Byung-Hooi Cho

The mobility of tracked vehicles is mainly influenced by the characteristics of the track assembly and by the interaction between tracks and soil. In particular, the track tension is closely related to the manoeuvrability of tracked vehicles and the durability of chassis components. In order to minimize the excessive load on the tracks and to prevent the peel-off of tracks from the sprocket, it is necessary to maintain the optimum track tension throughout the manoeuvre. However, the track tensio

The pavement system constructed by tieing a number of precast concrete slabs employing prestressing techniques is called the precast prestressed concrete pavement. The behavior of this type of pavement system under post-tensioning was analyzed using a finite element model. First, the optimal number of anchors was determined by investigating the distribution of compressive stresses in the pavement system due to post-tensioning. Then, the effects of the parameters such as the horizontal resistance

This research was conducted to determine the optimum lifting positions on precast concrete slabs for precast concrete pavement construction, based on the analysis of concrete stress distribution under various lifting conditions. To analyze stresses in concrete slabs, the finite element method was implemented and a numerical model of the precast slab that was going to be used in the experimental construction was developed. Changes in the stress distribution due to the lifting angle were investiga

This study was conducted to investigate whether the moisture variation aspects in pavement materials can be analyzed based on the convenient and reliable relative humidity (RH) measurement techniques. First, the ambient RH was measured using various sensors and the accuracies and calibration methods of the sensors were examined. Then, the RH of a cement mortar specimen was measured using the reliable sensors and the data was analyzed. In addition, the feasibility of using the RH measurement sens

The behavior of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) and the effect of the steel ratio on the behavior under moving wheel loads were investigated in this study. The CRCP sections having different steel ratios of 0.6, 0.7, and 0.8% were considered to evaluate the load transfer efficiency (LTE) at transverse cracks and to investigate the strains in CRCP when the system is subjected to moving vehicle loads. The LTEs were obtained by conducting the falling weight deflectometer (FWD) test

한국도로공사가 운영하고 있는 시험도로의 연속철근콘크리트 포장 (CRCP) 구간에서 콘크리트 슬래브의 중간 깊이에서 수평방향으로 균열이 발생한 것을 발견하였다. 이러한 수평균열이 콘크리트 슬래브 내부에 어느 정도 존재하며 얼마나 진전되어 있는지를 조사하기 위하여 필요한 위치에서 코어를 채취하여 분석하였다. 또한 수평균열의 원인을 파악하기 위하여 수치해석을 수행하였다. 설계, 재료, 환경과 관련된 여러 가지 변수에 대하여 연구하여 수평균열을 야기할 수 있는 가능한 원인을 분석하였다. 수치해석모형은 유한요소법을 이용하여 개발하였으며 연속철근콘크리트 포장의 콘크리트 슬래브의 전단 및 수직 응력의 분포를 분석하였다. 수치해석 결과 최대 전단 및 수직인장 응력은 횡방향균열의 위치에서 철근이 배근되어 있는 깊이에서 가장 크게 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 최대 응력이 콘크리트의 강도에 다다르면 이러한 위치에서 수평균열이 발생하게 된다. 수평균열을 발생시키는 콘크리트의 최대응력은 환경하중,

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a childhood syndrome characterized by short attention span, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity, which often lead ? to learning disabilities and various behavioral problems. For the treatment of ADHD, medication and cognitive-behavior therapy is applied in recent years. Although psychostimulant medication has been widely used for many years, current findings suggest that, as the sole treatment for ADHD, it is an inadequate form of intervention in t

The differences in the stress distribution and the critical stresses in concrete pavement systems were analyzed when the dual-wheel single-, tandem-, and tridem-axle loads were applied at the interior and the edge of the pavement. The effects of the concrete elastic modulus, slab thickness, foundation stiffness, and tire contact pressure were investigated. The stresses under the interior loads were calculated using the transformed field domain analysis and stresses under the edge loads were obta

The stresses in concrete pavement systems are larger when vehicle loads are applied at pavement edges, and these large stresses significantly affect the behavior and performance of pavements. Therefore, in this study, the stress distribution and the critical stresses in concrete pavements were investigated using a finite element model when dual-wheel single-, tandem-, and tridem-axle loads were applied at pavement edges. First, the stress distribution along the longitudinal and transverse direct