2日目: B Stream: 2012年2月29日, 水曜日

08.50 Opening remarks from the chair

09.00 Combining conventional and new materials for constructing durable long span bridges: case study – Nhat Tan Bridge, Vietnam

• Trends in using composite fibers for deck construction
• Possibilities of reinforcement and bridge deck replacements with composite materials
• Issues faced in combining materials and how to overcome them
• New construction methods employed

Hitoshi Yamaji
Project Manager – Nhat Tan Bridge
SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

09.40 How to increase life cycle of bridges: maintaining bridge decks and steel cables through NDT and efficient corrosion protection systems

• Improving access to bridge deck and components by early design provisions
• Compiling and evaluating bridge maintenance procedures
• Methods and techniques to detect corrosion and wear in bridge deck and cables
• Trends in treating bridge decks and maintaining steel cables

Dr Shin Hyun Yang
Team Leader & Chief Engineer – Bridges
SAMSUNG C & T CORPORATION

10.50 Practicing sustainability in bridge construction: what is the cost-benefi t rationale of increased initial investment?

• Appreciating increasing environmental concerns in bridge construction
• Identifying alternative materials and composites for bridges
• Implementing 4Rs of sustainability in bridge construction
• LCA and LCC implications in bridge construction

Ted Lawton
Engineering Development Manager
GAMMON CONSTRUCTION

11.20 Increasing capacity and service life-extension of existing large bridges: case study – West Gate Bridge, Australia

• Assessing techniques for the strengthening and rehabilitation requirement of existing bridge stock
• Designing cantilever propping to provide additional traffic lane
• Optimal engineering practices for safe and efficient construction

Craig Allen
Global Practice Leader – Bridges
SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ

11.50 The role of structural monitoring in the management of bridges

• Case studies to illustrate techniques used in the management of ‘bridges with problems’
• Methods for validating an assessment model: dead load tests, supplementary load tests
• Methods for monitoring known or suspected defects: posttensioning stresses, cracks, articulation and bearing performance, fatigue
• Benefits of continuous automated monitoring over traditional manual methods
• Handling and processing of data collected by structural monitoring systems
• The business case to justify monitoring

Matthew Anderson
Director
STRAINSTALL MONITORING

13.10 Standardising bridge structure management: policies and procedures

• The need for standardisation of bridge structures management as an asset management policy
• Design and development of bridge and structure management systems
• Case studies from Asia on effective bridge structure management
• What are the benefi ts to stakeholders in advanced and early integration of bridge structure management

Rajesh Agarwal
General Manager – Projects
KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION

13.50 Incorporating the SONIC Drilling System into Geotechnical Investigation and Ground Improvement Efforts

Duncan Black
APAC Business Development Manager
BOART LONGYEAR

15.00 Bridge health monitoring systems: techniques and instrumentation procedures for effective SHM

• Devising a BHMS policy for existing and new bridges
• Issues in integrating into maintenance workfl ow and ways of handling SH data
• Embedding instrumentation and classifying data generated
• Various methods in evaluating the need for BHMS in existing bridge stock

Dr Jacob Egede Andersen
Head of Section & Chief Specialist – Bridge, Tunnel & Marine Structures
COWI

15.40 Efficient standardisation of bridge management: case study - ARTC

• Need for improving structural adequacy of existing bridges
• What are the procedures and techniques in preventive maintenance
• Impact of efficient standardisation in managing existing bridge stock

Peter Prasad
National Bridges & Structures Engineer
AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION

16.20 Chair’s Summary with Q & A

16.30 End of conference