PURPOSES : This study investigates the abrasion characteristics of coarse aggregate using the Los Angeles (L.A.) abrasion test and the accelerated polishing machine (APM) test. The coarse aggregates are randomly exposed on the surface of asphalt concrete pavements and on exposed aggregate concrete pavements. The exposed aggregates play a very important role in providing skid resistance. Therefore, the adequate abrasion resistance of coarse aggregate must be ensured to maintain the skid resistance during service life. In Korea, the LA abrasion test is conducted according to the KS F 2508 standard for the evaluation of the abrasion resistance of coarse aggregate. However, the road surface abrasion is caused by the friction between the tire and the road surface structure; hence, whether the LA abrasion test, which evaluates the abrasion caused by the impact of coarse aggregates and steel balls, can evaluate the road surface abrasion is questionable. A comparison and an analysis between the APM and LA abrasion tests were conducted herein to evaluate the road abrasion. An analysis was also performed to analyze whether the abrasion characteristics appeared depending on the type of coarse aggregate. METHODS: The results of the APM and LA abrasion tests for various aggregate types were obtained through a series of experiments and literature reviews. The correlation between the LA abrasion loss and the PV data was derived. In addition, the influence of the aggregate type on the abrasion resistance was investigated. RESULTS : An abrasion resistance database was established, and the relationship between the rock types and the abrasion resistance was statistically determined. The results showed that the PV was increased to 0.54 along with a 1% increasing rate of the LA abrasion loss with a 0.67 coefficient of determination. The abrasion resistance was also influenced by the aggregate type, which was found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: A good relationship between the PV and the LA abrasion loss was obtained, allowing the use of the LA abrasion test (KS F 2508) alone, to reasonably evaluate the abrasion resistance of the exposed aggregate texture. The aggregate types were also found to have an impact on the abrasion resistance.

Piezoelectric harvester for road power generation was installed on test roads owned by Korea Highway Corporation. 24 harvesters were installed on the concrete pavement and the remaining 12 harvesters were installed on the asphalt pavement. After installation, power generation performance and environmental tests were carried out with three types of vehicles: compact / passenger cars / trucks. The running speed of the vehicle was 30 km/h, 60km/h, 90 km/h. The test results show that the larger the weight of the vehicle, the higher the power generation, the concrete road than the asphalt road, and the exposed type rather than the buried type. The generation amount according to the depth of buried was at least 2.2 times at the depth of 1cm than 5cm depth. When the delegator lighting test was performed using 12 harvesters, it was possible to light up more than 20 seconds in one vehicle due to the improvement of the charging circuit. In addition, the wireless communication module driving test enabled temperature sensing and data transmission for 25 seconds. In addition, there was no breakage of the pavement when driving more than 180 times, and the generation amount was maintained more than 90%. However, Test for the durability of the pavement and the self-durability of the harvester is required more than 180 times of vehicle driving conditions and required more than minimum of 6-12 months of long-term monitoring.

Buzz, squeak, rattle noise that are referred as BSR have become important part in vehicle's quality because vehicle NVH(noise vibration harshness) reduction technology of main parts like engine and drive-line has made great progress except BSR noise. BSR test is progressed by composing many road excitation power spectrum density(PSD) profiles into a composite PSD profile. Shakers which are input by composite PSD profile make time histories(time-acceleration data) by aggregate of a large number of harmonics related with composite PSD profile in general. But when only composite PSD profile is input to shaker, the time histories from shakers exhibits Gaussian distribution characteristics and can't reflect all road excitation PSD profiles. In this study, we search other studies that try to solve the problems occurring when a shaker is input only PSD profile and analyze time histories resulted from BSR test to check ways of shaker's operation.

