Event Report
3rd IPA International Workshop
Event Report Part 1

Updated: 7 Jan 2011
Date:

14 - 15 Oct 2010

Place:

Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Venue:

Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai

Organizer:

IPA Committees and Secretariat

Supporters:
Tongji University
Underground Space Committee of China
Civil Engineering Society
Sponsors:
Giken Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
Nippon Steel Corporation
MITSUI & CO., LTD.
Shanghai NO.2 Municipal Engineering Co., Ltd
Participant:approximately 200 academics and engineersfrom 7 countries and a region.
Programme:• Special Presentation of the Press-in Engineering• Research Presentation by the 2nd Grant Award
Winners• Award Ceremony and Proposal Presentation for
3rd Grant Award Winners• Demonstration of the Silent Piler• Reception and Banquet

Room "GRAND BALL ROOM"

Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai

On 14 and 15 October, 3rd IPA International Workshop took place in Shanghai, China with approximately 200 academics andengineers from 7 countries and a region.
Following two workshops in the UK and the USA, this time was first holding in Asia and successfully the biggest scale ever. As
the US Army Corps of Engineers helped us at the workshop in New Orleans, we received a lot of support from Shanghai localparties including the world prestige Tonji University, Underground Space Committee of China Civil Engineering Society andShanghai NO.2 Municipal Engineering Co., Ltd.
In addition to the regular ceremony and presentation of the Research Grant Award unique presentations were made fromvarious viewpoints such as research activities of the press-in engineering and social contribution by practice of the press-intechnologies. At the end of the workshop there was an attravtive demonstration managed by technical staff of Giken Seisakusho
Co., Ltd. Participants had a short trip to the field and enjoyed the press-in rechnologies through the actual press-in piling,experience of machine operation, real-time measurements of noise and vidration and so on. lt was a typical programme for theIPA to combine the academic research and practical observations.
Shanghai has been under vigorous deveropment and now one of the most influential city in areas of industry, finace andeconomy of Asia. Actually, the Shanghai Expo being a contributing positive factor, areas surrounding the workshop venue were
full of people all the time. So, it is highly expected that the press-in engineering will get more recognition and advance its
researches though the workshop in Shanghai where economic growth and urban redevelopment are very active.

OpeningOpening Remarks by
Prof. Hajime Okamura(Honorary Member)

Welcome Address by
Prof. Fang-Le Peng(Director)

Welcome Address by
Prof. Charles Wang Wai Ng(Hong Kong University ofScience and Technology)

Conference1

Speech byPresident Akio Kitamura(Honorary President)

Moderator of Opening
Dr Tadahiko Okumura(Secretary General)Special Presentation Part 1

Prof. Malcolm Bolton(Chairman)
Opportunities for research and application

Prof. Fang-Le Peng(Director)
Current Status and Future Prospectsfor Press-in Technology in China

Dr Yoshiaki Kikuchi(Port and Airport Research Institute)
Mechanism of Inner Frictionof an Open Ended Pile

» Research Presentation by the 2nd Grant Award Winners

Special Presentation Part 2

Mr Takeshi Katayama(Nippon Steel Corporation)
Present and Future of Steel
Sheet Pile Method in China

Mr Yukihiro Ishihara(Giken Seisakusho Co., Ltd.)
Proposal and assessment ofestimation method of PPT data

Special Presentation Part 3

Dr Wei-Dong Wang
(East China Architectural
Design & Research Institute)Engineering Characteristics and Progressfor Building Foundation in Shanghai

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Mr Zheming Li(University of Cambridge)
The influence of cyclic loads
and earthquakes on pile groups

Event Report Part 2

Updated: 7 Jan 2011

Field Trip to Demonstration of Press-in machine in the Lingang newtown of Pudong district, 15 Oct 2010
Date:

15 Oct 2010

Place:The Lingang newtown of Pudong district, Shanghai

Venue:

Line 11, Shanghai MetroIn the 9 sector on new railway construction site.

Organizer:

IPA Committees and Secretariat

Supporters:

Giken Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
Nippon Steel Corporation
MITSUI & CO., LTD.
Shanghai NO.2 Municipal Engineering Co., Ltd

Programme:
Demonstration of the Silent Piler
Lectures and Discussion of the Press-in Engineering
Press-in Management System,
Measurement of Noise and Vibration

Demonstration of the Press-in technologies was organised at Lingang New Town in Pudong District where was about 75 km
away from the main venue. It was the first time to set up the demonstration site only for the workshop. When travelling by carfor 90 minutes, technical summary of the Press-in Method and the demonstration programme were explained to participants inadvance. The site was located in the huge undeveloped area by the sea. There ware few buildings and houses yet and the placelooked ready the forth-coming new railway construction work.

A standard sequence of the Press-in Method was demonstrated including press-in, extraction and self-moving. Participants could
see it from a pavilion in a relaxed manner. Taking an advantage of the demonstration site, many people came closer to theworking press-in machine and observed its movements from whatever angles and distances they wanted. Moreover, some ofthem had a chance to operate the machine by themselves with the radio controller under the guidance of the authorised Pressin Instructors. Participants enjoyed the demonstration and seemed to be impressed by high performance of the press-intechnologies with safety, speed, drivability, reliability and quietness.

Press-in Quality Control System

Noise meter and Vibrometer3

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Updated: 7 Jan 2011

Reception, 13 Oct 2010 in Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai
Welcome reception was held on the night
before the workshop. This time thenumber of attendees was two times andtheir areas of expertise were also morevariety than that of 2nd IPA Workshop,
thus it was very active for new members
to introduce themselves and for regularmembers to exchange the latest
information and enjoy renewing thefriendships.

Banquet, 14 Oct 2010 in Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai
Actually the most expecting event forattendees was the official banquet at theend of the 1st day. They were invited by
the IPA to the Dragon room on 32nd floor
at Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai andwere served delicious regional Chinese
cuisine. Tables were full of dishes withrich seafood. Especially the sauteed
shelled river shrimps and the steamed
guihua fish did an excellent work toremind attendees of the joy of living. Theroom was filled with conversation andlaughter but some academics andengineers seemed not to satisfy theirintellectual appetite by dishes. So they
still continued discuss about the press-inengineering.

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