25th US - Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop

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AGENDA

October 19-21, 2009

October 19, Monday - Day 1 Workshop

9:00 Opening Session
Moderators: Masahiro Shirato and David Sanders

    Welcome Remarks: Tadahiko Sakamoto (Chief Executive, PWRI)

    Remarks: W. Phillip Yen (Chairman of the U.S.A Side)

    Remarks: Atsushi Yoshioka (Chairman of the Japan Side)

9:30 Quarter Century Anniversary Special Session 1
Moderator: Atsushi Yoshioka

    Speaker: Koichi Yokoyama on behalf of the Japanese Delegation

10:00 Coffee Break

10:20 Session 1: Earthquake Case Histories
Moderators: Jun-ichi Hoshikuma and W. Phillip Yen

  1. Seismic Performance Evaluation of Seismic Retrofitted Steel Arch Bridge that affected by 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake
    Junichi Sakai (CAESAR, PWRI) and Shigeki Unjoh
  2. Analyses of Damaged Bridge by Ground Displacement During Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake
    Takao Okada (CAESAR, PWRI) and Shigeki Unjoh
  3. Torsional Effects on Seismic Performance of Square vs. Circular RC Bridge Columns
    DJ Belarbi (Missouri University of Science and Technology) and S. Suriya Prakash
  4. Experimental Study on the Seismic Response of Bridge Columns Using E-Defense
    Kazuhiko Kawashima (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Tomohiro Sasaki, and Koichi Kajiwara
  5. Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Bridge Reinforced Concrete Columns Under Combined Actions Using Shake Table
    David Sanders (University of Nevada, Reno) and Juan G. Arias-Acosta

12:00 Lunch and Group Picture

13:20 Lab Tours in CAESAR, PWRI & NILIM

    1. Demolished Bridge Samples

    2. Research on Seismic Engineering

    3. Research on Maintenance

14:50 Coffee Break

15:10 Session 2: Inspection and Management (Conference Hall)
Moderators: Shoichi Nakatani and Bojidar Yanev

  1. Analysis of Periodic Inspection Results of Highway Bridges in Japan
    Koichi Ikuta (NILM), Takashi Tamakoshi, and Masanori Okubo
  2. Bridge Inspection and Management in California
    Barton Newton (California Department of Transportation)
  3. Measures for Strategic Preventive Bridge Management of Tokyo Metropolitan Government
    Taro Awamoto (Tokyo Metropolitan Government) and Sentaro Takagi
  4. Instrumentation and Monitoring of I35W St. > Anthony Falls Bridge
    Catherine French (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN), Carol Shield, Henryk Stolarski, Brock Hedegaard, and Ben Jilk
  5. Study for Bridge Renewal and Repair by Osaka Municipal Government
    Shinsuke Yumoto (Osaka City Government), Tetsuya Yokota, and Yasutomo Komatsu

October 20, Tuesday - Day 2 Workshop

9:00 Session 3: Accelerated Bridge Construction
Moderators: Jun Murakoshi and Jugesh Kapur

  1. Seismic Performance and Structural Details of Precast Segmental Concrete Bridge Columns
    Jun-ichi Hoshikuma (CAESAR, PWRI), Shigeki Unjoh, and Junichi Sakai
  2. Accelerated Constructions of the Viaducts on the Second Keihan Expressway
    Yoshihiko Taira (Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd.), Hirotsugu Mizuno, Kei Muroda, and Akio Kasuga
  3. New FHWA Seismic Hazard Mitigation Studies for Highway Bridges
    W. Phillip Yen (Federal Highway Administration)
  4. Overview of the Development Process and Effects of the UFO Method
    Yuji Mishima (Hitachi Zosen Corporation), Yukio Katsuta, and Tomoaki Tsuji

10:20 Coffee Break

10:40Session 4: Remedial Work & Partial Replacement
Moderators: Taku Hanai and "Saiid" Saiidi

