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Development of an offshore floating energy hub using extendable modular floaters (ongoing)
Object
Suggest the conceptual model of the offshore floating energy hub applying modular floaters
Engineering of concrete floaters
Supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning
Period: May 2025 - December 2028
PI: Yongwook Kim at IAE
KU's PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim
Total budget: 3,500,000,000 KRW
KU's portion: 525,000,000 KRW
Development of optimal circular poles for high-voltage transmission lines (ongoing)
Object
Suggest the optimized steel pole for the 345 kV class transmission lines considering constructivility and safety
Use HCORE product to enhance the structural performance of the transmission infrastructure
Supported by Hyundai Steel
Period: April 2025 - December 2025
PI: Prof. S. Kim at Korea University
Total budget: 40,000,000 KRW
Submerged floating breakwater development (ongoing)
Object
Develop the conceptual model of the submerged floating breakwater structure and mooring
Validate the breakwater performance and structural safety through hydrodynamics-based simulation
Supported by Korea East-West Power (EWP) - Sekwang Engineering
Period: November 2024 - October 2025 (12 months)
PI: Prof. S. Kim at Korea University
Total budget: 40,000,000 KRW
Establishment of safety standards for floating offshore wind turbines based on risk factor analysis (ongoing)
Object
Extensive literature review of the standards, guidelines, and policy about safety management for floating offshore wind turbines
Suggest the rational safety standards for FOWTs
Supported by Korea Electrical Safety Corporation (KESCO)
Period: September 2024 - February 2025 (6 months)
PI: Prof. S Kim
Co-researchers: Prof. Goangseup Zi and Jiho Moon
Total budget: 50,000,000 KRW
Development of an advanced prepiling jacket substructure system: Higher than 10% reduction in the period and cost of the transport and installation (ongoing)
Object
Develop the cost-effective prepiling jacket substructural system for offshore wind turbine
Validate the effectiveness, reliability, and structural safety of the developed structure through long-term measurement and monitoring of the constructed structure in the real field (KU's role)
Develop the digital twin-based monitoring technology for the offshore wind turbine (KU's role)
Supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning
Period: July 2024 - June 2028
PI: Jaeyong Ryu at K-BETS
KU's PI: Prof. Goangseup Zi
Co-researchers: Prof. S. Kim and KUSSL members
Total budget: 20,000,000,000 KRW
KUSSL's budget: 1,000,000,000 KRW
Data-driven smart structural health monitoring systems for large-scale offshore floating infrastructures (ongoing)
Object
Develop the robust concept of the smart structural health monitoring system for large-scale offshore floating structures using digital twin and AI technologies
2024 Korea University's Crimson Professor Award
Period: June 2024 - May 2027
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Total budget: 30,000,000 KRW
Development of high-performance system scaffold using H Core steel (ongoing)
Object
Develop the high-performance system scaffold using H CORE steel by Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries
Supported by Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries
Period: MAY 2023 - NOV 2023
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Co-institute: Huhali
Total budget: 70,000,000 KRW
KU's portion: 40,000,000 KRW
Multipurpose coastal floating infrastructure technology (ongoing)
Object
Develop the analysis, design, construction, and monitoring technologies for the large-scale coastal and offshore structures
Target: expandable modular floating structures in coastal and offshore floating bridges
Supported by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (also KAIA)
Period: APR 2023 - DEC 2027
PI: Prof. Hokyung Kim at Seoul National University
PI of Korea university team: Prof. Seungjun Kim
Total budget: 20,000,000,000 KRW
KU's portion: 1,380,000,000 KRW
Development of the construction guideline of the eco-friendly precast modular pavement for ports (ongoing)
Object
Develop the construction guideline of eco-friendly precast modular pavement technology for ports
Long-term structural health monitoring of the precast modular pavement constructed last year
Supported by Busan Port Authority
Period: APR 2023 - JAN 2024
