behavior of mortar samples. Also, monitoring of acoustic emission parameters exposed differences in failure behavior due to the addition of the nanoparticles. Mortar samples of nano-silica particles revealed stronger shear mode characteristics than those without nanoparticles, which revealed high acoustic activity due to heterogeneous matrix. It is worth mentioning that the highest compressive strength for 3 and 7 test ages obtained from samples with the addition of 1.5% nano-silica particles. On the other hand maximum compressive strength of 28 curing days obtained from samples with 1% combination of nano-silica particles.

표면 솔-젤 반응을 활용한 마이크로미터 크기의 비구형상 공동 입자의 제조 (Fabrication of Hollow Micro-particles with Nonspherical Shapes by Surface Sol-gel Reaction)

  • 조영상;전석진;이기라
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • 제45권6호
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    • pp.611-618
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    • 2007
  • 아민기로 코팅된 단분산 폴리스티렌 입자를 제조한 뒤 톨루엔-물로 구성된 유중수 액적(oil-in-water emulsion) 내부에서 입자를 자기 조립(self-assembly)시켜 다양한 다면체(polyhedra) 구조의 콜로이드 클러스터(colloidal cluster)를 제조하였다. 콜로이드 클러스터의 표면에서 솔-젤(sol-gel) 반응을 유발한 뒤 표면이 실리카로 코팅된 복합(composite) 콜로이드 클러스터를 제조할 수 있었고 이를 주형(template)으로 활용하여 고온 소성에 의해 내부의 폴리스티렌 입자를 제거하고 마이크로미터 크기의 다양한 구조의 비구형상 공동 입자(hollow particle)를 제조하였다. 밀도구배원심분리법 (density gradient centrifugation)에 의해 폴리스티렌 구성 입자의 수와 구조가 균일한 콜로이드 클러스터를 제조할 수 있었으며 표면 솔-젤 반응에 의해 비구형상 구조의 공동 입자를 제조하였다.

초경합금재의 전자현미경(SEM)내 마이크로 절삭 (Micro-cutting of Cemented Carbides with SEM)

  • 허성중
    • 한국정밀공학회지
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    • 제20권9호
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2003
  • This paper investigates the micro-cutting of cemented carbides using PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and PCBN (polycrystalline cubic boron nitride) cutting tools are performed with SEM direct observation method. The purpose of this study is to make clear the cutting mechanism of cemented carbides and the fracture of WC particles at the plastic deformation zone in orthogonal micro-cutting. And also to achieve systematic understanding, the effect of machining parameter on chip formation and machined surface was studied, including cutting speed, depth of cut and various tool rake angle. Summary of the results are shown below. (1) Three type of chip formation process have been proposed by the results of the direct observation in orthogonal micro-cutting of cemented carbide materials. (2) From the whole observation of chip formation, primary WC particles are crushed and/or fine grained in the shearing deformation zone. A part of them are observed to collide directly with a cutting edge of tool by following the micro-cutting. (3) Surface finish, surface morphology and surface integrity is good to obtain by cutting with PCD cutting tool compared with PCBN. (4) The machined surface has the best quality near the low cutting speed of 10${\mu}m$/sec with a cutting depth of 10 ${\mu}m$ using 0$^\circ$ rake angle and 3$^\circ$ flank angle in this condition, but it was found that excessively low speed, for example the extent of 1 ${\mu}m$/sec, is not good enough to select for various reason.

Separation of micro-plastics from sea water using electromagnetic archimedes force

  • N. Nomura;F. Mishima;S. Nishijima
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제25권3호
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    • pp.18-21
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    • 2023
  • Pollution of the environment by micro-plastics is now a worldwide problem. Plastics are difficult to decompose and put a great load on the marine environment. Especially a plastic with a size of 5 mm or less is defined as micro-plastic and are carried by ocean currents over long distances, causing global pollution. These are not easily decomposed in the natural environment. In this paper, we aimed to experimentally demonstrate that micro-plastics in seawater can be continuously separated by electromagnetic Archimedes force. Using polyethylene particles of 3 mm in diameter as the separation target, a flow channel was fabricated and separation conditions were investigated by particle trajectory calculations for separation experiments. Based on the calculation results, a solenoid-type superconducting magnet was used as a source of magnetic field to conduct separation experiments of micro-plastics in seawater. Although a high separation rate was assumed in the simulation results, the experimental results did not show any significant improvement in the separation rate due to the electromagnetic Archimedes force. It was found that the gas generated by the electrolytic reaction may have inhibited the migration of the particles.

