콘크리트 포장의 평탄성과 내구성은 환경 조건에 크게 영향을 받으며, 슬래브 상하부 간의 온습도 차이는 부등건조수축 및 와핑 (Warping) 현상을 유발하여 포장의 장기 성능 저하를 초래할 수 있다. 이는 주행성 저하, 균열 발생, 유지보수 비용 증가의 원인이 되 며, 특히 터널과 같은 특수 환경에서는 상하부 간의 습도 차이가 더욱 크게 나타나 부등건조수축이 심화될 가능성이 높다. 터널 내부 는 직사광선의 영향을 받지 않지만, 통풍이 잘 이루어져 건조한 환경이 조성되며, 이러한 조건에서는 슬래브 상부에서 수분 손실이 가 속화되고 하부는 습윤 상태를 유지하여 상하부 간의 큰 습도 차이를 발생시킨다. 이는 슬래브의 비균일한 수분 이동을 유발하여 부등 건조수축을 더욱 크게 발생하게 한다. 국내에서는 터널 길이가 500m 이상인 장대 터널에서 콘크리트 포장 적용이 증가하고 있으며, 아스팔트 포장 대비 화재 시 유독가스 발생 위험이 낮다는 이유로 국토교통부에서 콘크리트 포장을 권장하고 있다. 이로 인해 터널 내 콘크리트 포장의 사용이 증가하고 있 으나, 기상환경 변화 및 습도 관리 미흡으로 인해 콘크리트 포장 줄눈부에서의 평탄성 불량 문제가 빈번하게 발생하고 있다. 이러한 문제는 주행성 저하, 도로 이용자의 민원 증가 및 유지보수 비용 상승을 초래하고 있어, 구체적인 원인 분석과 대책 마련이 필요한 실 정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 터널과 같은 특수 환경에서 습도 조건이 콘크리트 슬래브의 부등건조수축에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 분석하고, 슬래브의 수평 변형률 및 수직 변위를 측정하여 건조 수축에 따른 변형 거동을 정량적으로 평가하고자 하였다. 다양한 습도 조건에서 슬래브의 변형 양상을 비교 분석함으로써, 터널 환경에 적합한 콘크리트 포장 설계 및 유지관리 기준을 제시하고, 콘크리트 포장의 장 기 성능을 개선하기 위한 대책을 마련하고자 한다.

콘크리트는 수화반응에 필요한 물 이외의 자유수가 증발하게 되면 건조수축이 발생하며 이로 인해 발생한 균열은 구조물의 강도 및 내구성 저하에 영향을 미친다. 이에 건조수축에 의한 균열을 억제하기 위한 대처 방안으로 강섬유를 혼입한 강섬유보강콘크리 트에 관한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 아치형 강섬유 혼입량에 따른 건조수축 특성을 파악하고 구속건조수축 변형률을 콘크 리트에 발생하는 잔류 인장응력으로 치환하여 기존 연구 결과와 비교하였다. 자유건조수축 실험을 통해 아치형 강섬유 혼입량에 따른 건조수축 변형률의 저감효과는 미미한 수준임을 확인하였다. 구속건조수축 실험 결과, 아치형 강섬유 혼입량 증가에 따라 균열의 발생 지연 및 균열 폭 저감에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 아치형 강섬유를 60kg/m3 혼입하였을 때 무보강 콘크리트에 발생하는 잔류 인장응력에 비해 52.4% 높은 인장강도를 가지며 구속건조수축에 대한 저항성능이 향상될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

The purpose of this study is to review the available literature on the effectiveness of fibers in preventing early-age shrinkage cracking on cementitious concrete. The overview describes the widely used ASTM C1579 (Standard Test Method for Evaluating Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of Restrained Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Using a Steel Form Insert) for plastic shrinkage cracking. The past literature used crack length, width, or area to describe and quantify cracks on concrete specimens. To keep things simple, this review expresses the length, width or area as a percentage of the control specimen. Finally, the study establishes a relationship between fiber volume and aspect ratio on plastic shrinkage and compressive strength of concrete. It was concluded that fiber is sufficient enough to mitigate plastic shrinkage cracking. An increase in fiber volume and aspect ratio reduces the early-age cracking of concrete but harm its compressive strength.

