PURPOSES : The purpose of this paper is to investigate the application of thermoelectric technology to concrete structures for harvesting solar energy that would otherwise be wasted. In various fields of research, thermoelectric technology using a thermoelectric module is being investigated for utilizing solar energy. METHODS: In our experiment, a halogen lamp was used to produce heat energy instead of the solar heat. A data logger was used to record the generated voltage over time from the thermoelectric module mounted on a concrete specimen. In order to increase the efficiency of energy harvesting, various factors such as color, architecture, and the ability to prevent heat absorption by the concrete surface were investigated for the placement of the thermoelectric module. RESULTS : The thermoelectric module produced a voltage using the temperature difference between the lower and upper sides of the module. When the concrete specimen was coated with an aluminum foil, a high electric power was measured. In addition, for the power generated at low temperatures, it was confirmed that the voltage was generated steadily. CONCLUSIONS: Thermoelectric technology for energy harvesting can be applied to concrete structures for generating electric power. The generated electricity can be used to power sensors used in structure monitoring in the future.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the flexural performance of the SCP module fabricated using 40 MPa high-filling concrete and to verify the design flexural load presented in the INCA guidance of DNV. As a result, the maximum flexural load of the SCP module obtained through the structural test was 872 kN, the design flexural load and ultimate load were satisfied.

In recent years, in order to reduce self-weight of structural elements, the use of SCP(Steel Concrete Plate) is getting increased. Since SCP has complicated sectional shape and includes large amount of studs, the use of shrinkage reduction concrete is required. Therefore, in this study, to prevent the restrained shrinkage behavior by stud, the effects of using expansive agent (EA) and shrinkage reducing agent (SRA) was investigated.

In order to reduce self-weight of structural elements, the use of SCP(Steel Concrete Plate) is getting increased. Since SCP has complicated sectional shape and includes large amount of studs, the use of high-filling concrete is required. Therefore, in this study, It was evaluated the filling performance of filling concrete for SCP module according to our mix proportion. Resultingly, the concrete effectively filled the large-sized SCP module.

In recent years, in order to reduce self-weight of structural elements, the use of SCP(Steel Concrete Plate) is getting increased. Since SCP has complicated sectional shape and includes large amount of studs, the use of shrinkage reduction concrete is required. Therefore, in this study, to prevent the restrained shrinkage behavior by stud, the effects of using expansive agent (EA) and shrinkage reducing agent (SRA) was investigated.

In order to reduce self-weight of structural elements, the use of SCP(Steel Concrete Plate) is getting increased. Since SCP has complicated sectional shape and includes large amount of studs, the use of high-filling concrete is required. Therefore, in this study, It was evaluated the filling performance of filling concrete for SCP module according to our mix proportion. Resultingly, the concrete effectively filled the large-sized SCP module.

As an effort to enlarge the territory of the county, many researchers have been studying floating foundation system. The procedure to build such structure needs prestressing and the joint that unify the precast concrete modules. Most importantly, the performance of aqua-epoxy used joint between modules is a critical factor of the structure, thereby it is important to evaluate the performance of it. Hence, this study tests the performance of the joint due to the joint length and the material properties of aqua-epoxy. The result showed that the specimen of 1cm joint length using 2% silica-fume mixed aqua-epoxy has the optimum load carrying capacity.