Feb. 25, 2014

Japan Society of Civil Engineers
International Activities Center

IAC News No. 17
1st Report on Typhoon Haiyan Disaster
From Dec. 12 to 16, 2013, JSCE and PICE collaboratively carried out the joint
field survey on storm surge disaster caused by Typhoon Haiyan, known as
Yolanda in Philippines. Primary aims of this joint survey are to capture the overallcharacteristics of the storm surge disaster caused by Yolanda and to extend theobtained findings to future planning of disaster protection and mitigation
measures both in Japan and Philippines. After discussion on 11th amongmembers of PICE and JSCE including Mr. Momo and Dr. Pacheco, a president
and a former president of PICE, respectively, we discussed detailed field survey
plans in east coast of Leyte including most damaged Tacloban city and Eastern
Samar. The first JSCE survey team members were four coastal and one hydraulicengineers whereas the PICE team were one coastal (Prof. Cruz, a team leader),two wind, one structural and environmental engineers. Field survey was efficiently
carried out thanks to excellent support by DPWH.

Prof. Yoshimitsu Tajima
JSCE Team Leader,JSCE-PICE Joint Disaster
Assessment Team on
Typhoon Haiyan(The Univ. of Tokyo)

Severe structural damages due to strong wind and flood due to heavy
precipitation after the event made it difficult to detect clear
watermarks of inundation. On the other hand many residents stayedaround the inundated area and witnessed the event. Through theinterviews with translations by PICE members, the survey teamsuccessfully obtained various essential characteristics of the storm
surge and stormy waves. For example, we found that stormy waves
had significant impacts on surprisingly high inundation and runup
A typhoon-hit coastal community inEastern Samarheights observed both on the east coast of Leyte and along thePacific coast of Eastern Samar. These findings are essential for
future planning of disaster mitigation and protection measures.

All the results of the first joint survey are shared among JSCE and PICE and are open to public through thehome page of the Coastal Engineering Committee of JSCE and through a technical paper published in Coastal
Engineering Journal, JSCE. We will keep this collaborative survey and analysis of this catastrophic event.

JSCE & PICE team members interview
residents.

JSCE-PICE Joint Disaster Assessment
Team Members

2013 Japan-Korea Joint Seminar on Highway Bridge Maintenance and Management
JSCE IAC Korea Gr. has hosted seminars, workshops and discussions
sessions to encourage Japanese and Korea civil engineer to build network,
technical exchange and collaborations in the construction field since 2013.
With the efforts of Dr. Kyung-Boo Park (a former JSCE Korea Section president)
and Prof. Dong-Uk Lee (the incumbent president of the Section),”Japan-Korea
Joint Seminar on Highway Bridge Maintenance and Management” was held at
the auditorium in Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) Headquarter onDecember 23, 2013, co-hosted by JSCE IAC and KSCE, sponsored by Korea

Kazuya EGAMI, Dr.
ICC Korea Gr. Leader

Expressway Corporation and Korea Institute of Construction Technology.
The joint seminar focused on the maintenance and management ofhighway bridges, which was the International Panel Discussion held in the2013 JSCE Annual Meeting last September. Prof. Masahiko Isobe theJSCE President-Elect paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Myung-Pil Shim theKSCE President-Elect (started his tenure this January) on December 21,and to Prof. Jong-Sung Sim the KSCE President right before the joint
JSCE and KSCE’sPresident-Elects shake hands

seminar, and exchanged opinions and views on the development oftechnical exchange and cooperation between the two societies. Prof.

Isobe also invited them to participate and work with JSCE in holding its 100th Anniversary Celebration thisNovember, and they kindly aaccepted the invitation.
The Joint Seminar began with opening speeches by Prof. Jong-sung Simand Prof. Masahiko Isobe. Both of them emphasized on the importanceof technical and cultural communication and cooperation, increasing
international competitiveness, and building information exchange invarious fields between the two countries. Then, Mr. Hiroshi Watanebe(Public Works Research Institute) and Prof. Yoshiaki Okui (SaitamaUniversity) from and Mr. Jung Hae Mun (Korea Express Way Corp.) andMr. Park Kyung-Hun from Korea delivered presentations from theirprofessional viewpoint.

Prof. Okui delivers a presentation.

