건축물은 사용자의 부주의, 전기적, 기계적 요인 등에 의해 화재가 발생할 수 있고, 화재 발생 시 각 재료의 특성에 따라 강성 및 강도가 감소하여 구조 성능이 저하될 수 있다. 이러한 상황에서 적절 한 성능 복구가 되지 않으면 후에 지진 등의 큰 하중이 가해질 때 건축물 붕괴 등 치명적인 피해가 발생할 수 있다. 현재 내화성능을 높이는 방법으로 내화피복을 사용하는 등 수동적인 방법에 머물러 있으며, 꾸준한 유지관리 등이 필요하다는 단점이 있다. 따라서 변형 후 열을 가하면 원래의 형상으로 돌아가는 성질을 가진 형상기억합금을 사용하여 콘크리트 보를 보강하고, 화재 시, 화재 후에 프리스 트레스트 콘크리트와 유사한 방식으로 콘크리트에 압축응력을 발생시켜 구조 성능을 향상시킬 수 있 는지 ANSYS 구조해석 프로그램을 통해 그 효과를 확인해보고자 한다.

본 연구에서는 용접 여부에 따른 세 가지 유형의 철계-형상기억합금(Fe-Shape Memory Alloys, Fe-SMA)의 고주기 피로 거동에 대한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구를 위해 사용된 Fe-SMA은 스위스 EMPA에서 개발된 Fe-SMA으로, Fe-17Mn-5Si-10Cr-4Ni-1(V,C)의 화학적 조성을 가진다. 용접 여부 및 열처리 여부를 변수로 한 비용접, 용접, 열처리된 용접 시편이 ASTM E606/E606M 표 준에 따라 제작되었다. Fe-SMA의 재료적 특성을 평가하기 위해 직접 인장 실험 및 회복 실험이 수 행되었으며, 용접된 Fe-SMA의 피로 거동 평가를 위해 응력 진폭에 따른 피로 시험이 수행되었다. 피 로 시험은 최대 응력 수준을 Fe-SMA 극한 인장강도의 약 70%인 700MPa에서부터 100MPa씩 감소 시키며, 200MPa의 응력 범위까지 수행되었으며, 응력비(R)는 0으로 설정되었다. 피로 한계는 ASTM E1823-13에 따라 하중 반복 횟수 200만 회를 기준으로 하여 각 시편의 피로 한계를 확인하였다.

형상기억합금(Shape Memory Alloy, SMA)은 소성변형이 일어나도 냉각 및 가열을 통해 기존 형상 으로 돌아갈 수 있는 형상기억효과(Shape Memory Effect, SME)를 가진 재료이다. 이를 통해 사전에 인장 변형된 SMA를 구속 후 가열하면 SME에 의해 원래 형태로 돌아가려 하지만, 변형이 구속되어 회복 응력이라 하는 압축 응력이 발생한다. 따라서 사전 변형된 SMA를 구조물에 적용하게 되면 셀프 -프리스트레싱을 도입할 수 있다. 그중 철을 기반으로 제작된 Fe-SMA는 다른 SMA에 비해 높은 경 제성을 가져 건설 재료로써 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 이에 Fe-SMA를 철근콘크리트(Reinforced Concrete, RC) 구조물에 적용한 많은 연구가 진행되었으며, 구조성능이 향상되는 것을 확인하였다. 그러나 Fe-SMA가 사용된 RC 구조물의 피로 실험에 관한 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 Fe-SMA 바를 인장재로 사용한 RC 보의 피로 성능을 평가하였고 하중 유형(정적, 피로)과 피로 응력 범위를 변수로 고려해 고주기 피로 실험을 수행하였다. 이를 통해 피로 강도, 피로 수명 및 거동을 확 인하였으며, Fe-SMA 바를 인장재로 사용한 RC 보의 피로강도는 최대하중의 40%~60% 사이에 있을 것으로 예측되었다.

The current study investigates the seismic performance of shear-dominant RC columns retrofitted with iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe SMA). Three RC columns with insufficient transverse reinforcement were designed and fabricated for lateral cyclic loading tests. Before testing, two specimens were externally confined with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets and self-prestressed Fe SMA strips. The test results showed that both CFRP and Fe SMA performed well in preventing severe shear failure exhibited by the unretrofitted control specimen. Furthermore, the two retrofitted specimens showed ductile flexural responses up to the drift ratios of ±8%. In terms of damage control, however, the Fe SMA confinement was superior to CFRP confinement in that the spalling of concrete was much less and that the rupture of confinement did not occur.

This study reports an experimental and analytical exploration of concrete columns laterally confined with Fe-based shape-memory alloy (Fe-SMA) spirals. For performing experiments, Fe-SMA rebars with a 4% prestrain and diameter of 10 mm were fabricated and concrete columns with internal Fe-SMA spiral reinforcement were constructed with a diameter of 200 mm and height of 600 mm. An acrylic bar with an attached strain gauge was embedded in the center of the specimen to measure local strains. Experimental variables encompassed the Fe-SMA spiral reinforcement, spacing, and activation temperature. Uniaxial compression tests were conducted after applying active confinement to the concrete columns through electrical-resistance heating. Notably, as the Fe-SMA spiral spacing decreased, the local failure zone length and compressive fracture energy of the prepared specimens increased. Additionally, a model incorporating compressive fracture energy was proposed to predict the stress–strain behavior of the. This model, accounting for active and passive confinement effects, demonstrated accurate predictions for the experimental results of this study as well as for previously reported results.

