The signal characteristic of radar wave on concrete decks is determined by the attenuation of the radar due to the conversion of EM(Electromagnetic) energy to thermal energy through electrical conduction, dielectric relaxation, scattering, and geometric spreading. In this study, it is found that the attenuation of radar signal received on top rebars in bare deck concrete with 2 way travel time shows a general decreasing linear trend because of its same relative permittivity and conductivity. The radar signal after depth-normalization, can then be interpreted as being principally influenced by the content of chlorides penetrating cover concrete, which caused corrosion of rebars in bridge decks.

본 연구에서는 가뭄사상과 확률 가뭄심도를 결정하는 새로운 방법을 제안하였다. 강우자료로부터 가뭄사상을 추출하기 위해 연속이론과 누적 강우부족량을 동시에 고려하였다. 절단수준 이상의 강우사상이 발생할 경우, 그 때까지의 누적 강우부족량을 해갈할 수 있을 만큼의 강우량이 발 생하였는가를 확인하여 가뭄사상의 종료여부를 최종 결정하였다. 이와 같이 추출된 가뭄사상의 지속기간과 심도의 상호 의존성 구조를 파악하여 결합분포함수를 추정하기 위해 코플라 함수를 적용하였다. 또한 이변량 코플라 함수의 조건부 함수를 이용하여 가뭄의 특정 지속기간에 대한 가뭄 심도의 재현특성을 분석하였으며, 신뢰구간을 추정하여 이변량 빈도해석의 불확실성을 정량화하였다. 서울지점의 1909∼2015년 강수자료에 적용한 결과 과거 극한가뭄으로 판단되었던 가뭄사상은 대부분 최소 10년에서 최대 50년 정도의 재현기간을 갖는 반면 2013년 발생하여 현재까 지 지속되고 있는 2015년 가뭄은 현저히 높은 재현기간을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과는 향후 가뭄대책을 마련하는 데 있어 빈도개념을 바탕으로 하는 신뢰성 있는 기준으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다

This paper investigated the thermal and mechanical properties of high-volume fly ash concrete for potential application in mass concrete.

In order to estimate the influence of chloride de-icing materials which mainly cause the corrosion of steel structures, the salt spray test was conducted and the corrosion level of steel was investigated. The concentration of the chloride de-icing materials and the number of the spray were selected as variables, and the influence of chloride de-icing materials was estimated according to weight reduction of steel specimens.

This paper introduces the recent development of GFRP-steel hybridized rebar and deals with an evaluation of its mechanical performance by authors. The objective of this study is to investigate tensile and bonding performance of the GFRP-steel hybridized rebar. The effect of hybridization on tensile properties was evaluated by comparing the results of tensile test with those of non-hybrid GFRP bars. The surface of the bar was designed and experimentally evaluated to obtain the sufficient bond strength in this study. To ensure the long-term durability of GFRP-steel hybridized rebar to corrosion resistance, the individual and combined effects of environmental conditions are currently under investigation.

This study was conducted for the development of degradation model for the coated steel member in the atmospheric environment. Field inspection data was assessed against the existing evaluation factors which were proposed by the related research process. A correlation between evaluated degradation score and service life of coated steel member was plotted on the graph, and degradation of the coated steel member could be evaluated by quantitative analysis method.

In this study, finite element analysis was performed to analyze the load carrying capacity of corroded plate girder. Consequently, web buckling load indicated drastic reduction in corrosion thickness less than 1 millimeters. Therefore, if the plate girder is seriously corroded to time of drastic reduction of web buckling load, it will need appropriate maintenance and reinforcement to guarantee of safety.

The airborne chlorides environment by de-icing salts of retaioning wall in motorway were examined. It was found that in the retaining wall, height of 14m, the airborne chlorides tend to be decreased by height ranged between 81.0-73.8%.

The purpose of this paper is to find an limitation to detect the defect of damaged asphalt pavement structures for improved infrared thermography. We use heat source of a natural light to detect the defect efficiently. The heat source was applied to the asphalt specimens containing maximum depth of 3cm internal timber. It was found that the depth of 3cm internal timber could be detected by this method. In addition, we used the improved image processing to make the damage zone displayed clear in the image obtained from the thermographic operation.

A new electromechanical impedance-based method was proposed to estimate the remaining tensile force of post-tensioning system. It was applied to a real-scaled anchorage system which has 19 strands, wedges, and anchor head, a bearing plate, and a steel duct. Experimental results showed that the proposed scheme has great potential to evaluate the remaining tensile force quite accurately.

Simulation studies were performed to study the possibility of tensile force monitoring with piezoelectric sensors attached on anchorage devices of bonded tendon systems. The results showed that the impedance signals from piezoelectric sensors has sensitivity enough to evaluate the effective tensile force.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 and ataxia telangiectasia are included in neurocutaneous syndrome. Ataxia telangiectasia is well known as the radiation hypersensitivity disease. The radiation sensitivity in neurofibromatosis type 1 is not well known. We report two cases of breast cancer with neurofibromatosis type 1. One patient received postoperative radiation therapy on left chest wall. The other patient received postoperative radiation therapy on right chest wall and supraclavicular area. We observed clinical radiosensitivity in these patients. Both patients did not show any acute adverse clinical response in chest wall and lung. Further evaluation of radiosensitivity in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 is needed.

