Innovations and New Developments in Concrete Structures

Welcome and Opening Address

Koichi Maekawa, JCI President

Maria Juenger, ACI President

Session 1: Organization of codes for seismic performance and existing structures

JCI Moderator – Koichi Kusunoki (The University of Tokyo)

ACI Moderator – Michael Brown (Wiss Janney & Elstner)

• 13:10-13:40 ACI presentation #1
  ACI 318/369/562 - Code Meshing: How Does It Work?
    by Andrew W. Taylor (KPFF Consulting Engineers)
  [Presentation]
• 13:40-14:10 JCI presentation #1
  Features of NewRC Design Guidelines
    by Masaomi Teshigawara (Nagoya University)
  [Presentation]
• 14:10-14:40 ACI presentation #2
  Harmonizing Performance-Based Seismic Design - A Comparative Study of US and Japanese Practices for a 10-Story RC Archetype
    by Garrett Hagen (Degenkolb Engineers)
  [Presentation]

Break

Session 2: Design advancements for new and existing concrete structures

JCI Moderator – Hitoshi Shiohara (The University of Tokyo)

ACI Moderator – Andrew Foden (HNTB)

• 14:50-15:20 JCI presentation #2
  Detail of Modeling in the Blind Analysis of NCREE Shaking Test 2018
    by Yasunori Mizushima (Kobe University)
  [Presentation]
• 15:20-15:50 ACI presentation #3
  Safety of Existing Structures, What Does it Really Mean?
    by Keith Kesner (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.)
  [Presentation]
• 15:50-16:20 JCI presentation #3
  Shear Stiffness Degradation of RC Walls Under Varying Axial Loads
    by Toshikazu Kabeyasawa (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
  [Presentation]
• 16:20-16:50 ACI presentation #4
  Sustainability and Durability Considerations for Design and Preservation of Highway Bridges
    by Michael C. Brown (Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates)
  [Presentation]

Session 3: Material innovation

JCI Moderator – Shuichi Fujikura (Utsunomiya University)

ACI Moderator – Matthew Adams (NJIT)

• 9:00-9:30 ACI presentation #5
  Recent Advancements in UHPC as a Structural Material
    by Andrew J. Foden (HNTB)
  [Presentation]
• 9:30-10:00 JCI presentation #4
  Repair and strengthening of bridge decks using UHPFRC
    by Tohru Makita (Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited)
  [Presentation]
• 10:30-11:00 ACI presentation #6
  Development of New or Alternate Cementitious Materials
    by Maria Juenger (University of Texas at Austin)
  [Presentation]

Break

Session 4: New developments for sustainable concrete structures

JCI Moderator – Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi (Saitama University)

ACI Moderator – Keith Kesner (Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger)

• 10:45-11:15 JCI presentation #5
  Initiatives for the Use of FRP Materials in Non-Metallic Bridges
    by Keijiro Tsurukawa (West Nippon Expressway Company Limited)
  [Presentation]
• 11:15-11:45 ACI presentation #7
  Introducing ACI Code 323 - Low-Carbon Concrete
    by Matthew P. Adams (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
  [Presentation]
• 11:45-12:15 JCI presentation #6
  From Research to Reality: 3D Printing Concrete Developments in Japan
    by Tetsuya Ishida (The University of Tokyo)
  [Presentation]

Lunch break

Session 5: Sustainable solutions and future direction for concrete structures

JCI Moderator – Tomohiro Miki (Kobe University)

ACI Moderator – Andrew Taylor (KPFF)

• 13:15-13:45 JCI presentation #7
  Quantification of CO2 fixed in cementitious materials: Japanese activities
    by Ippei Maruyama (The University of Tokyo)
  [Presentation]
• 13:45-14:15 JCI presentation #8
  Rehabilitation and Preservation of Extremely Damaged World Heritage Concrete Structures
    by Takafumi Noguchi (The University of Tokyo)
  [Presentation]
• 14:15-14:45 ACI presentation #8
  ACI / JCI Coordination – where do we go from here?
    by Bernard Pekor (American Concrete Institute)
  [Presentation]

Closing Address

Tomohiro Miki (Kobe University, Chair of the JCI-ACI Collaboration Committee)

Adjourn Seminar and Group Photo