Press-in Technology applied in 43 countries / areas

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July 2024

About IPA

Aim

The International Press-in Association (IPA) is a global academicorganization dedicated to advancing "Press-in Engineering," a fieldthat integrates geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering,mechanical engineering, measuring-surveying-monitoring engineering,and data and information processing. The IPA aims to combine theory
and practice through industry-academia-government collaboration toelucidate the mechanisms of interaction between the ground and structures.

History

・Establishing a worldwide network sharing an academic interest in the Press-in Method
・Social contributions following academic development regarding the Press-in Method
・Social contributions following human resource developments regarding the Press-in Method

Activities
・Collection and distribution of technical information
・Providing opportunities to publish research and case studies
・Research to solve specific technical issues

International Conference (scheduled once in three years from 2018)

2007

IPA was established and Prof. Malcolm Bolton assumed the first IPA President.

2010

The first IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar was held in Tokyo and Kochi, Japan.
(hereafter continuously held in Japan)

2015“Design and Construction Guideline for Press-in Piling 2015 (the Japanese version)” was published.

2016

・Press-in retaining structures: a handbook (First edition 2016) was published.
・Dr. Osamu Kusakabe assumed the second IPA President.
・Technical Committees (TC)1, TC2, TC3 were founded.
・The IPA Newsletters began publication.

・TC-4

Vertical performance and construction management of sheet piles installed by the Press-in Method
and tubular piles installed by Rotary Cutting Press-in Method (2019~)

・TC-5

Influence of operator skill and experience on field performance of Press-in Piling (2020~)

2017

The first IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology was held in Singapore.
(hereafter continuously held outside Japan)

・TC-6

Investigation and analysis of the development status of Press-in technology in China (2021~)

2018

・The First International Conference on Press-in Engineering was held in Kochi, Japan.
・IPA Awards related to Press-in Technology were founded.

Seminars & Workshops

2019

・Chinese Version of “Press-in retaining structures: a handbook” was published.

2020

・“Design and Construction Guideline for Press-in Piling 2020 (the Japanese version)” was published.
・Prof. Chun Fai Leung assumed the third IPA President.

2021

・The Second International Conference on Press-in Engineering was held online.
・Press-in retaining structures: A handbook Second Edition, 2021
(English, Russian, Thai and Portuguese version) were published.

2022

・The First International Conference on Press-in Engineering 2018, Kochi, Japan・The Second International Conference on Press-in Engineering 2021, Kochi, Japan (Online)
・The Third International Conference on Press-in Engineering 2024, SingaporeTechnical Committees

・“IPA Seminar on Press-in technology” is held several times a year.
(2017: Singapore and Malaysia, 2018: Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, 2023: Taiwan)
・“IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar” has been held once a year in Japan (Tokyo & Kochi) since 2010.
・“IPA International Workshops”
Cambridge (2007), New Orleans (2008), Shanghai (2010), Singapore (2012) and Ho Chi Minh (2014)

Publications (After 2023)

・Press-in retaining structures: A handbook Second Edition, 2021
(Spanish, French, Vietnamese and German version) were published.

・2023

Booklet: Pile Foundation

・IPA 15th Anniversary Seminar was held in Singapore

Press-in Retaining Structures: A Handbook Second Edition, 2021 (Koren)

2023

・Press-in Retaining Structures: A Handbook Second Edition, 2021 (Koren) was published.
・Early Career Engineer Award was founded.

Press-in Piling Case History Volume 2, 2023

2024

・Prof. Kenneth Gavin assumed the fourth IPA President.
・The Third International Conference on Press-in Engineering was held in Singapore.

GIKEN・The University of Cambridge
Joint ResearchICPE 2024

Press-in retaining structures: A handbook

・2024

Booklet: Disaster Countermeasures

Technical Committee （TC）

IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar

IPA Seminar on Press-in technology