• Proceeding of KASS Symposium
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.43-48
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• 2008

The object of this paper is to evaluate on constructability of modular steel frame with the hollow structural steel section to LEB C-shape. A modular building is built with factory-manufacture and site-construction. The advantage of a Modular building presents that enhanced building quality, shortened construction period and easy at an expansion and enlargement for buildings but also has demerits such as size restriction of the modular units according to the Road Traffic Law and Inflexibility of the unit composition. So in this study we use light-weighted structure members with bolted joint for easy Knock-down and traffic, also we evaluated the constructability of this bolted joints type modular buildings.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.65-71
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• 2008

The object of this paper is to evaluate on constructability of modular steel frame with the hollow structural steel section to LEB C-shape. A modular building is built with factory-manufacture and site-construction. The advantage of a Modular building presents that enhanced building quality, shortened construction period and easy at an expansion and enlargement for buildings but also has demerits such as size restriction of the modular units according to the Road Traffic Law and Inflexibility of the unit composition. So in this study we use light-weighted structure members with bolted joint for easy Knock-down and traffic, also we evaluated the constructability of this bolted joints type modular buildings.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.89-99
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• 2010

Military Barracks and Bachelor Officer's Quarters are public buildings representing architectural characteristics with repeating the same room modules. These buildings require easy dismantling and reusing for the next generation' military re-organization. For these reasons, since 2005, the modular construction has been applied to military buildings. The most important factors required for modular military buildings are standardization, lowcost construction and reusable construction method. However, conventional modular building system have not been matched with these requirements. This study suggests a new modular system for Bachelor Officer's Quarters using Six-sigma design tool. To reflect the voices of customers, market study and surveys were carried out. Through the QFD, the voices of customers were converted into quality characteristics of building system for BOQ. The various design concepts meeting customer's requirement were derived by the QFD and Pugh matrix methodology. The proposed modular building system shows 80% increased factory production rate and 62% decreased weight of steel frame as compared with the conventional modular building system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.27-28
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• 2023

Currently, the Off-Site Construction (OSC) construction method, which emphasizes the minimization of field work, is being emphasized at construction sites due to the lack of construction skilled manpower, extreme weather, and the Severe Disaster Punishment Act. In this study, we developed a stacked PC modular, which is a method of stacking PC modules, and solved the lifting problem by reducing the weight of the unit module, which is emerging as the biggest disadvantage of PC modules, to around 20 tons. For the connection between modules, structural safety was secured through repeated history tests of the wall and slab connection. Walls and slabs satisfied all statutory fire resistance times through fire resistance tests, and residential performance was evaluated to be satisfactory through mock-up demonstration. The developed PC modular has been applied to the construction of commercial houses, detached houses, shopping malls, churches, etc., and has design results for many buildings such as dormitories, detached houses with 4 floors or more, and resorts, so it is expected that an atmosphere of revitalization of construction methods will be created.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.243-244
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• 2016

The assembly of the modular housing is an important phase in the construction of pre-fabricated houses. However, the assembly tools that are commonly used in a work site have a disadvantage of decreasing the productivity and the quality. We have developed a exclusive tool for assembling modular parts. The structural stability of the developed tool has been verified in the previous studies. However, the experimental analysis was not conducted. This study analyzed the effect of improving the productivity and quality of the developed assembly tool. The result of the experimental analysis shows improvements in productivity and quality compared to the conventional assembly tool.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.11-20
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• 2012

This Study developed library of parts, applied with 3-dimension character which has width, length and height and a reference plane, for the system development of BIM design on housing unit modular. The current BIM software has not the concept of a reference plane or work tolerance in modular, so the development of parts library applied to unit modular has not moved forward. So, we developed, in this study, parts library applied to windows, built-in-furniture, kitchen systems and knock down bathrooms, with a reference plane and work tolerance based on single roon prototype on urban-life-housings. BIM library can utilize changed size and work tolerance of parts, and fabricating reference plane will be created automatically when an engineer puts work tolerance in the BIM library with supplement of some category related to work reference. Through this BIM library development, we consider the part module can be used for housing complex planning, and architectural designers will be able to utilize the BIM library for housing complex design.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2024.07a
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• pp.70-76
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• 2024

The absence of standardized architectural design configurations poses significant challenges in stakeholder collaboration during the pre-design phase, particularly for modular buildings. Clients often lack comprehensive knowledge of potential design configurations for their proposed buildings, leading to dissatisfaction upon project completion. This issue is exacerbated in office buildings where floor plan layouts are uncertain due to diverse employee needs. To address these challenges, this research introduces a BIM-based dataset for modular office buildings using shape grammar principles. The research manipulates the location of core modules (including staircases, elevator shafts, and entrances) based on shape grammar principles, resulting in twenty unique configurations that provide standardized options for BIM model development. The initial phase involves developing a naming convention based on shape grammar principles to determine the core module locations. Using this convention, BIM models for modular office buildings are created, forming a database connected to the frontend and backend of a recommender system. This system recommends three different design options to clients based on their specific needs, fostering improved collaboration in the pre-design phase by involving clients directly. The user interface of the recommender system aids clients in understanding potential office building configurations, thereby enhancing collaboration and decision-making. Through the amalgamation of shape grammar principles and BIM technology, this proposed system offers a promising approach to advancing efficiency and precision in architectural design communication and representation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.292-293
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to find out the requirements for pushing the existing stick-build method modularly in the bidding stage and use it as a basic research to quickly determine whether to apply the bidding stage modularity.

• Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.19-25
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• 2018

At present, there are many companies that can produce modular housing. However, if the housing projects are conducted without design standards and principles, each company will supply housing according to its own design standards, resulting in a loss of opportunity to promote standardization at a national level. Korea's modular construction technology is still in its infancy, and there is a lack of MC design applications due to the limited construction market. In recent years, however, related R&D has been carried out by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in order to activate modular construction. As a result, test-beds for public rental housing are currently being built, and the public rental housing applied with the modular construction method is expected to spread in the near future. In this regard, this study seeks to promote more economical and efficient production and supply of modular housing. To this end, it investigates the current status of modular construction, analyzes the problems and proposes a serious of MC design standards as part of the design standardization and open system for modular housing industry to solve the problems.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.132-137
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• 2015

A modular construction method includes factory-prefabricated room-sized volumetric units. Although low-rise buildings have been constructed worldwide using this method for more than 30 years, it is a relatively new technology in high-rise construction. There are three basic methods of constructing high-rise buildings using modular construction: the core method, the core-and-podium combination method, and the modular in-fill method. While the first two have been used in the USA and in several European countries, the third method, introduced in 2011 by an international cruise ship development firm, is a rather new approach for which there are few case histories. Therefore, its applicability and construction feasibility should be verified. As a pilot study to test the applicability of the modular in-fill method, a 12-story residential building was built in Korea. This paper describes a case study of the pilot project. The advantages and disadvantages of the method and its applicability in terms of cost effectiveness and construction schedule management were evaluated.