• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.117-129
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• 2017

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to analyze the performance life of hot central plant recycling (HCPR) and hot in-place recycling (HIR) pavements applied to the National Highway for the past 20 years and compare it with conventional hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavement. METHODS : In order to analyze the performance life of recycling asphalt pavements, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to investigate the government law and official system for the use of recycling asphalt pavement in Korea and foreign countries. Next, the application information of using a hot central plant recycling and hot in-place recycling pavements in the national highway is collected from the database of pavement management system (PMS) and then their field condition is visually surveyed. Finally, the performance life of recycling asphalt pavements in the national highway is analyzed and compared with conventional hot-mix asphalt pavement. RESULTS :Institutions are encouraging the promotion of using recycled asphalt pavement through various legal systems in Korea as well as abroad. Based on analysis results for the average performance life of hot central plant recycling pavement applied to the national highway, the average performance life is estimated to be 10.2 years. However, the average performance life of in-place recycling pavement is estimated to be 6.5 years. However, it is expected to increase performance life after the HIR construction system is modified. CONCLUSIONS : Based on the limited data analysis of the performance life of recycled asphalt pavements, HCPR shows similar performance life to conventional asphalt pavement but HIR shows shorter performance life than conventional asphalt pavement. However, it is noted that all performance life data is very limited and it should be monitored and analyzed further.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2017

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of fiber grid reinforcement on the thickness reduction of asphalt pavement. Test sections were constructed on the national highway to evaluate the structural capacity of asphalt pavement with the reinforced fiber grid and normal asphalt pavement. METHODS : Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) tests were performed to measure the structural capacity of test sections. The loads of the FWD test are 4.1 ton, 8.0 ton, 10.0 ton, and loaded twice, respectively. The test sections consist of a reference asphalt pavement section, an asphalt pavement section reduced with a 5-cm base layer thickness, and a fiber grid reinforced asphalt pavement section reduced with a 5-cm base layer thickness. In addition, strain data was collected using strain gauges installed in the test sections. RESULTS : The results of the FWD tests showed that the deflections of the pavement section reinforced with the fiber grid was reduced by about 14% compared with that of the reference asphalt pavement section. The strain at the bottom of the asphalt surface layer of the pavement section reduced to a 5-cm base thickness and reinforced with a fiber grid was similar to that at the bottom of the asphalt layer of the reference asphalt pavement. CONCLUSIONS : The results of the FWD and strain tests showed the possibility of the pavement thickness reduction by reinforcement with a fiber grid.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

PURPOSES : Case studies of an asphalt-overlay project with a performance-based contract method were conducted on a national highway in Korea to evaluate the effect of the method on asphalt pavement maintenance. This study evaluated the procedure of the performance-based contract method. METHODS : In this study, an asphalt-pavement maintenance project for a national highway was assessed with a performance-based contract to investigate the advantage of the new contract procedures. This is the first trial applying the performance-based contract to a pavement-rehabilitation project in Korea. In the four case studies, the warranty period of the performance-based contract was designed for seven years. The research team monitored the construction site to compare the normal contract method with the performance-based contract method. The case studies' project sites were investigated after the end of the construction. RESULTS : Based on the limited case studies, the performance-based contract method could extend the service life of the asphalt pavement and reduce the pavement-maintenance budget because the quality control was well managed by the contractors. However, a few construction laws would be necessary to apply the performance-based contract method in the future. CONCLUSIONS : Using the performance-based contract, the construction company made great efforts to guarantee the warranty period and to apply the optimal maintenance method, based on the pavement distress condition. The contractor and the agency would need to understand the new performance-based contract system for it to be activated. Therefore, a proper education program for the performance-based contract system would be needed to educate the stakeholders regarding the procedures and their effects on the pavement management and maintenance.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2002

