19th US - Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop

19th BWS Agenda UP

AGENDA

October 27-29, 2003

First day, October 27 (Monday)

09:15 Opening Session
Co-Chairs: J.Fukui, D.Sanders

    Welcome Remarks: Tadahiko SAKAMOTO (Chif Exective, PWRI)

    Remarks: Phillip YEN (Chairman for the U.S. Side)

    Remarks: Hiroshi SATO (Chairman for the Japan Side)

09:45 Coffee Break

10:05 Session 2: Seismic 1
Co-Chairs: S.Unjoh &, J.Cooper

  1. Enforcing Methods of Existing Old Bridges on Soft Ground For a Very Large Earthquake (In-Cap Method)
    Yukitake SHIOI (Hachinohe Institute of Technology), Mamoru AOYAGI, Tsutomu OOYA, Koji KATO, Hisashi FUKUDA
  2. Comparative Design of a Bridge in New Jersey using the NCHRP 472 Comprehensive Specification for the Seismic Design of Bridges and the 1998 LRFD
    Harry A. Capers Jr. (New Jersey Department of Transportation)
  3. Experimental Study on Liquefaction-induced Earth Pressure on Bridge Abutment
    Masuo KONDOH (PWRI), Keiichi TAMURA
  4. Static and Dynamic Behavior of Flared-Column Bents
    Suhas S. CHANDANE, David H. SANDERS (University of Nevada Reno), M. "Saiid "SAIIDI, Saad EL-AZAZY
  5. Structural Response Characteristics in Consideration of Directional Uncertainty of Earthquake Ground Motion
    Hideaki NISHIDA (PWRI), Shigeki UNJOH

11:45 Photograph (Entrance of PWRI Main Building)

12:00 Lunch Break

13:15 Session 3: Maintenance 1
Co-Chairs: S.Nakatani &, I.Harik

  1. Mitigation of Corrosion in Concrete Bridges
    Paul Virmani, John M. Hooks, (Federal Highway Administration)
  2. Corrosion of 30 Year Old Weathering Steel Bridges
    Kenji IKEDA (Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido), Takashi SATO, Kazunori WATANABE, Shizuo KATO, Toshiya SUGAWARA
  3. Federal Highway Administration Bridge Research and Technology Deployment Initiatives
    Ian M. FRIEDLAND (Federal Highway Administration), Edgar P. SMALL
  4. Field Tests of RC Deck Slabs Deterioration Assessment System by Digital Images
    Shinya OKADA (Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido), Kenji IKEDA , Kazunori WATANABE Hiroshi KOIDE, Masakazu UEKITA
  5. Florida's Approach to Bridge Preservation
    Ivan R. Lasa (Florida Department of Transportation), Rodney G. Powers
  6. Nondestructive Inspection of the Suspender Ropes in a Suspension Bridge
    Hiroaki HOASHI, Takeshi SUGIMOTO (Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority)

15:15 Coffee Break

15:45 Session 4: Seismic 2
co-Chairs: H. Kanaji & R. Land

  1. The Effect of Abutments as Displacement Limiting Measure on Seismic Performance of Bridges
    Taku MIKAMI (PWRI), Shigeki UNJOH, Masuo KONDOH
  2. Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations for Bridge and Tunnel Security
    James D. Cooper (Bridge Technology Consultant), Michael C. Smith, Steven L. Ernst
  3. Ultimate Shear Strength of Pile Caps
    Masahiro SHIRATO (PWRI), Jiro FUKUI, Naoki MASUI, Kenji KOSA
  4. A Sloping Surface Roller Bearing and its lateral Stiffness Measurement
    George C. Lee (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research), Zach Liang
  5. Design and Construction of Japanese Highway Piers with Interlocking Spiral Hoops
    Kazuyuki MIZUGUCHI, Norimasa HIGASHIDA, Koji OSADA (Japan Highway Public Corporation),Gaku OHASHI

19:00 Reception hosted by Chief Executive of PWRI at Hotel Okura

Second day, October 28 (Tuesday)

09:15 Opening

09:20 Session 5: Seismic 3
co-Chairs: M. Ishida & G. Lee

  1. A Study on Site-Specific Strong Ground Motion for Seismic Retrofit Design of the Hanshin Expressway Long-Span Bridges in Osaka Bay Area
    Tsutomu NISHIOKA (Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation), Toshihiko NAGANUMA, Hidesada KANAJI, Takao KAGAWA
  2. Seismic Retrofit of the Poplar Street Bridge
    Mark R. Capron (Jacobs Civil, Inc.)
  3. Seismic Verification of Long-span Bridge of Honshu-Shikoku Bridges
    Chihiro kawatoh (Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority), Koji Kawaguchi
  4. Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges on Missouri's Earthquake Priority Routes
    Shyam Gupta (Missouri Department of Transportation), Bryan A. Hartnagel

