• Advances in nano research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2024

Nanotechnology is the latest technology developed by humanity, trying to use the molecular properties of materials found in nature to create devices that solve the problems plaguing humanity and their efficiency. Man is also trying to change the meaning of molecules to nano so that a body made up of these particles has all the properties of these particles. Nanotechnology is not a new field but a new approach in all areas. A new perspective in concrete technology has been created by the use of nanoparticles in recent years. Adding silica nanoparticles to concrete mixes improves its properties and increases its strength. However, different results and reported mechanisms explain the behavior of nanoparticles in the mixture; Therefore, it took much work to generalize the results and predict the behavior of nano concretes. This article is about the construction simulation technology of civil engineering based on artificial intelligence, which deals with the effect of nanoparticles on improving concrete properties. This was demonstrated by analyzing laboratory samples in various mixture configurations and observing how silica nanoparticles affected their microstructure with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Based on SEM measurements, silica nanoparticles have a powerful effect because of their specific surface area. Their increase and decrease must be sought in interacting with the filling and nucleation mechanism and the pozzolanic activity. Each of these mechanisms dominates at different ages of hydration and affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of concrete.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.175-191
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• 2014

In recent years, the emergence of nanotechnology and nanomaterial has created hopes to improve various properties of concrete. Nano silica as one of these materials has been introduced as a cement replacement material for concrete mixture in construction applications. It can modify the properties of concrete, due to high pozzolanic reactions and also making a denser microstructure. On the other hand, it is well recognized that the use of mineral admixtures such as silica fume affects the mechanical properties and durability of cementitious materials. In addition, the superior performance of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) and self-consolidating mortars (SCM) over conventional concrete is generally related to their ingredients. This study investigates the effect of nano silica and silica fume on the compressive strength and chloride permeability of self-consolidating mortars. Tests include compressive strength, rapid chloride permeability test, water permeability, capillary water absorption, and surface electrical resistance, which carried out on twenty mortar mixtures containing zero to 6 percent of nano silica and silica fume. Results show that SCMs incorporating nano silica had higher compressive strength at various ages. In addition, results show that nano silica has enhanced the durability SCMs and reduced the chloride permeability.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.327-342
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• 2020

The objective of this study is to manufacture environmentally-friendly synthetic lightweight aggregates that may be used in the structural lightweight concrete production. The cold-bonding pelletization process has been used in the agglomeration of the pozzolanic materials to achieve these synthetic lightweight aggregates. In this context, it was aimed to recycle the waste fly ash by employing it in the manufacturing process as the major cementitious component. According to the well-known facts reported in the literature, it is stated that the main disadvantage of the synthetic lightweight aggregate produced by applying the cold-bonding pelletization technique to the pozzolanic materials is that it has a lower strength in comparison with the natural aggregate. Therefore, in this study, the metakaolin made of high purity kaolin and calcined kaolin obtained from impure kaolin have been employed at particular contents in the synthetic lightweight aggregate manufacturing as a cementitious material to enhance the particle crushing strength. Additionally, to propose a curing condition for practical attempts, different curing conditions were designated and their influences on the characteristics of the synthetic lightweight aggregates were investigated. Three substantial features of the aggregates, specific gravity, water absorption capacity, and particle crushing strength, were measured at the end of 28-day adopted curing conditions. Observed that the incorporation of thermally treated kaolin significantly influenced the crushing strength and water absorption of the aggregates. The statistical evaluation indicated that the investigated properties of the synthetic lightweight aggregate were affected by the thermally treated kaolin content more than the kaoline type and curing regime. Utilizing the thermally treated kaolin in the synthetic aggregate manufacturing lead to a more than 40% increase in the crushing strength of the pellets in all curing regimes. Moreover, two numerical formulations having high estimation capacity have been developed to predict the crushing strength of such types of aggregates by using soft-computing techniques: gene expression programming and artificial neural networks. The R-squared values, indicating the estimation performance of the models, of approximately 0.97 and 0.98 were achieved for the numerical formulations generated by using gene expression programming and artificial neural networks techniques, respectively.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2010

순환골재는 KS F 2573에 만족하지 않는 골재를 사용하였다. 포졸란재료를 혼합하지 않은 순환골재 콘크리트의 재령 28일 압축강도는 21.7MPa 정도로 부순굵은골재을 사용한 콘크리트보다 강도발현이 작게 나타났다. 반면에 조강포틀랜드시멘트를 시멘트 중량에 2.5% 혼합하므로써 재령 28일 압축강도가 향상되었으며, 플라이애시와 고로슬래그 미분말 및 규조분말의 영향으로 재령 91일 및 180일 압축강도 증진효과가 크게 나타났다. 포졸란재료를 혼합한 순환골재 콘크리트의 인장강도도 보통콘크리트에 비하여 약 40% 정도의 강도증진 효과가 있었다. 아울러 플라이애시와 고로슬래그 미분말을 혼합한 순환골재 콘크리트의 건조수축 및 크리프는 플라이애시와 규조분말을 사용한 순환골재 콘크리트에 비하여 약간 감소하였다. 순환골재 콘크리트의 압축강도와 크리프계수와의 관계는 ${\sigma}_c=-30CF+404$와 같은 선형성이 나타났다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 흡착 및 내열, 내화성이 우수한 카본블랙을 이용하여, 콘크리트의 제반성능을 파악하여, 콘크리트용 혼화재료로써 활용가능성 여부를 판단하고자 함이 본 연구의 목적이다. 실험결과 굳지 않은 콘크리트에서는 흡수율 및 미립분의 카본블랙의 충전효과로 인하여 슬럼프증가 및 공기량 감소를 나타내었으며, 블리딩, 관입저항에 의한 응결시간은 양호한 결과로 나타났다. 또한 경화콘크리트의 강도 특성에는 Plain보다 높은 강도를 나타내었으며, 포졸란 반응에 의해 장기강도로 갈수록 강도발현이 높게 나타났다. 또한 약 $850^{\circ}C$내외의 가열 후의 압축강도에서 치환율이 증가할수록 내화, 내열성이 높게 나타났으며, 건조수축 역시 양호하게 나타났고, CO, $CO_2$, 포름알데히드의 환경성 평가도 Plain보다 양호한 결과로 나타났다. 이상 결과를 종합하면, 고강도의 배합설계를 고려한 적절한 AE감수제를 사용할 경우 카본블랙이 콘크리트용 혼화재로써 사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.341-354
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• 2022

