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Classification of Food Safety Crises and Standard Setting for Crisis Level in Food Industry (식품산업체가 겪는 위기의 분류와 위기 수준 판단)

  • Kim, Jong-Gyu;Kim, Joong-Soon
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.133-145
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: Food safety has become one of the major public-concerning issues in Korea. In order to set guidelines to create manuals for the response to a food safety crisis by food industry, this paper classified food safety crises and suggested techniques to determine crisis level. Methods: This study clarified common terminologies and definitions including in food safety crises. It reviewed various food safety crises and described characteristics, types, and states of crises. Results: The results of this study suggested that a food safety crisis implied a situation in which hazards/risk spreading in the food supply chain was widely described, causing strong public concern followed by a socioeconomic impact, and therefore, requiring the implementation of a prompt and full response regarding the situation. In terms of seeking response plans, food safety crises might be classified according to the penalties resulting from violations of laws and regulations, causative substances, stages of the food supply chain, and first contact point for incidents. The crisis level for a food safety crisis could be classified according to its severity parameters. The guideline matrix was divided into four major stages: Blue/guarded, Yellow/elevated, Orange/high, and Red/severe. This study also suggested several methods for determining the crisis level, such as the simple judgement method, scoring methods using a check-list and a weighted check-list. Conclusion: The severity of related parameters might be of great importance in understanding a crisis and determining response options/challenges for crisis levels.

Analysis of Changes in Spatial Structure of Seoul by Analyzing the Land Price Changes of Station Influence Areas (역세권 지가 변동 분석을 통한 서울시 공간 구조 변화 분석)

  • Koo, Hyunchol;Lee, Byoungkil;Lee, Chang Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2016
  • From 1990, Seoul Metropolitan Government has established an urban master plan for the efficient city management by introducing the central place structure with a multi-tiered hierarchy. In the plan, Seoul City uses the strategy of developing the station influence area around the urban railway, in order to form the central place structure, effectively. . Therefore, reviewing impacts of urban railway is the most fundamental study for understanding changes in the spatial structures of Seoul. In the study, we have analyzed the changes in the central place structure of Seoul City with the public land price changes in station influence area around the urban railway at each year of 2000, 2005, and 2010. As a result, we could easily recognize the changes in the hierarchical central place structure by analyzing the time-series changes of public land price in station influence area.

Influence of internal pores and graphene platelets on vibration of non-uniform functionally graded columns

  • Liu, Wen-qi;Liu, Shan-jun;Fan, Ming-yu;Tian, Wei;Wang, Ji-peng;Tahouneh, Vahid
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.295-306
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    • 2020
  • This paper deals with free vibration analysis of non-uniform column resting on elastic foundations and subjected to follower force at its free end. The internal pores and graphene platelets (GPLs) are distributed in the matrix according to different patterns. The model is proposed with material parameters varying in the thickness of column to achieve graded distributions in both porosity and nanofillers. The elastic modulus of the nanocomposite is obtained by using Halpin-Tsai micromechanics model. The differential quadrature method as an efficient and accurate numerical approach is used to discretize the governing equations and to implement the boundary conditions. It is observed that the maximum vibration frequency obtained in the case of symmetric porosity and GPL distribution, while the minimum vibration frequency is obtained using uniform porosity distribution. Results show that for better understanding of mechanical behavior of nanocomposite column, it is crucial to consider porosities inside the material structure.

A Study on the Improvement of the Education Process in Architectural Engineering by BIM tools (BIM 도구 활용을 통한 건축공학설계교육 프로세스 개선)

  • Kang, Da-Young;Shin, Kyoo-Chul
    • Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.99-108
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the improvement of the education process in architectural engineering through the analysis of the advantages of the BIM tool. As public institutions and owners have been introduced to Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools, BIM has become an important factor in the design process in undergraduate university programs. First, BIM-related issues, domestic and overseas, was analyzed. Second, a case study of BIM education was analyzed at K University under the ABEEK process. Students participated a survey about the understanding of BIM and the use of BIM tools. As a result of the analysis, six advantages of the use of BIM tools were found. As a result of this research, following five issues are found about BIM education through advantage of using BIM tools. The result of this research was verified by conducting a survey on the usage of BIM softwares. The limitation of this study was to analyze the case study of only limited numbers of participants at the university.

An Improvement Study on Direct Purchasing System of Construction Materials - Focused on the Project Management of "I" Co. - (공사용자재 직접구매제도 개선방안에 관한 연구 - I사 사업관리 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Keum-Am;Kwon, Hyeok-Cheol;Jho, Yong-chul;Lee, Chang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.257-264
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    • 2015
  • "Act on Facilitation of Purchase of Small and Medium Enterprise - Manufactured Products and Support for Development of Their Markets" was created and implemented. The act states that the materials designated by the Small and Medium Business Administration are directly purchased from the small and medium enterprises and provided to the construction companies so that the materials can be provided as GFGI (Government Furnished and Government Installed) in the case of a public construction project. This thesis is aimed to analyze the current status on the problems of each project party and understand their improvement requests so that mutually beneficial plans can be sought and improved process is presented for the continuous development of the direct construction material purchase system as well as successful construction projects. And This thesis summarized the purpose of the institutions and their change histories, and related law as well as codes for the better understanding of administrative procedures for the purchase system and the analyses as well as the improved process on the difficulties in complying with the current institutions.

