Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Concrete Committee

Newsletter

No.4. January 2006

n New Year Greeting from Chairman

　

n “Materials and Construction” part of Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures

The English translation of “Materials and Construction,” which is one part of the JSCE Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures, has been completed. This 444-page volume has 20 chapters. Chapters 1–12 cover the general principles for concrete construction. Chapters 13–20 cover special kinds of concrete and concrete structures.

Three other volumes of the Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures have already been translated into English: Structural Performance Verification, Seismic Performance Verification and Maintenance.

The new volume is available now for 2400 yen from MARUZEN Co., Ltd.

Selected samples

Contents

Chapter 1: General

Chapter 4: Verification of cracking at construction stage

For orders, contact :

MARUZEN Co., Ltd., Export Department

P. O. Box 5050, Tokyo International 100-3199, Japan

Fax: +81-3-3278-9256, E-Mail: t_kaneko@maruzen.co.jp

n KSCE-JSCE Concrete Committees’ Joint Seminar

Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) - Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) Concrete Committees’ Joint Seminar was held on October 21, 2005 on Jeju Island, Korea.

--> Report(pdf)

n Recommendation on Environmental Performance Verification for Concrete Structures (Draft)

Environmental issues have become a major concern for civil engineers, including concrete researchers and engineers.   

In November 2005, the Concrete Committee of Japan Society of Civil Engineers published the “Recommendation on Environmental Performance Verification for Concrete Structures (Draft).” Included in the Draft are the fundamental viewpoints and procedures for reducing the environmental impact resulting from the design, selection of materials, construction, maintenance/management, dismantling, and recycling of concrete structures.  

The Committee is now working on the English translation. Information concerning its publication will be announced later. For detailed information about the contents, check here(pdf).

For orders, contact :

MARUZEN Co., Ltd., Export Department

P. O. Box 5050, Tokyo International 100-3199, Japan

Fax: +81-3-3278-9256, E-Mail: t_kaneko@maruzen.co.jp

　

n Special Topics: 100-year-Old Concrete Structures in Japan

The Portland Cement Factory was established in Tokyo in 1873, about 50 years after Portland cement was invented in Britain. A concrete breakwater was constructed in Otaru Port, Hokkaido, in the years just before and after the turn of the 20th century, and the first reinforced concrete bridge was constructed in Kyoto in the early part of the 20^th Century.

We will introduce concrete structures in Japan that are still sound 100 years after their construction.

(1) Japan's 100-year-old Otaru Port breakwater: the longest durability test in the world(pdf)

(2) The first reinforced concrete bridge in Japan(pdf)

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Editor-in-Chief: Koji Sakai

Associate Editors: Hikaru Nakamura,

Takumi Shimomura,

Atsushi Hattori,

Yuichi Uchida,

and Makoto Hisada