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N I L I M N e w s L et t e r■ Expert dispatch to the regions devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake■ New Project Researches in the Fiscal Year 2011
■ Technology exchanges carried out by amusement facility experts—Symposium: Maintenance and Operation of Attraction Facilities which Visitors can Enjoy without Worry—■ Project Research on Restoration of Port and Harbour Environments using Integrated Coastal Management■ The 19th Conference on Public Works Research and Development in Asia
—Ending a series of international conferences dating from the era of the Public Works Institute of the Ministry ofConstruction—■ Joint Survey and Meeting on Technological Market in INDONESIA—Report on the 3rd International Conference—■ Joint Survey and Meeting on Technological Market in VIETNAM—Report on the 2nd International Conference—■ Nationwide Deployment of ITS Spot Services

No.36

Spring 2011

Damage Investigation

Expert dispatch to the regions devastated by
the Great East Japan Earthquake
Planning and Research Administration Department, Planning Division

Since immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11,
the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM)
has been dispatching various experts to the devastated regions.
Table 1 shows the
Table 1 Number of Experts Dispatched tonumber of the dispatched
the Disaster Regions
experts up to May 2.
Total
Expertise
number
Their missions were
Sewage systems
15
to survey and analyze theRivers5
damage to civil engineerDams
3
ing structures, evaluate
Coastlines
8
their safety and provide
Bridges
14
technical guidance toRoad disaster prevention
2
emergency recovery in
Building structures28
response to requests by
Building fire prevention
5
the headquarters of the
Airports
3
Ministry of Land, InfraPorts and harbors
8structure, Transport andSediment controls
17
Tourism, regional develEarthquake disaster prevention
5
opment bureaus, and local
Total
113
government bodies.
(May, 2, 2011)

New Project Research

New Project Researches in the Fiscal Year 2011
Planning and Research Administration Department, Planning Division

In the fiscal year 2011, the National Institute for Land andInfrastructure Management (NILIM) started the following eight
new Project Researches in the fields of earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.
Project Researches refer to priority researches which the
NILIM organizes and intensively implements in order to support
the planning and enactment of policies of the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Each Project Research is
implemented by a project leader gathering a group of researchersin necessary fields to achieve its goals under an approximately 3 to
5 year plan.

The NILIM announced the survey results obtained by dispatchingthese experts on April 26 at a report session held jointly by the Public
Works Research Institute and the Building Research Institute (atthe Information Media Center, Hitotsubashi Conference Hall). The
event was attended by 597 participants of private corporations mainlyin the civil engineering and building construction sectors, regional
governments, concerned corporations, and so on. Up-to-date resultsof disaster surveys will be continuously reported through the NILIM’sannouncement media such as the web site of the Tohoku Region PacificOffshore Earthquake page (http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/bbg/saigai/h23
tohoku/index.html). Please refer to this site.

View of the Session

Opening Greeting by
Nishikawa, Director-General

Table of the New Challenges
1. Research on immediate estimation system of tsunami inundation for
better disaster response (tentative title)
2. Research on immediate damage estimation technology to improve crisis
management for mega-earthquakes
3. Study on introduction of LCA for infrastructure
4. Research to improve the collection, analysis, and application of dataobtained by constant monitoring of road traffic
5. Research on the introduction of new technologies to buildings focusedon renewable energy
6. Development of existing housing performance evaluation technologies
to promote circulation and utilization of housing stock
7. Development of land suitability assessment method for sustainable land
use planning
8. Research on restoration of port and harbour environments using
integrated coastal management
http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/bcg/kisya/journal/kisya110331.pdf (Japanese only)

Event

Technology exchanges carried out by
amusement facility experts—Symposium: Maintenance and Operation of Attraction Facilities
which Visitors can Enjoy without Worry—

