PURPOSES : This study was purposed to investigate whether the current passing sight distance standard is appropriate. Therefore, to determine a safe passing sight distance, data collected from the observations of a two-lane road were implemented in reliability analysis to develop a realistic passing sight distance model.
METHODS : First, passing sight distance data were collected for analysis from two-lane roads in Jeollabuk-do. Next, the speed profile was generated based on the collected data in order to analyze driver behavior. Finally, a model reflective of the driving behavior of motorists was developed and compared to the existing passing sight distance standard using reliability analysis.
RESULTS : As compared to the existing model for safe passing sight distance, the actual speed of the overtaking vehicle indicated higher acceleration and a longer acceleration duration. The entire model, with exception of the d1 section, was modified to reflect the overtaking behavior of motorists d1. d2 was set to correspond to the time until the vehicles run side by side (t21); Time t22 was set to correspond to the time until subsequent recovery to the main lane, and d3 was set to range between 19 and 47 m following review of the actual passing sight distance data. In addition, d4 was computed to be two-thirds of the distance d2, and the oncoming car was found to drive at a constant speed that was similar to the speed associated with d2 . Analysis of the reliability of the existing Korean passing sight distance standard revealed that the current standard does not recommend a safe passing sight distance for drivers.
CONCLUSIONS : As compared to the existing passing sight distance criterion, the actual speed and acceleration that driver apply to overtake a vehicle are higher, and the existing passing sight distance criterion is shorter than the actual passing sight distance. Additionally, the results of reliability analysis revealed that the proposed model developed to reflect driver overtaking behavior has more explanatory power than the existing one. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce new design standards that implement passing sight distance variables that are relevant to local drivers.
Finding an optimal solution in MADN[(Multi-Attribute Decision-Making) problems is difficult, when the number of alternatives, or that of attributes is relatively large Most of the existing mathematical approaches arrive at a final solution on the basis of many unrealistic assumptions, without reflecting the decision-maker's preference structure exactly. In this paper we suggest a model that helps us find a group consensus without assessing these parameters in specific cardinal values. Therefore, This research provides a comprehensive Decision Making of the theory and methods applicable to the analysis of decisions that involve risk and multiple criteria attributes. after, The emphasis of the procedure will be on developments from the fields of decisions analysis and utility theory of Taguchi Method. This theoretical development will be illustrated through the discussion of several real-world application and a case study. When the multiple number of decision makers are involved in the decision making procedure, the problem of uncertainties invariably occurs, because of the different views between them. In this paper, New decision making model using Taguchi Method is applied to effectively model the multi-attribute-decision making(MADM) procedure in the uncertainties dominated two area(quantitative and qualitative factors), Quantitative factors evaluation is used Loss Function of Taguchi, qualitative factors evaluation is used 50 ratio by each specialist. thus it can be used for aiding of preferable alternative. as a result, We will be proved efficiency about New decision making model of applied Taguchi Method with Analytical presentation of all the expecting outcomes when a specific strategy or an alternative plan is selected under expecting future environment.
Current Bridge foundation design is based on Working Stress Design(WSD), but Load Factor Based on Optimum Reliability(LFBOR) design method is more rational than the WSD. For this reason, this study proposes a reliability based design criteria for the bridge foundation, which is most common type of bridge foundation(Shallow, Pile and Caission), and also proposes the theoretical basis of nominal safety factors of stability analysis by introducing the reliability theory. The limit state equations of stability analysis of bridge foundation and the uncertainty measuring algorithms of each equation are also derived by Cornell's MFOSM(Mean First Order 2nd Moment Methods)using the stability analysis fourmula Highway Bridge Design Codes.
This paper presents the development of LRFD codes for axially-loaded driven piles in sands. Reliability analyses were performed using the AFOSM and finally, reasonable resistance factors of base and shaft resistances were calculated base on the results of reliability analyses for different target reliability index levels. From the results of extensible reliability analyses using AFOSM, resistance factors for base and shaft resistances were found to be highly dependent on the ratios of dead-to-live load and ultimate base resistance to limit shaft resistance. Resistance factors are proposed for different combinations of these ratios within their possible ranges.
In general, the evaluation of water supply capacity is important factor to establish various establishment of water resource supply plan include water resource security and determination of dam's mass. But former researchs about estimation of water supply capacity were lack in continunity of evaluation basis, and didn't excute analysis on reliability criteria also. In this study, Nakdong river was selected for study basin, and then water supply capacity was analyzed by HEC-5 model using identical reliability criteria.