  1. Experimental Study on the Time Dependent Flexural Behavior of Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Beams
    Hiroshi Watanabe (CAESAR, PWRI), Hirohisa Koga, Hisashi Aoyama, and Yuuki Takeuchi
  2. Overnight Delivery - NJDOT Rapid Bridge Replacement
    X. Hannah Cheng (New Jersey Department of Transportation) and Harry A. Capers, Jr
  3. Effect of Reducing Strains by SFRC Pavement on Ohira Viaduct
    Takayoshi Kodama (Kajima Road Company, Tokyo), Mamoru Kagata, Shigeo Higashi, Kiyoshi Itoh, and Yatsuhiro Ichinose
  4. Rapid Bridge Repair / Rehabilitation in Washington State
    Jugesh Kapur (Washington State Department of Transportation)

12:00 Lunch

13:20 Breakout Session

    Group A Seismic Engineering (Conference Hall)

    Moderators: Shigeki Unjoh and David Sanders

    Group B Inspection, Evaluation, and Remedial Work (CAESAR Board Room)

    Moderators: Masahiro Shirato and W. Phillip Yen

14:40 Coffee Break

15:00 Session 5: Maintenance
Moderators: Takashi Tamakoshi and Hannah Cheng

  1. Development of an Expansion Device for Cold Regions
    Shinya Omote (Cold Region, PWRI), Hiroshi Mitamura, and Hiroaki Nishi
  2. Fatigue and Corrosion in Concrete Decks with Asphalt Surfacing
    Yoshiki Tanaka (CAESAR, PWRI), Jun Murakoshi, and Yuko Nagaya
  3. Replacing the Suspender Ropes of a Tied Arch Bridge Using Suspension Bridge Methods
    Barney T. Martin (Modjeski and Masters, Inc.) and Blaise A. Blabac
  4. Suspension Bridge Cables: 200 Years of Empiricism, Analysis and Management
    Bojidar Yanev (Department of Transportation, New York City)

October 21, Wednesday - Day 3 Workshop

9:00 Quarter Century Anniversary Special Session 2
Moderator: W. Phillip Yen

    Speaker: Manos Maragakis on behalf of the US Delegation

9:25 Session 6: Seismic Performance Evaluation
Moderators: Junichi Sakai and Barney T. Martin

  1. Dynamic Response Analysis of Bridge Under Seismic Loading Including Collision
    Eiki Yamaguchi (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Atsumi Ryuen, Keita Yamada, and Ryo Okamoto
  2. Effects of Near-Fault Vertical Accelerations on Highway Bridge Columns
    Sashi Kunnath (University of California, Davis) and Huiling Zhao
  3. Seismic Design of Multi Span Continuous RIGID-FRAME Bridge with Prestressed Concrete Box Girder
    Chiaki Nagao (Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited), Yasushi Kamihigashi, Akio Kasuga, and Kenichi Nakatsumi

10:25 Coffee Break

10:45 Session 7: Seismic Retrofit
Moderators: Yoshiki Tanaka and Catherine French

  1. Seismic Retrofit Study of CABLE-STAYED Bridge on TOKYO-GAIKAN EXPRESSWAY
    Tsutomu Yoshioka (Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd), Yoshinori Kawahira, and Kouichirou Shitou
  2. Repair of High Shear Standard Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns Using CFRP
    M. "Saiid" Saiidi (Univ. of Nevada, Reno) and Ashkan Vosooghi
  3. Seismic Retrofit Techniques for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns with Combination of FRP Sheet and Steel Jacketing
    Guangfeng Zhang (CAESAR, PWRI), Shigeki Unjoh, Jun-ichi Hoshikuma, and Junichi Sakai
  4. Development and Refinement of Illinois' Earthquake Resisting System Strategy
    Daniel H. Tobias (Illinois Department of Transportation), Jerome F. Hajjar, Ralph E. Anderson, James M. LaFave, Chad E. Hodel, Larry A. Fahnestock,
    William M. Kramer, Joshua S. Steelman, Patrik D. Claussen, Kevin L. Riechers, and Mark D. Shaffer

12:10 Closing Session
Moderators: Masahiro Shirato and David Sanders

    Settlement of Resolution

    Remarks: W. Phillip Yen (Chairman of the U.S.A Side)

    Closing Remarks: Atsushi Yoshioka (Chairman of the Japan Side)