JSCE Newsletter No. 31, March 2010

Japan Society of Civil Engineers
International Activities Committee

NewsletterNo. 31, March 2010
Contents

June 2009- May 2010
President
KONDO Toru
Vice-Presidents
ISOBE Masaiko
OTSUKA Hisanori
HAYASHI Yasuo
HOSHINO Mitsuru
MIURA Seiichi
Executive Director
FURUKI Moriyasu
International Activities
Committee
Chair
FURUTA Hitoshi

Photo Report ----------------------------------------- p.2
Report of Committee on ACECC ----------------- p.4
JSCE Study Tour Grant 2009 Report ------------ p.4

Call for Papers of 12th ISS ------------- p.7
Announce of 2010 Annual Meeting---- p.8
Information------------------------------- p.8

Sharing Civil Engineering Technologies
in Asian Region

Vice-Chair
GOTO Yoshiaki
Secretary General
KOHNO Shigeyuki
Deputy-Secretary
GeneralFUKUDA Atsushi
Members / Secretary
KOBAYAKAWA Satoru
SAKAI Kensuke
TAKEDA Shinichi
NODA Masaru
MATSUSHIMA Kakuya
YAMAGUCHI Eiki
International Chapter
Taiwan Section
Der-Her Lee
Korea Section
Dong-Uk, Lee
U.K. Section
SOGA Kenichi
Mongolia Section
Enkhtur Shoovdor
Turkey Section
Zeki HasgürIndonesia Section
Sutanto Soehodho
Thailand Section
Samart Ratchapolsitte
Philippines Section
Benito Morelos Pacheco
Vietnam Section
Yotsuya 1-chome,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
160-0004 JAPAN
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GOTO Yoshiaki, Dr. Eng.
Vice-Chair of International Committee, JSCE
Nagoya Institute of Technology

Last June, I was nominated as a Vice Chair of the International Activities
Committee (IAC) after being elected as a JSCE Director of International Affairs.
My major is structural engineering and seismic engineering. In this area, I haveboth officially and privately participated in a lot of international activities such asorganization of international conferences, international cooperative researches,
publication of books and papers, and so on. Furthermore, I have supervised many
international students as Ph.D candidates at my university. However, as a Vice
Chair of IAC, I would like to contribute to JSCE international activities from a
broader viewpoint in order to raise the global status of civil engineering and topromote the international friendship.
It is regrettable to say that the international presence of Japanese civilengineering has been diminishing recently partly due to the decrease in the publicconstruction investment. To make the matter worse, nowadays Japanese youths are
not so much interested in civil engineering. As a matter of fact, it often happens in
my research area that few young Japanese researchers make presentations atinternational conferences. In contrast, the presentations by Chinese researchers
have been increasing remarkably, accelerated by its economic development. Suchbeing the case, I am afraid if the Japanese advanced civil technologies will not beadequately transferred to the next generation. I firmly think that the cooperation
with the youths in Asian region is essential to make this technology transfer
successful.
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To share the technologies in Asian region will bebeneficial for its future development on the otherhand. Personally, I have accepted and guided a
lot of international students and professors
especially from Asian region to share andtransfer the technologies of my research area.
However, there are many limitations to theresults obtained by a personal effort. Moresystematic efforts will be necessary. I expect
JSCE will play a central role in this regard.

Development of Japan's First
Offshore Wind Turbine ElectricPower Generation“JSCE Photo Report”
Wind Power Kamisu - the Offshore
Wind Power Plant-The experiences of civil engineers
discovered the optimum construction
site. Selecting the right spot is the firststep toward realization of an offshore
plant in Japan -The owner is Wind Power Ibaraki Ltd., a local
business that operates three wind power plants in
Ibaraki Prefecture. There are two big reasons
why the plant is off the shore: wind conditions
are good and stable; the effects on surrounding
environments of noises and vibrations generated
from the wind turbines can be mitigated. In
addition, attention was focused on the site
selection and construction method. The towers
are in the sea about 50 m off the revetment, at a
distance that allows construction work to be
carried out from on the land and the maintenance
operation in the same manner as on the land.
Further, a monopile (3.5 m in diameter, 25.0 mtall, and 100 tons per set) was adopted for the
tower foundation in the sea.
This offshore wind power plant will expand
the possibilities for offshore wind power
generation in Japan and play a role in attaining
the carbon dioxide emission reduction target thatJapan had pledged to the world.

(Photo credit and article by Mamoru Komatsuzaki,
President of Wind Power Ibaraki Ltd.)

Japan's first full-scale offshore wind power
plant was built in the sea near the Kashimaseaside industrial zone, one of the nation's mostpopular industrial zones. A total of seven windturbines (hub height: 60 m), each having an
output of 2,000 kW, generate a total output of
14,000 kW, which is equivalent to the annual
electricity consumption of 7,000 households.