Particle Image Velocimetry of the Blood Flow in a Micro-channel Using the Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

  • Kim, Wi-Han;Kim, Chan-Il;Lee, Sang-Won;Lim, Soo-Hee;Park, Cheol-Woo;Lee, Ho;Park, Min-Kyu
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.42-48
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    • 2010
  • We used video-rate Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) to observe the motion of blood cells in a micro-channel. Video-rate CLSM allowed us to acquire images at the rate of 30 frames per second. The acquired images were used to perform Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), thus providing the velocity profile of the blood in a micro-channel. While previous confocal microscopy-assisted PIV required exogenous micro/nano particles as the tracing particles, we employed blood cells as tracing particles for the CLSM in the reflection mode, which uses light back-scattered from the sample. The blood flow at various depths of the micro-channel was observed by adjusting the image plane of the microscope. The velocity profile at different depths of the channel was measured. The confocal micro-PIV technique used in the study was able to measure blood velocity up to a few hundreds ${\mu}m/sec$, equivalent to the blood velocity in the capillaries of a live animal. It is expected that the technique presented can be applied for in vivo blood flow measurement in the capillaries of live animals.

정재초음파를 이용한 유동중 미세 입자 위치 제어 (Position Control of Micro Particles in a Fluid Flow Using Ultrasonic Standing Wave)

  • 조승현;서대철;안봉영;김기복;김용일
    • 비파괴검사학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.131-136
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    • 2008
  • 정재초음파를 이용하면 유체에 잠겨 있거나 유체를 따라서 흐르는 미세 입자의 조작이 가능하다. 정재초음파 장이 입자에 힘을 작용하여 입자를 음압마디 또는 반음압마디로 이동시킨다. 본 연구에서는 정재초음파의 주파수를 조정함으로써 유동 중 미세 입자의 위치를 제어하는 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 이를 위해 먼저 수침형 초음파 트랜스듀서를 이용하여 폭 수 밀리미터의 미세 채널을 가지는 정재초음파 발생시스템을 구성하였다. 제안한 발생시스템을 이용하여 주파수 2 MHz부터 2.5 MHz까지 영역에서 정재초음파 장을 발생시키고, 물을 따라 흐르는 수 마이크로미터 내외의 탄화규소 입자가 음압 마디로 잘 이동함을 확인하였다. 이때, 미세 채널의 폭과 주파수가 입자의 거동에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였으며, 주파수가 미세입자의 이동 위치를 결정하는 중요한 파라미터임을 확인하였다. 결과적으로, 초음파의 주파수를 조정함으로써 입자의 이동 위치를 제어할 수 있음을 실험을 통해 확인하였으며 최대 범위는 약 261 마이크로미터이다. 본 연구로부터 유체내의 입자 조작에 있어서 정재초음파의 다양한 응용 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

Effect of Tio2 particles on the mechanical, bonding properties and microstructural evolution of AA1060/TiO2 composites fabricated by WARB

  • Vini, Mohamad Heydari;Daneshmand, Saeed
    • Advances in materials Research
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.99-107
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    • 2020
  • Reinforced aluminum alloy base composites have become increasingly popular for engineering applications, since they usually possess several desirable properties. Recently, Warm Accumulative Roll Bonding (WARB) process has been used as a new novel process to fabricate particle reinforced metal matrix composites. In the present study, TiO2 particles are used as reinforcement in aluminum metal matrix composites fabricated through warm accumulative roll bonding process. Firstly, the raw aluminum alloy 1060 strips with TiO2 as reinforcement particle were roll bonded to four accumulative rolling cycles by preheating for 5 min at 300℃before each cycle. The mechanical and bonding properties of composites have been studied versus different volume contents of TiO2 particles by tensile test, peeling test and vickers micro-hardness test. Moreover, the fracture surface and peeling surface of samples after the tensile test and peeling test have been studied versus different amount of TiO2 volume contents by scanning electron microscopy. The results indicated that the strength and the average vickers micro-hardness of composites improved by increasing the volume content of TiO2 particles and the amount of their elongation and bonding strength decreased significantly.