본 연구는 형상기억합금을 이용한 능동구속기법의 콘크리트 기둥 내진보강효과를 실험적으로 평가하였다. 이를 위해 기존 니켈-티타늄계 형상기억합금보다 저렴한 철계 형상기억합금(Fe SMA)을 선정하여 능동구속기법에 적용하였다. 비내진 상세 를 가진 네 개의 동일한 원형 콘크리트 기둥을 제작한 후 기둥 하단부에 각기 다른 외부구속(무구속, CFRP 구속, Fe SMA 구속) 을 적용하였다. 정적수평반복가력실험 결과, 구속이 적용된 모든 기둥은 콘크리트 기둥의 연성적 휨거동을 이끌어내는데 효과 적인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 특히 Fe SMA 구속은 CFRP 구속에 비해 기둥 하단부 소성힌지에서 콘크리트의 박락 및 손상을 줄이는데 더욱 효과적이었다.

As awareness about the danger of radon in indoor air has increased, various studies have been conducted to reduce the source of radon. This study was performed to investigate the effect of radon mitigation technology in a railway tunnel. Radon barrier paint and radon shield membrane developed to reduce the concentration of radon in soil and construction material were applied in the tunnel. The tunnel was divided into three sections, A, B, and C, and radon barrier paint, a buffer section, and radon shield membrane were applied, respectively. After securing a sealing screen to the floor and division of each section, radon concentrations were measured and compared before and after each product was applied, and statistical significance was confirmed through the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Measurement was performed with the In-Situ Method and Closed Chamber Method. Radon concentration measured by the in-situ method changed in A section to 124.1 Bq/m2/day from 614.1 Bq/m2/day (79.8%, z=-2.521, p<0.05), in B section to 416.2 Bq/m2/day from 467.1 Bq/m2/day (10.9%, z=-0.980, p=0.327), and in C section to 47.3 Bq/m2/day from 645.6 Bq/m2/day (92.7%, z=-2.521, p<0.05). Radon concentration measured by the closed chamber method recorded a decrease in A section to 88.8 Bq/m3 from 364.2 Bq/m3 (75.6%, z=-2.201, p<0.05), in B section to 471.8 Bq/m3 from 583.3 Bq/m3 (19.1%, z=-0.700, p=0.484), and in C section to 115.9 Bq/m3 from 718.8 Bq/m3 (83.9%, z=-2.521, p<0.05). In addition to soil, it is very important to mitigate radon from building materials with a high contribution rate of radon in order to manage radon by source. Due to the spatial characteristics of railway tunnels, soil and wall concrete structures are exposed as they are, so it is considered that radon mitigation actions are required utilizing verified methods with high mitigation efficiency.

본 논문에서는 철계형상기억합금(Fe SMA) 스트립으로 능동구속된 콘크리트 기둥의 실험적, 해석적 연구결과를 제시한다. Fe SMA과 탄소섬유보강시트(CFRP)로 각각 구속된 콘크리트 공시체의 압축실험을 통해 형상기억합금 기반 능동구속기법의 효과성을 평가하였다. 실험결과, Fe SMA 스트립으로 구속된 콘크리트 공시체가 낮은 구속력에도 불구하고 CFRP 시트로 구속된 공시체에 비 해 더 우수한 변형능력을 가지는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 실험을 통해 얻은 구속된 콘크리트의 압축거동 결과를 이용해 소성힌지 영역이 각 각 Fe SMA 스트립과 CFRP 시트로 보강된 콘크리트 기둥의 유한요소모델을 구축하였다. 기존 수행된 콘크리트 기둥의 수평반복가력 실험결과를 바탕으로 구축된 기둥 모델을 검증하였고, 각각의 기둥 모델에 대한 수평반복가력 해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과, Fe SMA 스트립으로 보강된 콘크리트 기둥이 CFRP 시트로 보강된 기둥모델에 비해 변형, 에너지 소산능력 향상에 효과적임을 확인하였다.

The lattice oxygen mechanism (LOM) is considered one of the promising approaches to overcome the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER), bypassing -OOH* coordination with a high energetic barrier. Activated lattice oxygen can participate in the OER as a reactant and enables O*-O* coupling for direct O2 formation. However, such reaction kinetics inevitably include the generation of oxygen vacancies, which leads to structural degradation, and eventually shortens the lifetime of catalysts. Here, we demonstrate that Se incorporation significantly enhances OER performance and the stability of NiFe (oxy)hydroxide (NiFe) which follows the LOM pathway. In Se introduced NiFe (NiFeSe), Se forms not only metal-Se bonding but also Se-oxygen bonding by replacing oxygen sites and metal sites, respectively. As a result, transition metals show reduced valence states while oxygen shows less reduced valence states (O-/O2 2-) which is a clear evidence of lattice oxygen activation. By virtue of its electronic structure modulation, NiFeSe shows enhanced OER activity and long-term stability with robust active lattice oxygen compared to NiFe.

