AGENDA
41st JOINT MEETING
PANEL ON WIND AND SEISMIC EFFECTS
18-20 May 2009

May 18 (Monday)

10:00

Opening Ceremonies

Call to order by Keiichi Tamura, Secretary-General, Japan-side Panel

Opening remarks by Hiroaki Taniguchi, Vice-Minister for Engineering Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Remarks by Bart D. Cobbs, Unit Chief, Environment, Science and Technology Unit, Economic Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America

Remarks by Masanobu Morita, Director, International Science and Technology Affairs Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Remarks by Tadahiko Sakamoto, Chairman, Japan-side Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, Chief Executive, Public Works Research Institute

Remarks by H. S. Lew, Acting Chairman, U.S.-side Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce

Introduction of Japan-side Members by Japan-side Panel Chairman

IIntroduction of U.S.-side Members by U.S.-side Panel Chairman

Elect Joint Panel Meeting Chairman

Adopt Agenda

Adjourn
 

11:10

Group Photograph

11:30

Technical Session 1 -Transportation Systems
 
Chairman - Dr. H. S. Lew

11:30

Damage Investigation of Matsurube Bridge during the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake
Shigeki Unjoh*, Takashi Tamakoshi, Koichi Ikuta, NILIM; and Junichi Sakai, PWRI

11:50

The Lessons Learned from Wenchuan Earthquake on Highway Bridges
Phillip Yen*, FHWA; Genda Chen, MUST; and Mark Yashinski, CALTRANS

12:10

Discussion

12:20

Lunch

13:20

Technical Session 2 -Transportation Systems
 
Chairman - Dr. H. S. Lew

13:20

Quick Earthquake Damage Detection System for Bridges
Junichi Sakai*, PWRI; and Shigeki Unjoh, NILIM

13:40

Shake Table Testing of Bridge Reinforced Concrete Columns under Combined Actions
Juan Arias-Acosta and David Sanders*, UNR

14:00

Shake Table Experiment on RC Bridge Columns Using E-Defense
Kazuhiko Kawashima*, Tomohiro Sasaki, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Koichi Kajiwara, Hiromichi Ukon, NIED; Shigeki Unjoh, NILIM; Junichi Sakai, PWRI; Kenji Kosa, Kyushu Institute of Technology; Yoshikazu Takahashi, Kyoto University; Masaaki Yabe, Chodai; and Hiroshi Matsuzaki, Tokyo Institute of Technology

14:20

Outline of the Damage of Transportation Facilities and Geotechnical Structures by the 2009 L'Aquila, Italy Earthquake
Kazuhiko Kawashima*, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Omer Aydan, Tokai University; Kazuo Konagai, University of Tokyo; Atsushi Yamashita, Gifu University; and Sven-Peter Teodori, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. /
Highlights of the L'Aquila, Italy Earthquake of April 6, 2009, Mehmet Celebi*

14:45

Discussion

15:05

Break

15:20

Task Committee Meetings

B: Next-Generation Building and Infrastructure Systems
C: Dams
D: Wind Engineering
G: Transportation Systems
H: Storm Surge and Tsunami

17:00

Conclusion of Day 1

18:30

Japan-side Panel Hosted Reception
(Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba)

May 19 (Tuesday)

09:00

Technical Session 3 - Sustainable Design for Buildings and Infrastructure - Focus on Natural Disaster Prevention, and Disaster Resilient Buildings and Infrastructure
Chairman -Dr. Tadahiko Sakamoto

09:00

Earthquake Disaster Management in Japan
Koji Ikeuchi* and Masamitsu Waga, Cabinet Office

09:20

On the Variation of Fundamental Frequency (Period) of an Undamaged Building - A Continuing Discussion
Mehmet Celebi*, USGS

09:40

System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of Disaster Recovery Process of Interdependent Infrastructure Systems
Shojiro Kataoka*, NILIM

10:00

Modal-Pushover-based Ground Motion Scaling Procedure for Nonlinear Analysis of Structures
Erol Kalkan*, USGS; and Anil Chopra, UCB

