• 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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• 제15권3호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2013

PURPOSES: In this study, flood mitigation effect of drainage asphalt concrete pavement were analyzed by a SWMM 5.0 program in order to evaluate the low impact development (LID) based on the drainage asphalt concrete pavements. METHODS: In order to determine the porosity parameters of drainage asphalt concretes, the specimen mixtures were manufactured using the conditions presented in the previous study. The numerical simulation was conducted using the SWMM 5.0 program considering the flood mitigation effect of drainage asphalt concrete pavements. The effect of flood reduction can be observed when drainage asphalt concrete pavements were applied to Mokgamcheon watershed. The flood mitigation effect analysis of Mokgamcheon watershed as well as continuous simulation of subwatershed runoff were performed through this study. RESULTS : The analysis of drainage asphalt concrete pavements was carried out for evaluating the effect on runoff, resulting in: the peak flow decreases up to 1.26~9.53% after drainage asphalt concrete pavements applied in the SWMM 5.0 program furthermore, the discharge decreases up to 0.55~4.11%. CONCLUSIONS: As a result, the reduced peak flow and discharge were found through the SWMM 5.0 program. It can be concluded that the flood is effectively reduced when the drainage asphalt concrete pavements are used.

• 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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• 제17권5호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2015

PURPOSES: The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between the FWD back-calculated modulus and dynamic modulus of asphalt layers for existing asphalt pavements. METHODS: To evaluate the dynamic modulus of the asphalt mixture in the existing and new asphalt layers, the uniaxial direct tension test was conducted on small asphalt specimens obtained from the existing asphalt-covered pavements. A dynamic modulus master curve was estimated by using the uniaxial direct tension test for each asphalt layer. The falling weight deflectometer (FWD) testing was conducted on the test sections, and the modulus values of pavement layers were back-calculated using the genetic algorithm and the finite element method based back-calculation program. The relationship between measured and back-calculated asphalt layer moduli was examined in this study. The normalized dynamic modulus was adopted to predict the stiffness characteristics of asphalt layers more accurately. RESULTS: From this study, we can conclude that there is no close relationship between dynamic modulus of first layer and back-calculated asphalt modulus. The dynamic moduli of second and third asphalt layers have some relation with asphalt stiffness. Test results also showed that the normalized dynamic modulus of the asphalt mixture is closely related to the FWD back-calculated modulus with 0.73 of R square value. CONCLUSIONS: The back-calculated modulus of asphalt layer can be used as an indicator of the stiffness characteristics of asphalt layers in the asphalt-covered pavements.

• 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.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제29권5D호
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• pp.619-625
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 반사균열 및 러팅을 저감시키는 것으로 알려진 섬유보강 아스팔트 포장의 성능을 극대화하기 위한 방안을 찾기 위하여 3곳의 구간에서 현장 시험시공을 실시하였다. 섬유보강 아스팔트의 부착 전단강도에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 시공 도중 발생 가능한 문제점을 정의하고 시험시공 시 이에 맞는 시공조건을 의도적으로 만들어 주었다. 시험시공 직후와 약 1년이 지난 후 시공 상태가 양호한 위치와 불량한 위치에서 각각 코어를 채취하고 부착 전단강도 실험을 수행하여 그 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 이를 통하여 섬유보강 아스팔트의 성능을 향상시키기 위하여 현장에서 지켜야 할 만한 규정을 제안하였다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 국내 LTPP 구간에서 수행된 FWD 시험의 결과를 바탕으로 섬유보강, 폴리머 개질, 일반 아스팔트 포장의 구조적 성능을 비교 평가하였다. FWD 시험 결과, 표층 하단부의 인장변형량이 섬유보강 아스팔트는 29%, 폴리머 개질 아스팔트는 21% 저감되는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 FWD 처짐량을 역산하여 각 층의 탄성계수를 추정한 후 이를 바탕으로 AASHTO 설계방법, 구조적 해석 방법 및 생애주기비용분석을 통해 섬유보강 및 폴리머 개질 아스팔트 포장의 비용 효과를 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 섬유보강은 약 5cm, 폴리머 개질은 약 3cm의 아스팔트 층 두께 감소 효과를 보여주었다. 그러나 섬유보강 및 폴리머 개질 아스팔트의 고가격으로 인하여 전체 시공재료비는 일반 아스팔트 포장에 비해 상승하는 결과를 보여주었다. 생애주기비용 결과는 초기 공사비는 섬유보강 및 폴리머 개질 아스팔트 포장이 높지만, 유지관리비용 및 사용자비용은 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2006

Surface fog coating methods to porous pavements with a polymer, that contains MMA as a main ingredient, are being widely used in Japan and called 'Top-Coat Processes'. They have lots of effects such as to prevention of the pavement void choking, improvement of the water permeability of the pavements and so on. The purpose of this research is to show the characterization of the polymer to optimize the functions of the polymer fog-coat methods. This study focused on the difference of 'wetting' by water among polymers used for the fog coatings, and calculation the surface free energy from the water contact angle on each material. At the end, the water permeability test were conducted using porous asphalt mixtures that were coated with several kinds of polymers. The permeability was also measured on the specimens that were forcibly choked by muddy water and the resistance to choking was compared. It is concluded that the reduction of the surface free energy between water and a polymer improves the life of the permeability functions of porous pavements. Improvement of water permeation capacity and void-blocking controlling effects can be quantitatively evaluated using the interfacial tension ($\gamma$sl) with water for the coating material (high-viscosity asphalt and hardening resin binder). Consequently, the smaller the $\gamma$sl of the coating material the higher the water permeation capacity and void-blocking controlling effects of the porous asphalt pavements.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 토목섬유 특별세미나
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• pp.35-38
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• 2000

Reflection cracks can be occurred in the asphalt layer overlaid on portland cement concrete pavements, because this layer is sensitive to environmental conditions including temperature changes and displacements of the pavement. A result of trial applications using glass fiber grids is introduced in this paper. Glass fiber grids were used between the asphalt layer and the concrete base to reduce the reflection crack of the asphalt layer. No cracks were observed in the glass grid installed area about 2 years later from trial constructions.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.541-551
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• 2016

Asphalt pavements are exposed to complex weather conditions and vehicle traffic loads leading to crack initiation and crack propagation in asphalt pavements. This paper presents the impact of weather conditions on fracture toughness of an asphalt concrete, prevalently employed in Ardabil road networks, under tensile (mode I) and shear (mode II) loading. An improved semi-circular bend (SCB) specimen was employed to carry out the fracture experiments. These experiments were performed in two different weather conditions namely fixed and cyclic temperatures. The results showed that consideration of the impact of temperature cycling resulted in decreasing the fracture toughness of asphalt concrete significantly. Furthermore, the fracture toughness was highly affected by loading mode for the both fixed and cyclic temperature conditions studied in this paper. In addition, it was found that the MTS criterion correctly predicts the onset of fracture initiation although this prediction was slightly conservative.