10:40 Coffee Break

11:00 Session 6: Seismic 4
co-Chairs: M. Shirato & S. Gupta

  1. Seismic Retrofit Strategy using Damage Control Design Concept and the Response Reduction Effect for a Long-span Truss Bridge
    Hidesada KANAJI (Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation), Masahiko KITAZAWA, Naoto SUZUKI
  2. Research Opportunities using the U.S. George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
    Joy M. PAUSCHKE (National Science Foundation)
  3. Experimental Study on the Repair Effect of RC Piers Damaged by Earthquakes
    Kazunori WATANABE (Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido), Akira HATAYAMA, Norimitsu KISHI, Tadashi HASEGAWA

12:00 Lunch Break

13:15 Session 7: Maintenance 2
co-Chairs: J. Murakoshi & I. Friedland

  1. Anti-subsidence Measure Using King-post Cables against Subsidence in A PC Box Girder with Central Hinge
    Takeshi SUZUKI (Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation), Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Kousuke WAKATSUKI, Hideki MANABE
  2. Assessing Bridge Performance - When, What, How
    Richard Land (California Department of Transportation), Ganapathy Murugesh, Madhwesh Raghavendrachar
  3. Experimental Studies on Retrofit by Partially Encased Concrete to the Steel I-Girder subjected to Buckling Deformation
    Kenji HAYASHI, Shoji ONO (TOPY Industries Ltd.), Shun-ichi NAKAMURA
  4. U.S.A.'s Experience Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Bridge Decks to Extend Bridge Service Life
    Jerome S. O'CONNOR (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research),John M. HOOKS
  5. Fatigue Life Extension of Damaged RC Slabs by Strengthening with Carbon Fiber Sheets Attaching Method
    Nobuhiro HISABE, Masasumi OKADA, Daisuke MIYAMA, Shigeyuki MATSUI, Hiroshi ONISHI, Akira KOBAYASHI, Hideaki FUKAGAWA (Carbon Fiber Repair and Reinforcement Research Association), Yousuke MIMOTO
  6. Preservation of Existing Bridges in Kentucky Using Advanced Composites
    Issam HARIK (University of Kentucky), Tong ZHAO, Ching Chiaw CHOO

15:15 Coffee Break

15:45 Breakout Session:

    - Maintenance
    co-Chairs: H. Kawano & S. Chase

    1. The Present Situation of Road Installations of Tokyo Metropolitan Government and New Maintenance Management
      Sentaro Takagi (Tokyo Metropolitan Government)
    2. Long Term Bridge Monitoring to Support Bridge Technology Innovations
      Steven B. Chase (Federal Highway Administration)

    - Seismic
    co-Chairs: K. Tamura & P. Yen

    1. Detailed Investigation of PC Cable-stayed Bridge Damaged in the 1999 Taiwan Earthquake
      Kenji KOSA (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Kenji TASAKI
    2. Rocking Motion of a Bridge Foundation Platform
      W. Phillip Yen (Federal Highway Administration), Kornel Kerenyi,

19:00 Reception hosted by the U.S. delegation

Third day, October 29 (Wednesday)

09:15 Opening

09:20 Session 8: Construction and Material
co-Chairs: K. Ikeda & M. Capron

  1. Construction of Nagisa Bridge Hybrid System of Cable-stayed PC Bridge and Steel Suspension Bridge
    Yuzuru SATO, Shinichi SASAKI , Katsutoshi MOROHASHI, Nobumasa SUZUKI (P.S. Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd)
  2. Performance Evaluation of Shear Links and Orthotropic Bridge Deck Panels for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
    Chia-Ming UANG (University of California San Diego), Frieder SEIBLE, Cole MCDANIEL, Chung-Che CHOU
  3. An Experimental Study on Slip Strength of HSFG Bolted Joints Treated with High-Friction Inorganic Zine-Rich Paint
    Yohei KOIKE (Yokogawa Bridge Corp.), Keiji TERAO
  4. Extending Service Life of Timber Bridges with Preservatives
    James P. WACKER (Department of Agriculture, Forest Service), Douglas M. CRAWFORD
  5. The Design and Construction of the Chitose Bridge
    Mitsugu ISHIDA, Yoshinori NAGAI, Kenji FUJITANI (Public Works Bureau of Osaka City Government), Yasunari NAKANO
  6. Static and Fatigue Behavior of the Connections of Aluminum Decks to Steel Girders
    Ichiro OKURA (Osaka University), Nobuyasu HAGISAWA, Osamu OKADA, Shingo YAMAGUCHI
  7. Fatigue Tests of Open Grid Steel Decks under Running Wheel Loads
    Jun MURAKOSHI (PWRI), Minoru TAKAHASHI, Noriyasu Arima, Toru FUJIWARA

11:40 Closing Session
Co-Chairs: H. Sato, P. Yen

    Settlement of Resolution Remarks: Phillip Yen (Chairman for the U.S. Side) and Steve Chase (U.S. Side)

    Closing Remarks: Hiroshi Sato (Chairman for the Japan Side)