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A Study on the Selection of Remodeling Method by User's Request Analysis -Focused on Apartment House- (사용자 요구분석을 통한 리모델링방법 선정에 관한 연구 -공동주택을 중심으로-)

  • Yoon, Yer-Wan;Park, Do-Kyong;Yang, Keek-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.119-128
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    • 2004
  • Lately construction industry tends to prefer remodeling of existing buildings rather than new construction or reconstruction of buildings due to strengthening of several restriction related to real estates along with prolonged depression. And also, remodeling of building costs less and creates less wastes compared to reconstruction and so it is more profitable in financial and environmental view. However remodeling is process of creating new environment with existing building. Therefor remodeling must follow the procedure realizing problem and fix the problem based on through investigation on existing building and users requirement must be faithfully reflected. Specially in case of apartment houses, since vagueness on ownership and management authority on common parts exists. Hereupon, in this study we are to present the procedure of analyzing apartment house remodeling method through user requirement by approaching to several considerable factors in user request side.

An actively controlled prototype for educational buildings

  • Casciati, S.;Faravelli, L.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.105-109
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    • 2020
  • The authors address the problem of ameliorating or updating existing educational buildings. This building typology is quite sensitive to social and media pressure, mainly when accidents have occurred nearby. When a building is classified as unsatisfactory, the current code requirements oblige one to re-design the building with significant penalty factors in the resistance values. Often the only solution is to destroy the existing facility and to build a new one. When attempting to preserve the existing building, higher levels of safety are demanded by the society and this can only be achieved by innovative system architectures. The authors propose and discuss a prototype that can be easily adopted to retrofit small educational buildings as the ones common in small municipalities. The higher performance is pursued by a special design of the control scheme, with new control devices and special control laws.

Selecting of the Energy Performance Diagnosis Items through the Sensitivity Analysis of Existing Buildings (민감도 분석을 통한 기존건축물의 에너지성능 진단항목 선별)

  • Kong, Dong-Seok;Chang, Yong-Sung;Huh, Jung-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.27 no.7
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    • pp.354-361
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    • 2015
  • The building energy audit is an important process when collecting basic information for improving the energy performance of existing buildings. Audit parameters should be associated with the energy performance of the building. Such audit parameters will vary according to an individual building's characteristics and energy consumption patterns, but most building energy audits are performed in the same way. The sensitivity analysis (SA) is a statistical method to quantify the correlation between inputs and outputs that can determine which input is influential to which output. Therefore, an SA can identify influential parameters when applied to building energy analysis. In this paper, we adopted the Morris method to identify building energy audit parameters and performed a Monte Carlo simulation for uncertainty analysis. As a result, this method was able to identify an influential parameter for building energy audits and reduce uncertainty in energy consumption in buildings.

Existing and progress control research of Existing quantity the integrated information Uses WBS-CBS. (WBS-CBS통합정보의 실적수량에 의한 기성 및 진도관리에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Jae-Hong;Lee, Young-Do
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.261-264
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    • 2009
  • Construction projects are managed by focusing on the results of projects. Moreover, cost and schedule are managed separately even though the efficiency of integrated management is very high. This paper proposes existing and progress control research of existing quantity the integrated information uses WBS-CBS. Schedule and cost are most important in construction projects. Specially, progress and cost are relationship of the managing integrated in many construction management. The quantity of materials for the works of construction is the base to create activities and a network. The quantity of materials of materials for the elemens of a building is a base of cost estimation and resource. allocation. This study suggest method for relating the schedule and cost information through the case study of construction field engineers.

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Analysis of Underpinning Construction Cases for Underground Space Expansion (지하공간 확장을 위한 언더피닝 사례분석)

  • Choi, In-Sub;Rhim, Hong-Chul;Kim, Yang-Jung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2013.11a
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    • pp.11-12
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    • 2013
  • It is required to response to the demand for new space due to high density of population and buildings in urban area. In particular, in case of big cities such as Seoul where the lack of new construction site due to the depletion of available space, existing buildings must be demolished for new construction. Utilization of urban underground space can be an alternative to solve for urban space problems. There are applications of underpinning methods using micropiles for existing buildings. Sometimes, the difficulties come from the compact space available for new foundation underneath the existing ones. In this paper, a novel underpinning method is introduced which can solve the space restriction problems underneath existing columns.

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Probabilistic seismic and fire assessment of an existing reinforced concrete building and retrofit design

  • Miano, Andrea;de Silva, Donatella;Compagnone, Alberto;Chiumiento, Giovanni
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.74 no.4
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    • pp.481-494
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, a probability-based procedure to evaluate the performance of existing RC structures exposed to seismic and fire actions is presented. The procedure is demonstrated with reference to an existing old school building, located in Italy. The vulnerability assessment of the building highlights deficiencies under both static and seismic loads. Retrofit operations are designed to achieve the seismic safety. The idea of the work consists in assessing the performance of the existing and retrofitted building in terms of both the seismic and fire resistance. The seismic retrofit and fire resistance upgrading follow different paths, depending on the specific configuration of the building. A good seismic retrofit does not entail an improving of the fire resistance and vice versa. The goal of the current work is to study the variation of response due to the uncertainties considered in records/fire curves selection and to carry out the assessment of the studied RC structure by obtaining fragility curves under the effect of different records/temperature. The results show the fragility curves before and after retrofit operations and both in terms of seismic performance and fire resistance performance, measuring the percent improving for the different limit states.

