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A Study on the Development of the Guidelines for Supervision and Inspection of Earthworks Quantity Using 3D Scanning Technology (3D 스캐닝 기술을 이용한 토공사 기성관리 감독 및 검사 가이드라인 개발)

  • Lee, Young-ho;Yun, Won Gun;Park, Jae-woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.735-746
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    • 2020
  • Recently, in Korea, various technology developments have been made to utilize 3D space and facility data such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and laser scanners with the goal of improving productivity at construction sites. However, the lack of related regulations for 3D laser scanner surveying has been a barrier to using the technology across the surveying industry. As a result, owners, contractors, and construction supervisors are reluctant to introduce and apply technology to the site. In this study, the guidelines (drafting and inspection work to be supervised by construction supervisors when constructing earthworks using laser scanners) was developed and presented so that the earth surveying and quantity calculation technology using a laser scanner could be applied and diffused in a construction site. Through the development of this guideline (proposal), it is judged that the supervision and inspection of earthworks quantity using a laser scanner will be activated in the field.

A Study on Spatial Structure Characteristics of Earthen Walled Fortresses (토성(土城)의 공간구조 특성 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Seok;Jang, Mi-Ran
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.74-82
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    • 2014
  • The purposes of this study is to investigate spatial structure characteristics of earthen walled fortresses based on topography, which are locational and Plane morphology, Cross sections of earthworks. Target areas of this study are 37 earthen walled fortresses which are designated as cultural properties. This study is conducted with methodologies of literature review, field investigation, investigation on topography materials and relation analyses of topography&spatial structure. The results from study on spatial structure of earthen walled fortresses are as follows. First, Earthen walled fortresses on flat topography were adjacent to water systems like rivers or streams. Plane morphology showed regular shapes. The cross section morphology presented trapezoid the most with earthworks of which outer and inner walls were built. Second, More than 70% of earthen walled fortresses on hilly topography had water system within close range of approximately 1.5km. Plane morphology was mainly with more than 73% of irregular types. Cross sections of earthworks were of morphology with more than 86% of bordered type and another type leaning against existing topography like mountains. Third, 59% of earthen walled fortresses in mountain areas had water system within their close range, which indicated that they depended on external water system less than those with hilly topography. Plane morphology was mainly with more than 67% of irregular types. Cross sections of earthworks were of monoslope method with more than 94% of bordered type and another type leaning against mountains.

A Study on the Variation of Ground Safety Factor by Earthworks

  • Kim, Jinhwan;Kwon, O-Il;Baek, Yong;Kim, Chang-Yong
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.333-341
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    • 2014
  • The construction of roads, tunnels, and bridges results in changes to the local terrain that may influence the ground safety factor, which represents the stability of geotechnical structures. In this study, we assessed construction sites that had collapsed as a result of terrain change, and then simulated variation in the ground safety factor with respect to terrain change caused by road construction. We assumed steep slopes to simulate changes in terrain in a mountainous area and assumed that earthworks took place for road construction by cutting a platform into the slope and altering the slope angle of the terrain both above and below the road. We calculated values of the ground safety factor through a stability analysis of the slope both above and below the road, and examined the variation in the safety factor of the above- and below-road slopes with respect to changes in road width. We found that if the slope angle was the same above and below the road, then the change in the ground safety factor during/after road construction occurred in the slope below the road, and if the slope angle above the road differed from that below, then the change occurred in both the above- and below-road slopes. Furthermore, the ground safety factor was essentially constant for road widths exceeding 2-6 m, depending on both above- and below-road slope angle. The findings of this study can be used to guide the management of construction sites and to assess changes in ground stability during road construction work, particularly in the early stages of earthworks, when the road width is narrow.

