Glass wool, the primary material of insulation, is composed of glass fibers and is used to insulate the temperature of steam generators and pipes in nuclear power plants. Glass fiber is widely adopted as a substitute for asbestos classified as a carcinogen. The insulations used in nuclear power plants are classified as radioactive waste and most of the insulation is Very Low-Level Waste (VLLW). It is packaged in a 200 L drum the same as a Dry Active Waste (DAW). In the case of the insulations, it is packaged in a vinyl bag and then charged into the drum for securing additional safety because of the fine particle size of the fiberglass. A safety assessment of the disposal facility should be considered to dispose of radioactive waste. As a result of analyzing overseas Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC), there is no case that has a separate limitation for glass fiber. Also, in order to confirm that glass fibers can be treated in the same manner as DAW, research related to the diffusion of glass fibers into the environment was conducted in this paper. It was confirmed that the glass fiber was precipitated due to the low flow velocity of groundwater in the Gyeongju radioactive waste repository and did not spread to the surrounding environment due to the effect of the engineering barrier. Therefore, the glass fiber has no special issue and can be treated in the same way as a DAW. In addition, it can be disposed of in the disposal facility by securing sufficient radiological safety as VLLW.

In pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process, thin film composite (TFC) type membranes which can withstand high operating pressure are required. In this study, glass fibers (GF) are used as additive for mechanical strength enhancement of the support layer of TFC membranes. The support layers were fabricated by a phase inversion method by using the casting solution of blended GF (two different size of milled GF) with polyethersulfone (PES). The fabricated support layers were characterized by FE-SEM, FT-IR, contact angle goniometer, and universal testing machine. Lab-scale ultrafiltration experiment was carried out to measure their performance. As a result, the support layer with milled GF showed higher mechanical strength and water flux than the pure PES support layer, and the support layer with smaller size GF showed higher performance.

본 연구에서는 유리단섬유로 보강된 분사식 섬유보강 복합재료의 인장거동 평가를 위한 실험 및 해석연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 다양한 변형율속도(strain rate)에 따른 에폭시수지 및 분사식 섬유보강 복합재료의 인장강도 실험을 수행하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 분사식 섬유보강 복합재료는 15mm 길이로 절단된 유리단섬유가 25% 부피비율로 혼입된 보수·보강용 재 료이다. 에폭시수지의 점탄성 특성을 고려하기 위해 역산모델링(inverse simulation)을 수행하여 변형율속도에 따른 점성변화 를 함수식으로 제안하였다. 역산모델링을 통해 제안된 함수식을 미세역학 기반의 점탄성 손상모델(micromechanics-based viscoelastic damage model; Yang et al., 2012)에 적용하여 분사식 섬유보강 복합재료의 인장거동을 수치적으로 해석하였다. 분사식 섬유보강 복합재료의 인장거동 해석결과와 실험결과를 비교하여 미세역학 기반의 점탄성 손상모델의 정확성을 검증 하였다.

In this work, we employed an electroless nickel plating on glass fibers in order to enhance the electric conductivity of fibers. And the effects of metal content and plating time on the conductivity of fibers were investigated. From the results, island-like metal clusters were found on the fiber surfaces in initial plating state, and perfect metallic layers were observed after 10 min of plating time. The thickness of metallic layers on fiber surfaces was proportion to plating time, and the electric conductivity showed similar trends. The nickel cluster sizes on fibers decreased with increasing plating time, indicating that surface energetics of the fibers could become more homogeneous and make well-packed metallic layers, resulting in the high conductivity of Ni/glass fibers.

Twenty three samples of man-made mineral fibers (MMMF) were collected and analyzed for their mineral contents using a transmission electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive X-ray analyzer (TEM-EDX). Five glass fibers showed a straight fiber type without branches with average diameter ranged from 2.6㎛ to 5.6㎛ and average length 12.2∼29.6㎛. The major atomic compositions of the glass fibers were Na, Mg, Si, Ca, and Fe with a little variance among them and contained trace amounts of Al and Si. Eleven rock wool fibers also showed a straight fiber type without branches. The rock wool fibers used in 3 insulation panel and 1 insulation tube had average diameter 13.6∼26.4㎛ and average length 13.6∼26.4㎛. The major atomic compositions of the rock wool fibers were Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ca, Fe, and Cu with a little variance among them. Two of rock wool sealant fibers and one of coating material fibers had average 0.8∼ 2.2㎛ diameter and 9.9∼16.2㎛ average length. The major atomic compositions of the fibers were Mg, Al, Si, Ca, and Fe with a little variance among them and contained trace amount of S. The fibers in the rock wool coating materials contaminated partially with another type of fibers. Four of rock wool ceiling board showed 0.9∼2.04㎛ average diameter and 4.3∼15.2㎛ average length. The major atomic compositions of the fibers were Mg, Al, Si, S, Ca, and Fe with a little variance among them and contained trace amounts of Na, K, and Ti. Three of long glass fibers showed a mass appearance with finely splitted fibers, and the major atomic compositions of the fibers were Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ca, and Fe with no variance among them. One type of ceramic fiber showed 2.9±1.59㎛ average diameter and 20.3±9.38㎛ average length. The major compositions of the fibers were Al, Si, and S. A gypsum board and a perlite and a calcium silicate insulation material all showed aspect ratio less than 3:1, indicating non-fibrous materials. The major compositions of the gypsum board particles were Al, Si, S, K, Ca, and Fe, The perlite particles were consisted of Na, Al, Si, S, K, Ca, and Fe, and the calcium silicate insulation materials were mainly consisted of Al, Si, Ca, and Fe.