Chemical Properties of Indoor Individual Particles Collected at the Daily Behavior Spaces of a Factory Worker

  • Ma, Chang-Jin;Kang, Gong-Unn;Sakai, Takuro
    • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.122-130
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    • 2017
  • The main purpose of the study was to clarify the properties of individual particles collected at each behavior space of a factory worker. The samplings of size-segregated ($PM_{2.1-1.1}$ and $PM_{4.7-3.3}$) indoor particles were conducted at three different behavior spaces of a factory worker who is engaged in an auto parts manufacturing plant (i.e., his home, his work place in factory, and his favorite restaurant). Elemental specification (i.e., relative elemental content and distribution in and/or on individual particles) was performed by a micro-PIXE system. Every element detected from the coarse particulate matters of home was classified into three groups, i.e., a group of high net-counts (Na, Al, and Si), a group of intermediate net-counts (Mg, S, Cl, K, and Ca), and a group of minor trace elements (P, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb). The results of EF for $PM_{4.7-3.3}$ in home indicated that several heavy metals were generated from the sources within the house itself. An exceptional feature shown in the individual particles in workplace is that Cr, Mn, and Co were clearly detected in both fine and coarse particles. Cluster analysis suggested that the individual coarse particles ($PM_{4.7-3.3}$) collected at the indoor of factory were chemically heterogeneous and they modified with sea-salt, mineral, and artificially derived elements. The principal components in individual coarse particles collected at restaurant were sea-salt and mineral without mixing with harmful trace elements like chromium and manganese. Compared to the indoor fine particles of home and restaurant, many elements, especially, Cl, Na, Cr, Mn, Pb, and Zn showed overwhelmingly high net-counts in those of factory.

Bi-materials of Al-Mg Alloy Reinforced with/without SiC and Al2O3 Particles; Processing and Mechanical Properties

  • Chang, Si-Young;Cho, Han-Gyoung;Kim, Yang-Do
    • 한국분말재료학회지
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    • 제14권6호
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    • pp.354-361
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    • 2007
  • The bi-materials with Al-Mg alloy and its composites reinforced with SiC and $Al_2O_3$ particles were prepared by conventional powder metallurgy method. The A1-5 wt%Mg and composite mixtures were compacted under $150{\sim}450\;MPa$, and then the mixtures compacted under 400 MPa were sintered at $773{\sim}1173K$ for 5h. The obtained bi-materials with Al-Mg/SiCp composite showed the higher relative density than those with $Al-Mg/Al_2O_3$ composite after compaction and sintering. Based on the results, the bi-materials compacted under 400 MPa and sintered at 873K for 5h were used for mechanical tests. In the composite side of bi-materials, the SiC particles were densely distributed compared to the $Al_2O_3$ particles. The bi-materials with Al-Mg/SiC composite showed the higher micro-hardness than those with $Al-Mg/Al_2O_3$ composite. The mechanical properties were evaluated by the compressive test. The bi-materials revealed almost the same value of 0.2% proof stress with Al-Mg alloy. Their compressive strength was lower than that of Al-Mg alloy. Moreover, impact absorbed energy of bi-materials was smaller than that of composite. However, the bi-materials with Al-Mg/SiCp composite particularly showed almost similar impact absorbed energy to $Al-Mg/Al_2O_3$ composite. From the observation of microstructure, it was deduced that the bi-materials was preferentially fractured through micro-interface between matrix and composite in the vicinity of macro-interface.

Motion of Charged Micro-particle Immersed in Liquid Crystal Controlled by In-plane Field for Electro Paper Display

  • Baik, In-Su;Choi, Ju-Hwan;Jung, Byoung-Sun;Jeon, Sang-Youn;Song, Eun-Kyoung;Lee, Seung-Hee
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 2006
  • We have studied the motion of charged micro-particles that are immersed in a nematic liquid crystal (LC) and controlled by in-plane field. The LC is an anisotropic liquid such that the viscosity of the LC depends on flow direction, phase of the LC, and temperature, which affects the motion of the charged particles under the influence of electric field. This study shows that the motion of charged particles mainly depends on the applied voltage and the LC phase, but does not show any significant influence from the initial alignment of LC, although one may expect directional difference in drag force due to interaction between LC and particle. The viscosity changes due to temperature variations in nematic phase also show no signification influence on particle velocity when compared to the effect from varying in-plane field strength.