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The Safety Evaluation of Expressway Geometries by Cross-sectional Analysis Techniques

횡단면 분석기법을 적용한 고속도로 기하구조 안전성 평가

  • 서임기 (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원) ;
  • 최종태 (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원) ;
  • 박제진 (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원) ;
  • 박신형 (계명대학교 교통공학과)
  • Received : 2014.06.24
  • Accepted : 2015.02.17
  • Published : 2015.04.01

Abstract

The representative design elements of the road geometric structure are longitudinal slope, horizontal curve radius, super elevation, and transition curve. According to the function of a road, the design standards of these elements is applied by diverse combinations of them. This study divided expressway into homogeneous segments based on longitudinal slope and horizontal curve radius. And then, data required for analysis were matched to each segment, and the safety performance function was built by using the established data. crash modification factors which can explain traffic accident exposure rate were calculated. When the threshold value of horizontal curve radius R=1,000 m was set to 1.0, the crash modification factors at R=300 m was calculated as 1.33, which means that the accident exposure rate is increased by 33%. When the threshold value of the longitudinal slope 0% was set to 1.0, the crash modification factors demonstrated that the accident exposure rate decreases on the upward slope and the accident exposure rate increases on the downward slope. The results of this study can be used as basic information in the design of expressway geometries during the improvement or the construction of expressways.

도로 기하구조를 구성하는 설계요소에는 대표적으로 종단경사, 평면곡선반경, 편경사, 완화곡선 등이 있다. 이러한 도로 기하구조의 설계요소들은 도로의 기능별로 설계기준이 제시되어 있으며, 설계기준의 범위 안에서 다양한 조합을 통해 설계된다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 조합을 통해 건설된 고속도로를 종단경사와 평면곡선반경을 기준으로 동질구간으로 분할한 후 분석에 필요한 자료를 매칭하였으며, 구축된 자료를 활용하여 종단경사와 평면곡선반경에 대한 안전성능함수를 구축하고, 교통사고 노출률을 설명할 수 있는 사고수정계수를 산출하였다. 평면곡선반경 R=1,000m를 기준(1.0)으로 설정한 후 산출한 R=300m의 사고수정계수는 1.33으로 사고노출률이 33% 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 종단경사 0%를 기준(1.0)으로 설정한 후 오르막 경사와 내리막 경사에 대한 사고수정계수를 산출한 결과, 오르막 경사에서는 사고노출률이 감소하고 내리막 경사에서는 사고노출률이 증가함을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 고속도로의 신설 및 개량 노선의 사업시행 전 선형설계 시 기초자료로 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

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