• Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.31-38
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• 2022

In the case of special bridges whose superstructure is supported by cables, there are many blind spots that are difficult to access without special equipment and personnel. As a result, there are difficulties in the safety inspection of special bridges. The purpose of this study is to review the inspection blind spots of cable-supported bridges such as cable-stayed bridges and suspension bridges, and to study ways to eliminate blind spots using drones. To this end, the cables, stiffened girder, and pylons of the cable-stayed bridge located in the sea were inspected using drones. Through this study, it was confirmed that external safety inspection of special bridges that are difficult for inspectors to access is possible using drones. In particular, drone inspection to check the external condition and damage of the pylon, which is a blind spot for inspection of special bridges, is a very effective safety inspection method.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2020.12a
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• pp.13-22
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• 2020

Reinforcement steel fixing is a skilled and manually intensive construction trade. Current practice for the quality assessment of reinforcement steel fixing is normally performed by fabricators and has high potential in having errors due to the tedious nature of the work. In order to overcome the current inspection limitation, this study presents an approach that provides visual assistance and inspection enhancement for inspectors to assess the dimensional layout of reinforcement steel fixing. To this end, this study aims to establish an end-to-end framework for rebar layout quality inspection using laser scanning and Augmented Reality (AR). The proposed framework is composed of three parts: (1) the laser-scanned rebar data processing; (2) the rebar inspection procedure integrating with AR; and (3) the checking and fixing the rebar layout through AR visualization. In order to investigate the feasibility of the proposed framework, a case study assessing the rebar layout of a lab-scaled formwork containing two rebar layers is conducted. The results of the case studies demonstrate that the proposed approach using laser scanning and AR has the potential to produce an intuitive and accurate quality assessment for the rebar layout.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.331-337
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• 2023

Due to the aging of a building, 38.8% (about 2.82 million buildings) of the total buildings are old for more than 30 years after completion and are located in a blind spot for an inspection, except for buildings subject to regular legal inspection (about 3%). Such existing buildings require users to self-inspect themselves and make efforts to take preemptive risks. The scope of this study was defined as the general public's visual self-inspection of buildings and was limited to structural members that affect the structural stability of old buildings. This study categorized possible damage to reinforced concrete to check the structural safety of buildings and proposed a checklist to prevent the damage. A damage assessment methodology was presented during the inspection, and a self-inspection scenario was tested through a chatbot connection. It is believed that it can increase the accessibility and convenience of non-experts and induce equalized results when performing inspections, according to the chatbot guide.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2013.01a
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• pp.7-13
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• 2013

Recently, defect management have been considered as one of the major issues for more large-sized and complicated in domestic construction industry. However, the defect management have not been performed systematically because of special manpower, excessive amount of documents, 2D based inspection work, unclear traditional checklists, complicated work process and difficulty in communicating construction information. Therefore, the construction field manager could not performed the quality inspection and defect management work on time as well as the reliability of recorded quality and defect factors was decreased. The primary objective of this study is develop a Construction Defect Management Application CDMA) using a mobile (smartphone). The application can be sharing a huge information and communication technology based on RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification), BIM (Building Information Modeling) which enables field mangers to efficiently gather the information of defection in construction on-site.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.287-289
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• 2012

The building construction industry of Korea was going through difficulties in improving productivity and competitiveness in international market. Therefore we expected to see the improvement in productivity by applying six-sigma based approach to general reinforced concrete construction work. As a result of applying DMAIC method, one of 6 sigma tools, we found that the most effective inspection items are 'Gap of forms' and 'status of clean'. We could see from this case study that the percentage of additional work days has decreased to 37.7% as a result of applying six-sigma based approach to reinforced concrete construction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.237-238
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• 2019

As part of the development of building technology to improve the living performance closely related with lifestyle to Realize the Housing Welfare, the standard manual for the prevention and maintenance of water leaks in the underground structures of apartment buildings consists of Part 1 and Part 2. This study further covered the maintenance plan and inspection carried out in Part 1.

• Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.25-33
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• 2009

So far we have investigate and analyzed the actual conditions of building maintenance in Korea and compared the building maintenance laws and systems between Korea and other countries. Now, based on the results from such comparison and analysis, this study proposes the following ideas for improvement: 1) As we can learn from domestic and foreign case studies, in the existing built-up areas becoming obsolete, many building owners remodel their buildings illegally in reaction to current economic and social changes. Therefore, for efficient maintenance of buildings, it is required to improve building maintenance systems by formulating information about inspection items, inspectors, supervisors, inspection costs and intervals of reporting results, depending on how large the buildings are and what they are used for. 2) In addition, to ensure the success of a building maintenance system, it is necessary to keep and manage a history of building maintenance thoroughly and introduce a certification program which gives an appropriate grade to maintenance performance and commits the government to expand their public roles and supporting policies, as widely used in some foreign countries. Further, in keep the building maintenance system secure, there should be a nationwide consensus as well as a favorable evaluation from building owners and manager, and all related people.

• Journal of Korea Ship Safrty Technology Authority
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• s.22
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• pp.65-79
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• 2007

This research project is prepare for the inspection of increasing aluminum vessel. This report contains inspection item and technique follow with building schedule aluminum vessel for surveyor study material and reference data.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.273-284
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• 2023

This study is centered on the combined use of LiDAR(Light Detection and Ranging) and AR(Augmented Reality) technologies during vertical and horizontal frame measurements in construction projects. The intention is to enhance the quality control procedure, elevate accuracy, and curtail manual labor along with time expenditure. Present methods for accuracy inspection in frame construction often grapple with reliability concerns due to subjective interpretation and the scope for human error. This research recommends the application of LiDAR and AR technologies to counter these issues and augment the efficiency of the inspection process, along with facilitating the dissemination of results. The suggested technique involves the collection of 3D point cloud data of the frame utilizing LiDAR and leveraging this data for checks on construction accuracy. Furthermore, the inspection outcomes are fed into a BIM (Building Information Modeling) model, and the results are visualized via AR. Upon juxtaposing this methodology with the current approach, it is evident that it offers benefits in terms of objective inspection, speed, precise result sharing, and potential enhancements to the overall quality and productivity of construction projects.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.95-98
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to Estimation the Risk of construction method to protect and reduce the risk of construction period. For this study we are using the pre and during construction period Inspection list. The inspection list was used by construction company for check a flaw of construction field. So we rearrange the individual item of inspection list to match the Risk factor, The results of this study were as follows: The inspection list was rearranged at Risk checklist for Risk estimation. So that we estimate the Risk of individual construction method.