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Joint Stiffness Tests for Precast Concrete Pavement (프리캐스트 콘크리트 포장의 하중전달 성능 실험)

  • Yang, Sung-Chul;Kim, Seong-Min;Yoo, Tae-Seok;Han, Seung-Hwan
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.229-239
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    • 2008
  • This paper compares the load transfer efficiency between precast concrete pavement specimen and typical concrete pavement specimen by means of laboratory and field tests. An experimental method was developed to evaluate the load transfer efficiency of the dowel bars buried in the concrete pocket and grouted with cement mortar. The test results showed that the load transfer efficiency of the specimen for the dowel bars repaired with grout was equivalent to that of the control specimen. In addition, a series of FWD field tests were conducted on the precast pavement to evaluate the joint stiffness. The field test results revealed that the central deflection of the precast slab slightly increased but the load transfer efficiencies at the joints were almost the same as those in the typical concrete pavement slab.

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Early-Age Performance of Intersection Pavement Constructed Using Precast Concrete Panels (프리캐스트 패널을 이용한 교차로 구간 도로 포장 초기 공용성 분석)

  • Oh, Han-Jin;Hwang, Ju-Hwan;Kim, Seong-Min;Rhee, Suk-Keun;Park, Sung-Ki
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.115-123
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    • 2011
  • This study was conducted to investigate the early-age behavior and performance of precast pavements constructed by replacing existing asphalt pavements for an intersection in urban bus only lanes. The monitoring items included level differences between asphalt pavement and precast panels at the beginning and ending locations of the precast pavement, level differences and joint widths between precast panels, precast panel settlement, and skid resistance of the panel surface. At a certain time after the construction, the diamond grinding method was applied and its effect was also investigated. The monitoring results showed that as time went by, the panel level, joint width, settlement, and skid resistance were not much varied. That implied the stable sustaining of external loads by the precast pavements. In addition, it was verified that employing diamond grinding could reduce the level differences between precast panels.

Early-Age Behavior Monitoring of Bus-Stop-Section Pavement Constructed Employing Precast Concrete Pavement Method (조립식포장 공법을 적용한 버스정거장 포장 초기 거동 추적조사)

  • Oh, Han-Jin;Kim, Seong-Min;Hwang, Ju-Hwan;Park, Won-Joo
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.229-237
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    • 2011
  • This study was conducted to investigate the early-age performance of precast pavements constructed by replacing existing asphalt pavements for a bus stop section in urban bus only lanes. The behavior monitoring items included the differences in the levels between asphalt and precast pavements at the entrance and exit of the precast pavement, joint widths and level differences between precast slabs, slab settlement, and skid resistance at the slab surface. The applicability of diamond grinding techniques was also investigated. The results of this study showed that the slab level, joint width, settlement, and skid resistance were not much changed as time passed, which implied that the precast pavements stably sustained vehicle loads. It was also found that employing diamond grinding could much improve the leveling between precast slabs and the surface skid resistance.

Behavior of Precast Prestressed Concrete Pavements under Post-Tensioning (프리캐스트 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 포장의 긴장에 의한 거동 해석)

  • Kim, Seong-Min;Cho, Byoung-Hooi
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.135-143
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    • 2007
  • The pavement system constructed by tieing a number of precast concrete slabs employing prestressing techniques is called the precast prestressed concrete pavement. The behavior of this type of pavement system under post-tensioning was analyzed using a finite element model. First, the optimal number of anchors was determined by investigating the distribution of compressive stresses in the pavement system due to post-tensioning. Then, the effects of the parameters such as the horizontal resistance of underlying layers, the pavement length, the slab thickness, and the bearing area of the anchorage on the distribution of compressive stresses were analyzed. The horizontal resistance of underlying layers induced the loss of compressive stresses, and the loss increased in the middle of the pavement. As the pavement length increased or the slab thickness decreased, the stress loss due to the horizontal resistance of underlying layers became larger. However, the bearing area of the anchorage where the compressive forces were applied did not much affect the distribution of compressive stresses.

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Finite element investigation of the joints in precast concrete pavement

  • Sadeghi, Vahid;Hesami, Saeid
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.547-557
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    • 2018
  • This paper measures the mechanical response of precast pavement joints under moving axle loads using the finite-element method, and the models were validated with results of field tests. In order to increase the ability to use the non-linear FE analysis for design and assessment of precast pavement subjected to moving axle load, this paper investigated the effects of different load transfer between the slabs using the ABAQUS finite-element package to solve the nonlinear explicit model equations. The assembly of the panels using dowels and groove-tongue keys has been studied to assess the efficiency of keyway joint system. Concrete damage plasticity model was used to calculate the effects of permanent damages related to the failure mechanisms. With aggregate interlock as the only load transferring system, Load transfer efficiency (LTE) is not acceptable when the axle load reaches to slab joints. The Finite-element modelling (FEM) results showed that keyway joints significantly reduced tensile stresses developed at the mid-slab. Increasing the thickness of the tongue the LTE was improved but with increasing the height of the tongue the LTE was decreased. Stresses are transferred to the adjacent slab efficiently when dowels are embedded within the model. When the axle load approaches joints, tensile damage occurs sooner than compressive damage, but the damage rate remains constant, then compressive damage increases significantly and become the major form of distress under the dowels.

