• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2011

The typical corrosion prevention method inside the steel upper box girder in a suspension bridge involves the use of paints. However, in an effort to reduce environmental impact and cost, the suspension portion of the Yeongjong Bridge, Korea utilizes dehumidification systems to control humidity and prevent corrosion inside its box girder. Maintaining a uniform humidity distribution at the proper level inside the box girder is critical to the successful corrosion control. In this study, the humidity and the resultant atmospheric corrosivity inside the box girder of the Yeongjong Bridge was monitored. The corrosion rate of the steel inside the box girder was obtained using thin-film electrical resistance (TFER) corrosion sensors. Time-of-wetness (TOW) measurements and the deposition rates of atmospheric pollutants such as $Cl^{-}$ and $SO_{x}$ were also obtained. Classification of the atmospheric corrosivity inside the box girder was evaluated according to ISO 9223. As a result, no corrosion was found in the upper box girder, indicating that the dehumidification system used in the Yeongjong Bridge is an effective corrosion control method.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.443-448
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 영종대교를 구성하고 있는 교량형식(트러스교, 현수교)별 열차종류(AREX, AREX Express, KTX, KTX-Sancheon) 및 열차속도가 강직결 궤도구조의 동적거동에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 현장측정을 수행하였다. 현장측정결과를 바탕으로 궤도충격계수 및 열차주행안정성(탈선계수, 윤중감소율, 레일두부횡변위)을 국내, 외 관련기준 및 법규와의 비교하여 영종대교 교량상 강직결 궤도구조의 동적거동에 영향을 미치는 열차하중 및 속도의 효과를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 영종대교 교량형식별 궤도의 동적거동의 차이는 뚜렷하지 않으나 열차하중의 크기에 보다 직접적인 영향을 받는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 향후 열차속도 증가에 따른 궤도충격계수의 증가와 이에 따른 궤도부담력의 증가수준을 감안한 영종대교 강직결 궤도구조의 보강방안 수립이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.263-266
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• 2019

In the Airport Railroad, the Yeongjong Bridge has a length of 4,420 m and connects Yeongjong Island with the mainland of Incheon City. The bridge is a two-level structure, consisting of a six-lane road at the upper level and a combination of a road and railroad at the lower level. The environmental conditions for the electric railway come mainly from the salt injury area and a heavy industry zone, and the maintenance cycles are determined differently depending on these conditions. This study analyzed the deterioration characteristics of long rod insulators produced with a movable ceramic bracket and polymer materials in the Yeongjong Bridge section of the Airport Railway operating in the salt injury area according to the material characteristics. Comparison of the corona measurements when the insulators were cleaned at the same time showed that the polymer insulator had a higher insulation performance than the ceramic insulator.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.7-10
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• 2008

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of train-induced end rotation of simple supported track girder on the performance of a direct fixation track system (DFTS) in Yeongjong grand bridge. In this study, the influences of deflection of a DFTS and track girder on dynamic rail-track girder interaction forces for the track girder ends currently employed in airport express lines were assessed by performing field tests using actual vehicles running along the service lines. Therefore, the dynamic displacement of rail and track girder and the fastener stress on the center and ends sections of DFTS were measured for two different trains (AREX and KTX) running in Yeongjong grand bridge. A three-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA) model using the time-history function based on the design wheel load was used to predict the train-induced track and track girder displacement, and the FEA and field test results were compared. The analytical results reproduced the experimental results well within about 3-7% difference in the values. Therefore, the FEA model of DFTS on track girder is considered to provide sufficiently reliable FEA results in the investigation of the behavior of DFTS. Using the analytical and experimental results, the influence of train-induced end rotation of simple supported track girder on the interaction behavior of rail and track girder installed on a simple supported track girder ends, i.e., upward displacement of rail-track girder and the fastener stress, was investigated. It was found that the train-induced end rotation effect of track girder was not significantly affected by the upward displacement of rails and the fastener stresses of track girder ends. Further, the interaction behavior of rail and track girder were similar to or less than that of the general railway bridge deck ends, nevertheless the vertical displacement of track was higher than that of conventional DFTS on the general railway bridge. From the results, the dynamic responses of the DFTS on track girder ends were not significantly affected by the safety and stability of DFTS ends.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2012

우리나라 조간대의 약 83%는 서해안에 분포하고 있으며, 경기도와 인천지역에 약 35.1%가 분포하고 있다. 본 연구는 경기만 일원에 분포하는 조간대 퇴적층의 형성 환경과 특성을 이해하기 위하여 수행되었으며, 광물학적, 지구화학적, 물리적 특성에 대한 관찰과 기술을 통해 각각의 세부적인 퇴적단위를 구분하였다. 우리나라 서해 연안 조간대에서 채취된 퇴적물의 층서적 위치, 퇴적상 및 침식 부정합면을 근거로 조간대는 기반암 상위로부터 Unit 4${\rightarrow}$Unit 3${\rightarrow}$Unit 2${\rightarrow}$Unit 1의 순서로 4개의 퇴적단위로 구분되며, 경기만에서 측정된 퇴적층을 서해안 조간대 퇴적층과 대비하면 북부지역에 해당되는 청라지구에서는 Unit 4, Unit 3, Unit 2, Unit 1의 모든 지층이 나타나며, 영종도지역에서는 Unit 2, Unit 1의 지층이 관찰되며, Unit 4, Unit 3은 결층이다. 경기만의 중부와 남부지역에 해당되는 인천대교와 송도지역은 Unit 4, Unit 3, Unit 1의 지층이 관찰되며, Unit 2는 결층에 해당한다. 가로림만에 해당되는 대산 지역은 Unit 4-Unit 3-Unit 1이 관찰된다. 상부 지층에 해당하는 Unit 1과 Unit 2 지층은 경기만 북부의 청라지구와 영종도 지역에서 넓게 분포하며, 남부 지역은 하부 지층의 Unit 3과 Unit 4 지층이 잘 나타난다. 경기만에서 측정된 평균 점토광물 함량비는 청라지구에서 8.2%, 영종도에서 2.9%, 인천대교에서 18.4%, 송도지역에서 24.6%로 나타났다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제69권4호
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• pp.407-416
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• 2019

This paper develops a wireless sensor for online fatigue crack detection and failure warning based on crack-induced nonlinear ultrasonic modulation. The wireless sensor consists of packaged piezoelectric (PZT) module, an excitation/sensing module, a data acquisition/processing module, a wireless communication module, and a power supply module. The packaged PZT and the excitation/sensing module generate ultrasonic waves on a structure and capture the response. Based on nonlinear ultrasonic modulation created by a crack, the data acquisition/processing module periodically performs fatigue crack diagnosis and provides failure warning if a component failure is imminent. The outcomes are transmitted to a base through the wireless communication module where two-levels duty cycling media access control (MAC) is implemented. The uniqueness of the paper lies in that 1) the proposed wireless sensor is developed specifically for online fatigue crack detection and failure warning, 2) failure warning as well as crack diagnosis are provided based on crack-induced nonlinear ultrasonic modulation, 3) event-driven operation of the sensor, considering rare extreme events such as earthquakes, is made possible with a power minimization strategy, and 4) the applicability of the wireless sensor to steel welded members is examined through field and laboratory tests. A fatigue crack on a steel welded specimen was successfully detected when the overall width of the crack was around $30{\mu}m$, and a failure warnings were provided when about 97.6% of the remaining useful fatigue lives were reached. Four wireless sensors were deployed on Yeongjong Grand Bridge in Souht Korea. The wireless sensor consumed 282.95 J for 3 weeks, and the processed results on the sensor were transmitted up to 20 m with over 90% success rate.