The Korean Institute of Construction Engineering and Management 'Autumn Academic Conference and General Meeting' Held at Dongmyung University

The Korean Society of Architectural Construction Conference is being held at Dongmyung University in Busan on the 11th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The autumn academic conference and general meeting of the Korea Institute of Building Construction were held on the 11th at Dongmyung University in Busan.

This institute is a leading domestic expert group in the fields of architectural engineering and construction, with over 6,000 participants including professors and technicians. Professor Lim Nam-gi of Dongmyung University's Department of Architectural Engineering serves as the president.

On this day, 126 papers in the fields of construction, building materials, construction management, and maintenance were presented across four sessions.

Additionally, 119 entries, mainly university graduation theses, were submitted to the 17th Construction Competition. The 4th Creative Concrete Sculpture Competition also saw 30 entries competing fiercely.

Four special sessions were held on topics such as biomimetic self-healing nano-material construction technology, LCA evaluation cases of construction structures, and AI technology-based construction material quality control.

For the first time, a session dedicated to the industry was held, attended by many construction technicians from the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regional Architectural Association, Technicians Association, Construction Association, and Specialized Construction Association.

The industry's greatest concerns, such as underground safety impact assessments and the COP method emerging as a countermeasure for waterproofing, were also addressed in special sessions. A special session related to BIM, for which guidelines have recently been created for clients, designers, and constructors, was also conducted.

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