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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.5.372

Investigation on Construction Process and Efficiency of Underwater Construction Equipment for Rubble Mound Leveling works  

Won, Deokhee (Coastal Engineering Division, Korea Institute Ocean Science & Technology)
Jang, In-Sung (Coastal Engineering Division, Korea Institute Ocean Science & Technology)
Shin, Changjoo (Coastal Engineering Division, Korea Institute Ocean Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.5, 2016 , pp. 372-378 More about this Journal
Abstract
A mound was constructed to install a caisson and sofa blocks underwater. The mound riprap, which were of uniform grade, size, shape, and specific gravity, formed the foundation for the support superstructure. Also, rubble leveling works were performed before installing structures such as caissons. In this study, underwater construction equipment was developed with a remotely controlled operating system and underwater environment monitoring system for unmanned underwater rubble leveling work. The performance of the developed equipment was verified using on-land and underwater tests. In addition to the performance verification, the construction process and economic efficiency of the equipment should be checked before applying it to the real construction field for commercial purposes. In this paper, a construction process using the developed equipment was proposed and compared with the existing rubble leveling method. The results demonstrated that the new construction method has higher economic efficiency and safety than the existing construction method.
Keywords
Underwater construction equipment; rubble leveling; performance; construction process; economic efficiency;
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