• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.295-299
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• 2021

Recently, interest in maintenance has been increasing due to the enlargement and aging of infra structures. Therefore, a new paradigm is required to secure and improve the durability of structures differentiated from the past. Accordingly, research on smart concrete incorporating the concept of self-healing into concrete is being actively conducted. In this study, the crack healing performance and durability performance of self-healing concrete applied with a hydrogel containing biomineral-forming microorganisms were evaluated. As a result of evaluating the dispersion of the hydrogel in concrete, it was confirmed that the hydrogel was well distributed in concrete matrix with a dispersion coefficient of 0.35 to 0.46. The crack healing performance evaluation was verified by a water permeability test, and showed a recovery rate of 95% or more at the age of 28 days, confirming the applicability of self-healing concrete. The durability performance of self-healing concrete was evaluated in terms of resistance to penetration of chloride ion and freezing and thawing. Regardless of the mixing of the hydrogel, the same level of durability performance was shown for various compressive strength level. Therefore, it was confirmed that the microbial admixture did not affect concrete durability. In the future, long-term crack healing performance and durability verification studies should be supplemented.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.37-54
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• 2015

In general, cracks significantly deteriorate the in-situ performance of concrete members and structures, especially in urban metro tunnels that have been embedded in saturated soft soils. The microcapsule self-healing method is a newly developed healing method for repairing cracked concrete. To investigate the optimal microcapsule parameters that will have the best healing effect in concrete, a 3D analytical probability healing model is proposed; it is based on the microcapsule self-healing method's healing mechanism, and its purpose is to predict the healing efficiency and healing probability of given cracks. The proposed model comprehensively considers the radius and the volume fraction of microcapsules, the expected healing efficiency, the parameters of cracks, the broken ratio and the healing probability. Furthermore, a simplified probability healing model is proposed to facilitate the calculation. Then, a Monte Carlo test is conducted to verify the proposed 3D analytical probability healing model. Finally, the influences of microcapsules' parameters on the healing efficiency and the healing probability of the microcapsule self-healing method are examined in light of the proposed probability model.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2009년도 춘계 학술대회 제21권1호
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• pp.441-442
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• 2009

Concrete has some self-healing ability if the crack is occurred. Concrete with a inorganic-organic chemical compound, self-healing ability is increased at the surface of the crack. In this study, we investigate self-healing performance of concrete using admixutre by performing permeability test.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.569-576
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 유·무기계 자기치유재료를 기반으로 박테리아 펠렛과 고상캡슐을 각각 혼입하여 사용한 하이브리드 자기치유 콘크리트의 치유성능을 조사하였다. 치유성능 평가방법으로 정수위 투수시험을 적용하였으며, 평가지표로 치유율과 등가균열폭에 의해 산출된 치유된 균열폭을 활용하였다. 정수위 투수시험 결과 초기 균열폭이 0.3 mm일 때 MC-BP와 MC-SC의 치유율은 MC와 비교하여 2.1~3.0 %pt 높았으며, 하이브리드 콘크리트의 치유된 균열폭은 0.017~0.018 mm 증가하였다. 결론적으로, 두 가지 치유소재를 함께 사용하더라도 자기치유 성능은 크게 향상되지 않은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.111-112
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• 2014

This research focuses on the study that micro-crack of concrete is repaired to use self-healing technology. Self-healing concrete is widely studied in domestic and international construction field recently. Micro-crack(less than 0.3mm)of concrete is repaired using a crack repair stick which containing self-healing agents. Therefore, the crack on construction structure will be easily repaired by using a crack repair stick. Also experiment was proceeded because of evaluating the long term durability.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2008

