• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.81-91
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• 2011

This study was conducted to evaluate the necessity of the anchor lug system in continuously reinforced concrete pavement(CRCP) by comparing longitudinal displacements of CRCPs with and without anchor lugs, and to investigate the effect of horizontal cracking on CRCP performance by measuring the vertical displacements. The measurements before and after the anchor lug section was separated were conducted for 12 days in June, and for 14 days in August after the abrupt displacements according to cutting disappeared, respectively. This short term measurement results showed that when anchor lugs were installed, a daily displacement variation at any location was less than 0.1mm; therefore, longitudinal movements were negligibly small. When there were no anchor lugs, longitudinal displacements mainly occurred near the free end and the displacement variation was small; therefore, an expansion joint system seems to be employed at a CRCP terminus without installing anchor lugs. However, further studies are needed to verify the terminus behavior due to annual temperature changes. The horizontal crack width variation was ignorable and did not affect the vertical displacement of the slab. Therefore, the horizontal crack did not delaminate the slab and did not seem to reduce the structural capacity and performance of CRCP.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.24-28
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• 1991

본 연구용역에서는 반도기계주식회사의 의뢰에 의거하여 Manbridge Crane의 지진하중에 대한 구조물의 안전성을 평가하였다. 구조해석은 유한요소 모형을 사용하여 사하중, 활하중 및 OBE(Operating Basis Earthquake)와 SSE(Safe Shut-down Earthquake)의 지진하중에 관한 해석을 수행하였다. Crane설치지점의 층응답스펙트럼을 입력으로 한 응답스펙트럼해법으로 지진해석을 수행하였다. Trolley의 위치와 정격하중의 유무에 따라서 5개의 구조모형을 작성하여 해석을 수행하였으며, 지진해석에는 35개의 자유진동모드가 고려되었다. 구조해석을 통하여 1) 구조부재의 과도응력 발생여부, 2) 보강재의 좌굴 가능성, 3) Hoist Rope의 안전성, 4) Crane의 전도의 가능성 및 Seismic Lug의 안전성, 5) 지진하중에 대한 제동력, 6) Crane의 주행 Rail로부터의 탈선여부, 7) Traversing Rail의 수직처짐, 8) 주행 Rail 및 End Stopper의 Anchor Bolt의 안정성, 9) Fuel Basket과 Handrail의 안전성을 검토하였다. 해석결과를 바탕으로 설계시방서에서 제시한 모든 설계요구조건을 만족시킬 수 있도록 수직 Frame의 보강부재를 보강하고, Hoist Rope 용량을 증가시키도록 제안하였다.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.75-86
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• 2016

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to investigate characteristics of crack spacing and crack width and their relationship in continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) based on the data obtained from long-term field observations. METHODS : The crack spacings and crack widths are measured periodically over 10 years at two different CRCP sections: one with asphalt bond breaker beneath concrete slab, and the other with bonded lean concrete base beneath concrete slab. The effects of steel ratio, type of underlying layer, terminal treatment method, and seasonal temperature change on the crack characteristics are evaluated by analyzing the measured data. RESULTS : The CRCP with lean concrete base shows smaller crack spacings than those of the CRCP with asphalt bond breaker. As the steel ratio increases, both the crack spacing and crack width tend to decrease. The crack width becomes larger as the crack age increases, but once the crack age is over a certain value the crack width tends to converge. When the terminal anchor lug system is not used and the expansion joints are employed at the terminals, the crack spacings and crack widths increase near the terminal sections. The crack spacing and crack width seem to be proportional each other, but not necessarily linearly, and their relationship is more distinguished in the summer when the crack widths become smaller. CONCLUSIONS : The steel ratio, underlying layer type, terminal treatment method, and seasonal temperature change affect the characteristics of cracks and the crack spacing and crack width are related to each other.