No.38
December 1, 2015

No.27

Introduction of the Activities of the Committee
on Steel Structures
Shinichiro Nozawa,
Chair of the Committee on Steel Structures（East Japan Railway Company）
The Committee on Steel Structures was established inAlso, in 2007 an “Overseas Exchange Sub-committee” was1971 by dividing the functions of the Committee on Bridge

established

Structures into two with the Committee on Structural

information on Japanese steel structures internationally.

Engineering to contribute to the academic and technicalThis sub-committee actively promotes introduction ofdevelopment of steel structures in the civil engineering

Japanese steel structure technology and the Standard

field. Since then, many activities have been carried out

Specifications for Steel and Composite Structures tosuch as research and studies into steel materials and steel

overseas countries, collects information on steel structure

structures, holding lecture meetings and symposia, andtechnology in overseas countries, and engages in technicalplanning and editing publications.

exchange with various countries. Exchange symposia have

As of November 2015, there are 16 sub-committees

been held to date in Australia (2009), Thailand (2009),

actively engaged in research and studies. Those research

Bangladesh (2010, 2015), Cambodia (2010, 2011), andand studies sub-committees actively publicize their results

Vietnam (2012).

withtheobjectiveofcommunicatingby publishing the reports on their activities in the Steel
Structures Series, etc. Also, the standing sub-committee
responsible for the Standard Specifications for Steel andComposite Structures has adopted and published theStandardSpecifications

Structures(GeneralforProvision,SteelandComposite

StructuralPlanning,Design: 2007, Seismic Design: 2008, Construction: 2009,
Maintenance: 2013). In 2010 an English language editionof the “General Provision, Structural Planning, andDesign” was published, with the aim of establishinginternationally competitive standards compatible with theperformance-based

designmethod.

Eachvolumeiscurrently being amended, with the “General Provision,
Structural Planning, and Design” volume scheduled for
publication in 2016, and the Seismic Design volume
scheduled for 2017.

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Standard Specifications for Steel and Composite Structures,
English Edition (http://www.jsce-int.org/about/guideline)In addition, the Committee on Steel Structures holds a“Symposium on Steel Structures and Bridges” once a year,
a basic course on steel structures twice a year, a steel
structure technology succession lecture meeting once ayear, and actively undertakes to improve the skills of themembers in steel structures by returning the results of thecommittee’s activities to the members and implementing
continuing education.
Important themes have been set such as disasterprevention and disaster mitigation technologies for steeland composite structures in preparation for natural
disasters, technologies for life extension of existing

IABSE-JSCE Joint Conference in Bangladesh, 2015

structures, and technologies for repair and rehabilitation,
As part of the information dissemination activities,
electronicarchivesofpublicationseditedbytheCommittee on Steel Structures or its research and studies
sub-committees, collections of conference proceedings, etc.,
have been prepared and can be downloaded as electronic
files from the committee website, so that the results of thecommittee’s activities are widely publicized.

so the activities of the Committee will continue in order torealize safe and reliable steel structures.
Furthermore, we are considering deepening exchange withacademic organizations and industries associations inEast Asia and Oceania, and the development of activities
to produce an East Asian code for steel and compositestructures.

The ASCE’s Celebration of Leaders Luncheon honored

Report on American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) 2015 Convention in New Yorkthe 18 eminent engineers who were inducted asDistinguished Members this year. The distinguishedmembers

American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) 2015

madespeeches

after

their

researchachievements were introduced.

Convention was held at New York Marriott Marquis at

During the Leadership & Society Awards Breakfast, theTimes Square, New York, on October 11-14, 2015.

ASCE celebrated the leaders who have significantly

JSCE sent a delegation headed by Noriaki Hirose, thecontributed to both the civil engineering profession andpresident of the JSCE.

their communities. Keynote Speaker Nicholas De

1. ASCE 2015 Convention

Nichilo gave a speech entitled “Leadership in the Civil(1) Opening Plenary Session

Engineering Profession-Our Vision, Our Challenge, Our

In the Opening Plenary Session on the second day, Luke

Purpose.”Williams, international best-selling author, gave a keynote(3) New ASCE President

speech entitled "Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to SparkAt the beginning of the installation ceremony, 2015Transformation“disruptiveASCE President Bob Stevens gave a farewell address.

thinking” concepts and presentation with razor-sharp wits

He spoke his duties and travels around the world asstrongly impressed the audience.

president. He then introduced Mark Woodson as the(2) Celebration of Distinguished Members, and Presentation

2016 ASCE President and Norma Jean Mattei as theof Leadership & Society Award

President-elect. Mark Woodson has been the CEO of ainYourBusiness.”

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His

construction consultant company in Arizona as well as(4) Concurrent sessions

an engineer with extensive experience in advising

The convention offered many concurrent sessions. I

various state projects in Arizona. During the ceremony,attended “ASCE 2013 Report Card: Have We Raised

his four children gave their blessings in a message.

