PURPOSES : This study aims to calculate the estimation of travel time saving benefits from smart expressway construction by considering the willingness to pay for automated vehicles. METHODS : In this study, data were collected from 809 individual drivers through a stated preference survey. A multinomial logit model was constructed to analyze the choice behavior between arterial roads, expressways, and smart expressways. Through this, the values of time and benefits were estimated. RESULTS : The value of time was calculated at 19,379 won per vehicle per hour for arterial roads and expressways and 23,061 won per vehicle per hour for smart expressways. Applying these values to the Jungbu Naeryuk expressway, we evaluated the demand change and benefits resulting from the improvement to the smart expressways. The results show that the traffic volume on the Jungbu Naeryuk expressway is expected to increase by 4.7% to 20.7% depending on the changes in capacity. CONCLUSIONS : The travel time saving benefits are estimated as positive, resulting from the construction of smart expressways. The benefits resulting from the construction of new smart expressways are expected to be enhanced due to the anticipation of more significant time-saving effects.

본 연구에서는 철근의 부식 문제를 근본적으로 해결하기 위하여 고속도로 교각 두부보에 GFRP 보강근을 적용하고 구조설계 및 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. AASHTO LRFD 설계기준에 근거하여 교란영역(D-region)인 두부보를 설계하였으며, 기존 연구결 과를 바탕으로 설계기준보다 완화된 계수를 적용하여 결과를 비교하였다. 또한, 두 가지 설계에 대해 각각 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행 하여 설계 결과를 검증하였다. 본 연구의 결과로부터 완화된 계수 적용을 통해 GFRP 보강 교각 두부보의 경제성 확보가 가능하다는 결과를 얻었으며, 이는 다양한 GFRP 보강 콘크리트 구조물의 실용화에 기여할 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

The adhesive design of a fast steering mirror transmitting a high power laser is one of the important design elements that affect optical aberration of the mirror surface. In this paper, we designed the adhesive part to avoid the high power laser beam of the FSM system. Stiffness and wavefront error are trade-off relationships and an optical design was derived to maintain the wavefront error of the mirror surface at high temperatures while satisfying the bandwidth of the FSM system. For the optimal design of the mirror bonding position, structural analysis was conducted using ANSYS and wavefront error analysis was performed using Zernike polynomial code. Through those analysis, FSM most effective at an angle 60 degrees and a distance of 46mm.

PURPOSES : This study aims to provide societal benefits that demonstrate the effectiveness of remodeling projects, thereby providing a basis for activating and systematically and continuously promoting remodeling projects METHODS : Using the International Roughness Index (IRI) and World Bank's HDM-4, a model for vehicle operating costs was estimated. The change in vehicle operating costs was calculated by inputting the pre- and post-remodeling IRI values into the estimated model. Additionally, the future IRI over the life cycle was derived using the results of a study on the changes in pavement conditions between conventional and remodeling methods. The vehicle operating costs for different maintenance alternatives were compared by inputting them into the estimated model. RESULTS : The improvement in road smoothness after the project resulted in an annual vehicle operating cost benefit of approximately 1.6 billion won, with an estimated benefit per kilometer of approximately 64 million won. Furthermore, a comparison of vehicle operating costs for maintenance alternatives over the life cycle revealed that the remodeling method led to savings of 2.1 billion won compared with conventional methods. CONCLUSIONS : The findings of this study will serve as fundamental data supporting the necessity and justification for remodeling projects, particularly in the current scenario, where the need for maintenance of existing roads exhibits a faster growth trend than the extension of new roads. Additionally, this study could be supplemented by further research focusing on the consideration of pavement conditions in unit cost estimation and additional benefit estimation studies tailored to remodeling projects.

In this paper, in order to study the relationship between the safety culture of highway management agencies and disaster reduction activities (BCMS), a measurement tool was identified through previous research on safety culture, and the validity of the measurement tool was confirmed through exploratory factor analysis. I want to check. The subjects of the study were workers belonging to disaster reduction activity management system certification organizations among highway management organizations. The highway management agencies are the Korea Expressway Corporation, which manages the functional continuity of national highways nationwide, and 8 of the 21 private road agencies that manage the functional continuity of the highways. The safety culture measurement tool is an indicator that measures safety culture factors, and is reorganized by the researcher based on survey items from previous studies, with management/manager safety values and attitudes, safety communication, safety education and training, and safety regulations/ management system as subfactors. A total of 24 questions were comprised of the survey tool. As a result of the study, the result of exploratory factor analysis was that the safety culture scale was extracted into four factors based on theoretical grounds, and the total cumulative variance was 80.360%. When checking the questions for each factor, it was found that all the questions loaded on the factor that was originally intended to be measured. Factor 1 is management, factor 2 is safety, and factor 3 is communication., Factor 4 was named education. Number of questions: 4 management questions, 3 safety questions, communication It consisted of 4 questions and 2 education questions.

