• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.54-64
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• 2022

The continuous aging of the domestic construction industry and the shortage of human resource are no longer a problem for the future, but must be solved for the survival of the domestic construction industry, given the characteristics of the labor-intensive construction industry and the continuing negative image of young people toward the construction industry. It is undoubtedly a prerequisite. This study is aimed to tackle the fundamental problem of the construction labor shortage faced by the domestic construction industry by comparing and analyzing the case of MMC technology development in the UK, which has been preparing fast-track response measures for the past 5 years to solve the labor shortage problem, and the case of Buildability technology development in Singapore, which is seeking mid- to long-term countermeasures for about 20 years. Also, This research provides the initial research & development roadmap for Korean Countermeasures Strategy.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2022.06a
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• pp.563-570
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• 2022

Industrialized and modular construction is a growing construction technique that can transfer a large portion of the construction process to off-site fabrication yards. This method of construction often involves the fabrication, pre-assembly, and transportation of massive and long volumetric modules. The module weight keeps increasing as the modules become more complete (with infill) to minimize the work at the site and, as higher productivity can be achieved at the fabrication shop. Thus, a volumetric module delivery gets more challenging and risky. Despite its importance, past research paid relatively insufficient attention to the problem related to the lifting of heavy modules. This can be a complex and time-consuming problem with multiple lifting for transportation-and-installation operations both in fabrication yard and jobsite, and require complex crane operations (sometimes, more than one crane) due to crane load capacity and load balance/stability. This study investigates this problem by focusing on the structural perspective of lifting such long volumetric modules through simulation studies. Various scenarios of lifting a weighty module from the top using four lifting cables attached to crane hooks (either a single crane or double crane) are simulated in SAP software. The simulations account for various factors pertaining to structural indices, e.g., bending stress and deflection, to identify a proper method of module lifting from a structural point of view. The method can identify differences in structural indices allowing identification of structural efficiency and safety levels during lifting, which further allows the selection of the number of cranes and location of lifting points.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.201-216
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• 2013

In this note, we consider the Riemann problem for a two-dimensional nonstrictly hyperbolic system of conservation laws. Without the restriction that each jump of the initial data projects one planar elementary wave, six topologically distinct solutions are constructed by applying the generalized characteristic analysis method, in which the delta shock waves and the vacuum states appear. Moreover we demonstrate that the nature of our solutions is identical with that of solutions to the corresponding one-dimensional Cauchy problem, which provides a verification that our construction produces the correct global solutions.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.85-94
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• 2022

Recently, an LWE-based commitment scheme is proposed. Their construction is statistically hiding as well as computationally binding. On the other hand, the construction of related zero-knowledge protocols is left as an open problem. In this paper, we present zero-knowledge protocols with hardness based on the LWE problem. we show how to instantiate efficient zero-knowledge protocols that can be used to prove linear and sum relations among these commitments. In addition, we show how the variant of LWE, spLWE problem, can be used to instantiate efficient zero-knowledge protocols.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.217-220
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• 2015

Because of the recession of the Korean construction market, many construction companies are expediting overseas business. Despite the rapid growth of international markets, the polarization of profit with SMCCs (Small and Medium Construction Companies) and large construction companies in the international construction market has become more serious. This problem causes competition to provide the lowest prices, which makes the future of overseas business for the SMCCs uncertain. Thus, the SMCCs require a reasonable capability evaluation system for overseas business. However, the existing evaluation methods focus on large construction companies. To address this problem, this study proposes a system to evaluate the overseas business capabilities. The 27 indicators to evaluate the overseas business capabilities are derived from a literature review and are verified through expert interviews. The indicators are classified into 4 large categories, and a questionnaire-based survey of 50 Korean SMCCs is conducted to analyze the correlation between overseas business capability and the indicators. The system expects to provide the effect of the indicators on the overseas business capability and the chance to evaluate the capability for overseas business.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Industry Society
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.503-510
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• 2004

The summary of this paper is as follows. The literature on existing expert system maintenance software technique are reviewed in Module program, a case of assembly line process problem at construction industry and planning expert system to solve this problem at construction as a standard configured process system are discussed. the regenerative expert system approach for the construction process expert system and its example for the assembly line construction process appear in the research also, this paper shows the architecture and some feature of the CES.(Construction Expert System), which is a prototype implemented for the regenerative expert system approach. the paper introduce the framework of the regenerative expert approach as a general framework of developing and maintaining a large-scale expert systems.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.365-388
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• 2009

In this paper we solve various triangle construction problems given by three points(a midpoint of side and other two points). We investigate relation between these construction problems, draw out a base problem, and make hierarchy of solved construction problems. In detail we describe analysis for searching solving method, and construction procedure of required triangle.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.41-52
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• 2004

Construction Management(CM) that is the business innovation and method of construction management is introducing and implying the needs to improve high cost and low productivity structure and cope with very variable changes of construction market in construction industry within the country. But, safety management system is a very insignificant thing under CM. Consquently, We had been needed for the improvement about what the problem was. Therefore, My study raised the problem to the system and management by making a comparative study of the feature of the management method and the content of the accomplishment of safety management by using the consideration of the case about a big field of construction work implying CM within the country and proposed the active method of safety management.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.79-85
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• 2009

Labor productivity issues within the construction industry are receiving increasing attention. With the improvement in the standard of living, domestic laborers are avoiding 3D(Difficult, Dirty, and Dangerous) jobs by degrees. Because of this situation, the problem of insufficient labor is exacerbating in several basic industries. In particular, insufficient labor is a serious problem in the construction sector, where the workers are ageing and labor costs are increasing. In this study, we adopt a systematic approach to identify factors that influence labor productivity and analyze the causality between the factors and their ripple effects with the aim that the results of the study will help improve labor productivity and ensure its effective management. The established labor productivity model using systems thinking will get a footing in the greatest strategy in the construction industry.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.71-83
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• 2022

This study is to investigate the degree of field awareness of how each provision of the Serious Disaster Punishment Act will affect accident prevention. As a result of conducting a survey of construction site workers, it was analyzed that construction site workers had a low sense of safety and did not voluntarily engage in safety activities. And it can be seen that they are taking a very passive position that it is efficient to implement safety under the supervision of the supervisor. Workers who need voluntary construction site safety activities are most aware of the situation at the site, but the problem was pointed out as "lack of procedures for listening to opinions and preparing improvement measures" for these problems. Future research is needed to see if this is a problem for individual workers or for those in charge of safety and health who do not correct it even though active opinions have been submitted.