Wind Power Kamisu, anoffshore wind power plant(in Ibaraki Prefecture)▲ Wind Power Kamisu (Photo taken from No. 1 wind turbine)
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A Bridge of Dreams That Paves
the Way for the 21st Century
Tokyo Port Waterfront Bridge
Phase II Project - For smooth flowof goods in the Tokyo
metropolitan areaTokyo Port Waterfront Bridge Phase II
is a project for the construction of 4.6 km longseaside road extending from the landfill outside
the Central Breakwater to Wakasu in Koto Ward
to alleviate heavy traffic congestions due tolarge-volume freight transport in the waterfront
area.
What is striking about the project is theTokyo Port Waterfront Bridge (tentative name.)
To secure the courses for large vessels and theairspaces for the airplanes using Haneda Airport,
a three-span continuous steel hybrid bridge
combined with truss members and one box girder
was adopted for the main bridge section (792 m

long.) Because reducing the dead load isimportant in building a long-span bridge
rationally and economically, new materials andtechnologies, such as bridge high performancesteel (BHS), were vigorously introduced.
The project climaxed last September; thelower truss girder weighing about 6,000 tons was
erected with three large floating cranes. Because
the lower truss had a varying cross section andthe floating cranes had different hoisting loads,
the important control points in the erection were
the setting of hoisting methods and the control ofhoisting loads. The fabrication and erection of all
bridge girders will be completed by this October,and the bridge deck work, including paving, will
go into full swing.
The bridge is slated to open in 2011 tocelebrate the 70th anniversary of the opening of
the Tokyo port.

Tokyo Port(in Tokyo)▲

Launching the truss girder off the fabrication
yard (Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture)▲

Towing the truss girder on a barge typeplatform (capacity: 24,000 tons) to the erection
site(Photo credit and article by Mikio Aizawa,
Tokyo Port Office, Kanto Regional Development Bureau,
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)▲

Hoisting the truss girder on the Wakasu side, at
two lift points each, using three floating cranes

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Report of Committee on ACECC
It’s my great pleasure to have an
opportunity to write an essay on the firstnewsletter of the year 2010.
Due to the recent global economic crisis
after the Lehman shock of September 2008, theglobal construction market went into anotherdifficult situation. Some Japanese contractors arebeing forced to change their overseas marketing
policies based on cautious risk analyses. Japanese
domestic market is still shrinking, and serious
competitions have taken place.

I, as a geotechnical engineer, had an
opportunity to join the highway construction
project in Algeria, which is one of the major
construction projects in the world. During thestay in Algeria, I strongly realized thatdeveloping countries are seeking for rapid
infrastructure development that can catch up with
their rapid economic growth. Japanese advanced
technologies, knowledge, and experiences arehighly expected to meet such strong
demands.

industrial fields get together in one place. I surely
believe this conference is one of the outstanding
civil engineering events in the world.

The main theme of the conference is‘Innovative Community Building’. As written on
the website, the conference will give an
opportunity to discuss innovative civil andstructural engineering projects and to networkwith colleagues. Innovative Community Building
will impact on a cross-section of the profession.
This conference will be a good chance tocollect the latest information on innovativetechnologies and international markets, and to
expand professional human network. The detailsof the conference have been on JSCE andACECC web-site.
We are looking forward to seeing you in
Sydney in this summer.

(Dr. HORIKOSHI Kenichi, Chair,Committee on ACECC, JSCE (Taisei Corp.) )Another point which I believe important is
the technology transfer to local engineers andeven the construction workers at site through thecontinuous education. Without such technology
transfer and education, sustainable infrastructure
can not be attained.
Although civil engineering is thought to besaturated and less attractive among young people
in the developed countries such as Japan, we still
have many opportunities to join the creation of
the sustainable world, if we see the global market.
The 5th CECAR: Civil Engineering
Conference in the Asian Region will be held in
Sydney on August 2010, details of which isposted on the website: http://www.cecar5.com/.
More than distinguished 1000 engineers andpolicy makers in academic, governmental, and4

JSCE Study Tour Grant 2009
Report by Heng-Hsin Chang,
Taiwan R.O.C.
I am very grateful and happy that I had theopportunity to be one of the students toparticipate in the JSCE (Japan Society of Civil
Engineers) 2009 Study Tour Grant. I was glad I
had the chance to visit the advance cities of Japanand look at the latest projects and technology ofJapan’s civil engineering.
In the six days of our Tour we wereaccompanied by Mr. Yanagawa of JSCE Dr.
Tsuyoshi Kajima and many students of the TIT(Tokyo Institute of Technology).
The first day in Japan I arrived I had achance to look around the streets of Tokyo.
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Even though Tokyo is a very high populated
city I was very happy to see a highly efficienturban public transportation system. The highly
developed transportation systems truly makes
Tokyo a very eco- friendly city.

