• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.416-423
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• 2013

An adjusted assessment model based on benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is proposed for evaluating the economic efficiency of automated construction technologies. In contrast to conventional BCA, the model does not compare monetary values, but the differences in benefits and costs between traditional and automated construction methods. To verify the usefulness of the model, it was applied to a real-scale building construction project that used a fully automated building construction system, and the face validity of the model was confirmed. The results indicate that the model can support decision makers in identifying valuable benefit factors and in assessing the cost effectiveness of the system.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2010

While Korean construction companies are adapting themselves to rapidly changing business landscape at home and abroad, intensifying competition among competitors in local as well as global market deteriorates the profitability of construction industry, which leads to another problem. In response to such challenges, many construction companies continue to innovate their business portfolio and organization structure, with strong commitment to business process innovation. Furthermore, they need to analyze the productivity of project site management manpower overhauling business processes systematically and develop effective alternative strategies. This research aims to analyze the productivity of project site management manpower. Current operational practices of construction site organizations have been analyzed with focus on large construction companies in Korea and data gathered from project sites have been analyzed from a wide range of perspectives, In so doing, this research is expected to provide basic inputs for any subsequent attempt to estimate proper resource requirement for site management tasks in construction projects and analyze the management productivity of such resources by enabling construction companies to better understand the current operational status of site organization.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.164-173
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• 2005

In this paper, the systematic problems of safety management in domestic construction industry are presented by the investigation and analysis of construction fatal injuries. In particular, it is discussed that the current construction safety management system by contractors leading is ineffective to prevent the serious accidents caused by inappropriate planning and design and to circulate the safety management cycle without interruption. A couple of ways for improving domestic construction safety management system are suggested in broad perspective. This is done by the analysis of construction safety management system of four advanced industrial countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan and the study of a best practice. Total safety management system by owners leading is recommended to prevent construction accident effectively because this system makes all the parties join to the management system and distribute the responsibilities clearly to each party. This will drop the accident occurrence rate by dragging all the parties' cooperations and activating the total safety management system in an early stage.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2018

The construction work to establish a safety management plan should be carried out Design for Safety(DFS) task by the designers from May 2016 according to the amendment of the Construction Technology Promotion Act. However, designers lack experience in construction work and lack of information on safety accidents, so it is not easy to predict a disaster that may occur during the construction phase. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide information about disasters that can occur in each construction work in order to enable designers to efficiently perform DFS task in the design phase. In this study, the construction work was classified by work unit and the disaster risk assessment was conducted using the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis technique. The disaster information by work unit analyzed in this study can be used to provide designers with an alternative to prevent disasters at the design stage. Disaster information by work unit of apartment construction can be used by designers to prepare an alternative for disaster prevention at the design stage.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 5th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.74-79
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• 2013

Aiming at reducing deaths and injuries involving construction crane operations, OSHA has recently updated its 40-year-old crane safety standards with new rules addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction. The goal of this change in rule is to deal with the leading causes of fatalities related to crane and derrick operations. Employers in the construction industry are mandated to ensure that employees in the work zone are trained to recognize hazards associated with the use of the equipment and any related duties that they are assigned to perform. However, those responsible at construction sites for the supervision and management of safe crane operations often lack the integrated knowledge of the standards, regulations and best practices for conducting or supervising daily, monthly, or quarterly inspection of cranes. As such, proper planning, management and implementation of crane operations, including inspections are just as paramount to reducing accidents on the construction site. It is important that engineers responsible for the management and planning of crane operations understand the latest OSHA crane and hoisting standards to ensure a safer work environment is maintained. Many on site engineers overseeing crane operations do not have adequate training, experience, and knowledge of the inspection requirements to assess safe crane operation and too often rely on the crane operator's judgement. This paper highlights recent research effort in defining significant changes in new crane and hoisting standards and provides basis for safety construction operations.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 10th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.25-32
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• 2024

Conventional construction methods face significant challenges in reducing carbon emissions and promoting environmental sustainability. Off-Site Construction (OSC) method is widely recognized as a low-carbon, high-efficiency alternative construction method. However, in practice, it often fails to deliver the expected benefits, leading to issues such as excessive carbon emissions, unpunctual delivery, and cost overruns in OSC projects. In order to ensure the carbon benefits of OSC and further its development,this study conducts an in-depth analysis of embodied carbon emissions in the precast production process, proposes a multi-objective optimization model based on the permutation flow shop scheduling problem, and designs an automated solution algorithm using NSGA-II to derive Pareto optimal schedules. Through the analysis of real-world case data, the proposed approach, compared to conventional scheduling methods, is estimated to reduce embodied carbon emissions by approximately 6 % while simultaneously cutting tardiness/earliness penalty by 75%. This study offers a model for precast production scheduling, effectively enhancing production efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, enabling construction component enterprises to engage in low-carbon, cost-effective, and efficient production, thereby fostering sustainable development in the construction industry.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 10th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.1195-1202
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• 2024

Recently, the demand for building demolition in Korea has been increasing due to the rising number of old buildings and diversification of the types of buildings subject to construction demolition, and the related market size has been continuously growing. On the other hand, the laws, systems, and safety management related to building demolition are not implemented vigorously enough, so safety accidents frequently occur during the demolition process. In this study, we introduce the case of the collapse of a demolition building in Gwangju Metropolitan City in 2021, and we analyze the cause of the safety accident with the survey report published by the Korean government. Also, this study consists of institutional aspects of the demolition construction process in Korea and practical aspects such as sub-contracts, which are two main problems. Although Korean construction-related laws prohibit re-subcontracting in principle, illegal re-subcontracting is prevalent in building demolition and the supervision of building demolition is poor. Also, the dismantling plan does not function effectively as a practical checklist at the construction site due to complicated procedures and many requirements. In conclusion, for building demolition to be carried out more safely and efficiently, it is needed to reasonably improve related practices and systems in Korea.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2015년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.206-207
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• 2015

Due to the nature of construction industry which is labor-intensive and outdoor mobile production industry, climatic changes work as a major factor affecting construction period and safety accident. In Korea, changes in the amount of precipitation are more severe than those in climate. In addition, climatic changes are also shown as a change in precipitation form. Thus, this study aims to provide baseline data for establishing safety regulations at construction sites by analyzing fatal accidents by precipitation type.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.1279-1285
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• 2010

Our country has a tendency to build many structures by cutting mountainous areas due to geographical features. Among these construction done in our country, road construction take the first spot in rank. As the construction is done, fractured inclining plane is created inevitability because of the natural properties of mountainous areas. The stability of the fractured inclining planes and slope formed in the opening, which are developed at the time of construction, need to be evaluated. Also, reinforcement plans for these matters are necessary. This paper is to go through an examination on the fractured inclining surface that is developed at the time of construction, especially the composite inclining plane that consists of soil and rocks. Furthermore, evaluating the stability by performing an analysis on stereographic projection and limit equilibrium, based on the examination results. using the stability evaluations, applications were explored for reinforcement methods of construction that fits the geological characters of this inclining surface.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.200-201
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• 2014

The construction industry in recent years, due to the multi-species engineering specialty, interest and importance of human resource management is growing. But, not many studies on the operation ratio are being proceeded due to the difficulty of casting people on site and actual survey. Thus, this study proposes the work type-specific quantitative operation ratio through work type-specific operation ratio analysis of reinforced concrete construction which takes up an important part of construction work.