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| 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.
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| The Plenary Auditorium |
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| 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 3rd harmonic generation” in the session on New Technological
Adavnces in Sustainability 3 (May 19, 2015, 14:00-15:45).
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| 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).
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| 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).
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| The venue of the conference - Nara Kasugano International Forum |
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The garden at Nara Kasugano International Forum
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