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"Concrete Structures in the 21st Century"
This congress represents a precious opportunity for engineers and researchers from around the world to share their experience, knowledge and innovative ideas on structural concrete in the 21st century. Outstanding technical programs, exhibitions, excursions and variety of social functions await you in Osaka.

Scientific Program
Plenary and Primary Sessions
Plenary sessions will take place just after the opening ceremony on October 14 (Monday) and before the closing ceremony on October 18 (Friday). Primary sessions will be held on the morning of October 15 (Tuesday) in parallel with technical sessions Leading researchers and engineers from around the world are invited to talk on interesting issues concerning concrete structures in their professions

Plenary 1 October 14 (Monday) 10:30-12:30
Juko Ito (Japan): 5000 Years of Architecture and the Civilization of 21st Century
Michel Virlogeux (France): Design and Designers
Charles W.Dolan (U.S.A.): The Success and Failure of Technology in Society
Motoko Ishii (Japan) : Lighting Design for Bridges

Primary 1 October 15 (Tuesday) 9:00-10:30
Leonardo F. Troyano (Spain): Some Special Features in Medium Span ConcreteCable Stayed Bridges
Jim G. Forbes (Australia) : Concrete in the Protection of Mankind
Joosat Walraven (Netherlands): Concrete for a New Century

Primary 2 October 15 (Tuesday) 11:00-12:30
Robert Park (New Zealand): Capacity Design and Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures for Earthquake Resistance
Hiroshi Naito (Japan): :Expressions of the Concrete Construction of the Past, the Present, and the Future
Miguel A. Astiz (Spain): Bridge Design and Mechanics :
Still a Durable Relationship in the XXI Century?

Plenary 2 October 18 (Friday) 9:00-11:00
Tsutomu Kadotani (Japan): The Innovated Technology on Prestressing System Developed by Japan Highway Public Corporation
Catherine E. French (U.S.A.): Future of Experimentation and Simulation in Reinforced Concrete Research
Werner Sobek(Germany): Archi-Neering With Concrete
Jiri Strasky (Czech Republic): The Power of Prestressing

National Reports
National Reports will be organized on the morning of October 16 (Wednesday) in parallel with technical sessions. Several countries with special topics to report will give oral presentations. Any printed materials from any country are welcome.

Commission Reports
The ten Commissions will report their recent activities on the morning of October 17 (Thursday).

Commission 1 Structures
Commission 2 Safety and Performance Concepts
Commission 3 Environmental Aspects of Design and Construction
Commission 4 Modeling of Structural Behavior and Design
Commission 5 Structural Service Life Aspects
Commission 6 Prefabrication
Commission 7 Seismic Design
Commission 8 Concrete
Commission 9 Reinforcing and Prestressing Materials and Systems
Commission 10 Construction

Technical Sessions
The following sessions will take place every day of the congress except the last. About 600 papers will be presented orally. Keynote speakers will present key aspects related to the main theme of each session. Followings are the keynote speakers and titles for each session.
Session1 Big projects and innovative structures

Gordon Clark (U.K.): Two Millennium Bridges
Jean F. Klein (Switzerland): Geneva Exhibition Center - Bridging 44,000 in 14 Months
John Sun (U.S.A.): Anchoring the New San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge Main Suspension Span with Prestressed Concrete
Hiroyuki Ikeda (Japan): Advanced Structure for Prestressed Concrete Bridges - Novel Technologies in the New Tomei and Meisin Expressway

Session 2 Advanced design and construction of prestressed concrete structures
Peter Marti (Switzerland): Bridge Girders with Prestressed Concrete Tension Ties
Dieter Jungwirth (Germany): Problems, Solutions, Developments and Applications at Different Kinds of Post-tensioning Tendons from European Point of View
Yoshishige Ito (Japan): The Development and the Prospect of the International Bridge Construction by Japanese Company
Akihiko Higuchi (Japan): PC Structures beyond Engineering

Session 3 Recent contribution of concrete to tunnel and underground structures
Koichi Ono (Japan): Shotcrete Use in Japan in Tunnel and Underground Works

Session 4 Practical application of concrete to marine structures
Nobuaki Otsuki (Japan): Lifecycle Design for Durability of Offshore Concrete Structures

Session 5 Composite structures
Shosuke Morino (Japan): Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Column System
-Recent Research and Construction in Japan-
Akimitsu Kurita (Japan): Recent Development of Steel-Concrete Hybrid Bridges in Japan
Victor Li (U.S.A.): Reinforced ECC - An Evolution from Materials to Structures
Mike Schlaich (Germany): Composite Structures- An Introduction

Session 6 Seismic design of concrete structures
Koichi Maekawa (Japan): Nonlinear Analysis Based Verification of Structural Seismic Performance in Practice
Fumio Watanabe (Japan): Ductility Enhancement of Concrete by Lateral Confinement
Kazuhiko Kawashima (Japan): Seismic Design of Concrete Bridges
Gian M. Calvi (Italy): Displacement-based Approaches in Seismic Design of R.C. Structures
Jose I. Restrepo (U.S.A.): New Generation of Earthquake Resisting Systems
Michael N. Fardis (Greece): European Developments in Codified Seismic Design of Concrete Structures

Session 7 Development of new materials
Hans R. Ganz (Switzerland): Recent Developments in the Protection of Prestressing Steels
Hirozo Mihashi (Japan): Development of Smart Concrete

Session 8 Durability of concrete structures
Odd E. Gjorv (Norway): Durability and Service Life of Concrete Structures

Session 9 High-performance concrete
Tetsuya Mishima (Japan): A Performance Design Method of RC Structures Using High Strength Self-compacting Concrete and High Strength Steel Bars
Neil Hawkins (U.S.A.): Shear Design of High-Strength Concrete Bridge Girders

Session 10 Recycling
Hirotaka Kawano (Japan): The State Of Using By-Products in Concrete in Japan and Outline of JIS/TR on "Recycled Concrete Using Recycle Aggregate

Session 11 Safety of concrete structures
Gabriel Khoury (U.K.): Effect of Fire on Concrete and Structures
Yoshifumi Matsuda (Japan): Evaluation of Strength and Maintenance Methods for Railway Reinforced Concrete Structures with Aged Deterioration

Session 12 Management of concrete structures
Steen Rostam (Denmark): Realism in Service Life Design of Concrete Structures - the Designers Possibilities
Christopher L. Page (U.K.): Application of Electrochemical Techniques for Maintenance of Corroding Reinforced Concrete Structures

Session 13 Failure mechanism and non-linear analysis for practice
Yoshio Kaneko (Japan): Practical Use of Nonlinear Analysis on Damage Detection of RC Structures
Giuseppe Mancini (Italy): Non-linear Analysis and Safety Format in Concrete Structures
Johan Blaauwendraad (Netherlands): Computing Force for Practice; Chances and Challenge
Vladimir Cervenka (Czech Republic): Computer Simulation of Failure of Concrete Structures for Practice
Hiroshi Noguchi (Japan): The Role of FEM Analysis of RC Structures in Relation with Experimental Studies and Structural Design

Session 14 Aesthetics of concrete structures
Mamoru Kawaguchi (Japan): On How Concrete Structures Can Be Beautiful
Miyoko Ohno (Japan): Bridge Aesthetics in JAPAN
Werner Sobek (Germany): Shaping Concrete Differently

Session 15 Monitoring
Ming L. Wang (U.S.A.): Health Assessment of a PC Box Girder Bridge
Haluk Aktan (U.S.A.): Inspection Based Health Monitoring of Prestressed Concrete Bridges in Michigan

Congress Schedule

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