• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2010

높은 차량운행비용(VOC : Vehicle Operating Cost)은 포장도로 복구작업의 주요한 원인이고, 차량운행비용(VOC)은 연료소모량, 오일소모량, 부품교체비용 등으로 구성된다. 이중 연료소모량이 VOC에서 차지하는 비중이 높고, 다른 도로조건에 비해 도로 표면 거칠기가 도로의 노화 정도를 대표적으로 지시하는 값이기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 포장도로의 표면 거칠기(IRI : International Roughness Index) 변화에 따른 차량의 연료소모량 변화를 측정하였다. 차량의 연료분사 인젝터의 전압변화를 측정하여 연료소모량을 계산하였고, 속도는 GPS센서를 사용하여 측정하였다. 본 실험 결과를 이용하여 IRI 변화에 대한 연료소모량의 변화율을 계산할 수 있었다. 계산 결과, 40~100km/h 속도영역에서 중형 및 대형 승용차의 연료소모량(L/100km)은 3.5m/km 정도의 IRI 수준에서 IRI(m/lm) 증가율의 7배 정도로 증가하였고, 60km/h의 속도에서 가장 연비가 우수하였다.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 5th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.507-508
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• 2013

International Roughness Index (IRI) has been widely used by state DOTs to quantify pavement smoothness. When pavement condition falls below certain IRI thresholds, corresponding pavement maintenance treatments should be considered for application. Selection of appropriate IRI thresholds is essential to tactical allocation of limited resources to improve the conditions of states' roadway systems. This selection process is often challenging, however, because IRI thresholds are largely determined by Perceived Ride Quality (PRQ), and PRQ differs in each state. In this paper, a framework is proposed to address this problem. Passenger raters will be randomly selected from predetermined geographic locations, and their PRQ ratings collected. Taking this perceived ride data, along with other data collected, a statistical analysis will be conducted to establish the relationship between measured IRI values and PRQ. Appropriate IRI thresholds will then be determined. Once this framework is implemented, state DOTs could make informative maintenance decisions, which are expected to greatly enhance the public perception of pavement conditions in today's challenging economy.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2017

A new method is developed to estimate road profile in order to estimate IRI based on the ASTM standard. This method utilizes an accelerometer and a Dynamic Tire Pressure Sensor (DTPS) to estimate road roughness. The accelerometer measures the vertical axle acceleration. The DTPS, which is mounted on the tire's valve stem, measures dynamic pressure inside the tire while driving. Calibrated transfer functions are used to estimate road profile using the signals from the two sensors. A field test was conducted on roads with different quality conditions in the city of Brockton, MA. The IRI values estimated with this new method match the actual road conditions measured with Pavement Condition Index (PCI) based on the ASTM standard, images taken from an onboard camera and passengers' perceptions. IRI has negative correlation with PCI in general since they have overlapping features. Compared to the current method of IRI measurement, the advantage of this method is that a) the cost is reduced; b) more space is saved; c) more time is saved; and d) mounting the two sensors are universally compatible to most cars and vans. Therefore, this method has the potential to provide continuous and global monitoring the health of roadways.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1998년도 가을 학술발표대회 논문집(III)
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• pp.755-760
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• 1998

This study was performed to improve the evaluation of the longitudinal roughness index for various profilometers at airport runway. Especially, a laser type of profilemeter subjected to the longitudinal roughness index has been focused. The test result show that a new type of profile index, IRI(International roughness index) resulted from a laser type of profilometer was profitable for airport runway etc.. The present study provides useful results for the improvement of evaluation of the conventional profile index.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2001

도로 노면상태와 관련된 신뢰성 있는 데이터는 도로 유지 및 관리 당국과 운전자에게 도로 노면상태에 대한 정보를 제공하기 위해 그 중요성이 날로 증대하고 있다. 본 논문은 새로운 고속의 자동 노면 데이터 획득장치의 개발에 관한 것이다. 개발된 장치는 100km/h의 주행속도에서 도로노면 청단 전체 폭에 대해 30cm 간격으로 종단 노면 데이터를 수집하고, 수집된 데이터로부터 국제평탄성지수(IRI)를 계산하여 노면요철 데이터와 함께 스크린상에 디스플레이 한다. 이 같은 시스템의 구현을 위해 광학적 거리측정기, 계측차량의 진행거리 및 움직임 계측기, 데이터 처리 및 디스플레이 모듈을 고안하였다. 70km/h의 주행 속도로 측정한 결과, 개발된 시스템의 측정 정확도는 표준 노면에 대해 IRI에서 ${\pm}0.1m/km$ 정도의 오차를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 개발된 장비의 성능을 검증하기 위해 이미 포설된 노면에 대한 측정을 수행하여 기존 장비 및 육안 측정 결과와 비교하였다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.83-95
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• 2017

