Fundamental Technology
Infrastructure Technology
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- Underground Space
- R&D to improve the competitiveness of design and construction technology in the field of tunnels and underground spaces.
- Selection of the most suitable TBM type and specifications
- Prediction of the TBM advance rate and the abrasivity of the disc cutter based on different ground characteristics
- Optimal TBM driving technology (prompt risk management during tunneling)
- Design and construction technology for tunnels and underground spaces including excavation methods, support design, and ground improvement methods
- Design, construction technology, and EDZ(Excavated damaged zone) evaluation for nuclear waste disposal facility
- New construction technologies granted: Pressurizing support tunneling method (PSTM)*, IMG**, shotcrete method
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- Offshore/Port
- Leading the way to future markets through maritime and subsea development
- Construction technology and module connection for underwater structures
- Floating structure for floating marine city
- Floating breakwater to protect floating marine city
- Fixed/floating caisson structures for offshore wind farm
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- Bridge/Structure
- Improvement of competitiveness by securing specialized design and construction technologies for bridge and marine structures
- Development of construction equipment and precast concrete technologies for the rapid construction of bridges
- Design and analysis of long-span bridges in consideration of wind and seismic effects
- Utilization of eco-friendly construction materials in structural design
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- Geotech/Foundation
- Design and construction technologies for innovative foundations system and offshore wind foundations
- Foundation design technology for innovative pile systems (Disconnected Piled Raft (DPR), Piled Raft, etc.) with outstanding seismic performance
- Optimized design technology for a foundation system customized to each project site and retaining wall system under special ground conditions
- Design and construction technology for offshore wind large-diameter monopiles and jacket foundations
- Ground response and seismic analysis to minimize earthquake damage
- Utilization of eco-friendly geomaterial and bio-soil
- Eco-friendly soft ground improvement and slope reinforcement technology
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- Construction Materials
- Strengthening technological competitiveness through improvement of performance/quality/eco-friendliness of construction materials
- High early strength concrete (Construction period reduction)
- Specialty concrete solutions (High strength, Self compaction, Shrinkage control, Low heat for mass concrete)
- Low carbon concrete and sustainable construction materials
- High durable concrete (200 years design life)
- Construction chemicals and polymer composite materials
- Prediction of concrete hydration heat and optimization of construction phase by computer simulation
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- Road / Airport
- Design and construction technologies for innovative transportation infrastructure
- Airport master plan
- Development for fast construction in transportation infrastructure
- Development of eco-friendly, thin-layer pavement
- Development of economical interlocking pavement
Building Technology
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- Building Structure
- Create added value to a house building project by enhancing professional skills
- Implementation of wind-resistant engineering including a wind tunnel test, wind-induced vibration analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis on high-rise or freeform buildings
- Implementation of skyscraper-related structure engineering including lateral load-resisting system optimization and column shortening analysis and measurement
- Implementation of dynamic structural engineering including the performance evaluation on base isolation, damping devices, seismic reinforcement and floor vibration
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- Eco-friendliness/Energy
- Business model enhancement in the building/housing sectors through the development of eco-friendly/energy technologies and solutions
- Development of product differentiation technology such as air cleaning ventilation system to respond to viruses and PM* 2.5, smart BEMS*, floor structure design for remodeling
- Technology to improve building/housing performance including pollutant absorbing wallpaper, HVAC* commissioning technology, renewable energy design and energy care solutions etc.
- On-site supporting technologies such as thermal insulation/condensation and airtightness evaluation, heating/cooling and ventilation efficiency evaluation and daylighting environment evaluation simulation etc.
* PM : Particulate Matter
* BEMS : Building Energy Management System
* HVAC : Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
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- Noise/Vibration
- Satisfaction of legal standards through the pre-emptive application of base technology and minimization of risks in the apartment construction business
- Technology to reduce floor noise in apartment buildings: Evaluation of floor slab vibration characteristics, evaluation of properties of resilient materials, increase stiffness, design optimized to the floor system, etc.
- Technology to control noise in construction sites: Impact analysis for noise incurred during construction, analysis of methods to reduce construction site noise, design optimized to temporary noise barriers, etc.
- Design technology to insulate and absorb indoor and outdoor sound: Analysis of sound insulation performance for buildings’ external walls, assessment of the insulation and absorption performance of materials, and facility design to block noise and vibration, etc.
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- OSC (Off-Site Construction)
- Construction time reduction and productivity improvement through the development of DfMA* -based off-site construction technology
- Development of structural system of PC* (precast concrete) and PC modular apartment
- Development of exterior system of PC apartment
- Development of long span- and lightweight-PC Module
- Design for manufacturing and assembly of PC Modular apartment
* DfMA : Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
* PC : Precast Concrete
Plant Technology
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- Process Design
- New process development, process design of demonstration plant
- Development of new energy and chemical processes using a variety of process design methodologies such as simulation and optimization
- Basic/detailed process design for new business plant (CCUS*, Water electrolysis, etc.)
- Process integration and Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA), Exergy analysis and Heat/water exchange network synthesis
* CCUS : Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
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- Mechanical·Piping Design
- Enhanced basic design and optimization in Machine and piping systems
- Conceptual design and technical support for machine & piping in new business plant
- Anti-vibration & noise technologies, fault diagnosis and failure prediction for rotating machinery and valves
- Verification of piping design risk through acoustic and flow-induced vibration, surge/stress analysis
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- Specialized Design
- Enhanced basic design and technical support in electrical & instrumentation, flow analysis, corrosion & metallurgy
- Conceptual design and technical support for electrical & instrumentation in new business plant
- Verification of design using Flow Assurance and CFD* analysis
- Corrosion failure analysis and prevention, material selection (metal) and cathodic protection
* CFD : Computational Fluid Dynamics
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- New business plant a prior design(F/S*, Conceptual, Pre-FEED*, FEED) and demonstration
- Early commercialization of sustainable technology to cope with climate change crisis
- Carbon dioxide capture, compression, transportation and storage business for carbon neutrality
- Hydrogen production business considering renewable energy
- Eco-friendly regeneration business for sustainable development
* F/S : Feasibility Study
* FEED : Front-End Engineering Design