This study analyzed the emission characteristics of major air pollutants (dust, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen chloride, and carbon monoxide) emitted from domestic public waste incineration facilities based on their operating elements. Using automatic measuring equipment for smokestacks (TMS), data was collected from 97 facilities from 2015 to 2023. The emission source unit (kg/ton) was evaluated based on the facility’s capacity, aging level, and incineration type. Emissions were calculated, and descriptive statistical analysis was performed based on the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the larger the facility capacity, the lower the average emission and volatility, which suggests that the operational stability of large facilities is high. On the other hand, facilities that had deteriorated for 10 to 15 years had the highest emission rates, and emissions decreased in facilities that were aged more than 20 years. In addition, the pyrolysis and high-temperature melting incineration facilities had lower NOx and HCl emissions than the conventional incineration type. Furthermore, CO showed the greatest volatility overall, which was found to be particularly difficult to manage in facilities in the early to mid stages of aging. These results provide empirical evidence that the structural characteristics and incineration type of incineration facilities have a significant impact on air pollutant emissions and can serve as useful basic data for policy-making, including for implementing region-wide initiatives and planning major repairs in the future.

교량은 사용년한이 증가함에 따라 노후화로 인해 역학적인 성질과 구조적인 성능이 저하되고, 이로 인해서 강진 시에 내진성능이 저하된다. 교각과 교량받침에 대한 노후화를 몇 가지 단계로 정량화하여 해석모델에 반영하였고, 노후화된 교각과 교량받침에 대하 여 부재-수준의 지진취약도를 평가하였다. 교량 시스템의 파괴 메카니즘을 직렬시스템으로 가정하여, 부재-수준의 지진취약도 해석 결과로부터 시스템-수준의 지진취약도를 평가하는 방법을 제안하였다. 노후도에 취약한 부재인 교각과 교량받침에 대하여 5가지 정 량적인 노후도(0, 5, 10, 25, 40%)를 가정하여 부재-수준의 지진취약도를 평가하였고, 이 결과로부터 시스템-수준의 지진취약도 평가 를 수행하였다. 시스템-수준의 지진취약도는 교량받침 보다는 교각이 지배적인 영향을 줌을 알 수 있었다. 이는 보다 취약한 구조부재 의 지진취약도가 전체 교량시스템의 지진취약도에 지배적인 영향을 주는 것을 의미한다.

교량의 내진보강용으로 탄성받침이 널리 사용되고 있다. 이에 사용되는 고무재료는 크게 천연고무(NR), 합성고무 (CR), 이 둘을 적정하게 배합한 혼합고무(BR)가 있다. 강재와 달리 고무재료는 다양한 환경요인에 의해 노화(열화)가 빨리 진행 되고 이로 인해 전단강성에 변화가 발생한다. 교량받침에 적용되는 3가지 고무재료에 대해서 전단시편을 제작하여 열을 가하여 노화를 촉진시킨 후(노화촉진시험) 전단성능시험을 수행하였다. 시험변수는 노화촉진온도 3가지(70℃, 80℃, 90℃)와 노출시간 10단계(Fresh∼168days)로 설정하였으며, 시험의 신뢰도를 향상시키기 위해 각각의 변수별로 4개의 시험체를 제작하였다. 시험체는 총 360개이다. 전단성능시험 결과 노출강도가 클수록(노화촉진온도가 높을수록, 노출시간이 길수록) 노화에 따른 고무의 전단 경화 현상(전단강성 증가)이 나타났으며 노화강도가 클수록 심화되었다. 이런 경향은 천연고무(NR), 혼합고무(BR), 합성고무 (CR) 순으로 크케 나타났다. 향후 실제 고무받침에 대해서도 노화에 의한 전단거동 특성 연구가 필요하다.