대한민국의 도로의 증가로 인한 복잡화에 따라 터널의 수와 연장이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 본 연구는 시멘트콘크리트 포장의 성 능과 수명에 미치는 환경조건의 영향을 분석한다. 현재까지 시공된 고속도로의 많은 부분이 시멘트콘크리트 포장으로 되어 있으며, 이 에 대한 연구는 오랫동안 진행되어 왔다. 부등건조수축은 슬래브의 상하부 온습도 차이에 의해 발생하며, 일일 및 계절적 주기에 따라 발생한다. 일반적으로, 온습도 변화에 따라 컬링이나 와핑이 발생하는데, 컬링은 낮에는 높은 온도로 인한 하향 수축, 밤에는 낮은 온 도로 인한 상향 수축을 나타낸다. 그러나, 환경조건 변화에 따른 콘크리트 내부 습도 변화에 대한 이해는 아직 크게 연구가 진행되지 않아 포장 설계에 적절히 반영되지 못하고 있다. 이러한 연구는 터널 등 배수가 어려운 지역에서 콘크리트포장의 적절성을 판단하여 공용수명에 기여할 것으로 예상한다. 본 연구에서는 슬래브의 하부 조건이 콘크리트 내부 습도에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 조사한다. 콘크리트 시편을 제작하여 특수한 환경조건에서의 습윤 차이를 모사하여 수분 이동 특성을 연구한다. 실험에서는 슬래브의 한쪽면을 고정하고 반대편이 부등건조수축으 로 인해 발생하는 변형률과 수직변위를 측정할 장비를 설치하여 시간에 따른 변화량을 확인한다.

PURPOSES : Sprinkler facilities play a crucial role in extinguishing fires in the early stages of a building blaze. Data indicate that more than 96% of fires are suppressed by sprinklers before growing out of control. However, corrosion and pitting of the sprinkler piping can reduce system performance as facilities age. The purpose of this study is to develop an eco-friendly water-soluble corrosion inhibitor to improve the reliability and longevity of sprinkler piping. METHODS : This study compared and analyzed silicate-based sprinkler piping shrinkage agents as corrosion inhibitor against existing commercial options. Tests were conducted to evaluate reactivity with fire extinguishing water, including electrolyzed reduced water and normal water. The anticorrosive performance of the silicate-based corrosion inhibitor was evaluated under various conditions to establish suitability before potential development or commercialization. RESULTS : The new corrosion inhibitor demonstrated eco-friendly performance. In testing, none of the primary four hazardous substances that pose the most risk of harm to the human body (specifically, arsenic (As), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg)) were detected. The inhibitor effectively reduced corrosion of carbon steel (SPP), with weight loss rates averaging 0.12% and not exceeding 0.27%. For copper (CDA 110) weight loss rates were up to 0.03%. Testing under constant temperature and humidity conditions show that the inhibitor kept weight loss was below 0.002 g, with no significant numerical value for the weight loss rate. Overall, the results indicate the potential for an environmentally-safe corrosion inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS : The optimal silicate-based sprinkler system can provide real-time sensor information such as oxygen saturation, pH concentration, and total dissolved solids (TDS). These metrics are closely related to the aging process. By linking this system with an aging monitoring solution, maintenance costs and safety could be improved over the lifespan of the sprinkler system. The sensors and monitoring capabilities are expected to enhance maintenance efficiency and equipment reliability.

