Sejong City: "One Local Apartment Built with Mu-ryangpan Structure... No Rebar Omission Found"

One apartment complex constructed with a flat slab structure was identified in Sejong as well. However, a detailed inspection revealed no missing rebar in the apartment.

On the 3rd, Sejong City announced that after conducting a full survey of 113 apartment complexes completed or currently under construction since 2017, one apartment complex was confirmed to have been built using a flat slab structure.

The flat slab structure refers to a construction method where the upper slab load is supported by columns without load-bearing walls. Recently, this method has been commonly applied in the construction of underground parking lots in apartments due to its advantage in space utilization.

However, concerns arose after the collapse of an underground parking lot in an apartment complex in Incheon and the discovery of missing rebar in some apartment complexes implemented by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH).

In response, Sejong City conducted a full survey to identify the application status of flat slab structures in local apartment complexes. As a result, one apartment complex was confirmed to have applied the flat slab structure, and although detailed inspections including non-destructive testing were carried out, no missing rebar was found, according to Sejong City.

Separately, Sejong City plans to verify whether the flat slab construction method was applied to 96 apartment complexes built between 2013 and 2016 within the jurisdiction.

Additionally, if more apartment complexes using the flat slab construction method are discovered, measures will be taken in accordance with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport guidelines.

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