• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.124-140
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• 2017

There exists a limitation to provide proper advance information for safe maneuvering through guidance and caution signs in freeway mobile work zones, unlike fixed work zones. Although a work-protection vehicle is currently deployed at the rear of the work vehicle, more active countermeasures to prevent crashes are required. The purpose of this study was to propose a method to evaluate the safety in mobile work zones and to present effective countermeasures. Driving simulation experiments were conducted to analyze characteristics of driver's behavior in mobile and fixed work zones. Safety distance index (SDI) based on the comparison of stopping distances of a work-protection vehicle and a following subject vehicle was used to evaluate traffic safety. More dangerous driving behavior was observed in the mobile work zone. Especially, it was identified that the lane-change of vehicles following the work- protection vehicle was late. Therefore, it is necessary to actively introduce methods to provide warning information so that the driver can recognize the work-protection vehicle in advance and carry out appropriate evasive maneuvers.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.58-66
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• 2013

Due to the characteristics of urban freeways such as heavy traffic and high speed, work zone on urban freeways causes the increase of not only the likelihood of crash occurrence but also traffic congestion caused by lane drop, lane change, acceleration/deceleration, and etc. This paper aims to determine the proper length of transition area that satisfies two criteria, mobility and safety, to make the operation of work zone more efficient. For the analysis, three different scenarios were developed by the number of lanes and the proper length of transition area were determined by changing the length from 100m to 500m in 100m increments. The results showed that the proper length of transition area for 3- and 4-lane freeways is 300m, whereas the proper length of 2-lane freeways is 200m. The results indicated that the different length of transition area based on the number of lanes is more desirable and efficient.

• 한국도로학회지:도로
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.33-40
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• 2014

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.63-77
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• 2023

This study applies reinforcement learning to effectively operate expressway hard shoulder running (HSR). An HSR algorithm was developed, and its effectiveness was evaluated using the VISSIM microscopic simulation program. The simulation evaluated two aspects: mobility and safety. The DQN-based HSR algorithm found speed improvement of up to 26 km/h. Compared to the current method, the difference in the number of conflicts was not significant. Considering the results, a DQN-based HSR operation has a clear effect, and it is necessary to consider adjusting the current operational criteria.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2012.05b
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• pp.719-721
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• 2012

우리는 CCTV 카메라 영상에서 도로상에 통행중인 차량의 이동영역이 시정에 따라 달라진다는 점에 착안하여 이동영역을 추출하고 이를 이용하여 가시거리를 계산하는 안개시정거리 측정 시스템을 개발하였다. 개발된 시스템의 현장적용성 및 정확성 검증을 위해 중부내륙고속도로 한국도로공사 시험도로에 CCTV를 설치하고 한국도로공사 충주지사에 시스템을 설치하여 파일럿테스트를 실시하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 개발된 시스템의 시작품제작과 현장적용성 및 정확성 검증을 위한 파일럿테스트 방법에 대해 기술하고, 현재까지의 파일럿테스트 결과와 기대효과 그리고 향후 연구방향에 대해 기술한다.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.116-130
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• 2023

Expressways play pivotal roles in cargo transportation because of their superior accessibility and mobility compared to rail and air. On the other hand, there is a limit to the accurate calculation of cargo transportation performance using existing highways owing to the mixture of vehicle types and difficulty in identifying cargo loads of individual cargo vehicles. This paper presents an algorithm for calculating more reliable cargo transportation performance using big data. The traffic performance (veh·km/day) was derived using the data collected from Toll Collecting System. The average tolerance weight for each vehicle type and the cargo load unit (ton/unit) considering it was calculated using vehicle specification information data and high-speed and low-speed axis data. This study calculated the cargo transportation performance by section and type using various online integrated highway data and presented a method for calculating the transportation performance by linking open business offices and private highways.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.3A
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• pp.341-347
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• 2008

