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Optimal Section of Ballasted Asphalt Track Considering Design Lifetime and Economic Feasibility

설계수명 및 경제성을 고려한 유도상 아스팔트 궤도의 최적 단면 산정

  • Lee, Seonghyeok (High-Speed Railroad Systems Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Jinwook (High-Speed Railroad Systems Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Hyunmin (High-Speed Railroad Systems Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
  • Received : 2014.11.13
  • Accepted : 2015.04.14
  • Published : 2015.06.30

Abstract

Compared with ballasted track (BT), ballasted asphalt track (BAT) has been increasingly adopted in many countries due to its more greatly reduced reinforced roadbed thickness and smaller cumulative plastic deformation, and its advantages in terms of maintenance. In this respect, the authors' previous research includes analysis of BAT sections that show performance similar to that of BT sections of the present specifications; reliability verification of the analysis results through real-sized static and dynamic train-load tests were performed. Based on previous research, this paper estimates the track lifetime using the strain of the lower roadbed according to reinforced roadbed thickness; using probabilistic LCC analysis, this paper presents a BAT section that satisfies the design lifetime and that has performance similar to or higher than that of BT.

유도상 아스팔트 콘크리트 궤도(이하, 유도상 AC궤도)는 아스팔트 콘크리트 노반(이하, AC노반)의 존재에 의해 유도상 궤도에 비해 열차하중 분산효과에 의한 강화노반 두께 감소가 가능하며 누적 소성 변위도 작을 뿐만 아니라 유지관리 측면에서도 유리한 궤도 구조이기 때문에 국외에서 적용 사례가 증가하고 있다. 그러므로 유도상 AC궤도의 국내 도입을 검토하기 위해 선행 연구를 통해 수행한 AC노반 유무에 따른 거동 특성을 분석하여 현재 설계기준에 명시된 유도상 궤도의 단면과 유사한 성능을 보이는 유도상 AC궤도의 단면을 분석한 바 있으며, 실대형 정 동적 열차하중 재하 실험 결과와의 비교를 통해 해석 결과의 신뢰성을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서는 선행 연구를 바탕으로 AC노반의 두께를 일정하게 하고 강화노반 두께를 변화시켰을 때에 획득된 AC노반 하면에서의 변형률을 이용하여 설계 수명을 산정하였고 각각의 단면에 대한 확률론적 LCC분석을 통해 기대 설계 수명을 만족하면서 기존 유도상 궤도와 비교하여 동등 또는 동등이상의 성능을 갖는 유도상 AC궤도의 설계 단면을 제시하였다.

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