PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to suggest a thermal expansion coefficient measurement method using an embedded strain transducer (EST) and vibrating wire gauge (VWG), as well as to evaluate the reliability of the proposed methods by comparing them with the AASHTO T 336-10 standard method. METHODS : To apply the AASHTO 336-10 test method, which is the criterion for reliability evaluation, a reference specimen using stainless steel (sus304) is manufactured, and a thermal expansion coefficient of 17.308με/°C is obtained based on ISO regulations. Using the reference specimen, the correction factor of the thermal expansion coefficient measurement equipment is measured to be 2.93με/°C, and using this value, the thermal expansion coefficient of the mortar specimen containing the embedded gauges is measured accurately. The reliability of the proposed experimental method is evaluated by measuring the thermal expansion coefficient of the embedded gauge with temperature compensation and then comparing it with that of the reference specimen. RESULTS : The coefficient of thermal expansion of the mortar specimen is measured to be 12.423με/°C based on AASHTO 336-10, 11.963με/°C using the EST method, and 12.522με/°C using the VWG method. Based on the results obtained using the AASHTO method, the embedded gauges show a difference of 1%~3% in terms of the average results, as well as a difference in the standard deviation of 0.059~0.186. Therefore, our level of confidence in the thermal expansion coefficient experiment using the embedded gauges is high. CONCLUSIONS : When using the AASHTO 336-10 test method, the thermal expansion coefficient should be obtained by measuring the length change of the specimen; however, some engineering judgment of the experimenter is required when the measurement values fluctuate during the temperature stabilization period. In the thermal expansion coefficient test using embedded gauges (EST and VWG), temperature compensation must be performed. Furthermore, it is assumed that the temperature difference between the water tank and test specimen does not significantly affect the thermal expansion coefficient measurement because the important point is not the actual temperature value but the temperature gradient. For reliability evaluation, a statistical significance review of the strain distribution by measurement method is performed via a T-test comparing with the AASHTO test result (12.423με/°C) and the reliability level for each measurement method remains confidential.

고준위폐기물을 처분하기 위한 심층처분시스템의 구성 요소로는 처분용기, 완충재, 뒷채움 및 근계 암반이 있다. 이 중 완충재는 심층 처분시스템에 있어 필수적인 요소이다. 처분용기에서 발생하는 고온의 열량은 완충재로 전파되기에 완충재의 열적 특성은 처분시스템의 안정성 평가에 상당히 중요하다고 할 수 있다. 특히, 고온의 열량은 완충재의 열적 팽창을 야기 하여 근계 암반에 열응력을 야기할 수 있기에 완충재의 열팽창 특성 규명은 반드시 필요하다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국내 경주산 압축 벤토나이트 완충재(KJ-II)에 대한 열팽창 거동 특성을 실내 실험을 통해 분석하고 선형 열팽창계수 에 대한 추정 모델을 제시하고자 하였다. 압축 벤토나이트 완충재의 선형 열팽창계수는 딜라토미터 장비를 이용하여 승온 속도, 건조밀도, 온도 범위에 따라 측정되었으며 선형 열팽창계수 값은 대략 4.0~6.0×10-6/℃ 로 측정되었다. 또한 실험 데이터를 토대로 비선형 회귀분석 방법을 이용하여 건조밀도에 따른 경주 압축 벤토나이트 완충재의 선형 열팽창계수를 추정 할 수 있는 모델을 제시하였다.

PURPOSES : This study was performed to determine a systematic approach for measuring the coefficient of thermal expansion (COTE) of concrete specimens. This approach includes the initial calibration of measurement equipment. Test variables include coarse aggregate types such as natural aggregate, job-site produced recycled concrete aggregate, and recycled aggregate processed from an intermediate waste treatment company. METHODS: First, two cylindrical SUS-304 specimens with a known COTE value of 17.3×10-6m/m/℃. were used as reference specimens for the calibration of each measurement system. The well-known AASHTO TP-60 COTE apparatus for concrete measurement was utilized in this study. Four different measurement apparatuses were used with each LVDT installed and a calibration value was determined using each measurement apparatus. RESULTS : In the initial experimental stage, calibration values for each measurement apparatus were assumed to be almost identical. However, using the SUS-304 samples as a reference, the calibration values for the four different measurement apparatuses were found to range from 3.49 to 8.86 ×10-6m/m/℃. Using different adjusted values for each measurement apparatuses, COTE values for the three different concrete specimens were obtained. The COTE value of concrete made with natural coarse aggregate was 9.91×10-6m/m/℃, that of job-site produced recycled coarse aggregate was 10.45×10-6m/m/℃, and that of recycled aggregate processed from the intermediate waste treatment company was 10.82×10-6m/m/℃. CONCLUSIONS: We observed that the COTE value of concrete made from recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) was higher than that of concrete made from natural coarse aggregate. This difference is due to the fact that the total volumetric mortar proportion in the RCA mix is higher than that in the concrete mix made with natural coarse aggregate.

The aim of this paper is to consider the effect of annealing on the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of electroplated Invar Fe-Ni alloy. The CTE of the as-electroplated alloy is lower than those of alloys annealed at 400˚C and 800˚C. XRD peaks become sharper as the as-electroplated alloy is annealed, which means the grain growth. The average grain sizes of as-electroplated and as-annealed alloys at 400˚C and 800˚C are 10 nm, 70 nm, and 2μm, respectively, as determined by TEM and EBSD analyses. The CTE variation for the various grain sizes after annealing may come from the magnetostriction effect, which generates strain due to changes in the magnetization state of the alloys. The thermal expansion coefficient is considered to be affected by nano grain size in electroplated Fe-Ni Invar alloys. As grain size decreases, ferromagnetic forces might change to paramagnetic forces. The effect of lattice vibration damping of nano grain boundaries could lead to the decrease of CTE.

