8th Kyoto University Southeast Asian Forum
What to do and not to do
during an earthquake?
Nowadays large earthquakes occur at a frequent rate than before. For instance, you may have heard about those occurre d inChile, Haiti, China, Turkey, Indonesia, etc. Even for Thailand, people working in high-rises might have already experienced anumber of earthquakes in last decade. Therefore, it is prudent to know the current state of preparedness in Thailand a nd toprepare ourself against earthquakes. Some questions you might want to know are such as- Probability of large earthquakes to occur in Thailand and Bangkok- Current earthquake activities around Thailand- How safe are large dams in Thailand especially in Kanchanaburi ?
- Are nearly 10,000 high-rises in Bangkok safe against earthquakes?
- What to do and not to do during an earthquake.
- What should be prepared before earthquakes?
Although the magnitude and chance to occur of earthquakes are important, a more serious issue is how well that we have
prepared for them. For instance, the dead toll in Chile was much lower than Haiti even the magnitude of earthquake was 5 00
times higher.
In the forum, Prof.Dr.Kazuo Oike will explain the mechanism of earthquake by picking cases of Japan and Thailand as
examples. Then, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Pennung will give his perspective of seismic risk in Thailand including seismic hazard
assessment and mitigation. Prof.Dr.Panitan will introduce some importance issues for the construction of low-rises and highrises buildings against earthquakes.
In the afternoon, the forum will continue with a panel discussion that touches on earthquake concerns of various infrastructures
including MRT, dams, and underground structures by four panelists: Assoc.Prof.Dr.Suchatvee Suwansawat, The President ofTUTG (Thai Underground and Tunnel Group); Assoc.Prof.Dr. Wanchai Teparaksa, a lecturer from Chulalongkorn University,
EGAT (The Electric Generating Authority of Thailand) and Japanese Experts.
The organizer hopes that the audiences will gain some useful information and become ready for the threat from earthquakes.

08:30-09:00
09:00-09:15
09:15-09:30
09:30-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-11:30
11:30-12:15
12:15-13:15
13:15-14:30

14:30-14:45

Registration
Opening Remarks
Introductions to Kyoto University andCSEAS
Comparative Severity of Earthquake
Mechanisms Japan and Thailand Case
Prof.Dr.Kazuo Oike, Kyoto University
Coffee/Tea BreakSeismic Hazard Assessment andMitigation of Seismic Risk in Thailand
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Pennung WarnitchaiAnti-eartquake Buildings: High-rise and
Low-rise Buildings
Prof.Dr.Panitan Lukkunaprasit
Lunch Break
Panel Discussion : How safe are
infrastructures in Thailand
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Suchatvee Suwansawat,
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Wanchai Teparaksa,
Japanese and EGAT Experts
Closing Remarks

Kyoto University-Southeast Asian Forum(KU-CSEAS Forum)
Kyoto University was founded over a hundred years ago since1897. At present Kyoto University has 3 campuses (YoshidaCampus the main campus, Uji Campus and Katsura Campus)
with 17 graduate schools, 10 faculties, 13 researches
institutes and 31 education and research centers and facilities.
Among its alumni, the university counts seven Nobel Prizelaureates in fundamental natural science fields. Inspired by theuniversity’s mission statement, “To sustain and develop its
historical community on this planet”. Kyoto University
continues to emphasize and encourage fundamental & appliedresearches well as humanities and social sciences. Manydistinguished researchers’groups are taking unconventional
and thought-provoking approaches, resulting in world-classachievements. Kyoto University is deeply involved incollaborative research and academic exchange with many
universities and research institutes, particularly in Southeast
Asian counties. To support these cooperation activities, liaison
offices were set up in Bangkok, Thailand (1964) and Jakarta,Indonesia (1970). Till now, Kyoto University has been one of
the most active universities in doing researches and education
in Southeast Asian with Southeast Asian people.

Contact : To register or get more details regarding the forum, please contact the forum secretariat : Khun Nutcharee, Thai-Nichi Institute of TechnologyAddress : 177/1/1 Pattanakarn Road, Suanluang, Bangkok, 10250Tel : 02-763-2702 Fax : 02-763-2725 e-mail : nutchare e_s@hotmail.com, nutcharee@tni.ac.th
Date and Time : Saturday 12th February, 2011 Time: 8:30am – 14:30pm (full day) Venue : Mandarin Room, 1 st Floor, Mandarin Hotel, Rama IV Road Ba ngkok

Note : Attendance Fee 500 Baht (Room, Lunch and Beverage)

Prof.Dr.Kazuo Oike,Former President, Kyoto University

Assoc.Prof.Pennung Warnitchai,Asian Institute of Technology

Prof.Dr.Panitan Lukkunaprasit,
Chulalongkorn University

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What to do and not to do
during an earthquake?

