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A Case Study for Deterioration due to Alkali-Silica Reaction in the Cement Concrete Pavement (알칼리-실리카 반응에 의한 시멘트 콘크리트 포장 파손 사례)

  • Hong, Seung-Ho;Han, Seung-Hwan;Yun, Kyong-Ku
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.18 no.3 s.93
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    • pp.355-360
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    • 2006
  • The Alkali-Silica Reaction(ASR) may cause a serious failure in the concrete pavements and structures. Several researches in some nations have conducted the continuous studies to prevent failure of the concrete structures by the ASR distress as well as the studies to manifest the mechanism. The researches on the ASR have not been performed affluently in Korea because the distress due to ASR has seldom been reported literarily. In this study, we tried to set up the systematic scheme practically for verifying the cause of distress due to ASR by using the visual inspections in field, the chemical method, petrographic analysis, and Electron Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer(EDX) method of Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM) in laboratory. The chemical method, petrographic method using SEM, and X-ray method were used to verify the cause of pattern crack on the surface and internal crack in the plain concrete pavement. It can be concluded that the distress of a specific site in plain concrete pavement was mainly due to ASR. The chemical method, the petrographic method and EDX method using SEM may be the effective tools for verifying the cause of AAR distresses.

A Preliminary Study on Effective Rehabilitation Technique of Asphalt Concrete Pavement (아스팔트 콘크리트 포장의 최소단면 보수공법 개발을 위한 기초연구)

  • Jo, Myoung-Hwan;Kim, Nak-Seok;Cho, Gyu-Tae;Jin, Jung-Hoon
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.475-478
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    • 2007
  • The major distresses in asphalt concrete pavement are rutting and fatigue cracking. Once the distresses are observed on pavement surface, an appropriate rehabilitation method should be found. Usually, asphalt patching or overlay methods are used to improve the pavement performance. The research presents the fundamental study on effective longitudinal rehabilitation methods for asphalt concrete pavements. The rehabilitation method will be applied to rutting that is occurred asphalt Pavement surface course and longitudinal cracking or fatigue cracking with light to moderate distress levels.

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Simplified approach for the evaluation of critical stresses in concrete pavement

  • Vishwakarma, Rameshwar J.;Ingle, Ramakant K.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.61 no.3
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    • pp.389-396
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    • 2017
  • Concrete pavements are subjected to traffic and environmental loadings. Repetitive type of such loading cause fatigue distress which leads to failure by forming cracks in pavement. Fatigue life of concrete pavement is calculated from the stress ratio (i.e. the ratio of applied flexural stress to the flexural strength of concrete). For the correct estimation of fatigue life, it is necessary to determine the maximum flexural tensile stress developed for practical loading conditions. Portland cement association PCA (1984) and Indian road congress IRC 58 (2015) has given charts and tables to determine maximum edge stresses for particular loading and subgrade conditions. It is difficult to determine maximum stresses for intermediate loading and subgrade conditions. The main purpose of this study is to simplify the analysis of rigid pavement without compromising the accuracy. Equations proposed for determination of maximum flexural tensile stress of pavement are verified by finite element analysis.

Effect of Wandering Characteristics in Traffic Lanes (차로 위치가 차량의 원더링 특성에 미치는 영향 평가)

  • Jo, Myoung-Hwan;Jin, Jung-Hoon;Cho, Gyu-Tae;Kim, Nak-Seok
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.525-528
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    • 2008
  • The research was conducted to investigate the characteristics of lateral wheel path distributions (wandering) in different traffic lanes. The Wandering may affect pavement life and various distress types. To achieve results presented that the normal distribution curve with symmetry was observed in the 3-lane roads. In the case of the 3-lane road (on one direction), 50-60cm, 65-85cm, and 80-95cm for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lanes, respectively. In addition, the 1st lane vehicles tended to pass on the right side to avoid th opposite side vehicles, while the outside lane vehicles tended to pass on the left side to avoid the walkway.

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Analysis of the Performance of Crack and Seat Method using the LTPP Data (LTPP Data를 이용한 균열 및 안치(Crack and Seat) 공법 효과 분석)

  • Lee, Seung Woo;Hwang, Eun Sik
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.26 no.4D
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    • pp.609-615
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    • 2006
  • Crack and seat method has been used in United States to prevent reflection cracks of overlay that may be caused by excessive movement at discontinuity of old concrete pavement. This method provide optium space of discontinuity by generating additional discontinuity in old concrete pavement. In this study the effect of various factors on the performance such as IRI and distress at after applying crack and seat method were investigated by using LTPP data.

Structural Behavior and Distress of Asphalt Pavement on Concrete Bridge Decks (콘크리트 교면 아스팔트포장의 구조적 거동 및 파손)

  • Park, Seong-Wan;Lee, Hyun-Jong;Lee, Wan-Hoon
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.6 no.1 s.19
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    • pp.13-23
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents the results of a study that was performed to evaluate structural behaviors and related distress of asphalt pavements on concrete bridge deck based on the visual inspection and 3-dimensional finite element analysis. As a result, three most failure types were found such as permanent deformation, potholes, and fatigue crackings. In addition, the failure mechanisms of different types of concrete bridge deck were investigated. An increase in fatigue of asphalt pavements on concrete bridge deck was observed and confirmed by the results from the visual inspections. In consequence, the aging and stripping of asphalt surfacing materials are relatively dominant factors on fatigue rather than traffic loadings.

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A Thermal Conductivity Model for Hydrating Concrete Pavements

  • Jeong Jin-Hoon;Kim Nakseok
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.16 no.1 s.79
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    • pp.125-129
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    • 2004
  • Hydrating concrete pavement is typically subjected to temperature-induced stresses that drive cracking mechanisms at early concrete ages. Undesired cracking plays a key role in the long-term performance of concrete pavement systems. The loss of support beneath the concrete pavement due to curling caused by temperature changes in the pavement may induce several significant distresses such as punch out pumping, and erosion. The effect of temperature on these distress mechanisms is both significant and intricate. Because thermal conductivity dominates temperature flow in hydrating concrete over time, this material property is back-calculated by transforming governing equation of heat transfer and test data measured in laboratory. Theoretically, the back- calculated thermal conductivity simulates the heat movements in concrete very accurately. Therefore, the back- calculated thermal conductivity can be used to calibrate concrete temperature predicted by models.