Building Department, Standards and Accreditation System Division

As an effort to improve safety of operation and management of
amusement facilities, a symposium with a site tour was held withthe cooperation of operating companies, which aims to act as anopportunity for technology exchange between experts.
As the people’s leisure demands diversify, concern with safety andsecurity is growing. An accident in an amusement facility is likely tohave a large impact not only on the lives or well-being of visitors, but1also on the management of the amusement park, the local economy, andon the operation of other amusement facilities.
Because the operation of amusement facilities is basically performed
manually, it is necessary for their business managers to secure capable
technicians. Also, it is pointed out that the desirable system for safe
operation and management may differ according to the scale of operation.
Thus there is a good demand for a flow of technical information between
concerned parties who operate, maintain and manage amusement facilities.
In this context, following up the event in Tokyo last year, a symposium
accompanied by a tour of a maintenance site was held in Osaka on
February 23 and 24, 2011 with the cooperation of Universal Studios Japan,
aiming to make an opportunity to exchange information between those
involved in amusement facility operation. There were 216 participants forthe symposium and 160 participants for the site tour. The press covered
these events, revealing growing interest in this issue among the public.
Details of the symposium are introduced on the Building Accident
Prevention Knowledge Base (http://www.tatemonojikoyobo.nilim.

Research Introduction

Project Research on Restoration of Port andHarbour Environments using Integrated
Coastal Management
Marine and Coastal Department, Marine Environment Division

Research on integrated environmental management methods has
begun with the wise use of coastal regions as its goal.
The Marine and Coastal Department is working to technologicallysupport directions in national and regional land-use in harmony
with nature and to contribute to the planning, implementation, andevaluation of urban ecosystem restoration,which is the government’s
aim. It is including (1) technology to clarify and diagnose the state of
the environment, (2) technology to promote nature symbiosis projects
to conserve, enhance, and restore the environment, (3) technology
to evaluate nature symbiosis projects, (4) and to coordinate thedissemination of information about marine and coastal environments,
technical support on environmental projects.
The Basic Act on Ocean Policy enacted in 2007 incorporates thego.jp/kjkb/) operated on the NILIM web site. Such initiatives arecounted on to encourage further action by amusement facility operators
to manage their facilities more safely.

View of the Symposium

need for integrated management and demands integrated initiatives toconserve and restore the environment while also achieving economic
growth. The people’s concerns are also turning towards the ecosystem
restoration of watersheds (restoration of eelgrass beds and habitats forsweetfish and gobies) along with the appearance of the key words,
sato-umi (wise use of coastal environment by communities), regional
restoration, and biodiversity.
Coastal restoration projects are being implemented as advanced
initiatives aimed at integrated coastal management (ICM) of such coastal
regions, and a ten-year restoration action plan has been enacted and is
now being implemented, with its target years set as 2013 and beyond, inTokyo Bay, Ise/Mikawa Bay, Osaka Bay, and Hiroshima Bay.
Research on the conservation and restoration of port and harbour
environments through the integrated management of coastal regions
began in 2011, in order to help further implementation of the restoration
action plan which requires numerous links to and prepare to enact thenext action plan. ICM methods (sharing of environmental information,
problem resolution processes, project evaluation) are being prepared anddeveloped, and as research to develop technologies capable of achieving a
break-through, technologies in coastal restoration initiatives such as thosepermitting links transcending diverse conflicting interests and goals.

Contents of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Port and Harbor Environments Through Integrated Coastal Management
Individual contents ofresearch

Targets

Target achievement evaluation

1) Preparation of maps
・Development of monitoring data visualization ・Publicizing and obtaining users as aand information tools
technologies
databaseto be used to promote
・Development of NPO and citizen participation ・Increasing the extent of public
understanding and sharing type monitoring technologies
participation in the bay-wideof coastal environments.
monitoring campaign.
2) Development of standard ・Presenting study process sharing method
methods for problem
development/concepts for use duringresolution processes which planning, design, and execution.
reflect the properties ofmarine environments.

