PURPOSES: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the dielectric characteristics of asphalt mixtures and the air voids present in them using ground penetrating radar (GPR) testing. METHODS : To measure the dielectric properties of the asphalt mixtures, the reflection coefficient method and the approach based on the actual thickness of the asphalt layer were used. An air-couple-type GPR antenna with a center frequency of 1 GHz was used to measure the time for reflection from the asphalt/base layer interface. A piece of aluminum foil was placed at the interface to be able to determine the reflection time of the GPR signal with accuracy. An asphalt pavement testbed was constructed, and asphalt mixtures with different compaction numbers were tested. After the GPR tests, the asphalt samples were cored and their thicknesses and number of air voids were measured in the laboratory. RESULTS: It was found the dielectric constant of asphalt mixtures tends to decrease with an increase in the number of air voids. The dielectric constant values estimated from the reflection coefficient method exhibited a slight correlation to the number of air voids. However, the dielectric constant values measured using the approach based on the actual asphalt layer thickness were closely related to the asphalt mixture density. Based on these results, a regression equation to determine the number of air voids in asphalt mixtures using the GPR test method was proposed. CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that the number of air voids in an asphalt mixture can be calculated based on the dielectric constant of the mixture as determined by GPR testing. It was also found that the number of air voids was exponentially related to the dielectric constant, with the coefficient of determination, R2, being 0.74. These results suggest that the dielectric constant as determined by GPR testing can be used to improve the construction quality and maintenance of asphalt pavements.

PURPOSES: This study is to evaluate the dynamic modulus changes of permeable asphalt mixtures by using non-destructive impact testing method and to compare the dynamic moduli of permeable asphalt mixtures through repeated freezing and thawing conditions. METHODS: For the study, non-destructive impact testing method is used in order to obtain dynamic modulus of asphalt specimen and to confirm the change of dynamic modulus before and after freezing and thawing conditions. RESULTS : This study has shown that the dynamic moduli of asphalt concrete specimens consisting of 10%, 15% and 20% porosity are reduced by 11.851%, 1.9564%, 24.593% after freezing and thawing cycles. CONCLUSIONS : Non-destructive impact testing method is very useful and has repeatability. Specimen with 15% porosity has high durability than others.

본 연구는 아스팔트 콘크리트의 유전율과 공극률의 상관성을 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 다양한 범위 (0%~20%)의 공극률을 갖는 아스팔트 콘크리트 시편을 제작하였고, 저주파 유전율 측정법인 parallel plate법을 사용하여 아스팔트 콘크리트 시편의 유전율을 측정하였다. 아스팔트 콘크리트 시편의 경우 주파수가 증가함에 따라 유전율은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고, 사용한 아스팔트 바인더의 종류에 따라 그 감소폭이 다르게 나타났다. 또한 공극률 0%~20% 사이에서 공극률이 증가함에 따라 유전율 값은 선형적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 더불어 아스팔트 콘크리트 시편의 유전율에 대한 온도 및 함수량 영향을 보정하여 유전율에 따른 공극률의 상관식을 제시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 제시된 아스팔트 콘크리트의 유전율과 공극률의 상관식은 현재 국내외에서 사용하고 있는 유전율을 활용한 비파괴 밀도 측정장비의 보정모델로 활용 가능하며, 향후 국내에서 개발하고자 하는 아스팔트 포장 비파괴 밀도 측정장비의 기본적인 알고리즘으로 활용이 가능할 것이다.