Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Concrete Committee

Newsletter

No.2. July 2005

n JSCE Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures

The English translated version of the latest JSCE Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures have been published.

The current edition of the Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures, published in 2001 and 2002 is based on the “Performance-Based” concept. The contents of these Standard Specifications are, therefore, quite different from the previous edition.

Taking into account the above, in 2002 the Concrete Committee set up a Committee on English Translation of the Standard Specifications to prepare an English version of the current edition of the Standard Specifications. Out of the seven parts, the following four parts are included in this English version:

l Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures -2002
“Structural Performance Verification” (274 pages)
Selected Examples of Description;
- Contents
- Chapter 2 Basis of Design
- Chapter 6 Verification of Structural Safety

l Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures -2001
“Maintenance” (170 pages)
Selected Examples of Description;
- Contents
- Chapter 3 Basic Priciples for Maintenance
- Chapter 11 Remedial Measures

l Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures -2002
“Seismic Performance Verification” (47 pages)
Selected Examples of Description;
- Contents
- Chapter 1 General
- Chapter 3 Methods of Seismic Performance Verification

l Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures -2002
“Materials and Construction” (Coming soon!)

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n JSCE-CICHE Joint Seminar in Mongolia

The JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers) - CICHE (Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering) Joint Seminar on Concrete Engineering in Mongolia was held in Ulan Bator in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of MACE (Mongolian Association of Civil Engineers) on May 19, 2005. The purpose of this seminar is to promote better understanding between three countries by delivering the information on the recent technology development of concrete in Japan and Taiwan to the Mongolian engineers

l Papers presented (pdf files)

n Ultra High Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UFC)

The Concrete Committee of Japan Society of Civil Engineers published the research report as “Recommendations for Design and Construction of Ultra High Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UFC) Structures, -Draft” in September, 2004. English version will be soon published.

n The International Conference “ConMat’05”

The third International Conference on Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications “ConMat’05” will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on 22-24 August, 2005. JSCE is one of the official organizational sponsors.

The JSCE Concrete Committee

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Editor-in-Chief: Koji Sakai

Associate Editors: Hikaru Nakamura,

Takumi Shimomura,

Atsushi Hattori,

Yuichi Uchida

and Makoto Hisada