The 19th Conference on Public Works
Research and Development in Asia
—Ending a series of international conferences dating from the eraof the Public Works Institute of the Ministry of Construction—

Planning and Research Administration Department,International Research and Promotion Division2

・Ocean weather maps, ocean Google
maps, environmental maps
・Bay-wide monitoring campaign andenvironmental learning experiences,fishing services, Monitoring Site 1000

・Summarization of findings as a・PCM methods, flexible management,
guideline, and obtaining feedback
integrated coastline management,from stake holders regarding whether
concept modeling, port and harboror not it can be practically used (byenvironment maps, food mileage,
holding workshops or seminars).
communication strategies3) Development of・Construction of individual project evaluation ・Encouraging its use to evaluate
comprehensive evaluation
indices (administration → citizens)projects
methods to be used
・Development of methods of presenting
・Encouraging use of the method
to evaluate integrated
results of restoration activities etc. in easily
presented to announce the results ofcoastline region
understood form (citizens → administration)
activities by NPO.
management projects.

Conference Report

Perspective of methods and concepts

・Sea-blue projects, blue carbon,
biodiversity, and indicator species
・Ecosystem services, ecologicalfootprints

Achievements of the conference
The NILIM held the Conference on Public Works Research andDevelopment in Asia from November 16 to 19, 2010 at the NILIM. Heldannually since 1992, these conferences have promoted international
research relationships in Asia.
This year, delegates from the participating countries of India,
Indonesia, and Myanmar gave presentations and took part in discussions
on the theme, “Infrastructure development considering global and local
environment (for sustainable development of society)”.

Professor Mimura Nobuo of Ibaraki University was invited to give the
keynote lecture titled, “Impacts and Responses of Climate Change -New
Challenge for Infrastructure Management-”. A total of 152 researchersand core administrators from a total of 19 countries participated in pastconferences in this series, where Japan’s infrastructure technologies
and related policies were introduced to the countries of Asia.
Enhanced New Scheme
The government enacted the New Growth Strategy in June of lastyear, clearly establishing the Asian Economic Strategy as one of Japan’s
growth areas. In this background, the NILIM has decided to end thisconference to shift priority from its past activities directed broadly atthe entire Asian region to activities focused on bilateral research links,
so as to deepen the cooperation in line with individual technologicalneeds of each country.

Conference Report

Joint Survey and Meeting on TechnologicalMarket in INDONESIA—Report on the 3rd International Conference—

Planning and Research Administration Department,International Research and Promotion Division

The NILIM held its third workshop with the Research andDevelopment Center of Road and Bridges (RDCRB) at the Ministryof Public Works of Indonesia for two days: January 25 and 26.
The workshop carried out the final adjustment of road maps
for joint research projects designated at the previous international
conference as a measure intended to strengthen research links
between the two countries, and its participants agreed on specificresearches for several years and on the respective role of the two
research institutes.
And it was decided to soon arrange field tours and to carry out
research on the field of pavement strategy.

Group Photograph from the 19th Conference on Public Works Researchand Development in Asia

The specified research areas (partial)○ Road Traffic
Traffic (quantity and trajectory) measurement methods using image
processing technologies○ Road Environments
Evaluating the impact of road environments on motorcycle andautomobile traffic○ Traffic safety
Research on road traffic accident countermeasures by category

Photos of Presentations(Left: Senior Researcher Sekiya, Right: Senior Researcher Dohi)・NILIM web site (International Activities)

http://www.nilim.go.jp/english/coop/conference.htm

Conference Report

Joint Survey and Meeting on TechnologicalMarket in VIETNAM—Report on the 2nd International Conference—

Planning and Research Administration Department,International Research and Promotion Division

The NILIM held the 2nd joint workshop for 2 days on February 16
and 17 at the Institute of Transport Science and Technology (ITST),
MOT, of Vietnam.
This workshop followed up the first workshop by discussing the
preparation of road maps for future research collaboration. And the two
institutes discussed establishing four laboratories as requested by ITST
(roads, road environment, ITS, port/harbor related).
Based on the discussion at this workshop, the two research institutes
reached a conclusion regarding the specification of four researchchallenges and setting the road maps.

