Structural Safety Research Center
Due to the collapse of large infrastructures, there has been a rapid increase of interest in structural safety, especially for aging structures.
Such catastrophic collapse causes not only damage of human life but also significant economic loss, leading to necessities for research on disaster prevention. To accomplish the aforementioned purpose, the center was founded on June 1, 1993 and it has contributed academically and industrially to the research and development for new structural material and design methodology as well as enhancement of structural safety and durability.
Director
Prof. Young-Ki Lee
E-mail : leeyou@kookmin.ac.kr
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Research Fields
- Technology for the design of super-long span bridges
- Seismic design for facility of power plants
- Development of design specifications for the plant tank structures
- Application of polymer composite materials in construction
- Fracture behavior of ultra-high performance concrete studied with non-destructive testing methods
- Serviceability study of SUPER Concrete including cracking and deflection
- Development and details of reinforcement in ultra-high performance concrete
- Performance-based design specifications for the steel-concrete composite structures
- Mega-scale deep excavation method development in the urban areas
- Design technologies for the overseas construction and plant projects
- Behavior of expansive soils and the non-destructive testing methods for soil surface characteristics
- Statistical methods to assess the reliability of the geotechnical testing results
- Performance-based design development for the hybrid piled raft foundation
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Research Results
- Design manual for the steel members and orthotropic steel deck system of super-long span bridges ( MOCT/KAIA )
- Technology for the design of long span cable stayed & suspension bridges/ Design of superstructure using high performance steel (MOCT)
- Performance-based design code for the steel-concrete composite bridges (MOCT/KAIA)
- Development of technology to ensure seismic capacity of switchyard facilities in nuclear power plants (KHNP)
- Development of design criteria of seismically isolated structure in nuclear power plants (KETEP)
- Development of regulation requirement of seismically isolated structure in nuclear power plants (KINS)
- Revision of seismic design guidelines for electrical facilities of transmission and distribution (KEPCO)
- Research on mid- and long-term planning for R&D of safety management of facilities against disasters (NDMI)
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Researchers
Name Status Bae, Doo byong Professor Cho, Nam Jun Professor Choi, Sokhwan Professor Hong, Kee Jeung Associate Professor Kim, Hyun Ki Associate Professor Kim, Sukmyung Assistant Professor Lee, Young ki Professor Oh, Chang Kook Associate Professor Park, Sin Zeon Researcher