본 연구는 기존 이력댐퍼와 프리스트레트 철계 형상기억합금(Fe SMA)을 결합한 새로운 하이브리드 댐퍼를 제안하고 이용가능성을 해석적으로 평가한다. 하이브리드 댐퍼는 강진 발생 시 모멘트 프레임의 에너지소산능력을 향상시키고 잔류변형 을 감소시키기 위한 목적으로 제안되었다. 구조해석 프로그램인 OpenSees를 통해 댐퍼의 각 요소에 대한 해석모델을 구축하였 고, 세가지 형식의 강재 가새프레임에 대해 시간이력해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과, 제안된 댐퍼는 모멘트 프레임의 최대 및 잔 류변형을 줄이는데 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에 사용된 Fe SMA는 니켈-티타늄(Ni-Ti) 형상기억합금에 비해 5-10%에 해 당하는 낮은 재료 비용을 가지면서도 지진에 취약한 프레임 구조의 내진보강에 효과적인 결과를 보였다.

Various kinds of friction materials were manufactured by adding 10%, 20%, and 30% of reduced iron, respectively, which has been obtained during the reduction process of blast furnace sludge extracted from the blast furnace, and its iron oxide, instead of existing barium sulfate(BaSO4) among the components of automobile brake friction materials. Fundamental physical property test and friction performance test, etc., using a brake dynamometer were carried out against these friction materials. Furthermore, when the expensive filling material, BaSO4 was substituted by reduced iron and added to the friction material, the added content of reduced iron for an excellent friction characteristic considering the heat emission temperature, wear, etc., was 10%. In the fundamental physical property test, as the added content of blast furnace sludge or reduced iron increased, and as the content increased, the shear strength and bonding strength of friction materials decreased, but both of them indicated sufficient strengths to be applied to a friction material. Even in the frictional performance test using a brake dynamometer, as the added content of blast furnace sludge or reduced iron increased, the friction coefficient reacted insensibly to brake deceleration, and its stability was improved.

A new Fe-Cr-Mo-B-C amorphous alloy is designed, which offers high mechanical strength, corrosion resistance as well as high glass-forming ability and its gas-atomized amorphous powder is deposited on an ASTM A213-T91 steel substrate using the high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) process. The hybrid coating layer, consisting of nanocrystalline and amorphous phases, exhibits strong bonding features with the substrate, without revealing significant pore formation. By the coating process, it is possible to obtain a dense structure in which pores are hardly observed not only inside the coating layer but also at the interface between the coating layer and the substrate. The coating layer exhibits good adhesive strength as well as good wear resistance, making it suitable for coating layers for biomass applications.

The prospect of the new railway construction has led to resistance from residents, partly based on noise and vibration issues. Particularly, as tracks often pass closely to residential dwellings, constructors are then required to take account of noise and vibration. So the prediction of noise and vibration for train is very important thing. The train noise and vibration nearby the elevated railway make one specific issue. For the elevated railway, this paper concerns the rolling noise by the wheel/rail and the structure-borne noise by the bridge. Based on the results, this paper proposes the source model of elevated structure-borne noise and the calculation model for elevated railway noise. Also prediction model is presented with rolling noise and elevated structure noise which are calculated by considering the power level of a source for one-third octave band, ground absorption and barrier deflection. A lot of empirical data is needed to predict the noise and vibration. And one of the best ways to control the wayside noise is to analyze the noise level.

High-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels show excellent toughness when trace amounts of transition elements are added. In steels, prior austenite grain size (PAGS), which is often determined by the number of added elements, is a critical factor in determining the mechanical properties of the material. In this study, we used two etching methods to measure and compare the PAGS of specimens with bainitic HSLA steels having different Nb contents These two methods were nital etching and picric acid etching. Both methods confirmed that the sample with high Nb content exhibited smaller PAGS than its low Nb counterpart because of Nb’s ability to hinder austenite recrystallization at high temperatures. Although both etching approaches are beneficial to PAGS estimation, the picric acid etching method has the advantage of enabling observation of the interface containing Nb precipitate. By contrast, the nital etching method has the advantage of a very short etching time (5 s) in determining the PAGS, with the picric acid etching method being considerably longer (5 h).

Iron-based amorphous powder attracts increasing attention because of its excellent soft magnetic properties and low iron loss at high frequencies. The development of an insulating layer on the surface of the amorphous soft magnetic powder is important for minimizing the eddy current loss and enhancing the energy efficiency of highfrequency devices by further increasing the electrical resistivity of the cores. In this study, a hybrid insulating coating layer is investigated to compensate for the limitations of monolithic organic or inorganic coating layers. Fe2O3 nanoparticles are added to the flexible silicon-based epoxy layer to prevent magnetic dilution; in addition TiO2 nanoparticles are added to enhance the mechanical durability of the coating layer. In the hybrid coating layer with optimal composition, the decrease in magnetic permeability and saturation magnetization is suppressed.