Tokyo Tech Profs lecture on Structural and Functional Resilience

DLSU Civil Engineering Dept. & URCO RPW on Building Resilient Cities and Communities hosted a Lecture Series on “BUILDING STRUCTURAL & FUNCTIONAL RESILIENCE”  last 26 November 2018 (Monday),  9:00 – 11:30 AM at the Velasco Hall (V207 Conf. Rm).

The resource speakers were Prof. Toru Takeuchi, Dept. of Architecture & Building Eng’g, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Prof. Satoshi Yamada, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology.   The topic of their lectures are:

• RECENT SEISMIC DESIGN WITH ENERGY-CONTROL CONCEPTS IN JAPAN - Toru Takeuchi, Professor, Dept. of Architecture & Building Eng’g, Tokyo Institute of Technology & Vice President of Architectural Institute of Japan.
• INTRODUCTION OF THE “SOFTECH” PROJECT - Satoshi Yamada, Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology Chairman of the “SOFTech” project.

The program was emceed by Vice-chair, Dr. Maria De Leon and Engr. Richard De Jesus opened the program with a prayer. Prof. Lessandro Garciano, CE Dept. chair gave a welcome message while Prof. Andres Oreta presented an introduction about the initiatives of DLSU CE Department on Resilience Building and an overview on Infrastructure Resilience. Then, the two lectures were presented followed by an open forum facilitated by Prof. Bernard Lejano. Dr. Jason Ongpeng, president of the Association of Tokyo Tech Alumni & Research Scholars (ATTARS) gave the closing message. The lecture was attended by DLSU faculty, graduate students and structural engineers from ASEP and UPD.

Dr. De Leon and Engr. De Jesus

Ptof. Garciano

Prof. Oreta

Dr. Ongpeng

The Visitors from Japan

CE Faculty promotes Safer Schools through SCOSSO

Participants, Speakers and Organizers of  the SCOSSO Workshop at DLSU

On 16^th February 2017, the Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle Manila organized the seminar/workshop of SCOSSO (­Safer COmmunities through Safer SchOols) workshop at DLSU Henry Sy Sr. Hall Roofdeck. It was attended by various representatives from different public (DPWH, DepEd, Philvolcs) and private sector (Professional Organizations, Engineering Consultancy firms), including local government and NGOs. Around 40 participants graced the event.

SCOSSO is a collaborative project among researchers and faculty members from University College London (UCL), Xavier University Engineering Resource Center (CDO) and the Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle University (Manila) led by Dr. Leassandro Garciano and Dr. Andres Winston Oreta. SCOSSO started in September 2016 and its  main aim is to develop an innovative, advanced, multi-hazard risk assessment framework for school infrastructure in the Philippines. The SCOSSO workshop was aimed to report what the project has accomplished specifically the application of the assessment tools in schools at Cagayan de Oro. It also aimed to conduct public consultations from various sectors with concern about risk assessment and reduction, and safe infrastructure, particularly public schools.

Dr. Oreta talks about the hazard profile of the Philippines and impact of disasters to schools

Dr. Garciano presents wind and flood hazard assessment in the Philippines

Resource speakers for the said event were Prof. Dina D’Ayala, Mr. Arash Nassirpour, Mr. Nicola Branchini, and Ms. Rebecca Yore, from UCL, Engr. Dexter Lo from XU ERC, and Dr. L. Garciano and Prof. A. W. Oreta from DLSU. During the morning session, Dr. Oreta, and Dr. Garciano opened by giving talk about seismic, wind, and flood hazard assessment for the Philippines. Engr. Dexter Lo, then talked about floods and hazards in Cagayan De Oro. Prof. Dina D’Ayala followed by introducing the quantitative risk assessment for multiple hazards and then talked about global framework for safer schools.

Prof. Dina D'Ayala of University College London

In the afternoon, Mr. Arash Nassirpour gave an overview of SCOSSO project and its initial outcomes. Mr. Nicola Branchini talked about non-structural vulnerability and methodology for casualty estimation. The last SCOSSO talk about community disaster risk reduction and readiness was presented by Ms. Rebecca Yore. Before the session ends, Dr. Garciano and Prof D’Ayala provided an overview of the next collaborative research project – PRISMH (Philippines Resilience of School Infrastructure to Multi-Hazard). This project will also be undertaken by UCL, XU, and DLSU and will start this April 2017.

