The Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC) was founded in 1999 to coordinate the activities of ACECC member societies through the efforts of various technical committees and the organization of the Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region(CECAR). The previous CECARs were successfully held in Manila (1998), Tokyo(2001), and Seoul(2004). The CECAR is becoming the most important conference to discuss civil engineering technology needs, issues, and practices to meet the challenge of 21st century in the Asian region. The 4th CECAR is to be held in Taipei, Taiwan during June 25-28, 2007. As the Chair of the Executive Committee of ACECC, I sincerely invite you to participate in this great conference.

The main theme of 4th CECAR is "Working toward Asian Sustainability". In ACECC, the first objective listed in the Constitution is to promote and advance the science and practice of Civil Engineering and related professions for sustainable developments in Asian regions. In ACECC Constitution, it also conveys the role of civil engineers as not only working on infrastructural construction and management, but also in the preservation of the precious environment and natural disaster prevention. We recognize that the world is facing the rapid changes of world climate, the limited of natural resources, and high frequency of natural disasters recently. Civil Engineers deem to play more active role in implementing sustainable development actions and endeavor themselves to create a safe, healthy, comfortable, and sustainable living environment and to build a pleasant world in harmonious with the nature. The 4th CECAR will provide the platform for discussions and make contributions to the whole world through your contribution.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Taipei and I thank you.

Jenn-Chuan CHERN, Ph.D.
Chair, Executive Committee of ACECC

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee of the 4th CECAR, welcome to Taipei! The Department of Civil Engineering of National Taiwan University is pleased to host this 4th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (4th CECAR). As many of you know, this is the fourth conference in the series. The triennially held CECAR is the main activity of ACCEC, the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council. The first CECAR organized by PICE in 1998, the second by JSCE in 2001, and the third by KSCE in 2004.

The major theme of this conference is ‘Working for Asian Sustainability” to promote and advance the science and practice of Civil Engineering and related professions for sustainable developments in the Asian region. In addition to the Keynote Lecture, eight special lectures, six parallel sessions and five forums in seven technical tracks are to be presented. We hope you will join the technical/cultural tour following the presentations to explore Taipei, including the National Museum and Taipei 101, to the cities of Taichung and Kaohsiung by our newly completed High Speed Rail, or to Yi-Lan through the longest tunnel in Asia.

I look forward to a well-organized 4th CECAR and to meeting many internationally respected civil engineers from different countries; I also look forward to a fruitful international cooperation among ACECC member societies and institutions trough the4thCECAR.


Kuo-Chun Chang, Ph.D.
Chair, Local Organizing Committee of the 4th CECAR