doi:10.3850/978-981-07-7136-2_297
Structural Design of Steel High-Rise Buildings in Korea
Jong-Ho Kim
President, Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants, Inc.
Seoul, Korea, 135-907
Email: jhkim@minwoo21.com
Web: www.minwoo21.com
Biography
Jong-Ho Kim is a president of Chang Minwoo Structural Consultant. He is a licensed professional engineer of architectural structures in Korea, and served as a president of the Korean structural engineers association from 2006 to 2008. He obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Seoul National University, majoring architectural engineering. Mr. Kim is an executive director of Korean Society of Steel Construction (KSSC), and a chair of the tall building committee which was established by KSSC.
Mr. Kim has been involved in numerous high-rise building projects, including Jamsil Lotte World Tower, Seoul, which has 555 meters of height. His research area covers the performance based design of tall buildings, especially of complex-shaped structures, the building information modeling, and the eco-friendly construction and engineering. He has published more than 30 technical papers including articles and design guidelines.
He was awarded for his contribution to the development of engineering industry in Korea from the prime minister and the ministry of land, transport and maritime affairs of Korea in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He is also an advisory member of the construction safety committee of Seoul metropolitan government.
Abstract
In this paper, several examples of recent high-rise building design and construction projects in Korea are introduced. They were mostly designed by Chang Minwoo structural consultants within last five years. This paper includes the structural design information of Jamsil LotteWorld Tower which is going to be mainly introduced, SK Telecom Euljiro Building and Seoul International Finance Center. Jamsil Lotte World Tower is a 123-story (555 m) building having six underground floors which consist of a shopping mall, offices, a hotel and residences. This paper covers the design and construction issues of Jamsil LotteWorld Tower such as lateral load resisting system composed of RC core wall, steel outriggers, RC mega-columns, and steel belt trusses. The experimental and analytical research results on these issues are also introduced.
