• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.151-158
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• 2011

Tunnel sections on the expressway are different from rest of sections on the expressway in terms of velocity, the number of passing cars, and vehicle density which, in particular, affect drivers' behavior before and after drivers pass through the tunnel. However, literature review reveals that former studies are too focused on quantitative indicator to consider qualitative aspects. Thus, this study tried to find out qualitative factors affecting speed reduction in tunnel sections based on questionnaire surveys and its analysis in tunnel sections selected by taking consideration of diverse conditions. Analysis showed that factors concerning tunnel configuration (lane width, shoulder width, and tunnel length) related to very long tunnels increasingly popular recently had some effects on reduced speed inside of tunnels. It appeared that visual environment such as visibility of tunnel entrance had an impact in speed reduction and vehicle speed tended to change according to lighting illumination level inside of tunnels. It is expected that continual investment would be made in technological development related to expressway tunnel design and service improvement based on this study.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.21-27
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• 1999

The objective of this study is to clarify the relationship between accident rate and V/C for freeway facility. The relationship can be used as a basic reference to predict and prevent traffic accident. The traffic volume and the number of accidents from 1992 to 1997 on Shingal-Ansan Freeway were analyzed in this study to clarify the relationship. Hourly accident rate and V/C were calculated for each facility sections : basic freeway section, tunnel section and toll gate section. The accident rate models consisting of an independent variable of V/C were established by repression analysis and compared with each other. The relationship between accident rates and V/C ratios represented U-shaped pattern for all sections. The result of this study indicates that accident rates are highest in the low hourly V/C range, decrease with increasing V/C ratio, and then increase as the V/C ratio increases. The accident rate of toll gate section is in general higher than that of other sections. Although the accident rate of tunnel section is higher than that of basic freeway section when V/C is above 0.67, there is no significant difference of accident rate between basic freeway and tunnel section when V/C is between 0.5 and 0.8. Basic freeway tunnel and toll gate section have the minimum accident rate when V/C is 0.78, 0.75 and 0.57 respectively.

• Magazine of korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.38-47
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• 2012

고속도로 터널 공사비의 가장 큰 비중을 차지하는 터널 단면 설계시, 주요 표준단면 결정요소의 일률적인 적용 및 기존 단면을 답습함에 따라 터널 천단부 등에 과대한 사공간이 발생하고 있으며, 기계환기 터널의 경우 제트팬 설치가 가능하도록 계획된 단면을 터널 전연장에 적용하고 있으나, 대부분의 구간은 제트팬 설치가 불필요한 구간이므로 이를 감안한 경제적인 단면 계획이 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 터널 내공단면 결정요소에 대한 개선 사항 및 기계환기 터널 적용시 단면 이원화를 통한 고속도로 터널 단면 최적화 방안을 도출하였다. 결과적으로 굴착 단면 최적화에 따른 경제성 확보 및 $CO_2$ 절감 효과를 기대할 수 있으며, 설계시 이를 바탕으로, 터널의 환기, 방재조건 및 토공량 등 노선 특성을 고려한 최적의 단면 계획이 필요하다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.30 no.2D
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• pp.127-134
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• 2010

Tunnel sections on the highway are different from rest of sections on the highway in terms of velocity, the number of passing cars, and vehicle density which, in particular, affect drivers' behavior before and after drivers pass through the tunnel. However, literature review reveals that former studies are too focused on quantitative indicator to consider qualitative aspects. Therefore, this paper conducts survey questionnaire and IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) to find out qualitative improvements on velocity drop on the tunnel sections. The results show as follows: First, drivers require improvements of tunnel form (length and curved form inside tunnel) which is derived from long distance tunnel. Second, experts primarily ask for amendment of geometric characteristics. With comparison of requirements of both drivers and experts, there are many differences in length of tunnel and form of curved tunnel. This also presents that drivers don't satisfy with both length of tunnel and form of curved tunnel that are provided as a part of highway design factors.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.471-476
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• 1999

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.145-154
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• 2012

This paper analyzed the characteristics of traffic accidents in all tunnels on nationwide freeways and selected some various independent variables related to accident occurrence in tunnels. The study aims to develop reliable accident forecasting models using the various dependent variables such as the number of accident (no.), no./km, and no./MVK. Finally, reliable multiple linear regression models were proposed in this paper. This study tested the validity verification of developed models through statistics such as $R^2$, F values, multicollinearity, residual analysis. The paper selected the accident forecasting models considering the characteristics of tunnel accidents and two models were finally proposed according to two groups of tunnel length. In the selected models, natural logarithm of ln(no./MVK) is used for the dependent variable and AADT, vertical slope, and tunnel hight are used for the independent variables. The reliability of two models was proved by the comparison analysis between field data and estimating data using RMSE and MAE. These models may be not only effective in evaluating tunnel safety under design and planning phases of tunnel but also useful to reduce traffic accidents in tunnels and to manage the traffic flow of tunnel.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2003.03a
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• pp.51-66
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• 2003

최근 용지매입의 제한과 자연환경훼손의 최소화를 도모하는 사회적 환경으로 인해 대단면 근접병설터널 계획이 점차 증가하고 있다. 지금까지는 주로 중앙벽체부의 지지기능을 활용한 2Arch터널의 형태로 도심지 지하철의 정거장이나 고속도로의 일부구간에 계획되고 있으나, 대단면 근접병설터널에 대한 시공실적 및 설계사례가 부족한 국내에서는 이에 대한 역학적 거동과 합리적 시공방안에 대한 연구가 미흡한 실정이다. 따라서, 대단면 근접병설터널에 대한 국내·외의 설계 및 시공사례를 정리·분석하므로서 차후 제한된 구간에서의 터널계획시 합리적인 설계 및 시공이 되고자 하였다. 또한, 최근 도심지 구간에 계획중인 터널의안정성 검토 사례를 중심으로 터널 및 인접구조물, 중앙필러부 및 콘크리트 라이닝에 대한 상세 안정성 검토방법을 고찰함으로써 기존 병설터널의 거동특성과는 구별되는 대단면 근접 병설터널의 안정성 평가기법에 대한 방향을 제안하였다.

• Magazine of korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.37-50
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• 2019

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.57-70
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• 2012

Variable speed limit(VSL) is a useful speed management tool for alleviating traffic congestion and enhancing traffic safety. The purpose of this study is to identify promising freeway segments for safety enhancement through VSL operations. An ordered probit model was adopted to capture factors affecting freeway crash severity that can be used to support decision making for selecting the promising segments. Pseudo elasticity and marginal effects, which are outcomes of the ordered probit analysis, were used to determine priority of promising segments for traffic safety. The results of this study would be useful in installing VSL systems and developing traffic control and operations strategies in practice.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.7 no.4 s.26
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• pp.173-184
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• 2005

Pavement markings delineate driver's sight and attentions at day and night. Retroreflectivities of the pavement markings are known to be affected by some factors such as geometrical characteristics of road sections, marking materials, traffic volumes, weather, and so on. Therefore, pavement markings would have different retroreflectivities place by place. The objective of this paper is to contend that there are rises and falls of retroreflectivity of specific geometrical characteristics of road section based on observed field data. For this purpose, retroreflectivities of yellow continued lines and white skip lines were measured on the freeway sections from Hanam to Nami interchanges. And then, the sections are categorized based on road geometric or facility types. From this study, it may be concluded that there exist considerably lower retroreflectivity trends of pavement markings at sharply curved sections, climbing lane sections, ramp sections, and tunnel sections than averaged retroreflectivity trends on freeway sections. This may leads to the necessity of differential pavement marking managements.