• Advances in environmental research
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2015

Traffic noise estimation models are useful in evaluation of the noise pollution in current circumstances. They are helpful tools for design and planning new roads and highways. Measurement of average traffic noise level is possible when traffic speed and volume are known. The objective of this study was to devise a model for prediction of highway traffic noise levels based on current traffic variables in Iran. The design of this model was to take the impact of traffic congestion into consideration and to be field tested. This study is a library research augmented by field study conducted on Saeedi Highway located south west of Tehran. The period for the field study lasted 5 days from 7-12 February, 2013. This study examined liner and non-liner methods in formulation of its model. Liner method without a fixed coefficient was the best fit for the intended model. The proposed model can serve as a decision making tool to estimate the impact of key influential factors on sound pressure levels in urban areas in Iran.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1991년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.26-28
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• 1991

In the recent years, a rigid pavement composed of a flat concrete slab has ken constructed due to the desirable structural strength of concrete, durability and economy. However, despite of precise design and construction of concrete highway pavement, some sections of the 88 Olympic express highway, Jung-bu express highway, and Kyung-bu express highway, which have shown premature cracking, faulting, and pumping before the end of their intended service life, have already been viewed with great concerns by highway officials and engineers. Since environmental variations and traffic loads might be considered as major factors to cause pavement failure problems, the thermal load due to temperature variations between top and bottom surface of the concrete slab was highlighted to verify analytical behavior of concrete slab using the finite element method.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the Safety and Logistical Distribution Management system in Thailand's Highway Work Zone based on data from Logistics drivers. Accidents in highway construction zones have caused enormous casualties in Thailand yearly. Statistical data shows evidence of correlation between numbers of accidents and drivers' recklessness. Research design, data, and methodology: In this study, we conducted an in- depth interview with 414 logistics drivers and highway construction workers in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. The data was collected based on 63 questionnaires aiming at capturing factors contributing to the risk of safety and cause of accidents in logistic infrastructures such as Highway work zone. Results: The result reveals two significant factors affecting safety in highway work zone, which includes construction environment and safety management system. Moreover, the result shows that feeling of afraid and confused while driving within the construction zones significantly affecting driver's risk of having an accident. Conclusions: The findings of this study offer that a strategic planning and evaluation of the logistics drivers' satisfaction and construction workers' participation to mitigate highway accidents at construction zones and that drivers' knowledge and perception toward construction safety management plays a significant role in preventing highway accidents at the construction areas.

• 대한교통학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한교통학회 2007년도 제55회 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.306-314
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 도로의 평면선형 설계일관성을 평가하기 위한 지표 및 모형을 개발하였다. 도로선형 설계 일관성은 운전자의 기대와 도로 기하구조의 일치성에 달려 있기 때문에 일관성 평가지표는 운전자의 행태특성을 잘 반영할 수 있어야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이를 고려한 새로운 평가지표의 개발과 도로 선형조건에 따른 평가지표들이 어떻게 변하는지를 파악하여 안전성을 평가하는 방안을 강구하였다. 본 연구에서는 차량간격과 속도편차를 새로운 평가지표로 제안하였다. 제안된 평가지표는 신설도로뿐만 아니라 기존도로의 선형일관성 평가로 도로의 안전성을 향상시킬 것으로 판단된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.541-558
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• 2001

The design specifications of guard fences in Japan were reexamined and the revised specifications were implemented from April 1999. Because of the huge consumption in time and cost to test the performances of full-scale guard fences in the field, some assumptions are adopted while modifying the design specifications, and numerical analyses are necessary to confirm the impact performance and safety level of new types of steel highway guard fences. In this study, the finite element models are developed for the heavy trucks and steel highway guard fences to reenact their behaviors, and the solution approach is carried out using nonlinear dynamic analysis software of structures in three dimensions (LS-DYNA). The numerical simulation results are compared with the full-scale on-site testing results to verify the proposed analysis procedure. The collision process is simulated and it is also made possible to visualize the movement of the truck and the performances of guard fences. In addition, the energy shift of the truck kinetic energy to the truck and guard fence Internal energy, and the energy absorption of each guard fence component are studied for the development of a new design methodology of steel highway guard fences based on the energy absorption capacity.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2014

