Volume 4, Issue 1 March 2019

Event Report
IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology in Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Tuyet TrinhCommittee Member
Dean of International Education Faculty, Head of Urban Transport and Coastal Engineering Division, UTCOn December 6, 2018, the IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology was successfully held in the University of Transport andCommunications, Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Seminar was jointly organized by International Press-in Association (IPA),
University of Transport and Communications (UTC), and Vietnam Association of Soil Mechanics and GeotechnicalEngineering (VSSMGE). Especially, the Seminar was sponsored by GIKEN LTD., JFE Steel Corporation, NIPPON STEEL &SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION, and Takenaka Corporation. Further, it received a strong support from Faculty ofInternational Education (INED) and Vietnam-Japan Development Research Center (VJARD) in UTC.
IPA SEMINAR
Date: Thursday 6th December, 2018 [9:00-16:00]
Venue: Auditorium, University of Transport and Communications (UTC)
Address: No.3 Cau Giay Street, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Participants: 227
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC) Members:

Dr. Phung Duc Long

Prof. Tatsunori MatsumotoProf. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Long

President,

Director of IPA,Rector,Vietnam Association of Soil

Kanazawa University

University of Transport andMechanics and GeotechnicalChairman

Communications (UTC)Engineering (VSSMGE)

Co-chairman

Co-chairman

The Seminar was commenced with the opening address by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Long, President of UTC followed by thegreeting from Dr. Phung Duc Long, President of Vietnamese Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
After that, ten (10) meaningful presentations from various fields were presented successfully as follows:1Volume 4, Issue 1 March 2019
IPA PROGRAM:
09:50 – 10:20

Presentation 1

10:20 – 10:50

Presentation 2

11:00 – 11:30

Presentation 3

11:30 – 12:00

Presentation 4

12:00 – 12:30

Presentation 5

13:30 – 13:45

Presentation 6
SponsorPresentation

13:45 – 14:00

14:00 – 14:15

14:15 – 14:30

14:30 – 15:00

Presentation 7

Current practice of piling works in Vietnam
Dr. Phung Duc Long
President, VSSMGE
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh
FECON
Press-in Retaining Structures: A handbook (Construction)
GIKEN SEISAKUSHO ASIA PTE.,
Mr. Tomotaka Hirose
LTD.
Sheet pile wall design – Case studies in Hanoi
Deputy head of Geotechnical
Dr. Nguyen Chau Lan
Engineering Lab., UTC
Dr. Do Tuan NghiaLecturer, TLU
Press-in Retaining Structures: A handbook (Design)
International Press-in Association
Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto
Director / Prof. at Kanazawa
University
CDM walls for basements of high-rise buildings in soft soil
conditions
Mr. Dao Trieu Kim Cuong
President, TELICOHead of Geotechnical
Dr. Le Thiet Trung
Department, NUCE
Verification of reduction factor of sectional properties of Steel
Sheet Pile due to lack of interlock integrity
Senior Manager, NIPPON STEEL &Mr. Tomoya Tominaga
SUMITOMO METAL VIETNAM CO.,LTD
Mechanical joint "JFE High-Mecha-Neji™" for steel pipe piles andsteel pipe sheet piles

SponsorPresentation

Mr. Shunsuke Usami

Presentation 8

Soil-cement walls with H-shaped steel piles supporting high-risebuildings

SponsorPresentation
Presentation 9Sponsor
Presentation
Presentation 10

Mr. Junji Hamada

JFE Steel Corporation

Takenaka Corporation

GIKEN G.R.B. System
Mr. Masafumi Yamaguchi

GIKEN LTD.

E-site visit (Introduction of the Press-in applications)
Mr. Yuta Kitano
GIKEN LTD.

Many participants attended the IPA Seminar including local scientists and lecturers, representative of Science andTechnology Department of Ministry of Transport, geotechnical engineering practitioners, consultants and contractors andmembers of the IPA. Graduated students and senior undergraduate students from several Vietnamese universities also
participated in the event. After all the presentations, an open forum was conducted to further discuss the advantages ofusing press-in technology and feasibility of applying in Viet Nam. Many questions were raised by the audiences related
to the construction and cost aspects of the Press-in technology. Questions raised by the audiences were comprehensibly
answered by the presenters for clear understanding.
Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto - IPA Director – presented a guidance on the use of the “Press-in Retaining Structures: Ahandbook (First Edition 2016). IPA hopes that this opportunity will enhance the understanding on the practical use of thePress-in Method for the research, design and implementation of future projects in Viet Nam.
Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto delivered the concluding remarks of the event, expressing his appreciation to all participants,organizers and sponsors. He determined that the application of Press-in Technology in Viet Nam is timely and IPA is2

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looking forward to more collaborations in the near future.

Photo 1. Presenters and invited guests of the IPA Seminar on Press-in Technology in Viet Nam

Photo 2. Many graduate and undergraduate students of UTC attended the Seminar3