In South Korea, the level of Highway Pavement Management System (HPMS) was developed since early 2000. During this time numbers of professional pavement condition monitoring equipment were developed and applied in the actual field. One of the remarkable results is 3D Pavement condition Monitoring profiler vehicle (3DPM) designed and developed in Korea Expressway Corporation Research Division (KECRD). Thanks to this equipment, The surface condition of current pavement can successfully be monitored and proper following management strategy cab be established. However, the inner condition of pavement layer cannot be monitored dur to limitation of 3DPM equipment. In this paper, Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) mixture creep test was performed to verify the effectiveness of current 3DPM equipment. It was found that the current 3DPM equipment has reasonable feasibility on surveying pavement condition.

Evaluation of low temperature performance of asphalt mixture is significant not only for mitigating transverse thermal cracking but also for preventing potential traffic accidents. In addition, the engineers in pavement agency need to inform the proper pavement section where urgent management is needed. Since early 2000, Korea Expressway Corporation Research Division (KECRD) developed an 3D Pavement condition Monitoring profiler vehicle (3DPM) to survey expressway pavement surface condition precisely. The management of whole expressway network became more precise, effective and efficient than before due to application of 3DPM and HPMS. One thing recommended is: performing extensive mechanical test and corresponding data analysis work procedure to further strengthen the feasibility of current 3DPM approach and HPMS. In this paper two activities were considered: first, the pavement section where the urgent care is recommended is selected by means of 3DPM approach. Then asphalt mixture cores were acquired on that specified section then low temperature fracture test: Semi Circular Bending (SCB) test, was performed. The mechanical parameters, energy release rate and fracture toughness were computed then compared. It is concluded that the current 3DPM approach in KEC can successfully evaluate and analyze selected pavement condition. However, more extensive experimental works are needed to further strengthen the current pavement analyzing approaches.

UAM 등 신교통수단의 등장으로 인해 고속도로는 경쟁력 제고가 필요한 실정이다. 해외 국가에서는 고속도로의 제한속도를 상향하 고 있으며 국내에서도 고속도로 경쟁력 확보를 위한 방안으로 초고속도로 도입을 고려하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 초고속도로 도입에 따른 사회적 편익을 분석하고자 하였다. 분석을 위해 교통수요분석 프로그램 TransCAD를 활용하였으며 속도 상향 시나리오별 (140km/h ~ 200km/h) 편익을 도출하였다. 그 결과, 전국 고속도로의 속도를 상향할 때 전국 도로 네트워크의 총편익이 증가하는 것으 로 나타났다. 본 연구는 향후 초고속도로 도입을 위한 정책 기초 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

해양사고 예방 지원을 목표로 해양수산부 주도의 지능형 해상교통정보서비스가 지난 21년 1월부터 시작되었고 그동안 이용이 제한되었던 3톤 미만 선박까지 확대하기 위해 개발·추진되는 소형 초고속해상무선통신망(이하 LTE-M) 송수신기의 성능 검증 방안에 대해 연구하였다. 국내 해양 사고의 약 30%가 3톤 미만의 선박에서 발생되고 있기 때문에 소형 선박 전용의 송수신기 개발을 통한 해양안전 사각지대 보완이 필요하다. 소형 LTE-M 송수신기는 연안에서 조업 활동이 활발한 어선과 육지 인근의 수상레저기구 등을 대상으로 적용 될 수 있다. 따라서 실제 송수신기가 설치·이용되는 환경을 고려하여 충분한 성능 및 안정적인 통신 품질 제공 여부를 검증하는 방안이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 LTE-M 망의 통신품질 요구 기준과 해양수산부의 소형 송수신기 성능 요구 기준을 검토해보고, 소형 송수신기의 성능을 적합하게 평가할 수 있는 시험 방안을 제안하였다. 제안한 시험 방안은 해양 사고 빈도가 높은 6개 실해역 노선을 대상으로 타당 성을 검증하였으며, 소형 송수신기 다운링크 및 업링크 전송속도가 각각 9Mbps 이상 및 3Mbps 이상의 성능을 보임을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 커버리지 분석시스템을 활용하여 집중관리구역(0~30km) 및 관심구역(30~50km)에서 각 95% 이상 및 100%의 커버리지를 확인하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 성능 평가 방안 및 시험 결과는 송수신기의 성능 검증을 위한 참고 자료로 활용되어 정부가 추진하는 바다 내비게이 션 서비스 및 소형 송수신기의 보급 및 확산에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

해양수산부는 2016년부터 2020년까지 국제사회의 이내비게이션 도입에 선제적으로 대응하고 어선 등 소형선박의 해사안전 증 진을 위해 “초고속 해상무선통신망(LTE-M)” 구축을 포함한 한국형 이내비게이션 구축사업을 추진하였으나, 초고속 해상무선통신망의 활용 관점에서 특정 목적에 한정하는 등의 한계점이 식별되었다. 이에 따라 통신망의 활용성 증대를 위해 사용자를 대상으로 설문 조사 및 인터뷰를 수행한 결과, 망 활용의 범위 확대, 망 활용 대상 확장, 망 활용 방식 다각화, 그리고 규제 완화 측면에서의 법·제도적 개선 사항을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 도출한 사용자 요구사항을 기반으로 하여 향후 관련 법제 정비방안에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기 대한다.