Among coating systems used for steel bridge coatings on highway such as red lead-pigmented alkyd, chlorinated rubber, waterborne inorganic zinc, inorganic zinc/epoxy/urethane and inorganic zinc/epoxy/fluororesin, evaluation of deterioration degree and prediction of lifetime through regression analysis were carried out for coating systems widely used and grossly degraded. For evaluation of deterioration degree, 75 bridges on highway were selected, and evaluations were carried out according to point offering method regulated by Guideline of maintenance coating for steel bridges used in Korea Expressway Corporation. Lifetime prediction results showed 13.0~13.3 years for the whole nation, 11.8 years for urban and industrial region in the metropolitan area, 13.2 years for rural region except the metropolitan area, 13.5~13.7 years for chlorinated rubber coating systems, and 12.86 years for red lead-pigmented alkyd systems. For prediction of the rest life of coating, we tried to execute parallel translations of standard deterioration curve to current life and deterioration degree for both x and y axes, and it was thought that parallel translation for x axis corresponded to deterioration aspects in actual environment. Maximum and minimum equations were derived from standard deterioration equation by adding and subtracting error values deduced in regression analysis to/from each coefficient in order to establish maintenance coating criteria for overall steel bridges on highway. Whole domain was divided into 8 parts in order to predict the rest life of coating and optimum time of maintenance coating, and maintenance coating criteria for each 8 domains were presented.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.11-17
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• 2010

본 논문의 주된 목적은 농업용 이동로 또는 농업용수의 공급을 위하여 사용되는 파형 강판 파이프아치 암거가 고속도로 및 지방국도를 통과할 때 설계 및 시공 시 요구되는 최소 토피 두께를 제안하는데 있다. 1998년 이후 농업용 목적으로 사용되는 파형 강판 암거는 서해안 고속도로의 건설과 더불어 그 수요량이 증가하였으며, 이에 따른 설계 및 시공의 빈도수 또한 지속적으로 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 이를 뒷받침 할 수 있는 국내 규정은 아직 미약한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 파형 강판 암거의 설계 및 시공 시 고려해야 할 가장 중요한 인자 중 하나인 최소 토피에 대한 연구를 수행하고 그 두께를 제안하였다. 현재 국내 및 미국에서 사용되고 있는 최소 토피 두께는 암거의 스판 길이 또는 스판 길이와 암거의 높이 비율의 관계로부터 정해지는 것으로 구조적인 특성치를 포함하고 있지 않다. 제안된 최소 토피 두께는 암거의 형상적 특성, 설계 하중, 강판의 구조적특성과 손상 등을 반영하여 파형 강판 암거의 안전성을 극대화 하였다. 제안된 토피 두께는 미국과 국내 도로공사에서 규정하고 있는 토피 두께와 비교 분석하였으며, 그 결과 국내 규정이 더욱 안전성을 고려하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.1-19
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• 2021

The domastic hard shoulder running(HSR) System has been gradually expanding since its initial implementation in September 2007 with the aim of increasing capacity and resolving congestion. Hard Shoulder is used as a space for driver's visual comfort and a place for vehicles to evacuate in case of emergency, but it is replaced by a space for driving when the HSR System is implemented. Therefore, it was intended to determine the improvement effect before and after implementation of the HSR system through safety analysis and mobility analysis. The safety analysis analyzed the impact of traffic accidents by comparing HSR sections and similar sections. The mobility analysis was to determine the improvement effect by quantifying the speed and traffic volume changes before and after HSR System implementation. According to safety yanalysis, there is no effect of reducing traffic accidents when implementing the HSR System. In mobility analysis, the implementation of the HSR System significantly improved the speed of traffic during peak hours and significantly reduces slow and delay hours.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.119-131
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• 2024

Understanding accurate traffic performance is crucial for ensuring efficient highway operation and providing a sustainable mobility environment. On the other hand, an immediate and precise estimation of highway traffic performance faces challenges because of infrastructure and technological constraints, data processing complexities, and limitations in using integrated big data. This paper introduces a framework for estimating traffic performance by analyzing real-time data sourced from toll collection systems and dedicated short-range communications used on highways. In particular, this study addresses the data errors arising from segmented information in data, influencing the individual travel trajectories of vehicles and establishing a more reliable Origin-Destination (OD) framework. The study revealed the necessity of trip linkage for accurate estimations when consecutive segments of individual vehicle travel within the OD occur within a 20-minute window. By linking these trip ODs, the daily average highway traffic performance for South Korea was estimated to be248,624 thousand vehicle kilometers per day. This value shows an increase of approximately 458 thousand vehicle kilometers per day compared to the 248,166 thousand vehicle kilometers per day reported in the highway operations manual. This outcome highlights the potential for supplementing previously omitted traffic performance data through the methodology proposed in this study.