Chosun University Wins Yeosu Industrial Complex Pipe Rack Project... Secures 11 Billion KRW in Funding

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Chosun University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation announced on the 1st that it has been selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's large-scale research and development project, "Yeosu Industrial Complex Shared Pipe-Rack Structural Stability Assurance Project," securing a project budget of 11 billion KRW.

This project aims to establish a technical foundation to proactively respond to anticipated large-scale safety accidents in the future by understanding the installation and operational status of pipe-rack structures in the Yeosu Industrial Complex, conducting precise safety diagnostics, and developing reinforcement measures to improve stability.

Pipe-Rack is a shelf-type structure that serves as a passage for raw materials and product supply necessary for production by companies located in the Yeosu Industrial Complex, and it must be able to support stably against strong winds, earthquakes, and impacts.

The Yeosu Industrial Complex Shared Pipe-Rack Structural Stability Assurance Project is part of Jeollanam-do's Industrial Complex Renovation Project.

To successfully carry out this project, a consortium with the highest level of domestic technology has been formed, led by the principal institution Chosun University, along with University of Seoul (analysis and evaluation), Pusan National University (experimental evaluation), Kyungpook National University (reinforcement methods), and member companies of the Korea Architectural Structure Technology Society (8 companies in the metropolitan area and 4 local companies).

The consortium, led by Professor Choi Jae-hyuk of the Department of Architecture at Chosun University, will conduct field-customized research tailored to the needs of beneficiary companies in four areas over the next three years to proactively secure the structural stability of the Yeosu Industrial Complex shared pipe-racks: ultra-precise safety diagnostics, performance-based structural analysis, precise dynamic experiments, and rational reinforcement technologies.

President Min Young-don stated, "We will form a specialized consultative body (ICC) within the university, comprising not only our university's major professors and graduate students but also Korea's top professional societies and technical associations, and concentrate the university's infrastructure and capabilities to make our best efforts to ensure the structural stability of the Yeosu National Industrial Complex."

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