• Title/Summary/Keyword: solar power roadways

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Field Application and Performance Measurements of Precast Concrete Blocks Developed for Paving Roadways Capable of Solar Power Generation (태양광 도로용 프리캐스트 콘크리트 블록 포장의 현장 적용과 계측)

  • Kim, Bong-Kyun;Lee, Byung-Jae;Kim, Yun-Yong
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.69-76
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    • 2020
  • Global warming is a very important problem as it causes rapid climate change and natural disasters. Therefore, researches related to renewable energy are being actively conducted while promoting policies such as reducing carbon dioxide emission and increasing the proportion of renewable energy. Solar power generation is being applied in urban areas like BIPV as well as existing idle areas outside the city. Therefore, in this study, precast concrete blocks developed for paving roadways capable of solar power generation were designed and constructed. For the evaluation of field applicability for 6 months, skid resistance and block settlement were measured. As a result of the experiment, it was found that skid resistance satisfies the standard of general roadway in Korea, but not the standard of highway. The skid resistance tended to decrease as time passed. In addition, the settlement of the block gradually increased slightly, but it is much smaller than the allowable settlement of the roadway. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a maintenance period and method based on the periodic measurement results in the future.