PURPOSES: This study aims to develop a repair material that can enhance pavement performance, inducing rapid traffic opening through early strength development and fast setting time by utilizing MgO-based patching materials for repairing road pavements. METHODS : To consider the applicability of MgO-based patching materials for repairing domestic road pavements, first, strength development and setting time of the materials were evaluated, based on MgO to KH2PO4 ratio, water to binder ratio, and addition ratio of retarder (Borax), by which the optimal mixture ratio of the developed material was obtained. To validate the performance of the developed material as a repair material, the strength(compressive strength and bonding strength) and durability (freezing, thawing, and chloride ion penetration resistance) was checked through testing, and its applicability was evaluated. RESULTS : The results showed that when an MgO-based patching material was used, the condensation time was reduced by 80%, and the compressive strength was enhanced by approximately 300%, as compared to existing cement-based repair materials. In addition, it was observed that the strength (compressive strength and bonding strength) and durability (freezing and thawing, and chloride ion penetration resistance) showed an excellent performance that satisfied the regulations. CONCLUSIONS : The results imply that an emergent repair/restoration could be covered by a rapid-hardening cement to meet the traffic limitation (i.e. the traffic restriction is only several hours for repair treatment). Furthermore, MgO-based patching materials can improve bonding strength and durability compared to existing repair materials.

Mucous retention cyst (MRC) is not uncommon in the pathology of maxillary sinus, which should be differentially diagnosed from chronic maxillary sinusitis. The main stream of diagnosis usually depends on the clinical symptoms and radiological findings. Thus it was sometimes puzzling to confirm the histological features of mucous retention phenomenon in the antral mucosa, when the specimen was from a limited portion or much degenerated by inflammatory reaction. This study aims to define the histopathological features of MRC through reevaluation of MRCs (n=19) and maxillary sinusitis (n=65) diagnosed previously. The present study classified three types of MRC, i.e., an extravasation type, a luminal retention type, and a mixed type of MRC. The extravasation type MRC showed clear pseudocyst cavity under sinus mucosa with infiltration of foamy macrophage, and the luminal retention type MRC showed mucous retention in the luminal cavity of maxillary sinus accompanied with inflammatory reaction, and the mixed type MRC showed the both features of extravasation and luminal retention type MRCs. Resultantly, among nineteen cases of MRC only three cases belonged to the extravasation type MRC, eleven cases belonged to luminal retention type MRC, and three cases belonged to mixed type MRC, while two cases were turned out to be postoperative residual cysts of maxillary sinus. The MRCs examined in this study showed different pathological features from ordinary maxillary sinusitis, exhibiting the typical mucin retention phenomenon of extravasation type or luminal retention type with relatively mild inflammatory reaction with infiltration of mucin-pooled macrophages. However, the luminal retention type MRC was predominant among the MRCs (11/17, 64.7%) and each of the extravasation and mixed type MRCs was only three cases out of 17 MRCs (17.6%). The extravasation type MRC characteristically produces a pseudocyst by the overexpressions of matrix metalloprotease-3 (MMP-3) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF). Because not only the pathogenetic mechanism but also the prognosis of MRC is different from chronic maxillary sinusitis, we suggest that the MRC of maxillary sinus should be classified into extravasation, luminal retention, and mixed types in the histological observations in addition to the clinical and radiological informations.

The present study concerns a measurement of porosity at the nano-fibre interface in concrete. Concrete cast with a centrally located nano-fibre (Ø0.39 × 15.0 mm) was segmented for microscopic observation at a bascattered electron (BSE) image. As a result, it was found that the pores generated in the vicinity of the nano-fibre ranged from 5.40 to 11.45%, equivalent to 0.51 - 1.08% of air void in a bulk concrete.

The present study, a modified electrochemical treatment was applied to concrete to mitigate the leaching of alkali ions from concrete. The current ranged 500 mA/m2 and duration was 2weeks. Electrochemical treatment applied in concrete quantity of alkali ions leaching and the limit depth of concrete were decreased, through electrochemical treatment is very high inhibitory effect of the alkali ion is determined leaching.

