Magnetic nanoparticles for ferromagnetic fluids and magnetorheological fluids were prepared by chemical coprecipitation and mechanical milling, respectively. The surface-treated particles were dispersed at various weight ratios into a medium of polyethylene glycol. In order to evaluate the elastic modulus of the fluids, ultrasonic pulse velocities were measured with an ultrasonic test using transducers of 5MHz and 2.25MHz. The ultrasonic signals were only available with a transducer of 2.25 MHz at fluid concentrations of 5 mg/ml and lower. In the case of applying transducers over 2.25 MHz and concentrations over 5 mg/ml to the fluids, it was impossible to observe effective ultrasonic signals due to an excessive scattering of the pulses by the dispersed particles. Elastic moduli of the magnetorheological fluids were 5.44 GPa and 6.13 GPa with concentrations of 25 mg/ml and 50 mg/ml, respectively; these values were higher by 40% than the values of 4.04 GPa and 4.28 GPa of ferromagnetic fluids at the same concentrations. As for the effect of an external magnetic field on these dilute fluids, the ultrasonic signals were positioned in a very similar way, which was probably due to insufficient arrangement of the particles even though the reflection energy of the ultrasonic waves apparently increased.

The purpose of this study is to compare the ultrasonic pulse velocity before and after core compression test of steel fiber reinforced concrete using the ultrasonic pulse velocity method. The correlation between the column member ultrasonic pulse velocity before core test, the column member ultrasonic pulse velocity after core test, and the compressive strength of the core specimen were analyzed by fabricating a steel fiber reinforced concrete hollow column member.

Recent earthquakes in Gyeong-ju and Po-hang have raised concerns about the safety of nuclear power plant structures. In particular, there is a demand for a technique for detecting and evaluating the deterioration that occurs in the concrete which is inaccessible after curing. In this paper, we propose a method for evaluating the reliability of concrete detection equipment using ultrasound, as the ultrasonic tomography technique has been attracting much attention with the detection technique of the inside of concrete.

In case of measuring strength of concrete using ultrasonic pulse testing, setting reasonable range of limitations to get reliable strength data results is highly recommended. To resolve this issue, ultrasonic testings were performed on several concrete specimens ,randomly selected and contain strength ranged from 20 to 200MPa, to measure values of ultra sonic velocity and actual strength. Then advanced data analyses were performed based on the results from the experimental works.

비파괴시험에 의한 콘크리트 압축강도 추정시 반발경도법은 콘크리트 타설 후 시간경과에 따라 재령계수를 적용하고 있으나 초음파속도법은 적용되지 않고 있다. 재령경과에 따른 콘크리트 초음파속도의 변화에 대한 재령계수 적용의 필요성에 대하여 검토해야함에도 불구하고 그에 대한 연구가 거의 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 콘크리트 초음파속도를 측정하여 강도 추정식에 적용될 재령계수를 산정하기 위한 실험을 실시한 결과, 초음파속도는 콘크리트 경화에 따라 재령 초기 기준치에 비교하면 급격한 변화를 보여 재령계수를 반드시 적용해야 한다는 것을 알 수 있었으며 실험결과에 의해 콘크리트 초음파속도의 재령계수를 제안하였다.