콘크리트 경화 시 발생하는 수분증발로 인한 건조수축은 콘크리트의 균열을 발생시킨다. 콘크리트에 발생하는 균열 은 콘크리트의 내구성을 저하하여 안정성과 사용성에 문제를 발생시킨다. 이러한 문제점을 보안하기 위해 콘크리트에 강섬유를 혼입하여 건조수축으로 인한 균열을 방지하는 강섬유 보강 콘크리트 (SFRC)에 관한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 강섬유는 콘크리트 의 균열단면에서 가교역할, 부착작용을 통해 건조수축으로 인한 균열발생을 억제하고 균열 폭을 감소시키는 효과가 있다. 본 논 문에서는 강섬유의 인장강도에 따른 강섬유 보강 콘크리트의 건조수축 제어성능을 평가하였다. 자유건조수축 실험과 구속건조 수축 실험을 진행하였으며 실험 결과를 콘크리트의 인장응력으로 변환하여 콘크리트 직접인장실험 결과와 비교하였다. 강섬유 의 자유건조수축 저감 효과는 미미하지만 강섬유의 인장강도가 증가할수록 구속건조수축으로 인한 균열제어에 효과적임을 확인 하였다. 또한 강섬유의 인장강도가 증가할수록 콘크리트의 인장응력이 증가함을 확인하였다.

When luting indirect restorations with dual-cure resin cement (DCRC), excess cement can be easily removed by performing tack cure of DCRC for a few seconds. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether different tack cure times affect polymerization shrinkage (PS) of the selected DCRC. One dual-cure resin cement (G-CEM LinkAce, GC) was used for measuring PS in light-cure (LC group), self-cure (SC group), and two tack-cure modes. In the first tack-cure subgroup, tack cure was performed for 1, 2, 3, and 5 seconds, followed by light cure after 2 minutes of remnant removal time in each case (TC-LC groups). In the other tack-cure subgroup, tack cure was performed for the same lengths of time, but followed by self-cure in each case (TC-SC groups). PS was measured by a modified bonded disc method for 1,800 seconds. One-way analysis of variance followed by Duncan’s post hoc test was used to determine any statistically significant differences among the test groups (α = 0.05). When the DCRC was selfcured after tack cure, PS was significantly lower than when it was only self-cured (p < 0.05); however, tack cure time did not affect PS (p > 0.05). When the DCRC was light-cured, PS was not affected by tack cure or tack cure time (p > 0.05). Therefore, tack cure within 5 seconds did not negatively affect the final PS when the DCRC was light-cured after cement remnant removal.

In this study, the shrinkage at the artificial skin tissue and temperature characteristics of rubber pole were analyzed by the experimental and numerical method. A artificial skin tissue was produced by using the rigid sponge pad. The impact of tissue was applied by three types of rubber pole. The shrinkage results along the depth of tissue were measured according to the repetition count of impact. When the shape of rubber pole was sphere type, the shrinkage was greatest. The temperature around the pole was highest in the sphere type while that inside pole was greatest in the twine deep sphere type. This is because the pole temperature of twine deep sphere type was transmitted more inside. As a result, the sphere type rubber pole was the most effective because it showed the largest shrinkage and the lowest temperature gradient during impact.

PURPOSES: This study proposes a cohesive shrinkage particle model that can be used to simulate a variety of dynamic behaviors and phase changes of construction materials, including road subsidence and debris flow, and phase change curing, via discrete element method (DEM). METHODS : From the perspective of DEM modeling, the water-content-dependent characteristics of soil particles and related modeling techniques are reviewed from literature. The static friction, cohesion, and particle size change are considered as the major parameters that should be reflected in DEM modeling for a more realistic simulation. The relationships of water content with cohesive force and particle radius, as determined from experimental test results in the relevant study, are utilized to develop the cohesive shrinkage model. For each water content value, the snapshot in simulation is compared to that in the experimental study. RESULTS: The numerical simulation shows very good agreement with the experimental test in terms of overall sample radius and thickness change due to drying. However, the local curling of soil sample in the DEM simulation does not perfectly match that in the experimental test. CONCLUSIONS : The cohesive shrinking particle model seems to be good enough for simulating the volumetric and phase changes of soil samples due to drying. However, it seems necessary to consider both bonding and cohesive contact models in DEM modeling because the only cohesive contact model exhibited limitations in the simulation of curling and crack development.

