Radon (222Rn) gas is a main source of ionizing radiation of natural origin. It typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into building or home through cracks and other holes in the foundation. Significantly, the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today. This survey covers the determination of indoor radon concentrations at home from 2013 to 2014 in some areas of Gangwondo, every three months (seasonal) during one year using an alpha-track detector. The results showed that the annual average concentration of indoor radon was 84.5 Bq/m3 (GM: 64.5 Bq/m3) at homes. Indoor radon level was the highest in winter and the lowest in summer. Geometric mean radon concentration in winter was 1.03~2.58 times higher than other seasons. The data obtained from this study provide a basis for the preparation of legal regulation and public health protection manuals in this area.

The objective of this study is to investigate indoor radon concentrations and identify influencing factors for one of the representative house type in South Korea. We surveyed 3,000 detached houses using alpha track (raduet) between November 2013 and March 2014. The Arithmetic mean radon concentration of the houses studied was 147.9 Bq/m3 (GM=106.4 Bq/m3), and the range was 11.8 to 1,936.6 Bq/m3. The Arithmetic mean radon concentration in living rooms was 134.2 Bq/m3 (GM=98.8 Bq/m3), much higher value compar with the Arithmetic mean radon concentration in bedrooms (153.0 Bq/m3). The year of constructon, basement status, ventilation frequency and heating period in a house were identified as major factors influencing indoor radon concentrations. The indoor radon concentrations in houses that were constructed prior to 1990 and that had basements were higher than those in the comparison groups. On the other hand, houses that were frequently ventilated and had a short heating period showed a tendency toward lower indoor radon concentration.

This study investigated the indoor radon concentration of 44 elementary schools in Gyeongsang-do from June 2008 to May 2009. The results obtained from this investigation are as follows. As for distribution of concentration based on seasons, the radon concentration was 77.4Bq/m³ in winter, 71.8Bq/m³ in autumn, 47.8Bq/m³ in spring and 40.4Bq/m³ in summer of Gyeongsangnam-do. And Gyeongsangbuk-do was 155.4Bq/m³ in winter, 124.3Bq/m³ in autumn, 82.7Bq/m³ in spring and 58.0Bq/m³ in summer, showing the highest concentration in winter. As for difference in radon concentration according to whether there is basement, concentration of schools having basement was 37.2Bq/m³, that of schools having no basement was 62.1Bq/m³ in Gyeongsangnam-do. In Gyeongsangbuk-do, schools having basement showed 53.9Bq/m³ of concentration and schools having no basement 124.7Bq/m³. Schools having no basement tend to show higher concentration. Indoor radon concentration according to the constructing year was 64.5Bq/m³ in schools built before 1990, 34.9Bq/m³ during 1990s and 32.8Bq/m³ during 2000s in Gyeongsangnam-do, and 110.5Bq/m³, 83.5Bq/m³ and 48.3Bq/m³ in Gyeongsangbuk-do respectively.

In this study, the lap joint performance for SFRC beam with different depths was evaluated. The specimens had the lap splice details using the high-strength headed reinforcement. For the SFRC beam with different depths, the headed reinforcement which is overlapped more than 20 times of the rebar diameter has sufficient lap-splicing performance.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the compressive strengths of charcoal concrete. Compression experiment was conducted for specimens with various replacement ratio (0%, 10%, 20%) of charcoal. From the test results, it was shown that the compressive strengths of charcoal concrete were reduced with increasing replacement ratio of charcoal.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the bond characteristics of deformed steel bar for concrete with bamboo activated carbon. Pullout test was conducted for specimens with various replacement ratio (0%, 10%, 20%) of bamboo activated carbon. Test results show that it need to use a concrete with a replacement ratio of bamboo activated carbon of 10% or less to retain proper bond strength.

The goal of this experimental works is to evaluate the influence of shear strength according to shear span to depth ratio of RC deep beam with high-strength hooked bars. A total of 3 specimens were constructed and tested in three-point bending up to failure. The test variables included the shear span to depth ratio (0.75, 1.0, 1.25). Specimens had a failure mode of shear fracture. For specimen with shorter shear span to depth ratio, it showed that maximum shear strength was higher and that more brittle behavior occurred.

According to social needs, eco-friendly material for concrete structures has been developed in recent years. Hwang-toh is one of the eco-friendly architectural material and hwang-toh has been used by partial or complete replacement of portland cement. Pullout tests on deformed steel reinforcing bars with non-activated hwangtoh concrete are conducted in this paper. Experimental results, average bond strength of non-activated hwangtoh concrete was appeared to 7.3 MPa.

This paper is about experimental works to evaluate the effects of fiber reinforcement to shear behavior of RC deep beams with high strength hooked bars. It was planned two specimens with different shear span-to-depth ratio. Specimen had three loading points to induce shear failure. From test results, it showed that maximum shear strength of specimen with shorter shear span to depth ratio was higher.

This paper focuses on the experimental study for investigating the performance for lap splice of hooked or headed reinforcement in beam with different depths. In the experiment, seven specimens, with its variables as the lap length of headed or hooked bar, the existence of stirrups, etc., was manufactured. Bending test was conducted. Lap strengths by test were compared with the theoretical model based on KCI2012. The result showed that the cracks at failure mode occurred along the axial direction to a headed bar. The initial stiffness and the stiffness after initial crack were similar for all specimens. For HS series specimens without stirrups, a 25% increase in lap length was increased 11.8~18.1% maximum strengths. For HH series specimens without stirrups, a increase in lap length did not affect the maximum strengths because of the pryout failure of headed bar. For HS series specimens, the theoretical lap strengths based on KCI2012 considering the B grade lap and the reduction factor for stirrup were evaluated. They are smaller than the test strengths and can ensure the safety in terms of strength capacity. For HH series specimens, the stirrups in the lap zone are needed to prevent the pryout behaviour of headed bar.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate bond capacity of steel fiber reinforced concrete. Test variables were compressive strength of concrete and steel bar diameter and a total of six specimens in order to examine the discrepancy in bond resistance due to each variable. The specimens were tested by using universal testing machine in displacement control mode. From the test results, it can be seen that the bond strength increased with increasing diameter of steel bar for the same compressive strength of concrete. Also, the higher strength concrete is, the higher bond strength can be found in the test. Significant slip resistance inducing greater bond strength can be observed in the specimens with large diameter steel bar. All the specimens failed in splitting failure after its maximum load and compressive stress of concrete predominated in bond capacity.

An experimental study was conducted to propose an improved joint in the beam with non-uniform depths of cross-sections. The tested joint detail consisted of headed bars and 180-degree hooked bars. The parameters are the splice length and the confinement effect of strrups in lap zone. The increase of lap length and the confinement detail of strrup reinforcement in the lap zone did not affect the initial stiffness. It can be concluded that the proposed joint detail would be applicable to practical design by using the load transfer mechanism by the effects of confinement details.

In this research, the experimental works were conducted to study the lap strength of the headed reinforcements with confinement provided by stirrups or tie-down bars. Eleven lap splice specimens were tested. The variables in this study were: confinement details and lap length. The initial crack of the specimens lapped developed at the heads of reinforcements. Bearing stress and confinement details contributed to increase strength and deformation.