As the service period of bridges becomes increased the maintenance and management of existing bridges become also more important. Korea Expressway Corporation has collected data on the maintenance for a long period but those obtained data has rarely been thoroughly analyzed for the maintenance purposes. This study investigated the service life of extension joint of bridge among various bridge members and this attempt should be very meaningful as using the data obtained from the field. The service life of the extension joints can be used for the development of maintenance strategy in the future.

This study evaluates thermal movements of an existing bridge using digital image processing technologies. Digital images are acquired from smart phones. Thermal movements which extracted from bridge bearings' images are compared to the results of conventional displacement transducers. It is concluded that the image-based process for measuring thermal movements of bridges is accurate, practical and cost-effective.

Performance tests of low noise expansion joint for durability were carried out. As a result of tests, low noise expansion joint had the fatigue durability and the resistant performance for transverse direction displacement

In this study, measured data of cable-supported bridge’s thermal expansion and contraction were analyzed. To evaluate structural behaviors by temperature variations, measured data were compared with theoretical values by correlation analysis between thermal movements and temperatures. Additionally, the cumulative displacements were analyzed. Through the analysis of the results, the evaluation methods of cable-supported bridge's thermal expansion and contraction is suggested.

Nowadays, finger joints have been more popular than rail type joints due to their many merits: easiness to maintain, low noise, etc. However, finger joints have some demerits too. This paper investigates the damage of finger joints installed at a curved PSC box girder bridge. The analytical results show that the damage of finger joints of the curved bridge is caused by thermal expansion and imperfect installation of the joints.

This paper presents a mathematical model on the longitudinal mid-span extension of the Tamar Bridge, UK by using 6 months data of temperatures and an extension starting from July 2010. Linear models of temperature input-extension output were identified for all the combinations of input temperatures. The model using two temperatures, one temperature on the top of the mid-span section and the other on the bottom, was found to be the best with the fitness value 95.9% while single-temperature input models had maximum fitness 80%. This observation might be explained by the temperature gradient at the section: in the existence of the temperature gradient, two temperatures in the section may represent the temperature distribution of the section well while a single temperature can't. A further study needs to be carried out to verify it by a thermal simulation on a Finite Element model of the bridge.

The study is about variations in Carbonyl compounds concentration within apartment buildings according to pre-residence and residence. We consecutively investigated indoor air pollutants in 120 households in 6 cities at pre-residence and residence. Carbonyl compounds were collected using the 2,4-DNPH cartridge and were analyzed using HPLC. The carbonyls concentration of indoor air in the new apartments before occupation measured formadlehyde(76.0㎍/㎥), acetone(85.9㎛/㎥), acetaldehyde(13.8㎍/㎥). The carbonyls concentration of indoor air in the new apartments after occupation measured formadlehyde(233.1㎍/㎥), acetone(128.9㎍/㎥), acetaldehyde(29.8㎍/㎥), respectively. As a result, the mean concentration of carbonyl compounds within the pre-occupancy stage was lower than those of residence.

Indoor air quality is the dominant contributor to total personal exposure because most people spend a majority of their time indoors. Especially when indoor environments have sources of contaminants, exposure to indoor air can potentially pose a greater threat than exposure to ambient air. In this study, estimations of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde emission rate in indoor environments of new apartments were carried out using mass balance model in indoor environment, because indoor air quality can be affected by source generation, outdoor air level, ventilation, decay by reaction, temperature, humidity, mixing condition and so on. Considering the estimated emission rate of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde, it is suggested that new apartment should be designed and constructed in the aspect of using construction materials to emit low hazardous air pollutants.