Research Facility
Available (or accessible) Techniques and Instruments
For basic properties of cementitious paste, mortar, and concrete
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Compressive Strength Testing (Instron 1500HDX (~ 100 ton), Shimadzu AG-X plus, 50kN (~5 ton))
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High Temperature Compressive Strength Testing (Shimadzu, UH-F500kNX, 500kN (~50 ton), 1,000°C)
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Split Shear Strength Testing
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Elastic Modulus Measurement Testing
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Setting Time Measurement (Auto Vicat Testing Instrument)
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Mixers (paste, mortar, and concrete) and Constant Temperature and Humidity Chambers
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Water Baths
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Chloride Penetration Test
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Conduction Calorimetery (hydration heat measurement)
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Freezing/thawing Testing Machine (동결융해)
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Creep Testing Instruments
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Aggregate Sizer, Slump Cones etc.
For chemical and microstructureal properties of cementitious paste, mortar, and concrete
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Quantitative Powder X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis (Rietveld Analysis, RIR Internal Standard Method) using PANanalytical X'pert Highscore Plus, MAUD, Fit2D softwares etc.
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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) (Cold Emission, SE/BSE/EDS/Elemental Mapping etc) with Buehler Polishing Instrument Set (EcoMet and AutoMet 250, Petrothin (thin sectioning), Isomet 1000, Vibromet 2)
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Solid State NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) for 27Al, 29Si (MAS-NMR)
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DTA (Differential Thermal Analysis)
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TGA (Thermal Gravimeteric Analysis)
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Particle Size Distribution Analysis (laser diffraction)
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Infrared Spectroscopy
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Conduction Calorimetery
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Zeta Potential Measurement
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MIP (Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry)
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Synchrotron Radiation (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory) - UNIST beamline and others
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XRF (X-ray Fluorescence)
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ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry
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Fume Hoods
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High Temperature Furnace (max 1,700°C) for Chemical Synthesis (e.g., C3S, C2S, ye'elimite etc)
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High Magnification Optical Microscope
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Portable Globe Box
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pH Meter, Magnetic Stirrer, Vacuum Desiccators, Precision Balances, Digital Moisture Content Measurer