PURPOSES : This study devotes its energies to estimate greenhouse gas emissions for types of horizontal highway designs. METHODS : This paper suggested two types of road scenarios, scenario 1 is made by the lack of road design consistency. Beside scenario 1, scenario 2 is made by good road design. For comparisons of greenhouse gas emissions, driving simulator was used. RESULTS : Emission rates of road scenario 1 are 1.4 times higher than scenario 2 in the driving simulator. CONCLUSIONS : This study may have important implications for contributing to the application of road alignment technology for reduction of greenhouse gases as quantifying the correlations between greenhouse emissions and various road alignments. Consequently, this study will help road designers determine which roads are best alternatives in the process of choosing the roads in the future in terms of environmental benefits.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2001년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.337-344
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• 2001

The application of mechanically stabilized earth wall(MSEW) with segmental front panel has been increasing in highway construction due to its cost-effectiveness. However, some failures during construction have been reported and many field engineers are reluctant to select this method for important structure. One of the main reasons may be that there is no moderate specification for design and construction of MSEW yet. This paper discussed the main results of analysis on a case of block-type segmental retaining wall in highway construction. Based on the results, some recommendations on design and construction method of MSEW are presented.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2006

안전한 도로설계가 되기 위해서는 운전자나 자동차의 특성을 충실하게 반영한 설계기준을 사용하는 것이 필수적이다. 그러나, 기존의 설계기준들은 운전자와 차량의 체계에서 관측되는 불확실성의 특성을 감안하고 있지 못하며, 기본적으로 동질 단순 체계로 간주하여 대표적인 특성만을 반영하는 위험성이 있다. 본 연구에서는 도로선형설계의 가장 중요한 설계요소의 하나인 정지시거와 교차로시거를 중심으로 신뢰성을 기반으로 하는 새로운 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 연구를 위하여 신뢰성공학에서 이미 잘 알려진 Hasofer-Lind (1974)의 일계이차 모멘트 방법을 사용한다. 연구의 결과, 만약 특정 도로구간에 대하여 적용하고자 하는 시거모형의 파라메타에 대한 평균, 분산, 그리고 분포함수를 알 수 있다면 이를 이용하여 그 구간에 대한 시거의 불확실성과 안정성을 반영할 수 있는 새로운 설계기준을 만들 수 있음을 보여주고 있다 따라서, 본 연구에서 제안하고 있는 확률모형은 신뢰수준을 감안한 시거설계에 있어서 매우 유용할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.11-24
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• 2016

OBJECTIVES : This study aims to review a plan to reduce the shoulder width of a deformed round-trip two-lane highway with low traffic volume. METHODS : Installation of a passing lane on a round-trip two-lane (one-way one-lane) highway, and reduction of a shoulder for a round-trip four-lane highway. RESULTS : It is necessary to establish a design criterion for various highways, because the plan to reduce the lane or shoulder width of a highway with low traffic volume was analyzed to have an economic efficiency of 6.8~7.0%. CONCLUSIONS : It is necessary to seek for a plan to establish a national trunk net early by efficiently using the limited financial resources to cope with the traffic demand elastically.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 1th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.796-801
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• 2005

Time management is one of the critical tasks in project management. Based on the theories of total quality management, this authors presented a project time management method, total time management (TTM), so as to facilitate highway project time management. This paper discussed the four fundamental characteristics of TTM: total factors management, staff management, project life cycle management, and Plan-Do-Check-Action (PDCA) cycle management. Now, most managers use computer software to manage the project. In order to make the theory of TTM more executable, the authors develop a project time management system suitable for TTM. This paper presents this time management system's analysis processes including system requirement, key functions etc..