research facility we also some energy saving
technology such as the new air ventilation systemused in the offices in Kajima. Proving energy
saving techniques is a very popular topic
especially nowadays

JSCE head quarters Yotsuya Tokyo

Disaster reduction and Human
Renovation Institution

In the morning we met Pro.Otsuki in JSCE
head quarters. He shared with us his valuable
experience of his career as being a civil engineer.
He told us that we should be aware of all thedangers laying before us in our future career. He
pointed out the differentials between cultures
maybe a very critical manner when working
overseas.
Pro.Otsuki also shared with us his ambitious
dream of a floating island. An island which iscapable of avoiding dangerous typhoons. An
island which can serve as a major international
seaport or airport. Pro.Otsuki claimed that thisidea came to his mind after reading a Japanesecomic book. He told us it is his life dream tomake this child fantasy into a living reality. I
have learned from his dream that being creative
and ambitious is a very key factor of being anengineer. And we young engineers should keep
on with this kind of spirit.

PWRI (Public Works ResearchInstitute) Tsukuba city
In the afternoon we were guided by Mr.Lee
from TIT, and went to Tsukuba to visit PWRI.
The facility is truly large and its research cover
many fields. We were first introduced to thedevelopment of IFAS (Integrated Flood Analysis
System) and its applications. The system shows
how Japan is helping other Countries by using
it’s advance technologies. Providing an early
warning for countries which are incapable ofgetting this kind of information.
The Pavement testing facility was one of thenumerous large testing facilities we saw in PWRI.
The testing techniques, technology and testing
methods used to create the model are very new tome. The visit to PWRI was very impressive tome. It gave me better understanding of thedifferent kinds of pavement used in Japan.

This is a memorial for the earth quake
victims of the Hanshin-Awaji earth quake. The
Museum has a re-experience room of the earth
quake. Which is really unique compared to otherearthquake museums. During the re-experience I
felt scared and helpless. I think everyone should
experience it. That way we can all get a better
understanding of the devastating powers of anearthquake and know it would affect our lives. I
think in Taiwan we should do the same as well.
This way we can educate the young ones to beaware and be prepared for an earthquake. The
museum also has many scientific experiments
and shows. To show why some buildings didn’t
survive the earthquake and why some did. The
speaker gave a very serious and also funpresentation. Museums play a very important rolein civilization. They not only make us remember
but also teach us of the important lessons of thepass. Which I think the DRI museum plays thisrole perfectly.
I was fascinated the whole trip and after the
student tour I continued to travel around Japan. I
went to Kyoto and Osaka for a additional 7 days.
These cities all gave me very different feelingcompared to Tokyo and Kobe. Especially Kyoto,
this city preserves its culture and history
perfectly. I could easily see traditional Japanesehouses wherever I go. I think that’s why Japan isso fascinating. The future and the past meet eachother in many places Clothing Architecture andculture etc. The balance between them and also
combination of them makes Japan a really
incredible country to visit.
Last but not least, I wish to express mysincere gratitude to the following persons fortheir hospitalities during my stay in Japan

Kajima Technical Research InstituteIn this facility we saw many testing facilities
such as the Wind tunnel. I believe that Japansuffers from typhoons as well as Taiwan. So
whenever there is a skyscraper prepared to bebuilt it is essential to conduct a series of windtunnel tests to evaluate of the wind to the tallbuildings and even to the surrounding buildings.
We also saw the wave maker facility made toevaluate the effect of waves to underwater
structures. Mr. Ikeya even let us see it in motion.
And told us why the old models are not as
accurate as the new ones. Throughout the
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JSCE Study Tour Grant 2009
Report by Le Hoang Tuan,
VietnamDuring this Study Tour, there are also threeother students from other South East Asia
countries, who was invited by JSCE to join the
STG2009.

Obayashi Corporation
Obayashi head office is located in
Shinagawa Intercity tower B where we met Mr.
Satory Rawaguchi Deputy General Manager ofBusiness Development Department. We havebeen introduced to Obayashi Corporation profile,organization, network, major work and projects
on hand.
In addition, we were introduced to thecapacity of the corporation from planning toproject management. One of the largest projects
is Hoover Biggest Arch Bridge in USA with total
value of USD 114 millions. The project is tocreate the traffic route from USA to Canada and
Mexico. The project area is Nevada State witharch size of 323m diameter
Mr. Satoru Kawaguchi introduced modern
technology applied in construction of the Ppalm
Jumeira Transit Systems Project in Dubai and
URUP method
It was impressive to see the modern
technology of Obayashi Corporation.