PURPOSES : Basic research to calculate the appropriate gap acceptance for autonomous vehicles at merging section. Research on whether users prefer short or long gap acceptance. METHODS : Using a driving simulator, experience autonomous driving with different gap acceptance in different weather condition, and analyze which gap acceptance is preferred using survey and biometric data. RESULTS : Regardless of the weather condition, long gap acceptance was preferred, and difference was especially clear in rainy or foggy situation. CONCLUSIONS : It was analyzed that users prefer long gap acceptance over short gap acceptance, and that they feel less frustrated due to long gap acceptance when weather condition is poor.

PURPOSES : This study is to initiated to estimate the impact of mixed traffic flow on expressway section according to the market penetration rate(MPR) of automated vehicles(AVs) using a enhanced intelligent driver model(EIDM). METHODS : To this end, microscopic traffic simulation and EIDM were used to implement mixed traffic flow on basic expressway section and simulation network was calibrated to understand the change of impact in mixed traffic flow due to the MPR of AVs. Additionally, MOEs of mobility aspects such as average speed and travel time were extracted and analyzed. RESULTS : The result of the impact of mobility MOEs by MPR and level of service indicated that 100% MPR of AVs normally affect positive impact on expressway at all level of service. However, it was analyzed that improvements in the level of service from LOS A to C are minimal until the MPR of AVs reaches 75% or higher. CONCLUSIONS : This research shows that impact of MPR of AVs using EIDM of mixed traffic flow on basic expressway. Increasing MPR of AVs affects positive impact on expressway at all level of services. However, MPR from 25% to 75% of AVs in LOS A to C shows minimal impacts. Therefore, to maximize the effectiveness of AVs, appropriate traffic operation and management strategies are necessary.

PURPOSES : This study aims to perform a quantitative analysis of Forward Collision Warning and crash frequency using heavy vehicle driving data collected in expressway driving environments, and to classify the driving environments where Forward Collision Warnings of heavy vehicles occur for accident-prone areas and analyze their occurrence characteristics. METHODS : A bivariate Gaussian mixture model based on inter-vehicle distance gap and speed-acceleration parameters is used to classify the environment in which Forward Collision Warning occurs for heavy vehicles driving on expressways. For this analysis, Probe Vehicle Data of 80 large trucks collected by C-ITS devices of Korea Expressway Corporation from May to June 2022. Combined with accident information from the past five years, a detailed analysis of the classified driving environments is conducted. RESULTS : The results of the clustering analysis categorizes Forward Collision Warning environments into three groups: Group I (highdensity, high-speed), Group II (high-density, low-speed), and Group III (low-density, high-speed). It reveals a positive correlation between Forward Collision Warning frequency and accident rates at these points, with Group I prevailing. Road characteristics at sites with different accident incidences showed that on-ramps and toll gates had high occurrences of both accidents and warnings. Furthermore, acceleration deviation at high-accident sites was significant across all groups, with variable speed deviations noted for each warning group. CONCLUSIONS : The Forward Collision Warning of heavy vehicles on expressways is classified into three types depending on the driving environment, and the results of these environmental classifications can be used as a basis for building a road environment that reduces the risk of crashes for heavy vehicles.

The public safety management guidelines were introduced in 2019 and continue to be dedicated to advancing comprehensive measures for public safety management, with a primary focus on prioritizing the safety and well-being of the public within governmental institutions. To achieve this goal, our previous study developed a establishment procedure of risk assessment-based safety inspection system for public institutions that order construction projects and applied it to highway construction projects to evaluate its effectiveness. To enhance the practicality of the establishment procedure, it is essential to collect and analyze feedback from stakeholders regarding its performance and suitability. This study conducted a survey involving 200 participants who had experience with the establishment procedure, and performed statistical analyses to evaluate its performance and applicability. The survey results indicated that the participants reported a high level of satisfaction (scoring 4 and above on a 5-point Likert scale) in several areas: specialization of safety inspection items for different types of work (with a satisfaction rate of 65%), the evaluation process for safety ratings (64.5%), and their willingness to recommend the procedure to other institutions (75.5%). In the factor analysis with Varimax rotation, two factors emerged: (1) a specialization factor related to safety inspection items, and (2) a grading factor associated with safety evaluation results. Regression analyses of these factors unveiled significant positive relationships with improvements in safety and health performance, including the prevention of fatal accidents, heightened safety responsibility, and raised safety inspection standards. The establishment procedure of safety inspection system developed in our previous study can play a crucial role in reducing accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries at construction sites, ultimately contributing to a safer working environment for all involved parties.