In that seminar, Mr. Hiroshi Tanaka and three other experts discussed
their viewpoints and experiences in highway bridge maintenance andmanagements with the other participants, moderated by Dr.
Kyung-Boo Park. The participants animatedly shared their views andopinions on latest technical innovations and knowledge developed inJapan and Korea. Mr. Tanaka played a coordinator role between thetwo countries while attending as a KSCE representative, who works
for Samsung C&T Corporation the biggest construction company in
Seminar participants smile forthe camera.

Korea and has a good knowledge of Korean construction technology.
Mr. Jea-Man Park (Executive Director of Jiseng Co., Ltd.) played aninterpreter in the discussion. Mr. Park used to study soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering at Waseda
University, and is taking a leading figure in those fields in Korea. Among the participants, there were many
Japanese civil engineers who were working in Korea, and Korea ones who used to study at Japanese
universities and research institutes. Their participations indicated the close relationship built through technicalexchanges between the two countries.
Various opportunities to make technical exchange have been provided between the two countries up to thepresent. In this year, an international conference in the coastal engineering filed will be held in Seoul in June,
JSCE Korea Section-KSCE and CICHE* Joint Seminar will be in Pusan in August. Furthermore, World Water
Forum will be taken place in Daegu, Korea in April 2015. The joint seminar will lead to developing technicalexchanges in various fields, and that will support engineers to network with each other and further contribute to
the development and internationalization of Japanese construction industry.
*CICHE= Chinese Institute of Civil & Hydraulic EngineeringLast, but not least, I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to Prof. Myung-Pil Shim, KSCE members,K-Water, Dr. Kyung-Boo Park, Prof. Dong-Uk Lee who offered extensive support, generous assistance andkind cooperation with us to make this joint seminar happen.

Thank you very much indeed.

Message from JSCE Indonesia Section
It is a pleasure for us to update and being updated as part of the international sections and programs that
JSCE’s headquarters have for some countries. Indonesia as one of the international chapters exists to bridge
the possible and potential cooperation between Indonesia’s scholars in Civil Engineering and Japanesecounterparts, as well as other international chapters. The chapter was established through communication andjoint work with Prof Masanori HAMADA as of 2007 JSCE President at the moment, and our local Japanese
partner in Jakarta named Mr. Tomoji SUZUKI. I was the vice president of the University of Indonesia.
Establishment of the chapter was then followed by book stand placement at the Civil Engineering Department
at the university, aims at sharing information on Civil Engineering issues to students, lecturers, researchersand professors. Though most of the books were in Japanese but there were interests of the community.
JSCE Indonesia’s chapter, in its existence, also works on how to strengthen the community through research,studies and other applied activities. It seems necessary to reach outlook of practices and academia, andupdate current issues for civil engineers in Indonesia to learn a lot more from the experiences of Japanesecounterparts. Cooperation was also followed by some activities with local professionals and their associationsuch as issue on disasters. Memberships are expected not only from Indonesia engineers graduate fromJapanese universities but also from others. Funding and financing is, of course, an issue to maintain any
professional associations, and it is not easy to expect such funding schemed from membership fee. So
company’s membership and sponsors are resources to be sought. It is of great expectation to that JSCE’s
headquarters may play more important role to keep this existence. Fresh money is not the only funding we
may scheme but creativities of academic and professional activities may become a light.
JSCE Indonesia’s chapter looks further for better and challenging cooperation in the future since we learn thatIndonesia is now still in the phase of developing their civil infrastructures. National Policy of promoting themaster plan for accelerating economic development in Indonesia has urged to expedite connectivity
throughout the country. This connectivity suggests six (6) economic corridors including infrastructuredevelopment of cities and their logistics to support national economic growth. Indonesia’s economic growth
has shown promising rate of over 6% per annum, year on year. Despite the global economic crises thiseconomic growth seems stable and secure. Jakarta as the capital is now in the phase of constructing the mass
rapid transit (MRT) with cooperation of JICA, and some other urban infrastructures to maintain and securesuch economic growth and provide amenities to those living in.
So it is of my great concern that JSCE Indonesia’s chapter takes important roles to contribute such long term
development in the country.

And I believe through strong cooperation with JSCE’s headquarters the efforts

will not be difficult and may pay back the contribution to the benefits of academia and professionals in theirprofessions towards sustainable and environmentally friendly infrastructures for the future. Similar hopes aresurely expected to other international chapters.
Prof. Sutanto Soehodho
President of JSCE Indonesia’s chapter.

