IISEE NewsletterAug 30 2019
Number 172

In This Issue• Overseas
supplementarytraining program forLatin America
training course• Closing Ceremony of
the training course“Improvement andDissemination ofEarthquake-resistant
Construction
Technology in Latin
America”• The finalPresentation• An ex-participantfrom Colombia
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Overseas supplementary training program forLatin America training course
By Dr. Haruhiko Suwada, Senior Research Engineer, IISEEOverseas supplementary training program for Latin America training in2019 was held in El Salvador between 15th and 27th of July.
The overseas supplementary training program is conducted based on thecooperation of the JICA El Salvador office, the University of El Salvador(UES) and the Jose Simeon Canas Central American University (UCA). The
main objective is to understand the structural performance and failure
mechanism of the masonry structures against earthquake by conducting
structural tests.
Specific experimental contents are tilting table test of an adobe wall,
horizontal loading test of a confined masonry wall, and concrete block wall.
It is a very precious and informative training program that can experience
these multiple structural tests in the short term.
I also participated in the experiment with the trainees and provided someadvice on prediction and observation in experiments.

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Closing Ceremony of the training course“Improvement and Dissemination of Earthquakeresistant Construction Technology in Latin
America”
By Dr. Toshiaki Yokoi, Director of IISEE

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The closing ceremony of the mentioned course was performed in San
Salvador city, on July 26th, after two weeks of the structural tests andrelated lectures. (Photo. 1 and 2).
Following the opening remarks by Ms. Dera Irés Cortés (JICA El SalvadorOffice), welcome words and congratulations were given by Mr. Andreu
Oliva, Rector of the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas(UCA), Mr. Roger Arias, Rector of the Universidad de El Salvador (UES), Dr.
T. Yokoi (the reporter), Ms. Michelle Sol (Minister of Housing, El Salvador),and Mr. Tatsuya Saito (JICA El Salvador Office).
Then, presentations "JICA cooperation towards Latin America in terms ofseismic risk management" by Mr. T. Saito (JICA) and “InternationalCooperation for the improvement of the construction of earthquakeresistant technology in Latin American countries” by Dr. T. Yokoi (thereporter) were held. Following these, the presentations of three exparticipants of this course on good practices and activities carried out upon
their return to the country of origin. They are Mr. Juan Pablo Peralta
Peralta, Ministry of Public Works and Communications, Dominican Republic,
Mr. David Gutiérrez Rivera, National Autonomous University of Hondurasand Ms. Magda Castellanos, Salvadoran Foundation for Development andMinimum Housing (FUNDASAL), El Salvador. Then, the panel forum entitled“the role of scientific research in earthquake resistant construction” washeld as shown in Photo. 3.
Next, we handed over the certificate of attendance with souvenirs to nine
participants who attended from the beginning of the training in Japan, andten Salvadorians who participated in the two weeks experiments andlectures in San Salvador city.

Finally, Mr. Cesar David Méndez gave an address as a representative of theparticipants, and the closing ceremony came to an end successfully (Photo.
4 and 5).
This time, ten students of the Honduras National Autonomous University
participated in the experiments and lectures in San Salvador city by thespecial consideration of Mr. David Gutiérrez Rivera and the Honduras
Association of International Students of Japan (AHBEJA). I am confident
that this experience will encourage their studies although it was just only inthe final week.
Thanks to the cooperation of related organizations such as JICA, UES, UCA,and FUNDASAL, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for thisopportunity. This training course is strongly desired and has already been
decided to continue for at least another 3 years. I hope that those who arereading this newsletter in Latin America will consider joining and/orencouraging their colleagues and staff to participate. We can provide moredetailed information if requested by e-mail to iisee@kenken.go.jp.

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IISEE Bulletin is now
accepting submissionsof papers for the seismology, earthquake
engineering, andtsunami. Developing
countries are targeted,but are not limited.

Photo.1 A scene of structural test
in UCA.
Photo.2 Bringing the prism
into the laboratory of UES.

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Photo.3 Panel Forum: “the role ofscientific research in earthquakeresistant construction.”

Photo. 5 With ex-participants of2018 course.

Photo.4 Group photograph of thenine participants of the training
course “Improvement andDissemination of Earthquakeresistant Construction Technology
in Latin America” for 2019,
together with the ten Salvadorianparticipants who attended theexperiments and lectures for twoweeks in San Salvador city.

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We encourage you tocontribute a report andan article to this newsletter. Please let us
know your current
activities in yourcountries.

The final Presentation

By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administration Division, IISEEParticipants in regular courses had individual studies with their professors invarious places in Japan to write the master thesis from May 20th.
Aug 9th, all of them had backed to IISEE to have the final presentation oftheir thesis for a day.
They only have 11 days in Japan.

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Ms. Ngun Za Iang from Myanmar,
S course.

Mr. Dhira PHADERA from Nepal,
E course.

Mr. Praveen Pratap ADHIKARI
from Nepal, E course.

Ms. Elliet Del Carmen PEREZ
ROMERO from Nicaragua,
T course.

An ex-participant from Colombia visited IISEEBy Dr. Toshihide Kashima, Researcher, IISEEBack Numbers
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Mr. Luis M. Hernandez who had studied in
IISEE in 1988-89 in Earthquake
Engineering Course as a participant fromColombia visited IISEE July 30, 2019. He
is currently running a consultancy
company in Toronto, Canada. He visited
Tsukuba during his family trip to Japan.
We always welcome the visit of exparticipants. Please don’t hesitate tocontact us when you get a chance tocome to Japan.

right to left,Dr.Kashima, Mr. Luis M.
Hernandez and Dr. Yokoi.