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http://dx.doi.org/10.14190/JRCR.2020.8.3.372

Development and Performance of Self-Propelled Vehicles for Repairing Concrete Sewage Pipes  

Park, Ji-Hun (Department of Civil Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Jung, Hoe-Won (Department of Civil Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Park, Hee-Woong (Department of Civil Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Yang, In-Hwan (Department of Civil Engineering, Kunsan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute / v.8, no.3, 2020 , pp. 372-378 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, an experiment was conducted on the development and performance of self-propelled vehicles to repair defects in concrete sewage pipes. The self-propelled vehicle for a non-excavation repair for the sewage pipe defects was developed in consideration of the performance of the driving system, the feasibility of the repair unit, and the transportation of repair materials. In order to evaluate the performance of the developed self-propelled vehicle, a repair test was performed by simulating a defect at a connection between the main pipe and extruded one. The main sewage pipe was meade of concrete and its diameter was 500mm. Thereafter, watertightness performance was evaluated on the leakage at the repaired part. For watertightness performance, both ends of concrete sewage pipe and connected one was inserted by plugs, and then water was injected. The amount of leakage water measurement was 0.07L/㎡, indicating a value less than 0.2L/㎡ of the allowable leakage amount. Therefore, test results indicated that the self-propelled vehicle developed in this study exhibited excellent maintenance performance for repairing the sewage pipes.
Keywords
Sewage pipe; Defect; Self-propelled vehicle; Maintenance performance; Watertightness performance;
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