Application of Prestressing Technology for Precast Concrete Pavements (프리캐스트 콘크리트 포장에 프리스트레싱 기법 도입을 위한 검토)

  • Kim, Seong-Min;Park, Hee-Beom;Han, Seung-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.337-340
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    • 2008
  • The important factors that should be considered when designing and constructing the precast prestressed concrete pavement were investigated in this study. Those factors included traffic and environmental loads, interaction between the concrete slab and the underlying layers, determination of the slab thickness and the prestressing amount. In addition, the behaviors of the precast prestressed concrete pavement when post-tensioning was applied were analyzed using a finite element model. The effects of the number of anchors, the horizontal resistance of underlying layers, the pavement length, the slab thickness, and the bearing area of the anchorage on the distribution of compressive stresses were analyzed.

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Optimum Slab-Lifting Positions for Precast Concrete Pavement Construction (프리캐스트 콘크리트 포장 시공 시 최적 슬래브 리프팅 위치)

  • Kim, Seong-Min;Cho, Byoung-Hooi;Han, Seung-Hwan
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.9 no.2 s.32
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    • pp.27-37
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    • 2007
  • This research was conducted to determine the optimum lifting positions on precast concrete slabs for precast concrete pavement construction, based on the analysis of concrete stress distribution under various lifting conditions. To analyze stresses in concrete slabs, the finite element method was implemented and a numerical model of the precast slab that was going to be used in the experimental construction was developed. Changes in the stress distribution due to the lifting angle were investigated because slab lifting is not always performed in the perpendicular direction to the slab surface. In addition, the effect of the lifting level, the distance between the neutral axis of the slab and the lifting point, on the stress distribution was investigated since the lifting point is not always at the neutral axis of the slab. To consider the actual steel design of the precast slab, the effect of the reinforcement near the lifting point was also investigated. From this study, the optimum lifting positions of the precast slabs were determined according to the lifting angle and level, and the results were compared with the lifting positions used in the PCI standards.

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Evaluation of Pavement Rehabilitation Using Precast Concrete Slabs and Slab Connection methods (보수용 조립식 콘크리트 포장 적용성 및 슬래브 접합 방식 분석)

  • Cho, Young-Kyo;Oh, Han-Jin;Hwang, Ju-Hwan;Kim, Seong-Min;Park, Sung-Ki
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.165-174
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    • 2010
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of expedite repairing of concrete pavements using precast concrete pavement method and to investigate the effectiveness of slab connection methods. In the demonstration construction, four slabs of jointed concrete pavements were replaced with the precast slabs. First, precast concrete slabs were designed and fabricated, then existing slabs were cut and removed, and finally precast slabs were installed. The slabs were leveled and pockets, holes, and space between the slab bottom and the underlying layer were grouted. From the demonstration construction, details about the design and construction of the precast pavements for repairing of pavements were evaluated. In addition, the slab connection methods such as pocket and hole connection methods were applied in the construction and the slab curling behaviors at the joints that include those connection methods were compared. The results showed that both slab connection methods were applicable, and the hole connection method was superior.

Development of Construction Method and Design Guide for Newly Constructed Precast Concrete Pavements (신설 프리캐스트 콘크리트 포장 시공방법 및 설계지침 개발)

  • Kim, Seong-Min;Park, Hee-Beom;Yang, Sung-Chul;Han, Seung-Hwan
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.193-203
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    • 2008
  • This study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of the expedite construction of new pavement systems using precast concrete slabs and to develop the design and construction guide based on the results of the experimental construction. Half scale concrete slabs were designed and fabricated and the optimal reinforcement design, linkages between the slabs in the longitudinal and transverse directions, and the grouting methods were investigated. The experimental construction was performed fast and easily by assembling two slabs in the longitudinal direction and the other two in the transverse direction. The slabs were leveled and the pockets and the space between the slab bottom and the underlying layer were grouted. From the experimental construction, details about the design and construction of the precast pavements were acquired. Finally, the design and construction guide for the newly constructed precast concrete pavement systems was developed.

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