IABSE-PH supports the 6ACEE-Cebu, Philippines

The Philippine Group of IABSE, once again, is one of the supporting organizations of a conference hosted by the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines. This time, IABSE-PH is supporting the 6th ASIA Conference on Earthquake Engineering which will be held on Sept. 22-24, 2016 at Cebu City, Philippines. IABSE-PH members, Dr. Andy Oreta and Rannie Ison are the founding members of the ACEE in 2004 and are now members of the organizing committee of the 6ACEE.

The 6^th ASIA Conference on Earthquake Engineering (6ACEE) will be held on on September 22-24, 2016 in Cebu City on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (ASEP) and in commemoration of the 3rd anniversary of the 2013 Bohol Earthquake. The theme of the 6ACEE is "Bridging Theory and Practice in Earthquake Engineering for Enhancing Community Earthquake Resilience." 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS: IABSE-PH and ASEP are inviting earthquake engineering experts and researchers, seismologists, civil and structural engineers, disaster risk managers, champions and advocates and academicians to submit abstracts or organize a special session on the following subthemes and related topics:

> Earthquake Engineering and Seismology

Ø  Seismic and Tsunami Hazards in the Asian Region

Ø  Lessons from Recent Earthquakes in Asia

Ø  Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Forecasting and Prediction

Ø  Strong Ground Motion and Site Response Analysis, Modeling and Simulation

Ø  Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

> Structural Engineering and Seismic Design

Ø  Seismic Analysis, Design and Assessment of Tall Buildings and Bridges

Ø  Seismic Analysis, Design and Assessment of Underground and Marine Structures

Ø  Structural Safety, Reliability, Robustness and Resilience

Ø  Dynamic Testing, Modeling and Simulation of Structural Elements and/or Systems

Ø  Seismic Design Code Developments, Performance-Based Design and Related Issues

Ø  Innovative Structural Control and Damping and Base-Isolated Structures

Ø  Seismic Retrofitting and Strengthening of Existing Structures

>  Infrastructure Engineering  and Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction

Ø  Technology and Geographical Information Systems on Earthquake Engineering

Ø  Seismic Assessment of  Transportation and Lifeline Systems

Ø  Earthquake Scenarios, Vulnerability, Risk and Loss Assessment Studies

Ø  Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction and Heritage Preservation

Ø  Best Practices in Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction

> Disaster Risk Management and Community Resilience

Ø  Earthquake Disaster Risk Mitigation & Management Policies and Strategies

Ø  International Networking for Building Resilient Communities

Ø  Community-Based Preparedness and Resilience Programs

Ø  Seismic Rehabilitation and Recovery

IMPORTANT DATES:

•  Deadline of Proposal for Special Sessions: February 15, 2016. Proposals must include the theme of the session and the prospective speakers and title of the papers. Send to andyoreta@yahoo.com

• Deadline of Abstracts: March 1, 2016. Abstracts must indicate the contact person (paper presentor) and email. Send to aseponline@gmail.com and 6acee.asep@gmail.com

Philippine Members at IABSE Conference Nara 2015

R-L: IABSE Acting Director, Chep Uytiepo and Philippine Members: Oreta, Ongpeng, Yu and Mendoza

Members of the Philippine Group of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) - Andres Oreta, Jason Ongpeng, Rodolfo Mendoza and Kirk Yu - attended the IABSE Conference Nara 2015 held on May 13-15, 2015 at the Nara Kasugano International Forum, Nara, Japan, The conference which had the theme, “Elegance in Structures” was organized by the Japanese Group of iABSE.

The Plenary Auditorium

 

Engr. Ongpeng presents his paper

Jason Ongpeng presented his paper co-authored with A. Oreta and S. Hirose on “Non-linear ultrasonic test for fiber-reinforced concrete using 3^rd harmonic generation” in the session on New Technological Adavnces in Sustainability 3 (May 19, 2015, 14:00-15:45).

Kirk Yu presents his paper on heritage buildings

Kirk Yu  presented his paper co-authored with A. Oreta on “Mulit-hazard risk and asset value assessment of heritage bildings (Case study in Iloilo City, Philippines)” in the session on Historical Structure 2 (May 19, 2015, 14:00-15:45).

Prof.. Oreta and co-chair Prof. Tada (rightmost) with the paper presenters in the session on Historical Structure 1

Prof. Andres Oreta (Chair of the Philippine Group of IABSE) also chaired a technical session on Historical Structure 1 (May 19, 2015, 10:50-12:40).

The venue of the conference - Nara Kasugano International Forum

The garden at Nara Kasugano International Forum

The 17th ASEP International Convention - Program

17AIC - May 28-30, 2015

IABSE National Group Chairs to deliver keynote lectures at ASEP Convention - May 2015

Prominent members of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering will deliver keynote lectures at the 17th Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines International Convnetion (17AIC) with the theme "Advancing structural engineering for cross-border practice" to be held on May 28-30, 2015 at Marco Polo Hotel, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

 Prof. Brian Uy (Chair of Australian Group of IABSE) will deliver a lecture on "Australian advances in steel and composite structural engineering to enhance cross-border practice" on May 28, 2015 in the afternoon.

Prof. Yozo Fujino (Chair of  the Japanese Group of IABSE) will deliver a lecture on "Full-scale monitoring of large structures: Long span bridges and base-isolated buildings" on May 29, 2015 in the morning.








Meanwhile members of the Philippine Group of IABSE will also present technical papers at the convention.

• Prof. Andres Oreta (Chair of the Philippine Group of IABSE and ASEP Fellow) will present a paper on "Introducing sustainability concepts in the design of structures." 
• Alden Paul Balili (Secretariat of the Philippine Group of IABSE and ASEP Member) will present a paper co-authored with Dr. Lessandro Garciano (ASEP member) on "Derivation of resistance and load factors for new cold formed sections taking into consideration updated wind load models."
• Jason Ongpeng (IABSE member) co-authored with Ricahrd Ferrer who will present the paper on "Earlier studies and development on nonlinear ultrasonic testing research in the Philippines."

The Philippine Group of IABSE is a supporting organization to the 17AIC.