This paper aims to experimentally and numerically explore fracture mechanism characteristics of ultra-thin chopped carbon fiber tape-reinforced thermoplastics (UT-CTT) hat-shaped hollow beam under transverse static and impact loadings. Three distinct failure modes were observed in the impact bending tests, whereas only one similar progressive collapse mode was observed in the transverse bending tests. The numerical model was to incorporate some hypothetical inter-layers in UT-CTT and assign them with the failure model as cohesive zone model, which can perform non-linear characteristics with failure criterion for representing delamination failure. The dynamic material parameters for the impact model were theoretically predicted with consideration of strain-rate dependency. It shows that the proposed modeling approach for interacting damage modes can serve as a benchmark for modeling damage coupling in composite materials.

Carbon short fibers/copper composites with different carbon short fiber contents up to 15 wt.% as reinforcements are prepared to investigate the influence of the carbon short fiber surface coating on the microstructure, density, and electrical properties of the carbon short fibers/copper composites. The carbon short fibers were surface treated by acid functionalization followed by alkaline treatment before the coating process. It was observed from the results that coated type copper nanoparticles were deposited on the surface of the carbon short fibers. The surface treated carbon short fibers were coated by copper using the electroless deposition technique in the alkaline tartrate bath by using formaldehyde as a reducing agent of the copper sulfate. The produced coated carbon short fibers/copper composite powders were cold compacted at 600 MPa, and then sintered at 875 °C for 2 h under (hydrogen/nitrogen 1:3) atmosphere. A reference copper sample was also prepared by the same method to compare between the properties of pure copper and the carbon short fibers/copper composites. The phase composition, morphology, and microstructure of the prepared carbon short fibers/copper composite powders as well as the corresponding carbon short fibers/copper composites were investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS), respectively. The density and the electrical resistivity of the sintered composites were measured. It was observed from the results that the density was decreased; however, the electrical resistivity was increased by increasing the carbon short fibers wt.%.

This study was conducted to research on the efficacy of chemical treatment as an effective method for reducing mycotoxin in rice straw silage. As a chemical treatment method, ammonia and sodium hydroxid were treated at 4% level of rice straws contaminated with mycotoxin, and the effects of silage storage on fungal toxin reduction, fermentation quality, and fiber digestion were evaluated. Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2 and fumonisin B1, B2 as well as deoxynivalenol were not detected in all experimental groups, and ochratoxin A and zearalenone were detected. Ochratoxin A was detected lower in the chemical treatment than control (41.23 g / kg) (p<0.05). Zearalenone showed lower results in sodium hydroxide treatment (297.44 μg / kg) than control (600.33 μg / kg) and ammonia treatment (376.00 μg / kg) (p<0.05). The pH of rice straw silage was the lowest in ammonia treatment and the highest in sodium hydroxide treatment (p<0.05). The lactic acid contents of control and ammonia treatments were similar, but sodium hydroxide treatment was the lowest (p<0.05). Propionic acid was higher in the control than in the chemical treatments (p<0.05), and showed similar contents in the ammonia and sodium hydroxide treatment. Both the rumen microbial degradation rate of NDF and ADF showed the highest in sodium hydroxide treatment, followed by ammonia treatment, and the control showed the lowest level (p<0.05). Therefore, the results of this study are demonstrated to have a good effect on the treatment of ammonia and sodium hydroxide to reduce the mycotoxins and increase the rumen microbial degradation rate in the rice straw silage. Sodium hydroxide treatment was more effective in reducing mycotoxins and improving fiber degradation rate than ammonia treatment, but it is thought to have an inefficient effect on silage fermentation in rice straw silage.

본 연구에서는 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르의 인장성능을 개선하기 위하여 PVA 섬유를 적용하고자 하였다. PVA 섬유 혼입량에 따른 재료특성을 검토하여, 섬유보강 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르의 제조 가이드라인을 제공하고자 하였다. 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르의 제조를 위하여 친수성의 합성수지(SR)를 사용하였다. 실험에 사용된 변수로 (W+SR)/C비를 고정하여, 사용물에 대한 합성수지의 치환율을 일정하게 증가시켜 사용하였다. PVA 섬유의 혼입량은 각각의 실험체에 0%,1%,2%를 혼입하여 실험을 수행하였다. 재료특성 실험으로는 압축강도시험, 쪼갬 인장강도시험, 휨 강도 시험을 수행하였다. 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르에 PVA 섬유를 혼입하면 쪼갬 인장강도 및 휨 강도가 증가하는 것을 확인 하였다. 따라서, 본 연구결과는 합성수지 혼입 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르의 인장성능 개선을 위한 PVA섬유 혼입시 제조 가이드라인으로 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

바잘트섬유는 불연,방열,내열,방음,흡음,인장강도확보 등 콘크리트 혼화재로서 매우 우수한 특성을 지니고 있고, 현재 콘크리트 폐기 시 발생하는 환경오염이 극심한 상황이기에 무기계 천연섬유인 바잘트섬유를 활용한다면 친환경 건설재료의 관 점에서 큰 장점이 될 수 있다. 하지만 바잘트섬유 보강 콘크리트에 관한 연구는 아직까지 미비한 실정으로 본 연구에서는 지금 까지 국내외에서 진행된 바잘트섬유와 그 복합재료에 대한 연구 및 바잘트섬유보강 콘크리트에 관한 연구를 고찰하고자 한다. 또한 본 연구에서는 무기계 섬유조합에 따른 섬유보강 콘크리트의 역학적 특성에 관한 연구를 수행하기 위해 현재 가장 사용빈 도가 높은 강섬유와 바잘트섬유의 역학적 비교를 통하여 바잘트섬유의 역학적특성과 콘크리트의 혼화재로서 적합성에 대한 연 구를 수행하고자 한다.

Tartary buckwheat has established itself as a functional food source because of its basic nutrition and phenolic compound contents, such as dietary fiber (DF) and rutin (RU). However, little information has been obtained concerning the comparative effects of DF and RU on the in vitro and in vivo glucose responses of tartary buckwheat flour. Moreover, the relationship between the flour’s in vitro starch digestibility and its components’ blood glucose response is not well-known. This study found that DF and RU reduced rapidly digestible starch (RDS) by 37.32→33.88% and 41.71→30.28%, whereas they increased resistant starch (RS) by 30.47→31.46% and 28.41→36.78%, respectively. Furthermore, RU had a lower glycemic index (GI) compared to DF. The regression equation for the in vitro and in vivo data from RU exhibited positive correlation (R 2 = 0.99); however, DF did not display positive correlation, which indicates that the in vitro and in vivo GI mechanisms by DF and RU are different.

A carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) was irradiated with a high energy electron-beam. As a result, the tensile strength of high-density polyethylene (HDPE)-based CFRTPs was significantly improved by gradually increasing the electron-beam dose. It was confirmed that the adhesion between CF and HDPE was improved and the surface properties of CF and HDPE were readily modified by electron-beam. It was verified from spectroscopic analysis that various oxygencontaining functional groups were formed on the surface of CF and HDPE by irradiation and we believe that strong attractive interactions took place among these functional groups at the interface of CFs and HDPE. Finally, it was conclusive that electron-beam irradiation provided two main effects on CFRTPs. One was cross-linking of thermoplastic resin for efficient load transfer from resin to CF and the other was formation of surface functional group and attractive interaction of these functional groups at the interface of fiber and matrix. These two effects showed synergetic contribution to enhance the mechanical properties of CFRTP.