| Title |
Development of an Automated Pavement Crack Sealing Machine and Its Economic Feasibility Analysis |
| Authors |
Lee, Jeong-Ho ; Kim, Young-Suk ; Lee, Jun-Bok ; Jeong, Hyung-Hoon |
| Keywords |
Pavement ; Crack Sealing ; Automation ; Feasibility Analysis |
| Abstract |
Numerous efforts are currently underway to automate pavementcrack and joint sealing activities. Productivity improvements,improved safety and quality, and reduced road user costs motivate these developments. Recently, an automated pavement cracksealing machine has been developed to automate the process of sealing pavement cracks and joints in Korea. This paper mainlydescribes the results of the economic feasibility analysis revealed through its overall performance evaluation and field tests.Finally, it is concluded that the automated machine exceeds the performance in terms of productivity, safety, and qualityrequired in conventional method, thus making the machine economically feasible. |