IAC Current News by Kotaro Hashimoto the 101st JSCE President
It has been two years since the IAC opened. To further develop its international activity, the IAC has beenworking with Int’l Strategy Committee. I would like to touch on four core groups in the IAC. One is Information
Networking Group, the publisher of monthly IAC News. This Group should and will increase its capacity tocollect and disseminate information in and outside the country. Another, International Communication andCooperation Group has to maintain and improve communication with JSCE’s Agreement of Cooperation(AOC) societies by strengthening the coordination and cooperation between the International Sections andICC’s working groups set up by region. Also the Group is expected to support pivotal persons to take aleadership role in information collection and communication with their counterparts in the countries where ICC
has not set up groups to directly work with yet. Another, Professional Development & Education Group holds
three series of International Symposium with the theme “International Competitiveness of Construction
Industry and Business Strategy” on February 12, March 17 and April 22. The other, International Student
Network Group organizes a “Joint Company Information Session in Civil Engineering for InternationalStudents,” which was held last year, in this May again. As their regular events, they host the 16th International
Summer Symposium and International Workshop for Young Engineers as part of JSCE 100th Anniversary
Celebration events during 2014 JSCE Annual Meeting in September.

I also would like to share latest updates. A Typhoon Haiyan (local name: Yolanda) briefing session was held inTokyo on December 25, 2013. Then, UPD-ICE* Forum on Structural Resilience with Earthquake and Typhoons
through Sustainable Civil Engineering, co-organized by Philippines Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) andJSCE in Manila on January 30.
*UPD= University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering, Institute of Civil Engineering)
As to JSCE’s international communication, the JSCE HQ had two notable visits. One was the visit of Dr Le VanThanh the National University of Civil Engineering President on January 9, and the other was the one ofProfessor Emeritus Zeki Hasgur of Istanbul Technical University, the JSCE Turkey Section President onFebruary 10. Their visits were brief yet useful for us to build mutual communication and cooperation.
Moreover, two meetings will get an attention on the IAC’s event calendar. Joint Seminar on Japan andIndonesia Civil Engineering is going to be held at the JSCE HQ on March 12, in which Dr. Hermanto Dardak,
Vice Minister of Public Works Indonesia will deliver a speech. And a symposium on Bosporus Strait Bridge
Project will on April 3, to be hosted by the aforesaid Professional Development & Education Group.
Meanwhile, ACECC Executive Council Meeting is going to be held in Hawaii for three days from March 7.
JSCE representatives will be doing a follow-up on the invitation to the JSCE100th Anniversary Celebration andbe announcing JSCE’s intention to take part in ASCE’s celebration of Panama Canal 100th Anniversary.
The above activities will give an indication of IAC’s year 2014. I expect that IAC will use the one-year period
usefully and wisely so as to bring in more positive results for the members, friends, and colleagues at homeand overseas.
Thank you.

Prof. Thanh with the NUCE delegation

Int’l Symposium participants tolisten to a speaker

What’s Happening● 2014/3/7～9・・・・26th ACECC ECM in Hawaii, USA● 2014/3/12・・・・・Seminar on Japan Indonesia Civil Engineering Technology (JSCE HQ, Tokyo)（http://committees.jsce.or.jp/kokusai/node/51）

● 2014/3/17・・・・・International Symposium Series No. 2: “(tentative) International Competitiveness ofConstruction Industry and Business Strategy” (JSCE HQ, Tokyo)(http://committees.jsce.or.jp/kokusai/node/54)● 2014/4/3・・・・・・Contract BC-1: Marmaray Project Symposium (JSCE HQ, Tokyo)● 2014/4/22・・・・・International Symposium Series No. 3: “(tentative) Diversification Strategy ofForeign Construction Companies” (JSCE HQ, Tokyo)● 2014/5/31・・・・・Joint Company Information Session in Civil Engineering for International Students(JSCE HQ, Tokyo)（http://committees.jsce.or.jp/kokusai/node/52）

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Y’s Murmuring
The second heavy snowfall hit Tokyo in this winter. I went out to get a shovel at a hardware store in myneighborhood. Walking in the snow, I was wondering how often people living in snowy areas shovel snow in awinter, and also recalling someone told me that it was more cost-effective to modify or temporarily suspend
train services than to install snow-melting systems on railway tracks in the areas which get little snow. Nomatter how much snow falls, people want to maintain their day-to-day routine.

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