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Establishment of a Standard Procedure for Safety Inspections of Bridges Using Drones

드론 활용 교량 안전점검을 위한 표준절차 정립

  • 이석배 (경상국립대학교 건설환경공과대학 건설시스템공학과) ;
  • 이기홍 (브리콘랩) ;
  • 최현민 ((주)니어스랩) ;
  • 임치성 (국토안전관리원 안전성능연구소 기술개발실)
  • Received : 2021.11.08
  • Accepted : 2021.12.22
  • Published : 2022.04.01
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Abstract

In Korea, the number of national facilities for which a safety inspection is mandatory is increasing, and a safer safety inspection method is needed. This study aimed to increase the efficiency of the bridge safety inspection by enabling rapid exterior inspection while securing the safety of inspectors by using drones to perform the safety inspections of bridges, which had mainly relied on visual inspections. For the research, the Youngjong Grand Bridge in Incheon was selected as a test bed and was divided into four parts: the warren truss, suspension bridge main cable, main tower, and pier. It was possible to establish a five-step standard procedure for drone safety inspections. The step-by-step contents of the standard procedure obtained as a result of this research are: Step 1, facility information collection and analysis, Step 2, analysis of vulnerable parts and drone flight planning, Step 3, drone photography and data processing, Step 4, condition evaluation by external inspection, Step 5, building of external inspection diagram and database. Therefore, if the safety inspections of civil engineering facilities including bridges are performed according to this standard procedure, it is expected that these inspection can be carried out more systematically and efficiently.

우리나라는 안전점검을 의무적으로 시행하여야 하는 국가시설물이 증가하고 있으며, 또한 보다 안전한 안전점검 방법이 필요한 시점이다. 본 연구는 주로 육안조사에 의존하던 교량의 안전점검을 드론을 활용하여 수행함으로써 점검자의 안전을 확보하고 신속한 외관조사가 가능하게 함으로써 교량 안전점검 외관조사의 효율성을 높이고자 하였다. 연구를 위하여 인천의 영종대교를 테스트베드로 선정하고 와렌 트러스 부분, 현수교 메인 케이블, 주탑, 교각의 네 부분으로 나누어 드론 촬영을 실시하고 성과물을 제작하였으며 그 과정에서의 작업 내용들을 정리하고 분석하여 교량시설물에 대한 드론 안전점검시 다섯 단계의 표준절차를 정립할 수 있었다. 연구결과로 얻어진 표준절차의 단계별 내용은 1단계, 시설물 정보수집 및 분석, 2단계, 취약부 분석 및 비행계획, 3단계, 드론 촬영 및 데이터 처리, 4단계, 외관조사 상태평가, 5단계, 외관조사망도 및 DB 구축이다. 따라서 이 표준절차에 따라 교량을 포함한 토목시설물의 안전점검이 수행된다면 보다 체계적이고 효율적으로 안전점검을 수행해 나갈 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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본 연구는 국토안전관리원의 2020~2021년도 연구용역사업 「드론을 활용한 시설물 안전점검 매뉴얼 및 표준품셈(안) 개발연구용역」(No.20200610FF0-00)에 의하여 수행되었으며 이에 감사드립니다.

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