10:20

Discussion

10:40

Break

10:55

Technical Session 4 - Wind Engineering
Chairman - Dr. Tadahiko Sakamoto

10:55

Experimental Studies on Internal Pressure and Debris Strike for Improved Tornado Induced Loads of Low-Rise Buildings
Partha Sarkar*, ISU; and Hitomitsu Kikitsu, NILIM

11:15

Damage to Buildings by EF5 Tornado in Iowa, U.S. on May 25, 2008
Hitomitsu Kikitsu*, NILIM; and Partha Sarkar, ISU

11:35

New Scales for the Destructive Potential of Tropical Cyclones
Mark Powell, NOAA; and Timothy Reinhold, IBHS (Presented by John Gaynor*)

11:55

Discussion

12:10

Lunch

13:10

Technical Session 5 - Next-Generation Building and Infrastructure Systems, and Sustainable Design for Buildings and Infrastructure - Focus on Natural Disaster Prevention
Chairman - Dr. Tadahiko Sakamoto

13:10

Continuity and/or Resiliency of Building Function after Disasters
Hiroshi Fukuyama*, Koichi Morita, Tomohisa Mukai, Taiki Saito, BRI; Hitomitsu Kikitsu, NILIM; Yoshihiro Iwata, Yoshio Wakiyama and Seitaro Tajiri, BRI

13:30

Study on Landslide Orientation Bias Triggered by 1994 Northridge Earthquake
Hiroshi P. Sato*, GSI

13:50

Discussion

14:00

Break

14:15

Strategic Planning Session

17:00

Conclusion of Day 2

18:30

Individual Japan-side Members Hosted Dinners

May 20 (Wednesday)

09:00

Technical Session 6 - Dams
Chairman - Dr. H. S. Lew

09:00

Analysis of Remediation Alternatives for Success Dams
Michael Sharp*, USACE

09:20

Improvement of Distance Attenuation Formula of Acceleration and Lower Limit Acceleration Response Spectrum to Evaluate Seismic Performance of Dams
Shinya Mitsuishi, NILIM; Tomoki Otani*, Japan Water Agency; Yoshikazu Yamaguchi and Tomoya Iwashita, PWRI

09:40

Developing Regional Exercises Involving Multiple Dams
Enrique Matheu, DHS; Yazmin Seda-Sanabria, USACE; and Robert Hughes*, DHS

10:00

Damage to Dams due to the Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake in 2008
Yoshikazu Yamaguchi*, Tomoya Iwashita, PWRI; and Shinya Mitsuishi, NILIM

10:20

Developing Structural Performance Criteria for Concrete Hydraulic Structures
Robert Hall, USACE (Presented by Michael Sharp*)

10:40

Discussion

11:05

Break

11:20

Technical Session 7 - Storm Surge and Tsunami
Chairman - Dr. H. S. Lew

11:20

Decision Making on Evacuation from the Tsunami Following the Earthquake off Kuril Islands in 2006
Yoshio Suwa and Fuminori Kato*, NILIM

11:40

Practical Model to Estimate Behavior of Tsunami-Drifted Bodies
Takashi Tomita* and Kazuhiko Honda, PARI

12:00

Discussion

12:10

Lunch

13:10

Workshop and Task Committee Reports
Chairman - Dr. Tadahiko Sakamoto

14:30

Break

14:50

Adoption of Final Resolutions
Chairman - Dr. Tadahiko Sakamoto

15:50

Break

16:00

Closing Ceremonies
Call to order by Keiichi Tamura, Secretary-General, Japan-side Panel

Remarks by H. S. Lew, Acting Chairman, U.S.-side Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects

Remarks by Tadahiko Sakamoto, Chairman, Japan-side Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects

16:30

Conclusion of 41st Joint Panel Technical Sessions

18:30

U.S.-side Panel Hosted Reception
(Restaurant ESPOIR, Epochal Tsukuba International Congress Center)