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Total budget: 110,000,000 KRW
KU's portion: 65,880,000 KRW
Investigation of multiple correlations between the rail temperature and gap using pattern recognition from long-term measurement data / Simulation of load tests for welded rail (ongoing)
Object
Develop the artificial neural network architecture to recognize the multiple correlations between the temperature and gap of the rail system using long-term measurement datasets
Analyze the bending performance of the welded rail through nonlinear and inelastic finite element analysis
Supported by Korea Railroad Research Institute
Period: JUL 2023 - NOV 2023
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Total budget: 18,000,000 KRW
Digital twin and AI-based structural health monitoring technology for large-scale offshore floating structures (ongoing)
Object
Study of the digital twin and AI technology application for offshore floating structures
Supported by Korea University (인성최초재임용우수교원연구비)
Period: MAR 2023 - FEB 2024
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Total budget: 30,000,000 KRW
Development of Limit State Design (LSD)-based design guidelines for the offshore wind turbine support structures (ongoing)
Object
Develop the structural design guidelines for offshore wind turbine support structures (fixed type)
Supported by Korea Electric Power Cooperation (Korea Electric Power Research Institute, KEPRI)
Period: APR 2023 - JAN 2025
PI: Prof. G Zi at Korea University
SSLKU participates at W.G. 1 (Overall establishment of the design guidelines)
Total budget: 1,020,000,000 KRW
SSLKU's portion: 50,000,000 KRW
Development of the eco-friendly precast modular pavement for ports
Object
Develop the eco-friendly precast modular pavement technology for ports
Validate the technologies by testbed
Suggest the design, construction, and maintenance guideline
Supported by Busan Port Authority
Period: APR 2022 - JAN 2023
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Total budget: 220,000,000 KRW
KU's portion: 110,000,000 KRW
Development of the portable device of the AI-aided safety check for the scaffolds (ongoing)
Object
Study the ultimate structural behaviors of the scaffold performing inelastic and nonlinear analysis
Establish the failure scenarios of the scaffolds
Develop the logic for checking the structural safety and collapse risk of the scaffolds
Develop the AI-aided portable device for checking the structural safety and collapse risk
Funding: Ministry of SMEs and Startups of Korea
Period: 2022.05 - 2024.12
Total Budget: 450,000,000 KRW (50,000,000 for phase 1 + 400,000,000 for phase 2)
KU’s portion: 225,000,000 KRW
Collaboration with Huhali (*Primary organization)
PI of Korea University: Prof. Young Jong Kang
Co-PI of Korea University: Prof. Seungjun Kim
Suggestion of comprehensive performance evaluation method for power tunnel structures (ongoing)
Object
Establish the criteria and procedure of the comprehensive performance evaluation for power tunnels
Develop the inspection and evaluation methods based on industry 4.0 technologies
Develop the estimation method of missing design information of aged power tunnel structures based on artificial intelligence
Funding: KEPCO Korea Electric Power Research Institute
Period: 2022.04 - 2024.06
Total Budget: 900,000,000 KRW
KU’s portion: 110,000,000 KRW
PI of Korea University: Prof. Seungjun Kim
Policy improvement for prevention of collapse accidents on the construction sites
Object
Literature reviews of the policy and systems for collapse accident prevention on the construction sites
investigation of the risks and mechanism of the collapse accident based on actual cases for the past 5 years
Suggest the improved policy and system for collapse accident prevention under construction
Supported by Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
Research Period: APR 2022 - OCT 2022
Budget: 57,820,000 KRW
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Sensing based-evaluation of the structural behaviors for Han-river bridges
Object:
This project aims to develop a data-driven structural behavioral evaluation for long-span bridges.
To develop the technology, we will make the AI-based algorithm for evaluation of the unmeasured structural responses, pre-training the algorithm using the big data of the structural responses obtained by the simulation. Also, for updating the trained model, we will develop the transfer learning algorithm.
