Daewoo E&C's 'Iraq Al Fo Breakwater' Wins Civil Engineering Structure of the Year Award

Al Faw Breakwater in Iraq ＜Photo by Daewoo E&C＞

Daewoo E&C announced on the 14th that it won the grand prize at the "Civil Engineering Structure of the Year Competition" hosted by the Korean Society of Civil Engineers with the "Al Faw Breakwater" project in Iraq.

The Civil Engineering Structure of the Year Competition was established to promote the development of new design methods and construction technologies, thereby advancing domestic civil engineering structures. The competition selects winners by evaluating outstanding civil engineering structures designed and constructed by domestic companies that have significantly contributed to the development and promotion of civil engineering technology.

The Al Faw Breakwater, located in Basrah Province in southern Iraq, was constructed by Daewoo E&C, which began work in February 2014 and completed the project in September last year. The project involved building a total of 15.5 km of rubble mound breakwater and internal revetments, with a total construction cost of approximately 870 billion KRW.

Approximately 15 million tons of rock were required for the Al Faw Breakwater construction. Since it was difficult to secure the necessary amount of rock on time within Iraq, Daewoo E&C procured a quarry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), about 900 km away from the site, to supply the rock.

Daewoo E&C established a "Rock Supply Integrated Development Process System" that manages the entire process from rock production, sorting, transportation, loading at the pier, to maritime transport using barges, ensuring timely supply of rock and successfully completing the Al Faw Breakwater construction.

The latest smart construction technologies were also applied to the Al Faw Breakwater project. Using a machine controller composed of automatic sensors, the underwater construction areas, which are difficult to visually confirm, were accurately identified and constructed, enhancing the precision of the work. This minimized the need for divers, contributing to accident prevention and achieving 12 million hours without accidents.

Daewoo E&C previously won the grand prize for the Inje-Yangyang Tunnel in 2018 and the Cheonsa Bridge in 2020.

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