Basic Research to Establish a Key Performance Indicator(KPI) System of Earthworks during Construction Project (건설공사 중 토공사의 핵심 지표 체계(KPI) 구축을 위한 기초연구)

  • Jung, Yong-Il;Lee, Chanwoo;Kang, Kyung-In;Cho, Hunhee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2021.05a
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    • pp.85-86
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    • 2021
  • KPI, an indicator that measures the performance of factors that contribute to achieving strategies of individuals or organizations, is used a lot to analyze the performance of construction work. Construction work consists of individual construction types with different characteristics such as progress method, scale, and input resources, but currently, KPIs for performance analysis of individual construction types are lacking. Therefore, this study aims to obtain and analyze data for establishing construction performance analysis KPIs during construction work to prepare the basis for the creation of future construction KPIs. Preliminary KPIs for earthwork performance analysis selected through this study are expected to be the basis for deriving preliminary KPIs for other individual construction types.

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A Correlation Analysis on Earth Pressure and Subgrade Stiffness in Bridge Abutment Transition Zone (철도 교량접속부의 토압과 노반강도와의 상관관계)

  • Kim, Jin-Hwan;Cho, Kook-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.647-655
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    • 2016
  • The construction of high speed railways and improvement projects of for conventional railways require straight railway lines of railway, which leads to an increase of bridge and tunnel construction. Transition zones in railways means that the track support stiffness is variedvaries in over short ranges. Sspecial attention is required in theose transition zones since because instability of train running in train and irregularities of track irregularities are can frequently occurred. Typical transition zones are between bridges and earthworks and between tunnels and earthworks. On In a transition zone, a bridge abutment transition zone has many problems in with various causes. In this paper, fundamental problems of bridge abutment transition zones is are analyzed to enhance the understanding about of bridge abutment transition zones. Suggestions for improving problems in the transition zones are proposed.

Development of a Soil Distribution Method and Equipment Operation Models Using Worker's Heuristics (작업자의 휴리스틱을 적용한 토량배분 및 장비운영 모델 개발)

  • Lim, So-Young;Kim, Sung-Keun;Ahn, Seo-Hyun
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.551-564
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    • 2016
  • Earthworks are the fundamental steps in a construction job, and are mainly comprised of smaller tasks performed by construction machinery. The productivity of the construction job can be improved by optimizing excavation, filling, and other such operations. Earthworks involve a lot of mechanical work performed by the collaboration between various kinds of construction equipment, which in turn leads to higher fuel consumption. Actual earthworks depend mostly on the intuition and experience of the driver of the machines, thus leading to inefficiency and environmental problems caused by unnecessary emission of carbon, Recently automated and information-oriented technologies are consistently being researched towards the improvement of efficiency of earthworks in the construction industry. The present research involves the introduction and understanding of the decision-making elements of heuristics which can be applied to the earthwork planning. A method is also suggested for creating an effective work path for construction machine to perform task packages (TP) for cutting and filling processes. A simulation test is performed to verify the effectiveness of suggested methods in terms of space interference and total moving distance of construction equipment.

A Glimpse of Earthwork and Foundations on Ancient China

  • Chen, Z.Y.;Ye, S.L.;Wu, X.M.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.21.2-37
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    • 1995
  • Some of the ancient earthworks and foundations in china such as the great Wall and Tu-jian-yan Irrigation Head Works as well as the foundations of several ancient bridges and pagodas are introduced in the paper with emphasis on their geotechnical engineering aspects.

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A Study on 3D Geospatial Information Model based Influence Factor Management Application in Earthwork Plan (3차원 지형공간정보모델기반 토공사 계획 및 관리에 미치는 영향요인 관리 애플리케이션 연구)

  • Park, Jae-woo;Yun, Won Gun;Kim, Suk Su;Song, Jae Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.125-135
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    • 2019
  • In recent years, the digital transformation age represented by the "Fourth Industrial Revolution", which is a universalization of digitalization across all industries, has become a reality. In the construction sector in 2018, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport established the Smart Construction 2025 vision and established the 'Smart Construction Technology Roadmap' aiming to complete construction automation by 2030. Especially, in the construction stage, field monitoring technology using drones is needed to support construction equipment automation and on-site control, and a 3D geospatial information model can be utilized as a base tool for this. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting earthworks work in order to manage changes in site conditions and improve communication between managers and workers in the earthworks plan, which has a considerable part in terms of construction time and cost as a single type of work. Based on this, field management procedures and applications were developed.