In the attempt to predict life time in a concrete, some modified pore structure in concrete was taken accounted to a diffusion modelling. As a result, total length coming from MIP and LTM methods was somewhat inconsistent with corresponding value from profiling. The reason was assumed that overestimated surface chloride content and penetration length with unaccurate determination of continuous pores.

This study is based on developing a free-cement. The Setting time of 100% GGBS(Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag) admixed alkali-activators is measured, the influence of cation of alkali-activators on setting time is assessed. As a result, in case of mixing KOH or NaOH, setting time is getting shorter, although, GGBS admixed Ca(OH)2 has similar setting times regardless of concentration of alkali-activators.

On this study, a compressive strength with variation of oxide aluminum contents on calcium aluminate cement used for particular purpose due to good properties is analyzed. Thus, the results propose future research direction.

Based on the study of pore structure of cement-free mortar, it was found that cement-free mortar mixed with Ca(OH)2 type alkali-activator had the lowest transmissivity on the mercury intrusion porosimetery and had the lowest chloride penetration rate on the rapid chloride penetration test.

본 연구는 시멘트 경화체로부터의 알칼리 침출에 의한 pH 증가와 알칼리 침출속도에 관하여 수행되었다. 배합, 물-시멘트 비, 결합재에따른 영향을 평가하기 위해 각각을 변수로 하여 시험체를 제작하였다. 시험체는 정사각형 수조형태로 내부에 물을 저장하여 이온이 해리되어 침출될 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 시험체 내부 용액의 대기접촉으로 인한 예기치 못한 화학적 반응을 방지하기 위해 폴리에틸렌 수지로포장했다. 침투능과 침투속도를 결정하기 위해 용액의 pH는 더 이상 변화가 없을 때까지 시간 경과에 따라 측정하였다. 알칼리 침출에 의한 용액의 pH 변화에 있어서 물-시멘트 비의 영향은 거의 없는 것으로 나타났으며, 반면에 결합재에 따른 영향은 큰 것으로 나타났다. 결합재로 OPC 만을 사용한 경우에 알칼리 침출이 높았으며, 30% PFA와 60% GGBS의 경우에 알칼리 침출이 낮았다. pH 측정이 종료된후, 시험체 내부 표면으로부터 깊이 1.0 mm 간격으로 채취한 시료를 증류수로 현탁시켜 현탁액의 pH를 측정하였다. OPC의 경우에는 약7-8 mm 깊이까지 침출의 영향을 받고, 30% PFA와 60% GGBS의 경우에는 침출 영향을 받는 깊이가 더 깊어짐을 알 수 있었다.

시멘트 내 6가 크롬은 피부질환이나 암을 유발할 수 있는 유해한 인체에 유해한 이온으로 잘 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 사람에게 영향을 주는 시멘트 내 6가 크롬의 정량적 분석을 하고자 시멘트 및 시멘트 경화체 내 6가 크롬의 고정화에 대해 평가하였다. 국내에서 생산되는 일반 포틀랜드 시멘트 3종과 플라이애쉬, 고로슬래그 미분말, 실리카퓸을 사용하여 수용성 및 산가용성 6가 크롬을 분광광도법으로 측정하였다. 측정결과, 시멘트 내 수용성 6가 크롬의 농도는 10.5-18.9 mg/kg-cement 범위였으며 혼화재료 내 수용성 6가 크롬의 양은 매우 적게 측정되었다. 시멘트 내 산가용성 6가 크롬의 농도는 172.4-318.2 mg/kg-cement 범위로 측정되었으며 수용성 6가 크롬에 비해 증가하였다. 그러나 크롬의 pH에 의존적인 용해 특성에 따라 용매의 pH가 저감된다고 하여 산가용성 6가 크롬의 농도가 항상 크게 측정되지는 않았다. 시멘트 수화 후 수용성 6가 크롬은 2.0 mg/kg-cement 정도로 감소하였으며 이는 크롬산-에트링게이트 생성에 의한 결과임을 확인할 수 있었다.

The present study concerns the properties of cement-free concrete using binding capacity of cement paste. The cement-free was casted with alkali-activators(KOH, NaOH, and CaOH2) by weight of binder. The properties of cement-free concrete was studied compare to that of OPC. It was found that an increase in the chloride concentration resulted in a decrease the binding capacity of OPC.