A Study on the Cost Estimating Method based on Spatial Unit Focused on Improving Limitation Caused by Lack of Spatial Information of the Cost Based on Work Type (공간단위 공사비 산정방법에 관한 연구 - 공종별 공사비의 공간정보 부재로 인한 한계점 개선을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Ki-Sang
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.131-139
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    • 2011
  • In this Study, the Cost of Public Facility Construction in the VE Cost Model, and the Progress of the Construction Site Management, and Cost due to the Lack of Cpatial Information in Dispute Cost Work Type Recognize the limits of Historical Information, and to Overcome the Perception of Cost and Space Systems Unit In the Process of Transition that Began Seeking Ways to Improve Through this Study, Different Parts of the Proposed Area of Construction Work Unit System, the Core of Calculating Hourly and Detailed Engineering Information and Cost Information Generated Extension to Configure the Construction Unit in Every Space, Every Work Unit System, All Materials That Make Up Work Unit System, Unit Labor Costs, And All of the Configuration Items Enables Precise And Multidimensional Understanding is That.

Analysis of Public Transport Ridership during a Heavy Snowfall in Seoul (기상상황에 따른 서울시 대중교통 이용 변화 분석: 폭설을 중심으로)

  • Won, Minsu;Cheon, Seunghoon;Shin, Seongil;Lee, Seonyeong
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.859-867
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    • 2019
  • Severe weather conditions, such as heavy snowfall, rain, heatwave, etc., may affect travel behaviors of people and finally change traffic patterns in transportation networks. To deal with those changes and prevent any negative impacts on the transportation system, understanding those impacts of severe weather conditions on the travel patterns is one of the critical issues in the transportation fields. Hence, this study has focused on the impacts of a weather condition on travel patterns of public transportations, especially when a heavy snowfall which is one of the most critical weather conditions. First, this study has figured out the most significant weather condition affecting changes of public transport ridership using weather information, card data for public transportation, mobile phone data; and then, developed a decision-tree model to determine complex inter-relations between various factors such as socio-economic indicators, transportation-related information, etc. As a result, the trip generation of public transportations in Seoul during a heavy snowfall is mostly related to average access times to subway stations by walk and the number of available parking lots and spaces. Meanwhile, the trip attraction is more related to business and employment densities in that destination.

Critical Barriers to the Practice of Effective Cost Planning in the Ghanaian Construction Industry

  • Kissi, Ernest;Adjei-Kumi, Theophilus;Badu, Edward
    • Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.8-15
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    • 2016
  • Cost planning practices in the construction industry worldwide has gained much popularity in recent times due to economic recession and stringent measures that various procurement laws prescribe in most developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, these practices in developing countries such as Ghana are constrained with the existence of critical barriers that render them non-effective and hence, accounting for the numerous abandonment of both private and public projects. Consequently, this study was enunciated with the aim to examine the critical barriers to the practice of effective cost planning in the Ghanaian construction industry. Through an in-depth literature review and a pilot survey, questionnaires were designed and administered to quantity surveyors. Data generated from the field survey was subjected to principal component analysis. The findings of the study revealed weak cost planning knowledge base, poor cost databases and understanding, inadequate designs and planning and external conditions are the major barriers to cost planning practices in the Ghanaian construction industry. The need for this study cannot be doubted since it provides an insight for experts in the construction industry on the barriers of the practice of cost planning in the industry. The awareness of these barriers will therefore facilitate efficient and effective efforts to resolve them. A future study is thereby proposed by this study to explore effective cost planning practices in the Ghanaian construction industry that will ensure private and public stakeholders get value for their money invested.

A Study on the status and improvement of construction management in Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (대구경북과학기술연구원의 건설사업관리 적용 현황과 향후 발전 방향에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Hwa-Bong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.32-38
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    • 2007
  • Recently The public project ordering is a tendency increasing of CM service because of the visible and affirmative effect in the CM which is advanced meanwhile. The CM services of project all phase excepts a planning business are performed. But recently the CM services of project all phase including a planning business are increasing every year. To develop CM must be prepared the system plans concerned with the CM application from planning phase, actuality maintenance of CM fee-estimation standard, understanding conversion of participation subjects, etc. But, unexpected actuality the problems occurs when the CM business is performing. The purpose of this study are to present the solution to the problems concerned with the planning business management, additional business by owner, schedule control and establish the plan to perform CM services efficiently in the public sector through analyzing the case of CM application in Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology.

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A Study on the status and improvement of construction management in Susung Culture & Art Center (수성문화예술회관의 건설사업관리 적용 현황과 향후 발전 방향에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Byung-Hak;Yoo, Byung-Ki
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2006
  • Recently The public project ordering in local autonumous entities is a tendency increasing of CM service because of the visible and affirmative effect in the CM which is advanced meanwhile. And, the CM services of project all phase excepts a planning business are performed. To develop CM must be prepared the system plans concerned with the CM application from planning phase, actuality maintenance of CM fee-estimation standard, understanding conversion of participation subjects, the specialization through certification of CM qualification, etc. But, unexpected actuality the problems occurs when the CM business is performing. The purpose of this study are to present the solution to the problems concerned with the design management, design phase VE, additional business by owner, schedule control and establish the plan to perform CM services efficiently in the public sector through analyzing the case of CM application in Susung Culture & Art Center.

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