본 연구는 시멘트계의 self-healing 반응에 대한 정보와 콘크리트용 구체방수재가 self-healing에 미치는 영향에 대한 정보를 얻기 위하여 수행되었다. 우선 시멘트페이스트를 준비하여 7, 14, 28일간 양생한 다음 분쇄하여 두께가 1 mm 이하인 시편을 분리하였다. 분리한 시편은 밑면과 윗면을 젖은 헝겊으로 감싼 다음 용기에 담아 7일, 28일간 보관하였다. 그 후 젖은 헝겊으로 덮어 두었던 시편을 대상으로 아세톤을 사용하여 수화 정지 작업을 한 다음 XRD, DSC, SEM, EDX를 사용하여 분석하였다. 이러한 분석 결과 시멘트의 self-healing에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있었다. 시멘트는 self-healing의 특성을 가지고 있으며 이러한 현상은 물의 존재에 큰 영향을 받게 된다. 또한 self-healing은 수화 초기에 더욱 빠르고 효과적인데, 이는 수화 초기 일수록 미반응 시멘트 성분의 함량이 높아 추가적인 수화반응을 일으키기가 수월하기 때문이다. 또한 연구 결과 콘크리트용 구체방수재가 시멘트계의 self-healing에 상당한 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 구체방수재는 시멘트의 self-healing 효과를 증대시켜주며, 특히 C 구체방수재를 사용한 시편에서는 침상 또는 섬유상의 수화생성물이 다량 존재하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이들 상은 에트린자이트로 예상되어진다. 이들 수화생성물이 시멘트계의 self-healing 효과를 증진하는데 매우 효과적인 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2017

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to verify the property of self-healing, and to propose an appropriate duration for wet curing of bridge deck concrete overlays. METHODS : In this study, reinforced bars were inserted into concrete molds in order to prevent brittle fracture and induced cracks in the concrete resulting from indirect tension mode. The induced time of concrete cracking was 3 to 7 days, following which the concrete specimens were cured in water. The resulting concrete crack width was measured using image analysis equipment. Additionally, the self-healing tests were performed using the following three mixtures: OPC, SFC, and LMC. RESULTS : Concrete mixtures with crack widths of $150{\mu}m$ or lower were completely healed by Day 28. Hydrates of crack fills were found to be the calcium carbonate. CONCLUSIONS : The cement-based mixtures exhibit properties of self-healing. Considering these properties, it is necessary to increase the curing duration of concrete overlays for bridge decks.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2009년도 춘계 학술대회 제21권1호
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• pp.415-416
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• 2009

Concrete with Self-healing Admixture provides waterproof protection by using a organic-inorganic chemical compound throughout the concrete. Using cement chemicals eliminate the need to use additional waterproofing, If crack is occurred, this system enhance self-healing ability to increase the structural safety. In this study, we investigate material properties to conclude mixture rate of concrete to apply a construction site.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.727-741
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• 2019

A reinforced concrete water tank is a typical functional liquid storage structure and cracks are the greatest threat to the liquid storage structure. Tanks are readily cracked due to seismic activity, thereby leading to the leakage of the stored liquid and a loss of function. In order to study the effect of cracks on liquid storage tanks, self-healing and leakage tests for bending cracks and through cracks in the walls of a reinforced concrete water tank were conducted. Material performance tests were also performed. The self-healing performance of bending cracks in a lentic environment and through cracks in a lotic environment were tested, thereby the self-healing width of bending micro-cracks in the lentic environment in the short term were determined. The through cracks had the capacity for self-healing in the lotic environment was found. The leakage characteristics of the bending cracks and through cracks were tested with the actual water head on the crack. The effects on liquid leakage of the width of bending cracks, the depth of the compression zone, and the acting head were determined. The relationships between the leakage rate and time with the height of the water head were analyzed. Based on the tests, the relationships between the crack characteristics and self-healing as well as the leakage were obtained. Thereby the references for water tank structure design and grading earthquake damage were provided.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2015년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.84-85
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• 2015

The aim of this study is to develop crack self-healing concrete and repair materials with the sulfate resistance using geo-materials and by-products for practical industrial application. Research has been done on the healing of cracks in aged concrete, but it seems that very little is known about the actual healing mechanism and its conditions. In this research, the essential properties of geo-materials with pozzolanic reaction for self-healing were analyzed and discussed.