• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.3 no.1 s.7
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• pp.165-176
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• 2001

Joints in jointed concrete Pavement are designed to control against randomly occurred cracks within slabs, which may be caused by temperature or moisture variation. The advantage of these artificial cracks (joints) over naturally occurred cracks are easy access of protections, such as installation of joint seal and load transfer mechanism. The potential benefits of joint seals are to prevent infiltration of surface water through the joint into underlying soil and intrusion of incompressible materials (debris, fine size aggregate) in to the joint, which may prevent weakening of underlying soils and spallings due to excessive compressive stress, respectively. For the adequate design of joint seal, horizontal variation of joint widths (horizontal joint movements) are essential inputs. Based on long-term in-situ joint movement data of sixteen jointed concrete pavement sections in Long Term Performance Pavement Seasonal Monitoring Program (LTPP SMP), it was indicated that considerable Portion of joints showed no horizontal movements with change in temperature. This Phenomenon is called 'Joint Freezing'. Possible cause for joint freezing is that designed penetrated cracks do not occur at a joint. In this study, a model for the prediction of the ratio of freezing joints in a particular pavement sections is proposed. In addition, possible effects of joint freezing against pavement performance are addressed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.137-137
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• 2019

돌출줄눈은 산지하천의 만곡부의 빠른 유속을 감소시키기 위하여 활용된다. 본 연구에서는 친환경 디자인의 나무줄기 돌출줄눈(Tree Trunk Rip, TTR)과 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈(Trapezoid Rip, TR)의 흐름저항을 비교 분석하기 위하여 개수로 수리실험을 수행하였다. 실험은 길이 9m, 폭이 0.6m이며 경사가 0.0035로 고정된 개수로의 한쪽 측벽에 돌출줄눈을 설치하여 진행하였다. 사다리 꼴 돌출줄눈의 형상은 밑변 각이 $63^{\circ}$이며 무차원 설치간격 ${\lambda}_{nv}$가 6, 9, 12인 경우이다. 나무줄기 돌출줄눈의 기본 형상은 사다리꼴이고 표면은 나무껍질 무늬이며 ${\lambda}_{nv}$가 약 10이다. 나무줄기 돌출줄눈의 간격은 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈의 최적 설치 간격 9~12배 범위에 해당되고 평균 마찰계수는 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈의 9~12배의 평균 마찰계수 범위에 포함되었다. 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈의 ${\lambda}_{nv}$가 9, 12일 때의 전체 저항에 대한 형상저항의 비는 평균 $69.4{\pm}5.8%$였으며 나무줄기 돌출줄눈은 $70.2{\pm}2.1%$로 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈과 유사하다. 산지하천 흐름저항을 위한 돌출줄눈 설치에 있어 친환경적 디자인을 고려한 나무줄기가 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈보다 활용도가 클 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.235-235
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• 2018

홍수 시의 산지하천 만곡부는 2차류 발생과 편수위 상승에 따른 하상세굴 및 홍수범람 위험이 크다. 만곡부 외측에 주로 설치되어 있는 콘크리트 옹벽호안은 표면이 매끄러워 홍수피해를 가중 시킨다. 이러한 피해를 저감시키기 위해 콘크리트 옹벽에 돌출줄눈을 설치하여 유속조감 및 설치효과를 분석한 바 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 제안된 직사각형 단면의 돌출줄눈보다 내구성을 추구한 사다리꼴 단면의 돌출줄눈을 제시하여 수리모형 실험을 수행하였다. 수리모형 실험은 개수로 직선수로에서 수로경사 0.0035 조건에서 수로 출구 게이트를 조절하면서 이루어졌다. 모형 돌출줄눈의 조도높이는 3cm로 하였으며, 사다리꼴 밑각은 $45^{\circ}$로 완만한 경우이다. 설치간격은 무차원 돌출줄눈 간격을 기준으로 ?형 조도인 6으로 하였다. 돌출줄눈의 설치 유무에 따라 유량에 따른 수위를 측정하고 유속을 산정하여, 마찰저항의 변화를 파악하였다. 공급유량에 따른 Froude 수는 0.168~0.359 범위였으며, 유량이 증가에 따라 Manning의 조도계수는 감소하였다. Froude 수가 0.25보다 큰 경우 돌출줄눈설치의 조도계수가 미설치보다 큰 것으로 파악되었다. 그러나 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈의 흐름저항효과는 직사각형 돌출줄눈에 비해 상대적으로 작았다. 수로 횡단면의 수위분포에 따르면, 돌출줄눈 설치 측벽 주변에서 흐름저항에 따른 유속감소와 수위상승 효과가 나타나는 것으로 파악되었다. 이번 사다리꼴 돌출줄눈은 흐름저항 효과가 크지 않았기 때문에 사다리꼴 밑각을 조정하여 새로운 단면에 대한 추가적인 실험이 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.1D
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• pp.57-65
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• 2008

