Daelim Suam Scholarship Culture Foundation Supports Earthquake Research Activities
A non-profit foundation began to support earthquake research activities.
The Daelim Suam Scholarship Culture Foundation approved the agenda item for earthquake research activity support. For this, Daelim honorary chairman Lee Joon-yong additionally contributed KRW 3 billion in February 2019.
The foundation plans to analyze the results of the earthquake resistance research carried out in Korea, Japan, the US, and Taiwan, survey situations on the earthquake prevention system, and secure policies and laws and regulations that should be adopted in Korea including action guide in case of earthquake and actions on buildings. Based on this, the foundation plans to select additional research projects suitable for and helpful to the Korean situation and conduct in-depth research.
The foundation has been performing the earthquake support project since 2018. Scholarships are offered by selecting masters’ and doctoral degree holders majoring in the earthquake field. The foundation provides annual support of KRW 200 million by selecting two research projects in cooperation with the Dept. of Construction and Environment Engineering and the Dept. of Architecture of Seoul National University.
With large-scale earthquakes occurring in Gyeongju and Pohang in recent years, the awareness that Korea is no longer a safe zone of earthquake is spreading. Note, however, that research personnel and systematic research on earthquake field are lacking compared to Japan where many earthquakes occur. In this context, the foundation decided to support earthquake personnel fostering and research.
Daelim leads earthquake-resistant field investments by consolidating R&D on earthquake-resistant design and relevant fields. It has organized an earthquake TF as the first Korean construction company to do so following the 2016 Gyeongju Earthquake, and it has selected research projects on earthquake-resistant design in the civil engineering, construction, and plant fields. The Acro Seoul Forest being built in Seoul Forest has been designed to withstand magnitude 9 earthquake on the Richter scale, which is 300 times stronger than the Gyeongju earthquake (magnitude 5.8). Especially Acro Seoul Forest has ensured earthquake- resistant performance through consulting with MKA, a US super high-rise earthquake-resistant structure design company, for the first time in Korea. In the case of the e-Pyunhan Sesang Yeongcheon sold in Yeongcheon City last year, a special grade of earthquake-resistant design was adopted.
Daelim sets up an earthquake sensor in each APT complex and develops a system to cope with earthquakes. This system senses seismic waves and responds according to the seismic scale by installing a sensor for earthquake measurement by APT complex. On the other hand, in linkage with the smart home application, APT residents are guided on the expected seismic intensity, automatic response details, and guidelines for responding to earthquake through their smartphones.
* The Daelim Suam Scholarship Culture Foundation was established in 1989 for scholarships and academic support. On the occasion of Daelim’s 50th anniversary, honorary chairman Lee Joon-yong contributed to the foundation using his private funds. A total of 426 students have been selected as scholarship recipients from 1990 to 2019. The foundation had also supported 289 cases of researches for universities and academic organizations until 2018.
