Advanced Steel Beam Assembly Approach for Improving Safety of Structural Steel Workers
- Authors
- Kim, Chang-Won; Kim, Taehoon; Lee, Ung-Kyun; Cho, Hunhee; Kang, Kyung-In
- Issue Date
- 4월-2016
- Publisher
- ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
- Keywords
- Advanced steel beam assembly approach; Self-supported steel joint; Automated wire control machine; Safety improvement; Construction materials and methods
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, v.142, no.4
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
- Volume
- 142
- Number
- 4
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/89016
- DOI
- 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001090
- ISSN
- 0733-9364
- Abstract
- This study describes an advanced steel beam assembly approach to improve the safety of structural steel workers compared with that of the conventional process in construction. The approach uses a self-supported steel joint that changes the shape of existing steel members, an automated wire control machine that supports the assembly process, and control by a worker on the work floor. Development procedures consisted of the following steps: (1)setting up the development direction, (2)designing and producing the prototypes, (3)assessing the proposed approach through mock-up tests and modifying the prototypes, and (4)verifying the proposed approach through field application at a pilot project site. Overall, the time and cost to assemble beams in the pilot project site were reduced by 3days and $1365.32, respectively. In particular, safety was improved by 82.35% compared with the conventional process. The proposed approach is expected to be a practical alternative providing improved safety of the steel beam assembly process. Furthermore, development procedures involved in this study may be useful to researchers interested in developing advanced construction methods.
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