Joint of concrete pavement contributes to improvement of pavement performance by preventing occurrence of random cracking due to drying shrinkage and temperature changes of concrete slabs at early age. However, saw-cutting operations performed prior to sufficient concrete hardening develop micro-cracking of the concrete near the joints, which may develop to long-term distresses due to repetitious traffic and environmental loadings. To reduce the distresses, the joint crack inducers with heights of 100 mm, 150 mm, and 220 mm and the joint cracking slots with various depth were installed at a test section to investigate occurrence of the joint cracks and their behaviors over 5 months. As the results, higher efficiency of the crack inducing and larger behavior of the joint cracks were observed for the taller joint crack inducer. Higher efficiency of the crack inducing and improvement of the joint performance are warranted by additional investigation and reformation of the joint crack inducer.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.7 no.4 s.26
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• pp.69-77
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• 2005

Joint spacing is a potent influence in increasing the long term performance of jointed concrete pavement slabs through the control of tensile stress, sealant failure and Load Transfer Efficiency (LTE). Internal Joint Spacing is an empirical and fixed method therefore this study will present the optimum joint spacing considerations depending on various climactic conditions. Calculating the optimum joint spacing eliminates random cracking due to the effect of the environmental loads such as the early behavior of drying shrinkage and heat hydration. Optimum joint spacing is calculated so as not to cause pavement distress by the deterioration of LTE by long term pavement movement. This study shows that the provisional joint spacing is 6-8m. Pavement Distress Prediction Models show that pavement distress has no effect on joint spacing of 8m.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.101-110
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• 2007

Joint Spacing of Jointed Concrete Pavement has been uniformly designed and constructed as six-meter in Korea. However, engineering backgrounds to show the appropriateness of six-meter Joint Spacing has not been provided. In the on-going reseach of the development of Korea Pavement Reseach Program(KPRP), the optimum Joint Spacing is suggested as 6 to 8 meters according to the regional climatic conditions based on the mechanical-empirical analysis of short-term and long-term pavement distress. This study is a part of the investigation on the adequateness of Joint Spacing design specification suggested in KPRP. Joint Spacing was design and constructed as seven-meter Joint Spacing suggested as design specification in Korea Reseach Program(KPRP) and monitored the Load Transfer Efficiency(LTE), Random crack and compared with those of adjacent $6{\sim}7$ meter Joint Spacing concrete section.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.29 no.1D
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• pp.49-54
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• 2009

The excellent load transfer at transverse joints ensures the high performance of jointed plane concrete pavements(JPCP). Load transfer efficiency(LTE) is affected by dowel-bars, aggregate interlock and types of underlying layers, and these factors have to be modelled adequately for a reasonable analysis of JPCP. Generally, the joint stiffness has been represented by a spring model for the shear transfer by aggregate interlock or dowels. However dowel-bars, aggregate interlock and types of underlying layers have not been considered together in the design of joints. In this study, the joint stiffness that considered those factors was presented by comparing LTE obtained using FWD(Falling Weight Deflectometer) with theoretical results obtained using the finite element analysis. In addition, the effects of temperature and concrete age, on the joint stiffness were investigated.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.4D
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• pp.593-600
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• 2006

Joint opening of jointed concrete pavement is caused by change in temperature and humidity of adjoined slab. The magnitude of joint opening influences on the load-transfer-efficiency and the behavior of sealant. If temperature or humidity decreases, joint opening increases. Generally maximum joint opening of a given joint is predicted by using AASHTO equation. While different magnitudes of joint opening at the individual joints have been observed in a given pavement section, AASHTO equation is limited to predict average joint opening in a given pavement section. Therefore the AASHTO equation may underestimate maximum joint for the half of joint in a given pavement section. Joints showing larger opening than the designed may experience early joint sealant failure, early faulting. Also unexpected spalling may be followed due to invasion of fine aggregate into the joints after sealant pop-off. In this study, the variation of the joint opening in a given pavement section was investigated based on the LTPP SMP data. Factors affecting on the variation are explored. Finally a probabilistic joint opening model is developed. This model can account for the reliability of the magnitude of joint opening so that the designer can select the ratio of underestimated joint opening.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.223-228
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• 2011

The initial joint width design of the terminal joint between post-tensioned concrete pavement (PTCP) and jointed concrete pavement (JCP) was studied in this research. The joint width between PTCP and JCP directly affects noise and ride quality. If the initial joint width is very large, noise increases and ride quality decreases. If the initial joint width is very small, on the other hand, under high temperatures, PTCP slabs can blow up, or failures near the joint can occur due to excessive compressive stresses. The terminal joint width behavior between PTCP and JCP near Jumunjin at Donghae expressway under temperature changes was measured in August and November 2010 and the data was analyzed. From this study, the design methodology of the optimal initial terminal joint width was proposed.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.147-154
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• 2010

In post-tensioned concrete pavement(PTCP), one of the most important design variables is the initial joint width, in addition to the tensioning spacing. The joint width between PTCP slabs directly affects noise and ride quality. If the joint width is too wide, noise increases and ride quality decreases. If the initial joint width is too narrow, on the other hand, under high temperature, PTCP slabs can blow up, or failures near the joint can occur due to excessive compressive stresses. This study was conducted to determine the optimal initial joint width of PTCP and to investigate the joint width behavior under temperature changes. The experiments were performed using one-year-old PTCP slabs. The concrete temperatures were measured using the temperature measurement sensors installed at various depths. The joint widths were measured using vernier-calipers at different times of a day and the relationship between the joint width and temperature was analyzed. From this study, the design methodology to determine the optimal initial joint width of PTCP could be proposed.