국가 기간산업의 중추 역할을 수행하는 일반 국도는 대부분 일반 아스팔트 포장으로 되어 있으며, 최근 들어 고온 및 중차량의 증대로 인해 포장의 수명이 급격히 줄어들고 있는 실정이다. 이런 이유로 많은 경우 신설포장에 대해서는 SMA. 개질아스팔트 등 특수포장이 적용되고 있다. 그러나 어떤 경우에 특수 포장을 채택할 것인가에 대한 적용 기준이 명확히 제시되어 있지 않아 설계 실무자들이 포장형식 선정을 위한 의사 결정에 많은 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 이에 대한 부분적인 해결책으로 과거 10여 년 동안 수행된 국도 포장유지관리시스템의 자료를 이용하여 교통량에 따른 일반 아스팔트포장의 수명을 분석하였다. 분석결과 신설포장은 9.5년, 덧씌우기 포장은 5.6년으로 나타났다. 또한 현재의 포장 수명에 대한 분포 자료를 이용하여 설계 수명인 10년을 공용하기 위한 교통량을 신뢰수준에 따라 제시하였다. 그 결과 90%의 신뢰수준에서는 8.2ton 표준 축하중 2,300 ESAL, 80% 신뢰수준에서는 8.2ton 표준 축하중 1,500 ESAL로 나타났다 즉, 여기서 제시된 교통량보다 많은 구간에 대해서는 특수 포장의 적용을 검토할 것을 제안한다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

PURPOSES : The PMS(Pavement Management System) has been utilized in order to efficiently allocate the limited budget for the maintenance of national highway system. In the PMS of national highway, surface pavement condition is evaluated by using the VI (Visual Index). However, the VI is determined only by considering the cracking rate (%) and rut depth (mm), which is not reflecting the IRI (International Roughness Index) that is known as an important factor of pavement performance. In this study, the NHPCI (National Highway Pavement Condition Index) which includes the cracking rate (%), rut depth (mm), and IRI (m/km) is suggested for determining the rehabilitation methods group. METHODS : First, the rehabilitation methods performed between 2008 and 2010 on the national highway is classified and then, NHPCI is determined for each rehabilitation method. Next, the NHPCI for each rehabilitation method is grouped through the interval estimation of the population mean and T-test analysis. RESULTS : According to NHPCI range, the rehabilitation methods are divided into four categories: Not Required, Preventive Maintenance, Overlay Treatment (with or without cutting), and Full-scale Treatment (i.e., reconstruction). CONCLUSIONS : Based on this study, it is recommended that the appropriate NHPCI range should be determined through the combination of the rehabilitation categories and Decision Procedure of Pavement Distress Condition Visual Index.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2009

현재 국도 PMS(Favement Management System)에서 적용하고 있는 보수공법결정체계는 소성변형과 균열의 기준치값에 대한 설정 근거가 명확하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 일반국도에서 아스팔트 콘크리트 포장의 보수 시 보수공법결정기준에 대한 근거를 제시하기 위한 것이다. 이를 위해 전국 일반국도 아스팔트 포장 구간을 대표할 수 있는 대표 구간을 선정하고, 포장전문가 패널(panel)을 선정하여 선정된 구간을 대상으로 패널이 대표구간을 평가하여 보수공법을 제안하였다. 포장전문가 패널이 대표구간을 평가한 결과를 분석하여 다음과 같이 보수공법 결정 기준의 근거를 마련하였다. 균열의 경우 절삭 덧씌우기를 요구하는 균열율은 35%, 덧씌우기 이상의 기준으로서 균열율 20%를 제안하였다. 소성변형의 경우 절삭 덧씌우기를 필요로 하는 소성변형 값은 13mm, 덧씌우기 이상을 요구하는 소성변형의 기준으로서 10mm를 사용할 것을 제안하였다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2016

PURPOSES : Long-life asphalt pavements are used widely in developed countries. In order to be able to devise an effective maintenance strategy for such pavements, in this study, we evaluated the performance of the long-life asphalt pavements constructed along the national highways in South Korea. Further, an economic evaluation of the long-life asphalt pavements was performed based on a life-cycle cost analysis. We aimed to devise a model for evaluating the performance of long-life asphalt pavements using the national highway pavement management system (PMS) database as well as for analyzing the economic feasibility of such pavements, in order to promote their use in South Korea. METHODS : The maintenance history and pavement performance data were obtained from the national highway PMS database. The pavement performances for a total of 292 sections of 10 lanes (5 northbound lanes and 5 eastbound lanes) of national highways were used in this study. Models to predict the performances of hot mix asphalt (HMA) and long-life asphalt pavements under two distinct traffic conditions were developed using a simple regression method. Further, the economic feasibility of long-life asphalt pavements was evaluated using the Korea Pavement Management System (KoPMS). RESULTS : We developed service-life prediction models based on the traffic volume and the equivalent of single-axle load and found that long-life asphalt pavements have service lives 50% longer than those of HMA pavements. Further, the results of the economic analysis showed that long-life asphalt pavements are superior in terms of various economic indexes, including user cost, delay cost, total cost, and user benefits, even though their maintenance cost is higher than that of HMA pavements. A comparison of the economic feasibilities of the various groups showed that group A is superior to HMA pavements in all aspects except in terms of the maintenance criterion (crack 20% or higher) as per the NPV index. However, the long-life asphalt pavements in group B were superior in terms of the maintenance criterion (crack 25% or higher) regardless of the economic feasibility. CONCLUSIONS : The service life of long-life asphalt pavements was found to be approximately 50% longer than that of HMA pavements, regardless of the traffic volume characteristics. The economic feasibility of long-life asphalt pavements was evaluated based on the KoPMS. The results of the economic analysis were the following: long-life asphalt pavements are exceptional in terms of almost all factors, such as user cost, delay cost, total cost, and user benefit; however, the exception is the maintenance cost. Further, the economic feasibility of the long-life asphalt pavements in group B was found to be better than that of the HMA pavements (crack 25% or higher).