Our Infrastructure Grades?” and “Diversity & Inclusion

In addition, the "Dream Big Film, which was sponsoredin Civil Engineering: Opportunities, Innovation & Bestby Bechtel Corp. was played. The Dream Big Movie

Practices.” The latter session had presentations andProject” is a giant-screen 3D film and a large-scale

discussions on how leading civil engineering employers

outreach program designed to promote understanding

were leveraging diverse workforces and communityand interest in engineering, science, and technology

engagement initiatives to implement ground-breaking

among young engineers and open up new engineering

innovations in civil engineering technology.

opportunities, especially for children in grades K-12.

Concurrent Session “Diversity & Inclusion in CivilEngineering: Opportunities, Innovations & Bestpractices”

Speech by 2016 president Mark Woodson

2. Strengthening Cooperation between the ASCE andThe

the JSCE

publication methods, the “infrastructure health check"(1) ASCE-JSCE Meetingand other matters related to the ASCE’s Report Card. In

An ASCE-JSCE Meeting was held on October 12. The

addition, the JSCE’s efforts to reduce the adverse

participants from the ASCE including Robert Stevens,

impact of climate change were explained with the draft

2015 President, and Mark Woodson 2016 President,of English version of "Adaptation and mitigation

Thomas Smith, Executive Director, Meggan Brown,

measures for climate change."

Director of International Relations, and Carol Bowers,(2) Renewal of the Agreement of Cooperation (AOC)

Director of Communications.

between the ASCE and the JSCE

JSCE president Noriaki Hirose provided an overview ofSigning AOC between the ASCE and its international

the flooding disaster that occurred in Kanto and Tohoku

counterparts was the major item of luncheon meeting onlastaOctober 13. The renewal of AOC between the ASCE andpresentation of information about CECAR7, scheduled

JSCE was signed by the following attendees: ASCE 2016

to be held in Hawaii next year, and CECAR8, scheduled

President Woodson and Executive Director Smith for thein Japan in 2019. The JSCE asked the ASCE toASCE, and President Hirose and Executive Director

participate in a new ACECC Technical Committee onTsukada for the JSCE.

September.

Hisspeech

wasfollowedby

ASCE

offeredtheJSCE

adviceregardingdisaster prevention and mitigation, and they agreed toparticipate in it by sending their experts.

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【Yukihiro Tsukada, Executive Director of JSCE】

ASCE-JSCE Meeting

Attendees at the International Luncheon

KSCE-JSCE

Report on Korean Society of Civil Engineers(KSCE) 2015 Annual Meeting in Gunsan

meeting,banquet(stayedinGunsan)
10/30

Return to Japan from Gunsun via Seoul

The JSCE Korea Section has an office in the Gangnam
This year again Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) wasDistrict of Seoul, which is the base for exchange among theinvited by the Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) toSection members. Also exchange is carried out using theattend their annual convention KSCE 2015 Convention.

SNS app BAND. Kim Jae Kwon, President of JSCE Korea

Four persons from JSCE attended the convention which wasSection, arranged the visit to the Saemangeum project,held inincluding the world’s largest scale storm surge barrier at 33Gunsan,

Jeonbuk,

Korea:

President

Hirose,Professor Hajime Mase of Kyoto University, Biehn Baik,-km long.

Ph.D, PM (Chodai Co., Ltd.), Korean Group Member of theAt the CCAW-ACECC International Seminar, there was aInternational Exchange & Cooperation Group, International

discussion regarding measures for adapting to climate

Activities Center, and Katsuhama.

change in the water resources field, and a presentation fromUsing the opportunity of this year’s annual convention, anJSCE entitled “Analysis of seawall stability and adaptation

executive committee meeting (ECM) of the Asian Civil

method for climate change” was given by Professor Mase.

Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC) was also held at

At the KSCE-JSCE meeting, opinions were exchanged

the venue. Other participants were also sent from JSCE toregarding the new Technical Committee (TC) on disasterattend the ACECC ECM.

reduction and prevention proposed by JSCE and whose

The occasion of this visit to Korea was also used as anestablishment was agreed at the ACECC ECM, cooperation

opportunity for exchange with the JSCE Korea Section. The

regarding the Civil Engineering Conference in the Asia

JSCE delegation’s schedule is shown in the table.

Region (CECAR), vitalization of exchange between branches,and mutual use of special privileges for members of JSCE【The schedule of JSCE delegation to Korea】

and KSCE, etc.

DateDetails

At the banquet, President Hirose gave an address in which

10/27

Visit

10/28
10/29

JSCE

Korea

Section,attendahe thanked the host for their invitation, expressed his

get-together (stayed in Seoul)

expectations for further development of exchange between

Transfer to Gunsan, attend Welcome Reception

JSCE and KSCE, which has been continuing for many years,(stayed in Gunsan)

and called on the participants from each country to

Visit Saemangeum project

cooperate with the new TC of ACECC.

Attend CCAW-ACECC International Seminar

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KSCE-JSCE Meeting

Saemangeum Project Tour

【Yoshihiro Katsuhama, Members & Planning Division,JSCE】

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Editor’s postscript
I have celebrated a new year in Iceland once. The new year camewith lots of fireworks in merry atmosphere there. In myhometown, a new year comes silently with the sound of snow
falling and temple bell. I have been very surprised at how
uniquely different countries and cultures celebrate a new year.
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