PURPOSES: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of short-term aging level on the moisture resistance of a dense-graded asphalt mixture by measuring its deformation strength ratio (SDR). METHODS : Three short-term aging (STA) durations (1, 2, and 4 h) at two different temperatures (160℃ and 180℃) were used for the normal dense-graded hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures prepared using PG 64-22 asphalt and 13mm aggregate with and without hydrated lime (HL). The specimens were prepared using a gyratory compactor, after each STA, to achieve a WC-1 gradation as defined by the Korean guide. The SDR was measured after freezing-and-thawing (F-T) conditioning, and submerging the specimen into water at 60℃ for 72 h. RESULTS: The results indicated that the moisture resistance decreased with the increase in STA duration. After STA at 160℃ and 180℃, the SDR values, measured after F-T treatment, or after submerging into 60℃ water for 72 h, decreased with the increase in STA duration. However, when HL was used in the same asphalt mixtures, the SDR improved, for identical STA conditions. Therefore, the moisture resistance of the asphalt mixture was affected by the short-term aging duration, and decreased with the increase in aging duration. However, HL effectively retarded aging, and the moisture resistance, as indicated by the SDR, improved in the HL-added mixes, which had aged lesser than the normal mixes. CONCLUSIONS : It was concluded that the moisture resistance of the asphalt mixture decreased with the increase in aging level, and hydrated lime was effective in preventing the degradation of the moisture resistance by reducing the age-hardening of the binder. However, since this study used a limited range of materials, further studies using more materials are required to reach a more generalized conclusion.

When there is a significant stripping in asphalt pavement, it is common practice to use a hydrated lime (HL) as an anti-stripping additive (ASA). However, since many asphalt plants do not have facilities for weighing and casting HL, they prefer to use of a liquid-type ASA (LA). Therefore, various brands of LAs which show proper anti-stripping function are currently developed, imported, and marketed in Korea. In addition to the anti-stripping effect, the HL has been known to give a significant age-retarding effect on paved asphalt in the field. Therefore, there was a question about whether or not the LA provides the same anti-aging effect as The HL. This study investigated anti-aging effect of the asphalt mixes which were prepared using both ASAs and short-term aged and long-term aged in the laboratory. The absolute viscosity was measured as an aging index from the binder recovered from the mixes after short-term aging (STA) and long-term aging (LTA) processes. The results showed that there was a significant higher aging found from the LA-added mix than the normal mix without any ASA. On the other hands, the mix with HL showed significantly lower ageing level than the LA-added mix and normal mix. The retardation of age-hardening by using HL was more effectively observed when the STA condition was stronger.

If asphalt-aggregate mixture is produced at a high temperature, the mixture will suffer a significant higher shortterm aging (STA) due to the elevated temperature. The binder in that mixture will be oxidized (aged) more than expected during STA due to the highly elevated temperature. The STA at the high-temperature level is one of the reasons why the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixture shows many distresses in the early stage of service life. In this respect, adopting warm-mix asphalt (WMA) technology is another advantage in the asphalt pavement industry. In this study, various levels of STA were used to evaluate aging levels of the binder in the mixture before and after STA. A gel-permeation chromatography (GPC) test was performed on the mixture particles without binder recovery to estimate the significance of aging for each case of STA. Statistical analyses were carried out to determine the difference in aging levels among STA temperatures. Statistical test results found that the aging level of the binder after STA was significantly higher than that of binders before STA at an α = 0.05 level. It was also found that the aging level of binders in the WMA mixture was significantly lower than that of binders in HMA after STA at an α = 0.05 level. It was observed that if an HMA mixture was produced at high-temperature STA, its aging level was estimated to be approximately four years in service.