The SCOSSO and PRISMH Team from UCL, DLSU and XU

The DLSU SCOSSO Organizing Committee

- Reported by Richard De Jesus 

- Photos from Salvador Olaivar (FB)

DLSU CE Faculty to meet Japanese Experts in Concrete

The DLSU CE faculty will meet two experts on concrete from two Japanese universities, Prof. Hikaru Nakamura (Nagoya University) and Prof. Sohichi Hirose (Tokyo Institute of Technology) to discuss the proposal of the DLSU CE Department to set-up a Concrete Quality Research and Training Center (ConQRT Center) at the DLSU Science and Technology Campus(STC), Binan, Laguna.

Prof. Hikaru Nakamura of Nagoya University

Prof. Hikaru Nakamura of Nagoya University will deliver a lecture during the meeting on May 20, 2106 at 3:00 PM at De La Salle University, HSSH Conference Room (4Fl) to the CE faculty about  the N2U –Bridge and Concrete Research and Facilities at Nagoya University.Prof. Nakamura was the professor who facilitated the signing of the Agreement for Academic Exchange and Cooperation and Student Exchange Memorandum between De La Salle University Gokongwei College of Engineering and the Graduate Schools of Engineering and the Graduate Schools of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University. Incidentally, Prof. Hikaru Nakamura of Nagoya University Department of Civil Engineering is one of the keynote speakers of the ASEP Convention on Concrete Engineering, Practice & Technology (A.CONCEPT2016) on May19-21, 2016. He will present a paper on “Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Corrosion-Induced Crack of Concrete.”

Prof. Sohichi Hirose of Tokyo Institute of Technology

Prof. Sohichi Hirose of Tokyo Institute of Technology, the PhD adviser of Engr. Jason Ongpeng will also attend the meeting to share his research expertise on non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete. Prof. Hirose is also a keynote speaker of a paper on "Advanced NDT for Concrete Materials and Structures" at the A.CONCEPT2016.

Dinner aftet the Meeting at Managan, Robinson's Place, Malate

The resource persons with Jason Ongpeng and Dean Jonathan Dungca

Prof. Nakamura presents the N2U

CE Visiting Professor Lecture by Dr. Mateo-Babiano

Dr. Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, Visiting Professor, Civil Engineering Department, DLSU and Senior Lecturer in Planning, University of Queensland (UQ), Australia will deliver a lecture on "Bicycle sharing in Asia: a stakeholder perception and possible future, " on  March 30, 2016 (Wednesday), 1400-1530 hrs at the Yuchengco Seminar Rooms 407-408.

Abstract:

Despite public bicycle sharing programs (PBSPs) gaining global attention as important climate smart transport strategy to support sustainable, low carbon societies in the West, they still continue to have limited uptake in the Southeast Asian setting. Evidence points to the scheme’s high capital cost requirements, a perceived lack of support or the limited awareness and understanding of its potential role as a green transport alternative within Asia’s distinctly diverse context. While existing schemes in other regions could provide a better understanding about bicycle sharing, the need to improve our understanding of PBSP’s role in catering for the local transportation mobility and access needs and requirements as well as identifying strategies to make PBSP better adapted to local Asian condition is in order. To address this gap, this paper aims to understand the glocalisation of low carbon technological innovations such as PBSPs. Using a survey-based research design approach, this study examines the perception of various stakeholders on their perceived benefits and values as well as to identify the factors, which have facilitated or constrained the implementation of innovative PBSP technologies within the Asian setting. This paper aims to improve our understanding about the perception of potential PBSP implementers within Asia’s urban centers. A better understanding of the challenges is the first step in planning for a smarter society, while a more crucial aspect is building the evidence base so as to enhance our understanding on the glocalisation of bike sharing schemes. To date, there has been limited information and analytics to inform low-carbon planning globally especially from the perspective of diverse stakeholders.

 

About the speaker: Dr Iderlina Mateo-Babiano is a Senior Lecturer in Planning at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia. She is a scholar in sustainable and active transport research (mainly on walking and bicycling) but has also advanced a significant body of knowledge in land use and transport interaction, transport and health, transport and resilience, urban design, transport history, and development planning, with theory and policy implications within the Australian and Asian setting. Dr Mateo-Babiano received her doctoral degree from the Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan while she completed both her Master in Urban and Regional Planning and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the Philippines.

To date, she has published 46 peer-reviewed publications in addition to several invited talks and international research presentations. She has also been a chief investigator in research projects, both in Australia and Asia. Several of her current research projects encompass research and scholarship of teaching, including Bikesharing; Gender and active transport; Building students’ spatial skills; and Delivering better homes for public housing tenants.

She is currently a member of the International Scientific Committee for the World Society for Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR), Great Asian Streets, Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) and serves as Topic Group Chief for the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies International Scientific Committee.