Supported by Seoul Institute of Technology
Period: May 2022-December 2022
Budget: 115,000,000 KRW
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Total care project for infrastructures (ongoing)
Object:
Development of advanced technology to reduce maintenance costs and road occupation time for 7 types of road facilities
Development of a customized management system based on asset valuation
Funding: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Period: 2022.04.01 - 2026.12.31
Total budget (governmental support): 25,569,000,000 KRW
KU’s portion: 600,000,000 KRW
PI of Korea University: Prof. Jung Sik Kong
Co-PI of Korea University: Prof. Seungjun Kim
Development of the global performance analysis and AI-based damage detection technology of mooring lines and transmission cable systems for the offshore floating renewable facilities
Object:
Initial design of floating offshore renewable energy facilities (offshore wind and solar modules) and setting of major environmental loads
Development of coupled analysis technology for mooring and subsea transmission cable systems
Development of structural damage and condition assessment technology using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques
Supported by "Brain Pool Program for Inviting Outstanding Scientists from Overseas 2021" presented by National Research Foundation of Korea
Period: 2021.09.01 - 2023.12.31
Budget: 210,000,000 KRW
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Invited Outstanding Scientist: Dr. Woo Chul Chung from TAMU
* The project has been terminated on March 31 2022 because the invited scientist moved to the other university as the assistant professor.
Development of Real-time Evaluation and Forecast Method of Structural Behaviors and Responses for Submerged Floating Tunnels based on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Object:
Develop the big data technology for the structural behaviors of submerged floating tunnels (SFT).
Develop the AI-based structural response estimation and forecast technologies for the SFTs.
Supported by Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Period: 2021.04.01 - 2022.12.31
Budget: 370,000,000 KRW (327,000 USD)
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Hyper-converged Forensic Engineering for Infrastructures (ongoing)
Object:
Develop the essential technologies and platforms of the hyper-converged forensic engineering for infrastructures.
Supported by Engineering Research Center (ERC) program of National Research Foundation of Korea
Period: Jun 2021 - Dec 2027
Prof S Kim’s role:
Develop the data-driven forecast technology of structural performance degradation based on pattern recognition using artificial intelligence
Develop the structural collapse simulation method
Budget (for Prof. S Kim): 800,000,000 KRW
Development of risk reduction technology and minimization of damage caused by train derailment/intrusion accidents (ongoing)
Object:
Develop the application technology and relevant design code/criteria for preventing the train derailment and minimizing the damage due to the train accidents.
KU's role
Develop the cutting-edge simulation method for ballast and derailed train interaction dynamic analysis based on discrete element method and explicit dynamics
Supported by Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement
Period: APR 2021 - Dec 2025
Total budget: 5,000,000,000 KRW
KU's Portion: 289,000,000 KRW
Development of the LRFD-based design code for Transmission Towers (ongoing)
Object:
Investigate the structural behavioral characteristics
Suggest the load and resistance factors for the LRFD code based on structural reliability analysis
Suggest the nominal strength equations for member and connection design
Supported by Korea Electric Power Research Institute
Period: OCT 2021 - JAN 2024
Total budget: 920,000,000 KRW
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
Development of smart block systems for smart ports based on ICT technologies (ongoing)
Object:
Develop a rational analysis method of the precast pavement structures for ports
Suggest the conceptual model for smart port systems.
Supported by Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea
Period: MAR 2020 - DEC 2023
Total budget: 450,000,000 KRW
Main research institute: Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST)
Co-research institute: SSL of Korea University (PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim)
Development of an effective steel frame for supporting offshore floating solar panels
Object:
Investigate the dynamic behavioral characteristics of offshore floating solar panels with various floater and mooring types.
Develop an effective steel frame supporting the floating solar panels.
Suggest the required steel performances for the floating offshore solar panel supporter.
Supported by POSCO
Period: MAR 2021 - NOV 2023
Total budget: 50,000,000 KRW
Research institute: Korean Society of Steel Construction (KSSC)
PI: Prof. Seungjun Kim at Korea University
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