Research Collaboration Items Specified(1) Research on road noise surveying (to advance these surveys, etc.)(Road environment field)(2) Research on porous paving and waterproof specular surfaced paving(Paving and bridge field)(3) Existing tunnel conservation
Research on (the Hai Van Tunnel project, report etc.)(Tunnel field)(4) Research on the evaluation and restoration of port and harbor functions(Port and harbor area)

・NILIM web site (international activities)

http://www.nilim.go.jp/english/coop/conference.htm

Facility tour (ITST Danang Branch)3

Research Result

Nationwide Deployment of ITS Spot Services
Research Center for Advanced Information Technology
Intelligent Transport System Division

In response to the August 2004 declaration, “ITS For the Second
Stage” by the Smartway Project Advisory Committee, the National
Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (below, “NILIM”)
has been conducting research intended to realize an on-board
environment permitting reception of diverse ITS services using a single
on-board unit.
Since February 2005, NILIM has been cooperating with 23 privatecompanies in joint private and public sector research, and based on
the results, NILIM has studied the functions etc. of roadside radio
systems and on-board units which provide road-vehicle communication
services using ITS Spot services (DSRC: Dedicated Short Range
Communication). Following large-scale proving tests in 2008 andtrial operation on Metropolitan Expressways in 2009, NILIM enacted
specifications for equipment used to provide ITS Spot Services in
September 2009 (Technical Note of NILIM No. 571).
Based on these specifications, approximately 1,600 ITS Spotfacilities have been installed throughout Japan -mainly on expressways,
and have been successively brought into service during the period
from January to March 2011. However, service in the Tohoku district,
Hokuriku district, and part of Kanto district has been delayed due to theimpact of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
ITS Spot locations offer Dynamic Route Guidance, providing car
navigation systems with wide area congestion data permitting thesesystems to intelligently select routes. They also offer safe driving
support services to give drivers advance warnings which prevent nearmisses during driving.

Brought into service by March 30th, 2011
Delayed (Service will be sequentially begun)

LegendITS Spot installation locations
100km

Locations of ITS Spot throughout Japan
From the Tohoku Expressway

Providing wide-area congestion data
permits a car navigation system tocompare a variety of possible routes
to the driver’s destination and toselect and inform the driver of thefastest route to this destination by
avoiding congestion.

Iwatsuki IC

・There are 24 possible routes for adriver returning from the Tohoku
Expressway to the driver’s home in
Kohoku New Town. It is extremely
difficult for the driver to select thebest route considering the changing
state of congestion on these routes.

Yokohama
Aoba IC
KohokuNew Town

Dynamic Route Guidance

TECHNICAL NOTE of National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (January-April,2011)
No.

Title of Paper

Names of Divisions

596

Report for quality of road runoff

Road Environment Division

607

Research on Control of Odor released from Wastewater pumped from Underground Pit to Sewers

Wastewater System Division

608

Research on structural improvements with damage evaluationfor orthotropic steel deck

Bridge and Structures Division

609

Research on New Technology Evaluation for Highway Bridges- Draft of Guidelines for New Technology Evaluation -Bridge and Structures Division

613

Research on Upgrading of Soundness Evaluation Method for Highway PC Bridge

Bridge and Structures Division617

4. Noise 4.1 Noise Caused by Road Traffic（Revision of FY 2010）
Environment Impact Assessment Technique for Road Project

Road Environment Division

618

The Analysis on the Net Flow OD Matrix of Domestic Unit Load Cargo

Port Systems Division

619

Implementation and future directions of a new legislation From the viewpoint of the transition about
coastal zone management

Environment Department

621

Manual of countermeasures against typhoon damage on urban planting trees in Okinawa

Landscape and Ecology Division

623

Landscape and Ecology Division, Annual Research Report (25th)Landscape and Ecology Division

624

Annual Report of Road-related Research in FY 2009

Road Department, Research Center for
Advanced Information Technology

625

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International Research Division■ Documents issued by the NILIM can be viewed at our web site. (http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/bcg/siryou/index.htm)■ NILIM research activities and achievements are now available on the web site (http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/bcg/siryou/2011report/index.htm), as Annual Report
2011.

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