| Principal Investigator and Institution
David H. Sanders, University of Nevada, Reno
Objective and Approach
The U.S.-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop is a series of technical
interchanges between the United States and Japan on topics related to
bridge engineering. In recent years, significant progress has been made in
Japan related to the development of new design concepts for bridges as
well as modeling, experimental, and non-destructive evaluation techniques
for the assessment of the structural performance of these structures. It
is important that U.S. researchers, engineers, and government officials to
stay on top of new developments in the field, and this is best facilitated
through technical interaction and by developing cooperative research
efforts with other countries like that of this series. This workshop
series was initiated under the auspices of the U.S.-Japan Panel on Wind
and Seismic Effects of the UJNR Program.
The 18th U.S.-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop and Study Tour will
take place in the United States in the fall of 2002. The workshop will
consist of three primary components: technical presentations, discussion
sessions, and breakouts. Technical talks provide a mechanism for the
presentation of new and innovative research and projects. A major emphasis
is placed on discussion sessions and breakouts so that the free exchange
of ideas can occur along with relationship building.
The workshop will consist of 1½ days of technical presentation and a
full day of breakout sessions. The breakout sessions will include some
technical presentations as well as focused discussion. These discussions
will address research needs and the necessary resources to meet those
needs, as well as the sharing of current issues, challenges, and
technologies. After the workshop, there will be a three-day study tour,
during which Japanese participants will visit bridge engineering
organizations and laboratories, and major bridges, in various regions of
the United States.
The technical presentations will be published in formal workshop
proceedings. U.S. participants will be bridge engineers representing
academia, federal and state agencies, and private consultants. The funds
allocated for the workshop will be used to cover most of the expenses of
U.S. participants, and the basic infrastructure for the workshop; in
addition, the allocated funds will cover in-country expenses for two
Japanese participants. All other Japanese participants will be supported
by the Japanese government.
The following general schedule has been used for the development of the
task budget:
| Day 1, Sunday |
Travel day |
| Day 2, Monday |
Workshop/Technical Presentations |
| Day 3, Tuesday |
Morning - Workshop/Technical Presentations |
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Afternoon - Workshop/Breakouts |
| Day 4, Wednesday |
Morning - Workshop/Breakouts |
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Afternoon - Local Study Tour for general participants;
meeting between FHWA and PWRI Participants |
| Day 5, Thursday |
Study Tour |
| Day 6, Friday |
Study Tour |
| Day 7, Saturday |
Study Tour |
| Day 8, Sunday |
Travel day for return to Japan or U.S. home locations |
Products
The product will be a bound set of proceedings of all of the technical
papers that were presented during the workshop. There will also be a
summary produced of the identified research needs resulting from
discussions that occurred during the breakouts.
Technical Challenges
None anticipated. |