PURPOSES : There has been increasing interest in South Korea on warm-mix asphalt (WMA) and cold-mix asphalt (CMA) technologies that allow production of asphalt pavement mixtures at comparatively lower temperatures than those of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) for use in pavement engineering. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of replacing HMA pavement with WMA pavement with the goal of reducing CO2 emissions associated with asphalt production for road construction. METHODS : Changes in the dynamic modulus characteristics of WMA and HMA according to short-term and long-term aging were evaluated. In addition, the effects of water damage were evaluated for short- and long-term aging stages. RESULTS : For WMA, in the process of mixing and short-term aging, early-age dynamic modulus decreased owing to low temperature and reduced short-term aging (STA) time. This could result in early damage to the asphalt pavement depending on the applied traffic load and environmental load. CONCLUSIONS : Mastercurves of the dynamic modulus were used for comparative analysis of WMA and HMA. Compared to the dynamic modulus after STA of HMA, the estimated aging time determined by experiments for WMA to achieve the required stiffness was more than 48 hours, which is equiva-lent to approximately 4 to 5 years real service life when converted. It is considered that further studies are needed for performance optimization to achieve early-age performance of the asphalt mixes.

In this study, several approaches in evaluating moisture sensitivity of asphalt mixtures were investigated and compared. To evaluate the moisture damage resistance, twenty types of asphalt mixtures with and without anti stripping additives were tested in the laboratory. Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and indirect tensile (IDT) testing were performed to determine the Tensile Strength Ratio (TSR) and Cohesion Strength Ratio (CSR). Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) mixtures were found to provide good moisture damage resistance compared to other mixtures. It also does not require anti stripping additives to improve its moisture resistance. Moreover, the correlation coefficient between the TSR test and CSR tests is 0.99 with an average error of 1.5%, which indicates that the TSR test following AASHTO T-283 is still the most reasonable criteria in evaluating the moisture damage of AC mixtures. Marshall Stability Ratio (MSR) and Marshall Stability to Flow Ratio (MSFR) were conducted and were compared to TSR test results. It was found that MSFR value may be used to evaluate the moisture damage resistance of AC mixtures instead of TSR test. Finally, Dynamic Immersion (DI) test was performed to evaluate moisture resistance for loose asphalt mixtures. The DI results showed good correlation also when evaluating moisture resistance compared to TSR. When using DI testing in evaluating moisture resistance, it is recommended to test after 48 hours since it showed higher correlation with the TSR values. Further study is recommended to improve current testing evaluating moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures to properly associate it with TSR values.

PURPOSES : The objective of this study is to analyze the performance of anti-stripping agent depending on its type and content to reduce pothole, an increasing pavement distress due to abnormal climate intensity. METHODS : In the past years, U.S and many countries in Europe use hydrated lime and liquid anti-stripping agent in asphalt mixtures. Hydrated lime or liquid anti-stripping agent is substituted for filler and binder, respectively, to improve the anti-stripping property of asphalt mixtures. To investigate this, indirect tensile strength test was performed and TSR values were compared for different content of hydrated lime and types of liquid anti-stripping agent in asphalt mixture. RESULTS : Test results indicate that hydrated lime remarkably increased the asphalt mixture performance on anti-stripping denoted by the increased in TSR values from 55% to 100%. Liquid anti-stripping agent also increased the value of TSR but not significant. In addition, depending on the types of aggregate, TSR values and effect of liquid anti-stripping were different. CONCLUSIONS : Using anti-stripping agents improve the anti-stripping property of asphalt mixture especially hydrated lime; however, more experiments should be conducted to improve the reliability about the effect of liquid anti-stripping agent.

본 연구의 주목적은 최근 국내 아스팔트 교면포장의 가장 빈번한 파손의 하나인 포트홀의 발생을 저감하기 위해 포장체내에 체류된 수분을 신속히 배수할 수 있는 배수시스템을 개발하는 것이다. 이러한 배수시스템은 방수층과 포장층 사이에 2~3cm의 두께로 박층의 배수층을 구성하는 것으로서 방수층의 내구성 확보와 골재 최대입경 10mm이하의 배수성 혼합물을 박층으로 시공하는 기술이 가장 중요한 사항이다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 먼저 NCAT 배합설계법을 바탕으로 10mm 이하 배수성 혼합물을 개발하였고, 다양한 실내시험을 통하여 배수성 혼합물이 모든 품질기준을 만족함을 확인하였다. 방수층의 경우 MMA(Methyl Methacrylate)계 방수제의 적용성을 평가하기 위하여 저온 휨 시험, 접착인장강도 시험 등의 시험을 실시하였고 모든 물성이 기준을 만족하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 배수시스템의 현장시공성 및 공용성을 평가하기 위하여 고속도로의 1개소 교량에 시험시공을 실시하였다. 시공후 각 포장층 재료에 대한 품질확인 시험결과 모두 기준을 만족하였고 체류수가 원활히 배수되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

콩을 탈곡기로 탈곡할 때 종실손상율이 낮으면서 발아율이 높은 종실의 수분함량과 탈곡기의 적정 급동속도를 구명하여 기웅탈곡시에 필요한 기초자료로 활용코자 시험을 실행하여 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 성숙시 식물체 각 부위별 수분함량은 대입종인 황금콩의 경우 줄기, 종실, 콩깍지 순으로 소입종인 단엽콩은 줄기, 콩깍지, 종실 순으로 많았다. 2. 황금콩과 단엽콩의 성숙후 식물체 부위별 수분함량과 수분함량 감소정도는 줄기 및 종실에서는 비슷하였으나 콩깍지는 소입종인 단엽콩이 성숙후 7 일까지는 황금콩보다 높았고 그 후에는 차이가 없었다. 3. 성숙후 7 일의 일중의 줄기, 종실, 콩깍지의 수분함량 변이는 시간이 경과함에 따라 수분함량이 감소하는 경향이며 성숙후 14일에는 오전 11시까지 꼬투리의 수분함량이 종실의 수분함량보다 높았으나 그 이후에는 종실의 수분함량이 더 높았다. 4. 콩 탈곡시 탈곡기의 급동속도가 빨라지거나 종실수분함량이 많아질수록 종실보상율은 증가는 경향이며 대입종인 황금콩이 소입종인 단엽콩보다 종실 보상입율이 높았다. 5. 보상입율과 발아율을 고려할 때 탈곡기의 적정급동속도는 11 m/sec.가 적당한 것 같았다. 6. 탈곡에 알맞는 종실의 수분함량은 수량, 보상입율, 발아율, 작업속도 및 건조작업 등을 고려할 때 종실의 수분함양이 15∼20%가 적당한 것 같았다.