21th US - Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop

21th BWS Agenda UP

AGENDA

October 3-5, 2005

First day, October 3 (Monday)

09:15 Session 1: Opening Session
co-Chairs: S. Nakatani & D. Sanders

    Welcome Remarks: Tadahiko Sakamoto (Chief Executive, PWRI)

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

    Remarks: Jiro Fukui (Chairman for the Japan Side)

09:45 Coffee Break

09:55 Session 2: Management
co-Chairs: T. Tamakoshi & J. Hooks

  1. Significant Aspects of Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering and Management of Bridges and Structures in the U.S.
    M. Myint Lwin (FHWA Office of Bridge Technology)
  2. User-friendly Indices for Bridge Management
    Takashi Tamakoshi, Keita Nakasu (NILIM), Ryoichi Watanabe
  3. The FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program
    Ian M. Friedland (Federal Highway Administration), Hamid Ghasemi, Steven B. Chase

10:55 Coffee Break

11:10 Session 3: Coastal Bridges
co-Chairs: T. Kusakabe & M. Bruneau

  1. The Collapse Mechanism and the Temporary Restoration of Omori Bridge Damaged by the Storm Surge of Typhoon No. 18 in 2004.
    Shinya Okada (Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido), Hiroshi Mitamura, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
  2. Modeling and Simulation of Tsunami and Storm Surge Hydrodynamic Loads on Coastal Bridge Structures
    Solomon C. Yim (Oregon State University)
  3. Introduction of A Methodology to Mitigate Tsunami Disaster by The Pre-evaluation of Tsunami Damage Considering Damage Investigation of 2004 Tsunami Disaster in the Indian Ocean
    Takaaki. Kusakabe (NILIM), Osamu Matsuo, Shoujiro Kataoka

12:20 Lunch Break

13:15 Session 4: Seismic 1
co-Chairs: H. Iemura & S. Mahin

  1. Psuedo Negative Stiffness Control of the Benchmark Cable-Stayed Bridge
    Hirokazu Iemura (Kyoto University), Mulyo Harris Pradono
  2. Consideration of Multiple Hazards in Highway Bridge Design - A Current FHWA Sponsored Project
    George C. Lee, Mai Tong, W. Phillip Yen (FHWA)
  3. Design and Performance Test of Buckling Restrained Brace for Seismic Retrofit of a long-span Bridge
    H. Kanaji (Hanshin Expressway Corp.), N. Hamada, T. Ishibashi, M. Amako, T. Oryu
  4. Innovative Solutions to Seismic Design Challenges on the Mococo Overhead Project
    Michael D. Keever (California Department of Transportation), Paul Chung, Traci Holden, Kambiz Kouchesfahani

14:35 Coffee Break

14:50 Breakout Session:

    -Foundations
    co-Chairs: K. Kosa & P. Osborn

    1. Applicability of H-Jointed Steel Pipe Sheet Pile as Bridge Pier Foundation
      Makoto Kimura, Shinya Inazumi (Kyoto University), Yoshikazu Nishiyama, Hirokuni Tamura, Masanori Kobayashi, Masami Ochiai
    2. Pontis-Based Health Indices for Bridge Priority Evaluation
      Dan Scherschligt (Kansas Dept of Transportation), Ram Kulkarni
    3. Seismic Behavior of Four CIDH Pile Supported Foundations.
      Jose I. Restrepo (University of California), Inho Ha, M. J. Nigel Priestley
    4. Numerical Analysis on Effect of Steel Pipe Sheet Pile Reinforcement to Caisson Foundation
      Koichi Isobe (Kyoto University), Makoto Kimura, Feng Zhang, Koichiro Danno, Kenji Kohno, Noriyoshi Harata, Takeshi Makino, Takeshi Kuwajima
    5. Rocking of Bridge Piers Subjected to Multi-Directional Earthquake Loading
      Andres Espinoza, Stephen Mahin (University of California)
    6. Effect of Shear Span Ratio on the Fracture of Deep Beams
      Kenji Kosa (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Tomomi Wakiyama, Tsutomu Nishioka, Hiroshi kobayashi
    7. Seismic Evaluation of Full-Moment Connection CISS Piles/Foundation Systems
      Pedro F. Silva (University of Missouri Rolla)

    -Management
    co-Chairs: J. Murakoshi & I. Friedland

    1. Development of Bridge Management System for Expressway Bridges in Japan
      Kazuaki Yokoyama (Japan Highway Public Corporation), Naofumi Inaba, Atsushi Honama, Norio Ogata
    2. South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge Management System Implementation
      Todd S. Thompson (SDDOT)
    3. The Development of Practical Asset Management System for an Urban Expressway Network
      Motohiko Nishibayashi (Hanshin Expressway Company Limited)
    4. Evolution of Bridge Performance Data and Assessments
      John M. Hooks (Bridge Technology Consultant)
    5. In-situ Estimation for Fatigue Life of Bridge Deck Slab by WIM Method
      Hiroshi Mitamura (Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido), Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Shigeyuki Matsui

Second day, October 4 (Tuesday)