Consumption of oat-based food is rapidly increasing due to consumer preference for functional foods. Until now, breeding is focused on the development of naked oat for food in Korea. Hulled oats recognized as forage have strong merits for yield and stability in cultivation except milling properties. Lately, advanced milling technology provides an opportunity to use hulled oats for food. Therefore, the processing characteristics of hulled oats are of great importance for food use. This study examined the physicochemical properties and dietary fiber of 9 Korean oat cultivars (4 hulled oats as compared with 5 naked oat cultivars). Findings showed that the color values (i.e. L and W) of hulled oat cultivars in seed and flours are lighter than the naked oats. The protein and ash contents are higher in hulled oats as compared with naked oats. The unsaturated fatty acid (USFA), mainly C18:1, C18:2 were 80~83%. USFA of ‘Daeyang’ (DY, naked) and ‘Jopung’ (JP, hulled) were 82.0 and 81.9% respectively. Total Dietary fiber and Total β-Glucan contents ranged from 13.2 to 20.6% and from 3.4 to 4.1% in oat flours. The ‘DY’ (4.10%, naked), ‘JP’(4.09%, hulled) and Highspeed (4.07%, hulled) showed high levels of β-Glucan contents. Findings of the study will provide useful information in extending the use of hulled oats for food.

A long-term field experiment under different fertilization treatments had been conducted to explore the effects of rice yield and soil chemical properties from 1978 to 2008 in Suwon, Korea. The paddy was applied eight fertilization treatments which were F0 (no fertilizer), PK (phosphorous and potassium), NK (nitrogen and potassium), NP (nitrogen and phosphorous), NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), NPKC (NPK with compost), NPKS (NPK with straw) and NPKL (NPK with lime). Results of 31 years experiment showed that yield index (the ratio of yield in each treatment to NPK) was the lowest in F0 (0.52) and the highest in NPKC (1.18). Yield index was gradually increased in NPKC but decreased in F0 and NK. The yield index of PK, NP, NPKS and NPKL were not changed long-term treatment. Soil acidity of NPKL showed the highest with pH 7.9, and that of other treatments ranged from pH 6.3 to 6.8. Available phosphorous content of soil was increased in all plots by long-term fertilization, was the highest in PK and NPKC. Soil organic matter was higher in NPKC (1.8%) and NPKS (1.8%) than other treatments (1.3~1.4%) in the early experiment, but that was remarkably increased in only NPKC (2.5%) according to annual long-term application. Thus we suggest that annual compost application with optimum NPK could make stable and sustainable rice production.

In order to improve the prediction of the regional air quality modeling in the Seoul metropolitan area, a sensitivity analysis using two PBL and microphysics (MP) options of the WRF model was performed during four seasons. The results from four sets of the simulation experiments (EXPs) showed that meteorological variables (especially wind field) were highly sensitive to the choice of PBL options (YSU or MYJ) and no significant differences were found depending on MP options (WDM6 or Morrison) regardless of specific time periods, i.e. day and night, during four seasons. Consequently, the EXPs being composed of YSU PBL option were identified to produce better results for meteorological elements (especially wind field) regardless of seasons. On the other hand, the accuracy of all simulations for summer and winter was somewhat lower than those for spring and autumn and the effect according to physics options was highly volatile by geographical characteristics of the observation site.

본 연구는 한국 제천에서 재배된 감초(Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisher, G. uralensis)를 대상으로 추출 조건(85% 에탄올, 추출 온도 및 시간)별로 추출한 추출물에 대하여 항산화 활성 및 항균 활성을 측정하고 이로 부터 최적의 추출 조건을 선정하여 감초 추출물을 화장품 원료로 개발하기 위한 제조 공정에 활용하고자 하였다. 실험에 사용한 시료는, 각 추출 조건에서 얻어진 추출물을 농축하여 분말로 한 시료(시료-1)와 추출물을 농축 하지 않고 추출물 원액을 그대로 사용한 시료(시료-2)이다. 항산화 활성은 라디칼 소거활성, 총항산화능, 활성 산소로 유도된 세포손상에서 세포보호효과를 측정하였다. 항균 활성은 피부 상재균에 대한 최소저해농도를 측정 하였다. 1,1,-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl를 이용한 라디칼 소거활성에서, 시료-1은 100 μg/mL에서 추출시 간이 6 h일 때가 12 h일 때보다 약 10% 정도 더 큰 라디칼 소거활성을 나타냈다. 반면에 시료-2의 라디칼 소거활성은 추출 시간에 따른 유의적 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 한편 동일 온도에서 12 h 추출한 추출물의 수율 은 6 h 추출한 경우의 수율보다 2.6배 더 컸다. 하지만 총 플라보노이드 함량은 1.1배 정도 더 크게 나타났다. 따라서 추출 시간이 길어도 총플라보노이드 함량은 거의 증가하지 않았음을 보여준다. 추출 조건별 감초 추출물 의 라디칼 소거활성, 총항산화능 및 세포보호효과가 추출물의 수율을 반영한 것이 아니라 추출물 중에 함유된 총플라보노이드 함량에 의존함을 나타내고 있다. 피부 상재균에 대한 항균 활성은 추출 조건별 동일 농도(시료 -1)에서 측정했을 때, 세 균주(S. aureus, B. subtilis, P. acnes)에 대해 25 및 40 ℃에서 추출된 감초추출물 (156 μg/mL)은 methyl paraben (2,500 μg/mL)보다 약 16배 정도로 매우 큰 항균 활성을 나타냈다. 결론적 으로 항산화 활성 및 항균 활성이 큰 감초 추출물의 최적 추출 조건은 85% 에탄올로 40 ℃에서 6 h 추출한 추출물이 최적임을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과, 화장품에 항산화 활성 및 항균 활성이 큰 감초 추출물을 원료화하기 위해서는 추출 조건별 추출물의 수율, 활성 성분의 수율, 추출물의 농도별 활성 평가와 추출 수율이 반영된 추출물 원액 자체의 활성을 종합 평가해서 추출 조건을 선정해서 원료의 제조 공정에 반영하는 것이 중요함을 시사한다.