PROJECTS

  • 2001.5 – 2002.8             Sambo Engineering                        Seoul, Korea           
    Due Diligence Work for CheonAhn-Nonsan Expressway
    Role: Chief Project Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a due diligence work for an Expressway.  The client is a Black & Veatch International. This project includes the slope stability analysis, tunnel analysis, and foundation analysis. Official language for the project is English
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  • 2001.5 – 2002.1             Sambo Engineering                        Seoul, Korea           
    Due Diligence Work for Soojungsan Tunnel
    Role: Chief Project Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a due diligence work for Soojungsan tunnel. The client is a Black & Veatch International. Official language for the project is English.
  • 2001.5 – 2001.8             Sambo Engineering                        Seoul, Korea           
    Basic Design of Seoul-Chuncheon Expressway
    Role: Chief Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a basic design of a Highway for Hyundai Development Co.(Korea) and Bouygues (France). Total length is 58 km. This project includes the geotechnical investigation, slope design, tunnel design, and foundation design. Official language for the project is English.
  • 2001.4 – 2001.5             Sambo Engineering                        Seoul, Korea           
    Turn Key Design of SungNam – Janghowon Expressway
    Role: Chief Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a design for Turn Key project that includes detail geotechnical investigation, cost estimation and design of expressway.
  • 2001.2 – 2001.4                         Sambo Engineering                        Seoul, Korea
    Turn Key Design of Seoul Subway 911
    Role: Chief Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a detail design for Turn Key construction of Seoul Subway Line 9, sector 11. It includes the geotechnical investigation, cost estimation, and detail design of deep excavation and tunnels
  •  2001.1 – 2001.4                        Sambo Engineering                        Seoul, Korea
    Detail Design of Changsung Tunnel
    Role: Chief Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This project includes detail design of Changsung Tunnel.
    1995 – 1996                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Planning, design, construction, instrumentation, monitoring and analysis of the trial compaction of the hydraulic fill materials of New Seoul International Airport
    Role: Chief Field Engineer/Senior Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a second pilot project for the testing, evaluation, and recommendation of best compaction method for the new airport (for the next generation super-sonic aircraft) that is going to be constructed on the hydraulic filled man-made island.
  • 1994 – 1996                  Daewoo Engineering Co.               Seoul, Korea
    Field instrumentation, monitoring and analysis of the test fill of New Seoul International Airport
    Role: Chief Field Engineer/Senior Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is the first pilot project (test fill) for the testing, evaluation, and recommendation of the best soft soil improving method for the clayey soft soils of the new airport that is going to be constructed on the hydraulic filled man-made island. Fully automatic field measurement and real time analysis were carried out.
  • 1993 – 1994                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Ground improvement design of landside of New Seoul International Airport
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer/Senior Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a ground improvement design project for the land side of the new airport. Wick drains and sand pack drains were designed.
  • 1992 – 1993                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Ground improvement design of Kunsan Daewoo Motor Vehicle Company (Dynamic compaction of hydraulically filled materials)
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer/Project Coordinator
    Project Summary: This is a ground improvement design for the loose sand deposits. Dynamic compaction with de-watering technique was selected. The construction supervision was also included.
  • 1991 – 1992                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Safety evaluation of Samrangjin pumped power storage dam 
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer/Project Coordinator
    Project Summary: This is a safety evaluation of cracked dam body of a pumped power storage dam. Finite element simulation, laboratory tests data, and instrumentation data were used for the analysis. It was concluded that the water level should not exceed a certain limit.
  • 1991 – 1991                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Safety evaluation of back hill slopes of Daewoo Precision Company
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This is a investigation of the failure mechanism of the a slope and design of the counter measure for slope stabilization. Failure mechanism was turned out to be the broken ditch at the top of the slope, and the counter measure was designed as the combination of stabilizing anchors and flexible ditches at the top
  • 1991 – 1993                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Ground improvement design of Yeochon Industrial Complex (Hydraulic fills, and improvement of soft soils by pre-fabricated vertical drains)
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This is a design of ground improvement method for the super soft soils (cohesion » 0.4 t/m2). Paper drain was designed. Special consideration was carried out for the construction method for the super soft soils.
  • 1991 – 1991                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Safety evaluation and design of counter measures for the slope failure of U-2 crude oil storage site (Slope stability analysis and reinforcing earth anchor design)
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer/Project Coordinator
    Project Summary: This is a field investigation and design of counter measure for the slope failure of the underground oil storage site. Stabilizing earth anchors were designed. Special investigation and analysis were carried out not to damage the water curtain of the underground oil storage site.
  • 1990 – 1991                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Finite Element Analysis of Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 5
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer/Project Coordinator
    Project Summary: This is the finite element simulation of the subway tunnel which is supposed to run through under Han river.
  • 1990 – 1991                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Design, geotechnical monitoring, and supervision of deep excavations (4 sites, average depth of excavation 75 ft.)
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer/Project Coordinator
    Project Summary: These are the design and construction supervising of the deep excavation. Average depth of the excavation depth is about five stories high. On one site, the excavation was carried out just 6 m aside by an existing subway tunnel. Detailed rock mapping and reinforcing grouting and rock bolts were designed and constructed.
  • 1990 – 1991                  Daewoo Engineering Co.                Seoul, Korea
    Conceptual design of high level after-use nuclear fuel repository
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This design work includes the analysis of the diffusion of radiation by heat diffusion theory, and designing of the super deep tunnels to store the after-use nuclear fuel.
  • 1989 – 1990                  Sunjin Engineering Co.                   Seoul, Korea
    Field instrumentation and monitoring of Seoul Metropolitan area sanitary landfill
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This project includes the behavior prediction of massive sanitary landfill (height; 300 ft.) by field instrumentation.
  • 1989 – 1990                  Sunjin Engineering Co.                   Seoul, Korea
    Geotechnical investigation for the design of Daejeon – Jinju Express Way (many of similar geotechnical investigations)
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This project is a typical geotechnical investigation and design of roadway pavement.
  • 1989 – 1990                  Sunjin Engineering Co.                   Seoul, Korea
    Field instrumentation, monitoring, and settlement control of Namdong Industrial Complex, phase II
    Role: Geotechnical Engineer
    Project Summary: This project includes geotechnical instrumentation, analysis of collected data, and construction feedback. By this project, the construction period was shortened by 5 months.