09:15 Opening

09:20 Session 5: Geotechnical
co-Chairs: S. Nakatani & B. Johnson

  1. Status Report: NCHRP Projects to Update Geotechnical Provisions in the Seismic Sections of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
    D. G. Anderson (CH2M HILL), G. R. Martin, I. P. Lam, J. N - Wang
  2. Performance Based Design of Bridge Foundations
    Makoto Suzuki (Shimizu Corporation), Masahiro Shirato
  3. FHWA Geotechnical Engineering Program
    Peter W. Osborn (Federal Highway Administration Resource Center)

10:20 Coffee Break

10:35 Session 6: Seismic 2
co-Chairs: S. Unjoh & J. Restrepo

  1. Effect of Bearing Bahavior on the Dynamic Characteristics and Seismic Response of Multi-Span Complex Bridges
    Amr Elnashai (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Aman Mwafy, W-H. Yen
  2. Performance Verification Tests of Spring Damper for a Curved Cable-Stayed Bridge
    Kazuo Endo (PWRI), Shigeki Unjoh
  3. Earthquake Simulator Tests on the Mitigation of Residual Displacements of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns
    Junichi Sakai (PWRI), Hyungil Jeong, Stephen A. Mahin
  4. Bi-directional Seismic Analysis and Design of Bridge Steel Truss Piers Allowing a Controlled Rocking Response
    Michael Pollino, Michel Bruneau (University at Buffalo)
  5. Earthquake and Multiple Hazard Protection of Highway Bridges FHWA Contract TEA-21 EXT
    Michel Bruneau (University at Buffalo), Diego Lopez Garcia, Shuichi Fujikura

12:15 Lunch Break

13:15 Session 7: Design and Construction
co-Chairs: H. Ishikawa & J. Kapur

  1. Influence of Vibration Modes on Flutter Analysis for Long-span Suspension Bridges
    Shigeki Kusuhara (Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Co., Ltd.), Ikuo Yamada, Naoki Toyama
  2. Experimental Study and Actual Structure Designing of Loop Joint Used for Segmented Precast Concrete Bridge Pier and Caisson
    Nobuaki Arai (P.S. Mitsubishi Construction), Hiroshi Shima, Masahiro Nakai
  3. SoiL-Foundation-Structure Interaction and Design of Deep Foundation Against Lateral Spread
    Jaw-Nan (Joe) Wang (Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.)
  4. Permanent Deformation of Bridge Abutment on Liquefiable Soils
    Akihiro Takahashi (PWRI), Hideki Sugita, Shunsuke Tanimoto
  5. Experimental Study of Reinforcing Methods for Existing Bridges on Soft Ground against Great Earthquakes (In-Cap Method)
    Hisashi Fukada (Fudo Construction Co., Ltd), Yukitake Shioi, Koji Katoh, Nobuhiro Segawa, Tsutomu Ooya
  6. Repair of a Scour-Damaged Pier on the Historic Rogue River (Gold Beach) Bridge
    Bruce Johnson (Oregon Department of Transportation), Bruce Novakovich, Frank Nelson

15:15 Coffee Break

15:30 Session 8: Material & Seismic
co-Chairs T. Nishioka & M. Keever

  1. A Study on Local Stresses of Corrugated Steel Webs in PC Bridges under Prestressing
    Shogo Mori (Osaka University), Takao Miyoshi, Hisato Katoh, Nobuo Nishimura, Satoshi Nara
  2. Management of Coastal Bridges Using Cathodic Protection and Stainless Steel Reinforceing Bars
    Bruce Johnson (Oregon Department of Transportation), Frank Nelson
  3. New Cathodic Protection System for Concrete Structures Using Nickel-coated Carbon Fibers Sheet Anodes
    Toshiaki Kobayashi (Oriental Construction Co.Ltd.), Chengning Wu
  4. Combined Cyclic Bending-Torsional Loading Test of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns
    Paiboon Tirasit, Kazuhiko Kawashima (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
  5. Precast Unbonded Prestressed Concrete Bridge Columns for Seismic Applications
    Ryo Yamashita, David H. Sanders (University of Nevada)

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

Third Day, October 5 (Wednesday)

09:15 Opening

09:20 Session9: Retrofit
co-Chairs: A. Takahashi & S. Elnashai

  1. A Study on the Improvement of Seismic Performance of the Existing Arch Bridge Using the Bakup Bearing
    Tsutomu Nishioka (Hanshin Expressway Company Limited), Toshihiko Naganuma, Hideyuki Suzuki, Jiro Noguchi, Kozo Nishimori
  2. Washington State's Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program
    Jugesh Kapur (Washington State Dept. of Transportation)
  3. Experimental Study on Reducing the Seismic Response of the Piers in Continuous Girder Bridges Using Low Friction Sliding Bearing Supports
    Hisanori Otsuka (Kyushu University), Shinsaku Shimizu, Hiroki Tanaka, Hideaki Yokokawa
  4. Seismic Performance Improvement of Toyosato Bridege
    Miyuki Hirano (Public Works Bureau of Osaka City Government)

10:40 Coffee Break

11:00 Session 10: Closing Session
co-Chairs: S. Nakatani

    Settlement of Resolution Remarks: Ian Friedland

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

    Closing Remarks: Jiro Fukui (Chairman for the Japan Side)

11:40 Lunch Break

13:30 Group A Meeting of the Governmental Members Group B Short Study Tour