• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2018

PURPOSES : The purpose of this research is to analyze the characteristics of panels that affect the evaluating results of riding quality and to evaluate the appropriateness of roughness management criteria based on ride comfort satisfaction. METHODS : In order to analyze the influence of panel characteristics of riding quality, 33 panels, consisting of civilians and experts, were selected. Also, considering the roughness distribution of the expressway, 35 sections with MRI ranging from 1.17 m/km to 4.65 m/km were selected. Each panel boarded a passenger car and evaluated the riding quality with grades from 0 to 10, and assessed whether it was satisfied or not. After removing outlier results using a box plot technique, 964 results were analyzed. An ANOVA was conducted to evaluate the effects of panel expertise, age, driving experience, vehicle ownership, and gender on the evaluation results. In addition, by using the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve, the MRI value, which can most accurately evaluate the satisfaction with riding quality, was derived. Then, the compatibility of MRI was evaluated using AUC as a criterion to assess whether the riding quality was satisfactory. RESULTS : Only the age of the panel participants were found to have an effect on the riding quality satisfaction. It was found that satisfaction with riding quality and MRI are strongly correlated. The satisfaction rate of roughness management criteria on new (MRI 1.6 m/km) and maintenance (MRI 3.0 m/km) expressways were 95% and 53%, respectively. As a result of evaluating the roughness management criteria by using the ROC curve, it was found that the accuracy of satisfaction was the highest at MRI 3.1-3.2 m/km. In addition, the AUC of the MRI was about 0.8, indicating that the MRI was an appropriate index for evaluating the riding quality satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS : Based on the results, the distribution of the panels' age should be considered when panel rating is conducted. From the results of the ROC curve, MRI of 3.0 m/km, which is a criterion of roughness management on maintenance expressways, is considered as appropriate.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.10-19
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• 2014

Despite the movement of safe traffic by the Korean government to reduce deaths in traffic accidents, the casualties increase year by year. In particular, more and more accidents and casualties are reported from car collisions from the back of the vehicles parked for managing traffic accidents on the road, cleaning main roads and medial strips, repairing roads. In order to response to these accidents, the government should take protective measures for road users. In the last decade, seventy-one cases have been reported to occur during highway repair and maintenance. As a result, eight persons were killed and seventy-six were injured, showing the high death rate of 11.3 percent. Therefore, it seems urgent to take some actions against it. The United States and European countries legislate that vehicles of road repair and maintenance should be mandatorily equipped with shock absorber at the back. Korea, however, does not have such legislative measures, which are needed at this time to protect workers on the road. This study compares the performance of the traditional shock absorber for road maintenance vehicles with that of the rear safety guard using air bag, manufactured in accordance with related laws in Korea. Based on the results of the 60km/h rear collision test, this paper proposes improvements in related laws and regulations in an attempt to reduce casualties.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2003

포장의 평탄성은 자동차 주행시의 승차감 안전성 및 포장파손의 직접적인 영향인자로서, 도로 이용자 입장에서 도로상태를 평가하는 가장 중요한 사항이다. 이러한 포장의 평탄성은 포장 공용성 평가요소 중 가장 중요한 사항으로서 포장의 품질관리나 유지관리시에 중요하게 다루어져야 하나, 국가별로 각기 고유의 측정장비나 계산방법이 사용됨으로 인해 국제적으로 통일된 관리기준이 확립되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 국내의 경우 신설포장에 대해 포장평탄성의 관리기준을 적용하고 있으며, 관리 기준값은 7.6m CP 장비를 이용한 PrI를 사용하고 있는 실정이다. 그러나 이 장비는 수동식으로서 현장조사시 교통차단이 불가피하며, 측정 및 계산을 인력에 의존하고 있기 때문에 시간이 많이 소요되고 개인오차가 발생하는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 80km의 속도로 평탄성을 측정할 수 있는 자동식 평탄성 장비인 APL에서 IRI 값을 도입하여 수동식 장비의 문제점을 해결코자 하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 PrI 관리기준을 이용하여 IRI 관리기준을 정립하기 위해, 7.6m CP에 의한 PrI와 APL에 의한 IRI의 상관관계를 시험을 통해 규명하였다. 시험결과 분석에 따르면 아스팔트 및 시멘트 콘크리트 포장 모두는 신뢰 할 만한 상관관계가 나타남을 알 수 있었다.