The present research was undertaken to evaluate the possibility of water purification filter with activated carbon fibers (ACFs) using a very low cost precursor consisting of phenolic resin coated on glass fibers. The simplified procedure involving coating, curing and activation and a very low cost glass fiber as a raw material were adopted in order to reduce manufacturing cost. The breakthrough curves of the manufactured ACFs and the commercial activated carbon (AC, Calgon F-200) were investigated in the initial concentration range from 19 to 49 ppm for benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene. From breakthrough profiles, the manufactured ACFs had significantly faster adsorption kinetics than the AC. Especially the benzene breakthrough curves, the manufactured ACF (13 g of ACF with 32% of carbon on the glass) was over the limited level (5 ppb) after flowing of 32 l at initial concentration of 15 ppm, while the commercial AC was shown about 3 ppm in initial adsorption.

본 실험 논문은 초단유리섬유(milled glass fibers)가 혼입된 PSC용 그라우트 몰탈의 강재부식성능을 평가하였다. 초단유리섬유를 함유한 배합이 PSC 그라우트 몰탈로서 소요성능을 만족시키는지를 확인하기 위하여 유하시간, 블리딩 및 압축강도를 측정하였다. 초단유리 섬유를 함유한 몰탈의 부식저항 성능은 염소이온 확산시험, 몰탈 흡수시험과 표면전기저항 측정 결과에 근거하여 수행되었다. 시험결과, 초단 유리가 혼입된 모든 배합은 OPC만 사용된 배합에 비하여 그라우트의 부식저항성능을 개선시키는 것으로 확인되었다. 다만, 초단유리섬유를 사용함으로서 유하시간은 단축되지만 블리딩이 발생하여 소요성능을 만족하지 못하는 것으로 확인되었다. 그러므로 PSC 그라우트에 적합한 초단유리섬유배합이 되기 위해서는 물-바인더비의 조정이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 PSC그라우트에 초단유리섬유를 첨가하거나 치환하였을 때, PSC구조물용 그라우트가 가지는 적합성에 대하여 연구하였다. 초단유리섬유를 첨가하였을 때 유하속도가 증가하여 작업성이 떨어진다. 또한 블리딩이 발생하지 않았으며 압축강도가 증진되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 치환할 때 유하속도가 감소했으나 블리딩이 발생하였고, 압축강도가 증진되었다. 따라서 수화반응을 일으키지 않는 초단유리섬유로 인하여 유동성이 증가하고 압축강도가 증진되었다.

GFRP 보강근은 콘크리트의 알칼리성분에 의해 손상 받을 수 있다. 본 논문은 이형 GFRP 보강근의 알칼리에 대한 내구성을증진시키기 위한 방법에 대한 실험적 연구이다. 기존 개발된 이형 GFRP 보강근의 표면물질에 삽입되는 초단유리섬유는 콘크리트와의 부착성능을 향상시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 논문에서는 초단 알칼리저항섬유(AR-glass)와 E-glass 섬유를 표면이형의 구성물질로 활용하였을 때, 보강근의 내구성능에 미치는 영향을 흡습시험과 ISS 실험을 통하여 규명하고자 하였다. 혹독한 실내실험조건을 위하여 40℃의 온도가 적용되었다. 실험결과, 표면성형을 위한 레진과의 합성물로써, E-glass와 AR-glass 를 사용하였을 때, 내구성능에 큰 차이는 없는 것을 확인하였다. 오히려, 레진과 섬유의 혼합비가 작업성과 성형성에 영향을 미치고, 이것이 표면 이형부에 공극을 만들게 됨으로써, 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 장기적인 내구성능 확보를 위해서 혼입률의 결정에 주의를 기울여야 한다.