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to develop a regression model to predict the International Roughness Index(IRI) and Surface Distress(SD) for the estimation of HPCI using Expressway Pavement Management System(PMS). METHODS : To develop an HPCI prediction model, prediction models of IRI and SD were developed in advance. The independent variables considered in the models were pavement age, Annual Average Daily Traffic Volume(AADT), the amount of deicing salt used, the severity of Alkali Silica Reaction(ASR), average temperature, annual temperature difference, number of days of precipitation, number of days of snowfall, number of days below zero temperature, and so on. RESULTS : The present IRI, age, AADT, annual temperature differential, number of days of precipitation and ASR severity were chosen as independent variables for the IRI prediction model. In addition, the present IRI, present SD, amount of deicing chemical used, and annual temperature differential were chosen as independent variables for the SD prediction model. CONCLUSIONS : The models for predicting IRI and SD were developed. The predicted HPCI can be calculated from the HPCI equation using the predicted IRI and SD.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2001

무근 콘크리트 포장(JCP)과 연속철근 콘크리트 포장(CRCP)간의 우열 논쟁은 추후의 공용성 비교를 위해 중부고속도로(1987년 개통)를 두가지 포장형식으로 절반씩 시공하기에 이르렀다. 개통후 13년이 경과한 현 시점에서 두 포장의 공용성을 직접 비교하는 것은 의미 있는 일이다. 본 연구는 두 포장을 비교하기 위한 기본적 연구로서, 우선 고속도로 기능의 핵심이 피는 평탄성(IRI)을 중부고속도로 전구간(상행선 주행차로)에 대해 자동포장상태조사장비(ARIA)를 이용하여 조사 분석하였다. 중부고속도로 평탄성을 포장 형태별(CRCP, JCP, 부분적 Asphalt)로 비교 분석한 결과, CRCP, JCP, Asphalt의 순서로 우수한 평탄성을 나타내었고, 교량 및 터널 접속부에서는 IRI(Internation Roughness Index)가 5이상으로서 개선의 여지를 가지고 있었다. '99년 한국도로공사에서 실시한 중부고속도로 포장표면 결함조사 자료와의 상관관계를 검토한 결과, JCP의 경우는 균열과 IRI가 서로 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 기타 파손들은 뚜렷한 관계를 나타내지 못하였다. 또한, 미국 LTPP(Long Term Pavement Performance) 자료중 JCP 구간인 GPS-3과 CRCP 구간인 GPS-5 자료를 바탕으로 평탄성 측면을 비교한 결과 중부고속도로가 선진국 콘크리트 포장에 뒤떨어지지 않음을 확인하였다. 토공부에서의 평탄성 저하 구간의 가장 큰 원인은 지하통로 및 배수로 통과 등이었으며, 지하통로가 있는 CRCP 및 JCP 구간을 비교한 결과, CRCP가 역시 좋은 평탄성을 보여주었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.192-197
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• 2003

The ‘AEIPR’(Accelerometer Established Inertial Profiling Reference) method has been applied to measure the road profile. The dynamic road profiling method using AEIPR has the advantages of cost effectiveness, measuring speed and relatively high reliability. However, it is required to improve the double integration algorithm to get the measurement results with the accuracy of hither level. In the first part of this paper, the effective double integration algorithm is suggested and the ‘Road Profiler’ software is developed on the basis of the algorithm. Road profiling tests are performed using the developed ‘Road Profiler’ system on the specially designed tracks for the durability tests and the various types of pubic roads. Test results are shown and evaluated by the international road evaluation indicies and classification.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2015

PURPOSES : The hydrated lime-modified asphalt, which improves moisture resistance, is normally used for pavements to reduce the number of potholes. However, the method of applying the material properties of the lime-modified asphalt mixture for use in pavements is not covered in the Korean Pavement Research Program (KPRP). The objective of this research is to find a method for the design application of lime-modified asphalt's material properties to the KPRP. METHODS: The section for test design is selected in some conditions which are related to the level of design regarding Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT). To define the application methods of hydrated lime in the KPRP, the models of fatigue, rut and international roughness index (IRI) are determined based on the M-EPDG test results from some earlier research results. Moreover, it is well known that dynamic moduli of the unmodified mixture are not different from those of the lime-modified mixture. RESULTS: The performance results of hydrated lime-modified asphalt pavement were not very much different from those of the unmodified pavement, which meant the limited design regulations regarding fatigue failure, rutting deformation and IRI. CONCLUSIONS: The KPRP uses the weather model from the data for previous 10 years. It implies that the KPRP cannot predict abnormal climate changes accurately. Hence, the predictive weather data regarding the abnormal climate changes are unreliable. Secondly, the KPRP cannot apply the moisture resistance of asphalt mixtures. Therefore, a second level of design study will have to be performed to reflect the influence of moisture. It means that the influence on pavement performance can be changed by the application of hydrated lime in asphalt mixture design.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2017

PURPOSES: This study aims to develop a rational procedure for estimating the pavement roughness index considering vehicle wandering. METHODS : The location analysis of the passing vehicle in the lane was performed by approximately 1.2 million vehicles for verification of the wandering distribution. According to verification result, the distribution follows the normal distribution pattern. The probability density function was estimated using each lane's wandering distribution model. Then the procedure for applying a weighted value into the lane profile was conducted using this function. RESULTS : The modified index, MRIw, with consideration towards applying the wandering weighted value application was computed then compared with MRI. It was found that the Coefficient of Variation for distribution of lateral roughness index in the lane was high in the case of a large difference between each index (i.e., MRIw and MRI) observed. CONCLUSIONS : This result confirms that the new procedure with consideration of the weight factor can successfully improve the lane representative characteristics of the roughness index.