PURPOSES: This research is to evaluate the mechanical performance of different types of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavement cells prepared for MN/Road field testing section through an extensive experimental analysis of air voids and simple statistical evaluation tools (i.e. hypothesis test). METHODS: An extensive experimental work was performed to measure air voids in 82 asphalt mixture cores (238 samples in total) obtained from nine different types of road cell located in MN/Road testing field. In order to numerically and quantitatively address the differences in air voids among the different test Cells built in MN/Road, a simple statistical test method (i.e. t-test) with 5% significance was used. RESULTS: Similar trends in air voids content were found among the mixtures including conventional HMA, Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) and Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) combined with taconite aggregate this provides support to the use of RAP and WMA technology in the constructions of asphalt pavement. However, in case of acid modified HMA mixtures, significant differences in air void content were observed between on the wheel path and between wheel path location, which implies negative performances in rutting and thermal cracking resistances. Conclusions : It can be concluded that use of RAP and WMA technology in the construction of conventional asphalt pavement and the use of PPA (Poly Phosphoric Acid) in combinations with SBS (Styrene Butadiene Styrene) in asphalt binder production provide satisfactory performance and, therefore, are highly recommended

도로표지용 도료의 품질기준은 KS M 6080의 품질기준을 만족하는 제품들의 경우에도 시공 후 일정기간이 경과한 후에는 도료 자체의 부착력 문제로 교통량 증가에 따른 자동차 차륜에 의한 도료 자체의 마모 손실에 의하여 재귀반사 기능을 부여하는 유리알의 마모 및 탈리로 시인성이 급격히 저하되고 있다. 이에 따른 야간 교통 사고율 증가와 동시에 추가 교통 안전을 위한 부가 보완시공으로 안전시설 제비용이 직접비용으로 유발되고 있으며, 직접비용보다 추가공사로 인한 교통체증으로 사회간접 비용이 증가되고 있다. 특히, 차선의 품질 규격이 KS M 6080 제품에 만족한다 하더라도 빗물의 수막(水膜)에 의한 유리알의 굴절율 차로 재귀반사기능을 하는 차선 도료용 유리알의 기능을 발휘하지 못하여 운전자의 시인성은 열악함을 알 수 있다. 따라서, 국외에서 많이 사용되고 있는 마모성이 우수한 수용성 차선도료, 고성능 융착식 도료, 상온경화형 도료를 도입하여 성능을 비교 검토하였다. 본 연구에서는 차선재료의 내구성 향상을 위해 EN 1436규격에 의한 내마모성 시험을 수용성, 융착식, 상온경화형 도료에 실시하여, 재귀반사도 성능이 우수한 차선재료의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

본 연구에서는 시험도로 계측 자료와 유한요소해석 기법을 사용한 구조해석 결과를 비교하여 포장 전반에 걸친 거동을 분석할 수 있는 기반을 마련하는데 목적이 있다. 시험도로와 같이 다양한 하중 재하시험을 통하여 얻은 계측 결과와 유한요소 해석 결과를 비교하여 타당성을 입증할 경우, 향후 포장의 구조해석 및 설계 과정에서 유한요소해석 기법의 다양한 응용이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 슬래브, 린, 보조기층, 길어깨, 다웰 및 타이바가 모두 포함된 3차원 콘크리트 해석 모형을 개발하여 동일 조건의 시험도로 계측값과 비교분석을 실시하였다. 또한, 다양한 온도 조건에서 구조해석을 수행하여 컬링에 의한 슬래브 거동을 파악하였다. 콘크리트포장에서 얻어진 변형률계의 계측 결과들과 유한요소해석에서 얻어진 예측 변형률사이의 오차를 줄이기 위하여 분석 방식은 실제 상황과 유사하게 모사하도록 구현하였으며, 가능하면 변수들을 실제 상황과 일치하도록 변화시켰다. 온도 변화 등 여러 가지 상황을 현장과 동일하게 만든 결과, 유한요소해석에서 예측한 값들이 현장에서 얻은 계측값에 유사하게 접근하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나 린층에서는 해석값이 다소 과다하게 발생하여 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다. 또한 실제 컬링을 모사한 구조해석 결과 계측값과 거의 동일하게 나타났으며 영구컬링의 존재도 확인할 수 있었다.