복합재료 구성성분은 수 마이크로미터 수준의 크기를 가지고 있으므로 시험을 통한 정확한 물성 측정이 매우 어렵다. 그러므로 본 논문에서는 역해석을 이용하여 복합재료 구성성분의 열팽창계수를 예측할 수 있는 기법을 제안한다. 복합재료에 대한 등가 열팽창계수를 예측할 수 있는 Mori-Tanaka 기법과 결합된 역해석기법을 이용하면, 라미나 수준의 목적함수를 최소화함으로써 구성성분의 열팽창계수를 효율적으로 구할 수 있다. 본 연구에서 제안한 기법을 검증하기 위하여 다양한 섬유(glass fiber, P75, P100, M55J)에 대한 열팽창계수를 예측하고 이를 시험결과와 비교하였다. 또한 라미나와 기지 물성치에 대한 불확실성이 섬유 물성치 예측에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다.

PURPOSES: The purpose of this study is to provide the method of how to measure the coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete using temperature compensation principle of electrical resistance strain gauge. METHODS : The gauge factor compensation method and thermal output(temperature-induced apparent strain) correction method of selftemperature compensation gauge were investigated. From the literature review, coefficient of thermal expansion measurement method based on the thermal output differential comparison between reference material(invar) and unknown material(concrete) was suggested. RESULTS: Thermal output is caused by two reasons; first the electrical resistivity of the grid conductor is changed by temperature variation and the second contribution is due to the differential thermal expansion between gauge and the test material. Invar was selected as a reference material and it、s coefficient of thermal expansion was measured as 2.12×10-6m/m/℃. by KS M ISO 11359-2. The reliability of the suggested measurement method was evaluated by the thermal output measurement of invar and mild steel. Finally coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete material for pavement was successfully measured as 15.45×10-6m/m/℃. CONCLUSIONS: The coefficient of thermal expansion measurement method using thermal output differential between invar and unknown concrete material was evaluated by theoretical and experimental aspects. Based on the test results, the proposed method is considered to be reasonable to apply for coefficient of thermal expansion measurement.

콘크리트포장은 시공초기의 품질관리수준에 따라 전체수명이 결정될 정도로 시공초기의 품질관리가 매우 중요하다. 이러한 초기 품질관리는 콘크리트포장의 초기거동을 잘 파악하여 초기거동을 조절할 수 있는 방안을 도출하는 것이 중요하다. 콘크리트포장의 초기거동에 영향을 주는 요소는 크게 두 가지가 있다. 첫째는 콘크리트의 건조수축이고, 두 번째는 수화열 및 대기온도 변화에 따른 포장체의 온도변화이다. 따라서, 콘크리트의 열팽창계수와 건조수축은 콘크리트의 초기거동에 매우 중요한 요소라 할 수 있다. 지금까지의 열팽창계수는 완전히 양생된 콘크리트에 대해 실험하는 것이 일반적이었기 때문에 시공초기에 열팽창계수를 얻는데 한계가 있어 왔다. 또 건조수축도 시간방법의 한계로 초기 건조수축을 측정하는데 어려움이 있어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 콘크리트포장의 초기 거동을 조절할 수 있는 방안을 도출하기 위하여, 콘크리트의 초기 건조수축과 열팽창계수를 측정하고 이를 통해 콘크리트포장의 초기 거동 예측프로그램의 입력변수들과 적용 모델들에 대한 자료제공 및 검증을 위 한 기초자료를 제공하는데 그 목적을 두었다. 본 연구에서 얻은 결론은 현장에서 초기 콘크리트의 열팽창계수 값을 측정한 결과 8.9~10.8×10-6/℃ 값을 나타내었으며, 콘크리트의 건조수축에 있어서 깊이별 effect와 size effect가 존재하는 것으로 분석되었다.

인이 높은 농도로 도핑되어진 LPCVD 다결정 실리콘 박막의 열팽창 계수를 마이크로 게이지법을 이용하여 측정하였다. 기존의 박막의 열팽창 계수 측정 법에서는 박막이 기판에 증착되어진 상태에서 측정이 이루어지므로, 기판의 탄성계수와 열팽창계수를 미리 알고 있어야 한다. 이에 비해 마이크로 게이지법에서는 박막의 열?창 계수를 도출하기 위하여 기판의 탄성계수 값과 열팽창 계수 값을 필요로 하지 않는다는 장점이 있다. 마이크로 게이지법에서는 전류를 가할 경우 줄 발열에 의해 발생한 마이크로 게이지에의 변위를 측정하고, 그 때 계산된 마이크로 게이지의 평균 온도의 관계에서 열팽창 계수를 계산한다. 다결정 실리콘 박막의 열팽창 계수는 2.9 x 10-6˚C로 측정되었으며, 이 값들의 표준편차는 0.24x10-6˚C였다.

The effects of Mn and Co additions up to 0.6 and 2.0 wt% respectively and the amount of cold-rolled reduction on the thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of powder rolled Fe-Ni Invar strips were investigated. The compacted strips were sintered, homogenized and cold-rolled to the final thickness of 0.8 mm, 0.65 mm and 0.4 mm. All the strips reached full density except the case of 0.8 mm sample which has a very few porosities. The interstitials which are well known to increase TEC were minimized to the level of 10 rpm C,5 and N,0 by the processing. TEC was found to decrease by increasing the cold reduction. The Mn content had little effect on the TEC. But in Fe-Ni-Co system, TEC decreased with Co content up to 0.4 wt% and then increased, yielding the minimum value of at 0.4 wt% Co. This value is much lower than that of commercial Invar product. Such effect of Co is considered to be related with the maxiumum spontaneous- magnetostriction effect.