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Safety Evaluation of the Settlement Amount of the Bridge Earthwork Transition Area Using the Ground Penetrating Radar in the Soft Ground Section

연약지반 구간에서 지표투과레이더 활용한 교량 접속부 침하량 안전 평가

  • Jung, Gukyoung (Dept. of Safety and Health Convergence Engineering, Soongsil University) ;
  • Jo, Youngkyun (Dept. of Safety and Health Convergence Engineering, Soongsil University) ;
  • Kim, Sungrae (Dept. of Safety and Health Convergence Engineering, Soongsil University)
  • Received : 2022.06.22
  • Accepted : 2022.07.22
  • Published : 2022.08.01

Abstract

To reduce the bump of bridge/earthwork transition area caused by the settlement of the soft ground during public use, the road agencies have been continuously overlay or repavement at those areas. In this study, the vehicle-mounted ground penetrating radar with 1GHz air-coupled antenna was used to estimate the settlement amount of those areas for nine bridges built in the soft ground. Results shows that it is possible to effectively measure the thickness of pavement up to a depth of 1 m on an asphalt road with ground penetrating radar technology that can inspect under the road surface. Distinctively deformation of the road surface, the variation in the thickness of the pavement measured at bridge/earth transition areas is equivalent to a minimum of 50 mm and a maximum of 600 mm, and there is a risk of cavity in the ground. The difference in the increased pavement thickness is 50~250 mm for each bridge connection, which may cause the differential settlement. In this study, by using the result of the ground penetration radar, a plan for improving drivability and maintenance of the settlement is suggested and applied to the field.

공용 중에 연약지반의 침하로 발생된 교량 접속부의 단차 개선을 위해 도로관리기관에서는 지속적으로 덧씌우기를 실시하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 연약지반 내에 건설된 교량 9개소에 대해 접속부의 침하량을 추정하고자 1GHz 안테나를 차량에 탑재한 지표투과레이더 장비를 이용하였다. 포장 내부 조사가 가능한 지표투과레이더 기술로 아스팔트 도로에서 깊이 1m 수준까지 효과적으로 포장두께의 측정이 가능하였다. 노면 변형 조사결과와는 다르게, 9개 교량 접속부에서 측정된 포장두께 변화량은 최소 50mm에서 최대 600mm로 상당하였으며, 공동(空洞)의 발생 가능성도 높았다. 또한 각 교량 접속부의 부위별로는 증가된 포장두께의 차이가 50~250mm로 나타나 부등침하 위험이 존재하였다. 본 연구에서 지표투과레이더 결과에 근거하여 주행성 개선 및 침하부 유지관리 방안을 제시하였다.

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