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2018

PURPOSES : The study aims to predict the service life of national highway asphalt pavements through deep learning methods by using maintenance history data of the National Highway Pavement Management System. METHODS : For the configuration of a deep learning network, this study used Tensorflow 1.5, an open source program which has excellent usability among deep learning frameworks. For the analysis, nine variables of cumulative annual average daily traffic, cumulative equivalent single axle loads, maintenance layer, surface, base, subbase, anti-frost layer, structural number of pavement, and region were selected as input data, while service life was chosen to construct the input layer and output layers as output data. Additionally, for scenario analysis, in this study, a model was formed with four different numbers of 1, 2, 4, and 8 hidden layers and a simulation analysis was performed according to the applicability of the over fitting resolution algorithm. RESULTS : The results of the analysis have shown that regardless of the number of hidden layers, when an over fitting resolution algorithm, such as dropout, is applied, the prediction capability is improved as the coefficient of determination ($R^2$) of the test data increases. Furthermore, the result of the sensitivity analysis of the applicability of region variables demonstrates that estimating service life requires sufficient consideration of regional characteristics as $R^2$ had a maximum of between 0.73 and 0.84, when regional variables where taken into consideration. CONCLUSIONS : As a result, this study proposes that it is possible to precisely predict the service life of national highway pavement sections with the consideration of traffic, pavement thickness, and regional factors and concludes that the use of the prediction of service life is fundamental data in decision making within pavement management systems.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2015

PURPOSES : Performance evaluation of four types of asphalt concrete overlays for deteriorated national highways. METHODS : Pavement distress surveys for crack rate and rut depth have been conducted annually using an automated pavement survey vehicle since 2007. Linear and non-linear performance prediction models of the asphalt concrete overlays were developed for 43 sections. The service life of the asphalt overlays was defined as the number of years after which a crack rate of 30% or rut depth of 15mm is observed. RESULTS : The service life of the asphalt overlays was estimated as 17.4 years on an average. In 90.7% of the sections, the service life of the overlays was 15 years or more which is 1.5 times the life of conventional asphalt concrete overlays used in national highways. The performance of the overlays was dependent on the type of asphalt mixture, traffic volume levels, and environmental conditions. CONCLUSIONS : The usage of stone mastic asphalt (SMA) and polymer-modified asphalt (PMA) for the overlays provided good resistance to cracking and rutting development. It is recommended that appropriate asphalt concrete overlays must be applied depending on the type of existing pavement distress.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.123-134
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 국도 아스팔트 포장의 포장파손예측모델을 개발하기 위한 장기 공용성 관측 구간을 선정하였다. 관측 구간의 선정을 위하여 신설 포장 구간 및 덧씌우기 포장 구간에 대한 실험계획표를 작성하였고, 실험계획표의 각 셀에 해당되는 구간은 국도 데이터 베이스를 이용하여 예비 관측 구간을 선정하였고, 현장 조사를 통하여 최종 관측 구간을 선정하였다. 선정된 관측 구간의 단위 연장은 200m이며, 신설 포장 구간 47개소 및 덧씌우기 포장 구간 48개소가 선정되었다. 선정된 관측 구간에 대하여 시간의 변화 또는 교통량의 변화에 따른 포장 상태를 바탕으로 균열 및 러팅에 관한 1차 분석 작업을 진행하였다. 향후 포장 관련 다양한 정보가 데이터 베이스에 구축된 후 통계분석을 통하여 포장 파손 예측 모형이 개발되어야 할 것이다.