In the present study, carbon dioxide emission was investigated at various pozzolanic materials such as ordinary Portland cement(OPC), pulverized fuel ash(PFA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag(GGBS). The result of the investigation was worked out at environmental assessment by using triangular method. The raw materials without the additional bulk process rather than materials, carbon dioxide occur to lead to much intension on the environment.

In present study, leaching alkali ions in concrete are measured to inhibition of effect to binder(OPC, GGBS, Loess) at 100 days. As a result, OPC concrete was measured the value of pH 9.15 and GGBS concrete was showed the value of pH 8.61.

In a attempt to verify a reduction characteristic in leaching for hexavalent chromium from concrete structures, concrete specimens blended with Loess additive was exposed to sea environment followed by measuring the concentration of Hexavalent chromium from the specimens. Additional experiments with respect to basic properties of concrete with Loess additive were also performed. The entire results of experiments revealed that the reduction characteristic was predominant for concrete with Loess additive and basic properties of concrete with Loess additive were comparable to that of concrete with OPC.

In this study, the inhibitive effect of electrochemical treatment subjected to fresh and hardened concrete and literature reviews in terms of the treatment were performed. In hardened concrete, chloride ions are mixed during casting to destroy the passivity of steel, and then the current was provided for 2 weeks with 250, 500 and 750 mA/m2. After completion of electrochemical treatment, the extraction of chloride ions was quantified and repassivation of steel was observed. Simultaneously, the equated levels of current density for 2 weeks were applied to fresh concrete. Steel-concrete interface in concrete was observed by BSE image analysis and the concrete properties in terms of the diffusivity of chloride ions and the resistance of steel corrosion was measured. As the result, electrochemical treatment is very effectiveness to rehabilitate the passive film on the steel surface and 63-73% of chloride ions in concrete were extracted by the treatment. As the treatment was applied to fresh concrete, the resistance of steel corrosion was improved due to the densification of Ca(OH)2 layers in the vicinity of steel. However, an increase in the current density resulted in an increase in surface chloride content of concrete.

In this stduy, Calcium aluminate cement (CAC) and Ordinarly portalnd cement (OPC) concretes were evaluated by electrical ion penetration and diffusion to assess chloride transport properties. Both methods used concrete specimens. Electrical ion penetration measured total charge passed concrete specimens at 28, 56, 91 days, and chloride profiles were shown to evaluate chloride transport with diffusion after immersing concrete specimens in 4M NaCl solution during 200 days.

To assess the steel corrosion resistance for Calcium aluminate cement and Ordinary portland cement against internal chloride ions, mortar specimens were cast, assuming aggregates are inert. Linear polarisation, half-cell potential and mass loss were chosen to measure the rate of steel corrosion.

Electrochemical treatments have been applied to many concrete structures. However, excessive current density degrades the bond strength by the change of microstructure at the steel-concrete interface. In this study, the optimal current density of electrochemical treatment without a influence on the bond strength could be derived from related literatures.

This study examined the setting time of Free-cement concrete and Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC). Alkali Activators(NaOH, KOH, CaOH2) were mixed when free-cement concrete was cast. Five different concentration levels of Alkali activator was used, ranging from 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, and 3.0% by weight of binder.

해양환경 하에서 염화물의 침투를 억제하여 부식 위험을 최소화함으로써 콘크리트 구조물의 공용기간을 연장할 수 있다. 효과적으로 구조물을 관리하기 위해 적절하게 유지관리하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 효과적인 유지관리 전략을 세우기 위한 보수된 구조물의 유지관리비용 평가와 연계하여 구조물의 사용수명을 정량적으로 평가하는 방법을 제안하였다. Fick의 제2법칙으로부터Crank-Nicolson법에 기초한 유한 차분법을 제안하여 보수되지 않은 콘크리트 구조물과 보수된 콘크리트 구조물의 염화물 이온 분포를 예측하였다. 이를 이용하여 보수에 의해 연장 가능한 사용수명과 목표한 공용기간 동안에 필요한 보수 횟수를 평가하였다. 게다가보수 횟수와 콘크리트 교체 비용을 고려하여 총 유지관리 비용을 산출하였다. 마지막으로 제안된 방법의 적용성 검토를 위해 수치해석예제를 제시하였다.