Note : Attendance Fee 500 Baht
(Room, Lunch andBeverage)

Contact
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Wanchai Teparaksa,
Chulalongkorn University

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Tirawat Boonyatee,
Chulalongkorn University

To register or get more details regarding the forum, pleasecontact the forum secretariat :Khun Nutcharee, Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology
Address : 177/1/1 Pattanakarn Road, Suanluang, Bangkok,10250
Tel : 02-763-2702 Fax : 02-763-2725
e-mail : nutcharee_s@hotmail.com, nutcharee@tni.ac.th
Organized by
Kyoto University (CSEAS) and Kyoto Union Club
Supported byThai-Nichi Institute of Technology (TNI)
Japanese Kyodai Alumni (in Thailand)8th Kyoto University Southeast Asian Forum
What to do and not to do
during an earthquake?

Kyoto University-Southeast Asian Forum(KU-CSEAS Forum)

Nowadays large earthquakes occur at a frequent rate thanbefore. For instance, you may have heard about thoseoccurred in Chile, Haiti, China, Turkey, Indonesia, etc. Evenfor Thailand, people working in high-rises might havealready experienced a number of earthquakes in last
decade. Therefore, it is prudent to know the current state ofpreparedness in Thailand and to prepare ourself against
earthquakes. Some questions you might want to know aresuch asKyoto University was founded over a hundred years ago
since 1897. At present Kyoto University has 3 campuses(Yoshida Campus the main campus, Uji Campus andKatsura Campus) with 17 graduate schools, 10 faculties,
13 researches institutes and 31 education and research
centers and facilities. Among its alumni, the university
counts seven Nobel Prize laureates in fundamental
natural science fields. Inspired by the university’s
mission statement, “To sustain and develop its historicalcommunity on this planet”. Kyoto University continues toemphasize and encourage fundamental & appliedresearches well as humanities and social sciences.
Many distinguished researchers’groups are taking
unconventional and thought-provoking approaches,resulting in world-class achievements. Kyoto University
is deeply involved in collaborative research andacademic exchange with many universities and research
institutes, particularly in Southeast Asian counties. To
support these cooperation activities, liaison offices were
set up in Bangkok, Thailand (1964) and Jakarta,
Indonesia (1970). Till now, Kyoto University has been
one of the most active universities in doing researches
and education in Southeast Asian with Southeast Asianpeople.

-Probability of large earthquakes to occur in Thailandand Bangkok
Current earthquake activities around Thailand
How safe are large dams in Thailand especially inKanchanaburi ?
Are nearly 10,000 high-rises in Bangkok safe
against earthquakes?
What to do and not to do during an earthquake.
What should be prepared before earthquakes?

Although the magnitude and chance to occur ofearthquakes are important, a more serious issue is how wellthat we have prepared for them. For instance, the dead tollin Chile was much lower than Haiti even the magnitude ofearthquake was 500 times higher.
In the forum, Prof.Dr.Kazuo Oike will explain the mechanismof earthquake by picking cases of Japan and Thailand asexamples. Then, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Pennung will give his
perspective of seismic risk in Thailand including seismic
hazard assessment and mitigation. Prof.Dr.Panitan will
introduce some importance issues for the construction of
low-rises and high-rises buildings against earthquakes.
In the afternoon, the forum will continue with a panel
discussion that touches on earthquake concerns of various
infrastructures including MRT, dams, and undergroundstructures by four panelists: Assoc.Prof.Dr.Suchatvee
Suwansawat, The President of TUTG (Thai Undergroundand Tunnel Group); Assoc.Prof.Dr.Wanchai Teparaksa, alecturer from Chulalongkorn University, EGAT (The Electric
Generating Authority of Thailand) and Japanese Experts.
The organizer hopes that the audiences will gain andupdate some useful information and become ready forthe threat from earthquakes.

Date and Time : Saturday 12th February, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 14:30pm (full day)stVenue : Mandarin Room, 1 Floor,
Mandarin Hotel,
Rama IV Road Bangkok

08:30-09:00
09:00-09:15
09:15-09:30
09:30-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-11:30
11:30-12:15
12:15-13:15
13:15-14:30

14:30-14:45

Registration
Opening Remarks
Introductions to Kyoto University andCSEAS
Comparative Severity of Earthquake
Mechanisms Japan and Thailand Case
Prof.Dr.Kazuo Oike, Kyoto University
Coffee/Tea BreakSeismic Hazard Assessment andMitigation of Seismic Risk in Thailand
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Pennung WarnitchaiAnti-eartquake Buildings: High-rise and
Low-rise Buildings
Prof.Dr.Panitan Lukkunaprasit
Lunch Break
Panel Discussion : How safe are
infrastructures in Thailand
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Suchatvee Suwansawat,
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Wanchai Teparaksa,
Japanese and EGAT Experts
Closing Remarks