Due to the development of plastic materials, injection molding products are limitlessly used. The colours of the plastic material also, have been developed to meet the needs of customers. The purpose of the present study is to verify the shrinkage of the injection-molded PC and PBT specimens in different colours. In this study, red, white, black and transparent colours were selected for PC resin. Also blue, red and black colours were selected for PBT resin. 50 specimens were produced per each colour, and measured after cooling-off. The P-value, the test statistic of the measurements in every direction of PC and PBT specimens were below 0.05 except the PBT specimen’s thickness. The rate of shrinkage for the length and thickness of PC specimens were 0.48% and 3.9% that obtained 4.4 times as big as the gap those between those two rates. The shrinkage in PBT were about 1.45% for the length and 5.08% for the thickness which had 3.6 times as big as the gap. This experimental results obtained that the colour of the resin (PC and PBT) effects its shrinkage. Consequently, the colour of the resin must be concerned in the event of injection-molding.

In this study, the effect of dry shrinkage of concrete pavement due to seasonal changes was analyzed by comparing the results of finite element analysis with the temperature and strain measurements at Incheon airport pavement. To measure the behavior of slab by environmental condition in site, static strain gauges and thermometers were installed. To predict changes in the properties of concrete slab, experiments were conducted in site as well as in the lab. The considered parameters of FEA were pavement conditions according to seasonal and material properties change. The results of field measurements and the strain by FEA analysis were different in terms of the effects of drying shrinkage. This is due to humidity changes not applied to input values during FEA analysis. In this study, the difference between the results of field measurements and the results of the finite element model analysis was used to identify the drying shrinkage occurring on the concrete slab. Long-term data analysis in the future will enable the analysis of the trends in drying shrinkage in airport concrete pavement. This study was supported by Incheon International Airport Corporation(BEX00625).

PURPOSES : This purpose of this study is to analyze the effect to autogenous shrinkage of the top-layer material of a two-lift concrete pavement mixing both silica fume and polymer powder. METHODS: The bottom-layer of a two-lift concrete pavement was paved with original portland cement (OPC) with a 20~23 cm thickness. Additionally, the top-layer which is directly exposed to the environment and vehicles was paved with a high-performance concrete (HPC) with a 7~10 cm thickness. These types of pavements can achieve a long service life by reducing joint damage and increasing the abrasion and scaling resistance. In order to integrate the different bottom and top layer materials, autogenous shrinkage tests were performed in this study according to the mixing ratio of silica fume and polymer powder, which are the admixture of the top-layer material. RESULTS: Autogenous shrinkage decreased when polymer powder was used in the mix. Contrary to this, autogenous shrinkage tended to rise with increasing silica fume content. However, the effects were not significant when small amounts of polymer powder were used (3% and 11%). CONCLUSIONS : The durability and compressive strength increase when silica fume is used in the mix. The flexural strength considerably increases and autogenous shrinkage of concrete decreases when polymer powder is used in the mix. As seen from above, the proper use of these materials improves not only durability, but also autogenous shrinkage, leading to better shrinkage crack control in the concrete.

In this study, the appearance change and the heat․moisture transfer properties of knitted fabric by yarn shrinkage were examined to obtain useful data on the development of thermo-sensitive functional materials. Eleven types of knitted fabric were knitted using highly bulky acrylic-blended yarn. After shrinking the specimens using dry heat treatment, the appearance change and thickness were measured. An HEC simulator was adopted for measuring the heat․moisture transfer properties of specimens by yarn shrinkage. When holes were arranged vertically in the mesh structure, the specimens with 2,500 and 5,000 holes showed high percent change of hole area, appearance, and thickness. When holes were diagonally arranged in the mesh structure, the percent change of hole area in the specimen with 1,250 holes was larger than the one with 2,500 holes. However, the dimensional stability of the specimen with 2,500 holes was better because of its smaller appearance and thickness change. In the tuck structure, the percent change of hole area in the specimen with 625 and 416 holes was relatively large compared with the appearance and thickness change. Furthermore, the hole size in the tuck structure was smaller than that in the mesh structure but the percent change of hole area was larger. Therefore, it was proved that the tuck structure is more suitable than the mesh structure for developing thermo-sensitive functional materials. Heat․moisture transfer property test verified that the change of hole area by yarn shrinkage enabled obtaining the thermal effect due to the distinct temperature difference in the inner layer.