Development of Large Tuned Mass Damper with Stroke Control System for Seismic Upgrading of Existing High-Rise Building

  • Hori, Yusuke;Kurino, Haruhiko;Kurokawa, Yasushi
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.167-176
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    • 2016
  • This paper describes a large tuned mass damper (TMD) developed as an effective seismic control device for an existing highrise building. To realize this system, two challenges needed to be overcome. One was how to support a huge mass that has to move in any direction, and the second was how to control mass displacement that reaches up to two meters. A simple pendulum mechanism with strong wires was adopted to solve the first problem. As a solution to the important latter problem, we developed a high-function oil damper with a unique hydraulic circuit. When the mass velocity reaches a certain value, which was predetermined by considering the permissible displacement, the damper automatically and drastically increases its damping coefficient and limits the mass velocity. This velocity limit function can effectively and stably control the mass displacement without any external power. This paper first examines the requirements of the TMD using a simple model and clarifies the constitution of the actual TMD system. Then the seismic upgrading project of an existing high-rise building is outlined, and the developed TMD system and the results of performance tests are described. Finally, control effects for design earthquakes are demonstrated through response analyses and construction progress is introduced.

EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES TO USAGE OF BUILDING CONSTURCTION COST INDICES GHANA

  • Osei-Tutu, E;Adobor, C.D;Kissi, E.;Osei-Tutu, S.;Adjei-Kumi, T.
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2017.10a
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    • pp.313-320
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    • 2017
  • Price fluctuation contract is imperative and of paramount essence in the construction industry as it provides adequate relief and cushioning for changes in the prices of input resources during construction. As a result, several methods have been devised to better help in arriving at fair recompense in the event of price chang es. However, stakeholders often appear not to be satisfied with the existing methods of fluctuation evaluation, ostensibly because of the challenges associated with them. The aim of this study was to identify the challenges to usage of building construction cost indices in Ghana. Data was gathered from contractors and quantity surveying firms. The study utilized survey questionnaire approach to elicit responses from the contractors and the consultants. Data gathered was analyzed scientifically, using the Relative Importance Index (RII) to rank the problems associated with the existing methods. The findings revealed the following among others; late release of data; inadequate recovery of costs; and work items of interest not included in the published indices as the main challenges of the existing methods. This study will provide useful lessons for policy makers and practitioners in decision making towards the usage and improvement of available indices.

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Seismic Performance Evaluation of Existing Buildings with Engineer-oriented Computerized System (엔지니어기반 전산시스템을 적용한 철근콘크리트 기존 건축물의 내진성능평가)

  • Hwang, Sunwoo;Kim, Dong-Yeon;Kim, Taejin;Kim, Kyungtae
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.105-114
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    • 2017
  • Nonlinear analysis for seismic performance evaluation of existing building usually takes 4~5 times more than linear analysis based on KBC code. To obtain accurate results from the nonlinear analysis, there are a lot of things to be considered for nonlinear analysis modeling. For example, reinforcing layout, applied load and seismic details affect behavior of structural members for the existing building. Engineer-oriented computerized system was developed for engineers to evaluate effective seismic performance of existing buildings with abiding by seismic design principles. Using the engineer-oriented program, seismic performance evaluation of reinforced concrete building was performed. Nonlinear hinge properties were applied with real time multiple consideration such as section layout, section analysis result, applied load and performance levels. As a result, the building was evaluated to satisfy LS(Life Safety) performance level. A comparison between engineer-oriented and program-oriented results is presented to show how important the role of structural engineer is for seismic performance evaluation of existing buildings.

A Study on Improvement Direction of G-SEED for Existing Buildings (기존 건축물의 녹색건축인증 개선방향에 대한 연구)

  • Hyun, Eun-Mi;Lee, Jae-Eun;An, Kwang-Ho
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Structure & Construction
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.59-67
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    • 2018
  • G-SEED's evaluation of existing buildings is an important point because the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of existing buildings are continuously increasing due to the aging of buildings over time. However, as G-SEED certification is concentrated on new buildings and the standards are not yet available, we will make improvements to evaluate the existing buildings of G-SEED. In order to improve G-SEED for EB, two research procedures were carried out. First, LEED EBOM and LEED for NC compare and analyze evaluation items and methods, and LEED EBOM focuses on evaluation of existing buildings. Second, we analyzed the certification evaluation contents of eight domestic LEED EBOM accredited buildings and obtained items that can be applied or need to be applied when revising G-SEED for EB. LEED EBOM is focused on improving the performance and utilization of data that track and manage the energy and environmental effects of building operations. As a result of the case analysis, the evaluation of G-SEED for EB requires quantitative evaluation items such as environmental management of buildings, energy performance status of building, improvement plan and improvement of performance according to tracking value. Although G-SEED for EB is not structured yet and there are few cases of certification, it is expected that quantitative evaluation of existing buildings will be made through continuous research.