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
According to Dr. Ikeya, we was seen andintroduced to one of the Guinness of themodern world the longest suspension bridge.
This project is very large in Tokyo with many
functional units such as museum, exhibition
center and the most important function is tolink the islands of Honshu and Shikoku.
The bridge was built for future
generations, the development of under- water
construction technology structural systems
capable of withstanding typhoon andearthquake conditions, the application ofstrong yet lightweight building materials,
played vital roles in enabling construction of
the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Japan. With tall stone foundation, whitewashed walls and organization of the building
within the complex are standard elements of
any Japanese Castle, typical castle design
including gun emplacement and stone
dropping holes, salt turret, oil wall, curved
stone with a folding fan shape…

11th International Summer Symposium
At Tokyo Institute of Technology, I had agreat honor to participate in 11th International
Summer Symposium where I could learn andgain invaluable experiences in the constructionindustry.
The symposium was brought to a closewith the Reception where there were lively
ideas exchanges between the participants. The"Certificate of Excellence" was awarded.
I also had chance to present my report in
the whole Study Tour Grant 2009 in 11th
International Summer Symposium.

Acknowledgement
Although my visit in Tokyo was very
short, I would like firstly to express my sincere
thanks to Japan Society of Civil Engineer(JSCE) for giving me a big opportunity to visit
Japan.
The lessons learned will be disseminatedto other fellow engineers to further develop
civil engineers in Vietnam.
During 6 days, I was warmly welcomedby the Representatives of all the organizations,sites and Institute, especially Mr. Hiroyuki
Yanagawa and Mr. Tsuyoshi Ikeya who spent
their valuable time with us during our stay inTokyo and Kobe city.
After this Study Tour Grant 2009, I strongly
believe that my visit to Japan will further
strengthen cooperation between members of theengineering not only in Japan and Vietnam but
also JSCE and Vietnam Federation of Civil
Engineer Associations.

Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle was built in the early 17th
century representing the highest achievementin the Japanese castle architecture. Designatedas a national treasure in 1931, the castle wasregistered as the World Cultural Heritage in1993 as the first cultural site in Japan. If you
have chance to visit Kobe city you must visit
Himeji Castle which is one of Japan’s “Threefamous castle“ and the most visited castle in(Le Hoang Tuan, Phuong Dong University, Vietnam)
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Call for Papers
The 12th International Summer Symposium
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
The International Summer Symposium is one of the opportunities for bothinternational and Japanese students and engineers to share their current studies
and ideas. Civil engineering students and young engineers who are interested
in discussing, making exchange and networking about latest researches arestrongly encouraged to take this opportunity.
 Host:The International Activities Committee, JSCE

 Venue: Funabashi Campus, Nihon University
 Date:September 18, 2010

 Registration fee: Registration fee is 2,000 yen per paper.
 Topics: A. Structural Engineering
B. Hydraulic Engineering
C. Geotechnical Engineering
D. Planning and Design
E. Materials
F. Management andConstruction Technology
G. Environment
 Language: English
 Important Dates
 Deadline for paper submission with submission form
*The maximum number of papers accepted is two papers per registered author.

May 31

 Notification of paper acceptance, comments and details

Mid-July Deadline for revised paper submission

Mid-August*Note that details may be subject to change. The updated information will be
notified. Please see our website (http://www.jsce-int.org).
● Contact
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International Programs

Information

JSCE Annual Meeting International Program
focuses on current issues and challenges facing
the civil engineering profession. All registrants of
the annual meeting are cordially invited toparticipate in the international program. Pleasetake this opportunity to meet and share ideas andopinions with engineering professionals fromaround the world. .

Membership Fees

(Unit: JPY)

Memberships

1○

Venue：Hokkaido University,
Sapporo Campus

１．International Roundtable Meeting
Topic："Compliance-Oriented
Infrastructure Development”
Date：Wednesday, September 1
Time：15:00～17:00
th

２．4 WFEO-JFES-JSCE Joint International
Symposium - Disaster Risk Management
Date：Thursday, September 2
Time：9:00～12:00
３．International Session
Date：Thursday, September 2
Time：10:25～11:55
４．JSCE-TCG Joint Seminar（Hosted by JSCE Concrete Committees andTechnical Chamber of Greece Hellenic
Concrete Section）
Topic：" Standards of Concrete Technology
for International Practice”
Date：Wednesday, September 1
Time：9:00 - 15:00※ For further details, please visit the JSCE
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New annual membership fees – effective April 2010.

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Current

Those not included ineither Group A or B

12,0006,000Group AGroup B
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8,000
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4,000

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2,000

6,000
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Event Calendar

96th General Assembly
Date: May 28, 2010
Time: 13:15-17:00
Venue: Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, Tokyo
12th International Summer Symposium
Date: Sept 18, 2010
Venue: Nihon University Funabashi Campus
2010 JSCE Annual Meeting
Date: Sept 1-3, 2010
*International Program on Sept 1&2
Venue: Hokkaido University Sapporo Campus

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