아스팔트 혼합물이 운반·대기 중에 단기노화(short-term aging: STA)되는 것은 잘 알려진 사실이며 노화정도는 혼합물의 온도가 높음에 따라 그리고 시간이 길어짐에 따라 지수 함수적으로 증가되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한 같은 온도와 시간에 같은 바인더, 골재 및 입도를 사용한 같은 혼합물이라도 사용되는 첨가제의 종류에 따라 노화도에 차이가 난다. 그리고 혼합물의 종류에 따라서도 노화도에 차이가 큰 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 박리방지제(anti-stripping agent: ASA)의 종류와 혼합물의 종류에 따른 노화도의 차이를 비교분석 하였다. ASA로는 박리방지효과가 우수한 분말의 소석회와 액상 ASA를 비교하였다. 혼합물은 밀입도 아스팔트 (dense-graded asphalt: DGA) 표층용 혼합물과 쇄석 매스틱 아스팔트 (stone mastic asphalt: SMA) 혼합물을 비교하였다. 노화도는 아스팔트 노화의 척도로는 가장 많이 쓰이는 절대점도(absolute viscosity: AV)를 이용하였다. STA 온도와 시간에 따른 AV의 차이를 STA 처리된 혼합물로부터 추출·회수하여 60℃에서 측정하였다. 시험결과 같은 온도와 시간으로 STA 처리된 혼합물에서 소석회가 사용된 혼합물의 노화도가 월등히 낮았으며, 혼합물의 종류로는 SMA 혼합물의 노화도가 DGA 혼합물보다 낮게 나타났다. 이는 소석회가 박리방지효과 뿐만 아니라 노화억제 효과가 크기 때문이며, SMA는 바인더 함량이 높아 골재를 피복한 아스팔트 필름의 두께가 두꺼워 노화도가 적게 나타난 것으로 판단되었다.

아스팔트 혼합물은 덤프트럭으로 운반․대기 중 단기노화(short-term aging: STA) 되므로 모든 현장혼합물은 STA후 포설된다. 따라서 실험실에서 현장에 포장된 아스팔트 혼합물의 각종 특성을 추정하려면 같은 재료로 반드시 STA 처리 후 공시체를 제조해야한다. 이것이 실험실 혼합물을 STA 처리하는 근본적인 이유이며, 실험실 STA 방법은 현장상태를 최대한 근사하게 모사(simulation) 토록 규정되어져야 한다. 그러나 국내는 물론 외국 기준도 이러한 근본적인 원리를 제대로 준수 하지 못하고 있어 기준에 제시된 대로 STA를 수행해서는 현장에 포장된 아스팔트 혼합물의 특성을 추정할 수 없다. 이를 해결하기 위한 한 가지 방법의 한 방법은 노화량(aging quantity: AQ) 모델링을 통하여 혼합물의 노화도를 추정하는 것이다. 밀입도 혼합물의 AQ 모델은 기존의 연구에 의하여 지수함수 식으로    와 같이 제시되었다. 하지만 SMA 혼합물은 바인더 함량이 높고 섬유제 등이 사용되어 밀입도와 다르므로 본 연구에서는 SMA에 대한 AQ 모델식을 개발하고 이로부터 단기노화 온도와 시간에 따른 노화도를 추정하는 연구를 수행하였다. 그러므로 본 연구의 목적은 SMA 혼합물의 단기노화도를 추정하기 위하여 기 개발된 AQ 모델을 SMA 혼합물에 적용하여 필요한 보정을 통해 SMA 혼합물의 AQ 모델로 노화도를 추정하는 방안을 제시하는 것이다. 노화도는 아스팔트 노화의 척도로는 가장 많이 쓰이는 절대점도(absolute viscosity: AV)를 이용하였으며 SMA 혼합물을 대상으로 하여 SMA 노화도 정립에 필요한 기초자료를 제시코자 한다.

This paper presents a methodology for assessing the old-age level of facilities. In order to evaluate the retirement level, a method of selecting the indicators related to the old age was presented and a method of assessing the old age level through the measures of the selected indicators is suggested to improve the reliability of evaluation results and to develop evaluation algorithm. In the future, it is expected that it will be possible to efficiently manage the old facilities through the convergence of the old- level evaluation method and IoT sensor, big data, and artificial intelligence.

Korean population has been rapidly aging. Most of people regard the aging population as future crisis due to the rate of change and agree to prepare for a soft-landing on aging society in South Korea. Particularly, the aging population growth in rural areas is much faster than urban areas. Also rural areas relatively have poorer social and economic conditions so the countermeasures for population aging considering related social and economic indices are required. Moreover, each rural region has the different preparedness level for rural aging based on regional socio-economic characteristics. In this study, we analyzed correlations of the rural aging rate and local characteristics and developed an evaluation index to show the regional preparedness status for rural aging. To test the applicability of developed indicators, we applied them to 161 rural regions and assessed regional preparedness level for rural aging. This study would provide basic data for establishing policies for rural aging.