Treatment of solid waste building materials is a crucial method of disposal and an area of ongoing research. New standards for the treatment of solid waste building materials are necessary due to multisource features, huge quantities, and complicated compositions of solid waste. In this research, sustainable nanomaterial mixtures containing nano-paper waste (NPW) and nano-metakaolin (NMK) were used as a substitute for Portland cement. Portland cement was replaced with different ratios of NPW and NMK (0%, 4%, 8%, and 12% by weight of cement) while the cement-to-water ratio remained constant at 0.4 in all mortar mixtures. The fresh properties had a positive effect on them, and with the increase in the percentage of replacement, the fresh properties decreased. The results of compressive strength at 7 and 28 days and flexural strength at 28 days show that the nanomaterials improved the strength, but the results of NMK were better than those of NPW. The best replacement rate was 8%, followed by 4%, and finally 12% for both materials. The combination of NMK and NPW as a replacement (12% NMK + 12% NPW) showed less shrinkage than the others because of the high pozzolanic reactivity of the nanomaterials. The combination of NMK and NPW improved the microstructure by increasing the hydration volume and lowering the water in the cement matrix, as clearly observed in the C-S-H decomposition.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2016

실내실험으로서 화쇄류 퇴적물의 기초물성을 평가하고, 화쇄류 퇴적물의 혼입율에 따른 콘크리트의 굳지않은 성상 및 강도특성을 평가했다. 그 후, 실기 플랜트 제조실험을 실시해 화쇄류 퇴적물 혼입 콘크리트의 굳지않은 성상, 강도특성, 수축 특성 및 내구특성에 대해 검토했다. 그 결과, 화쇄류 퇴적물의 혼입에 의한 유해한 알칼리 실리카 반응은 발생하지 않았다. 더불어, 화쇄류 퇴적물에 의해 장기재령에 있어서의 강도향상 등의 포졸란 반응의 효과를 기대할 수 있다고 판단된다. 실기 플랜트 제조실험에 있어서도 화쇄류 퇴적물 혼입에 의한 공기량의 변화나 현저한 슬럼프 로스는 발생하지 않았고, 실기 플랜트로의 제조도 아무런 문제는 없다고 판단된다. 한편, 화쇄류 퇴적물을 혼입한 콘크리트의 강도특성, 수축특성 및 내구특성은 보통 콘크리트와 비교해서 동일한 수준으로 평가되었으며, 화쇄류 퇴적물을 혼입한 콘크리트의 경우, 콘크리트의 적절한 온도관리나 적절한 양생방법을 강구하는 것으로 건설재료 분야에 보다 유효하게 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2008

The disadvantage of PMM's (polymer-modified mortars) that are currently on the market is the utilization of expensive polymer additives and also the cost of the other components. One of the possibilities how to decrease this price is the effective utilization of waste materials which are very inexpensive in spite of their good properties. The combinations of different degree in polymer adhesiveness and waste secondary raw materials - fly ash - are experimentally verified in the paper. The use of fly ash in adhesive materials for ceramic tiles is limited by unsatisfactory initial adhesiveness to sintered ceramic sherd as a result of a running pozzolanic reaction that lowers the efficiency of polymer additives. On the other hand, the use of adhesive and backfill coating materials for gluing ETICS board insulation materials has brought very good results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 재36권6호
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• pp.657-669
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• 2020

This study investigates the fire resistance characteristics of reactive powder concrete according to changes in the cement content per unit area, mixing ratio of metakaolin (MK), and content of polypropylene fiber. A fire test was conducted, and the resulting residual strength characteristics were investigated through flexural and compressive strength measurements, as well as condition rating classification based on visual evaluation. MK effectively reduced the initial high content of calcium hydroxide, thereby reducing the water vapor pressure generated during pyrolysis and slowing spalling. Furthermore, the pore structure and loose tissue were effective for relieving the water vapor pressure in the event of a fire.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2010년도 춘계 학술대회 제22권1호
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• pp.335-336
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• 2010

POFA(Palm oil fuel ash)는 Palm fiber 와 shell의 부산물로써 콘크리트용 혼화재로 사용이 가능하다. 그러나 POFA를 사용한 콘크리트의 포졸란 반응에 관한 연구는 매우 적다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 다른 콘크리트용 혼화재료와 동일한 수준으로 POFA의 혼입 치환율을 달리한 모르타르의 압축강도 및 활성도 지수, 포졸란 활성도 지수(API)를 정량적으로 평가하여 혼화재료로서의 적합성을 평가하였다.