•Forum 3: Harmonization of Design Codes in the Asian Region

    Organized by : JSCE 

Based on the results of the ACECC Workshop which was held on November 4, 2006 in Taipei:

    1)      To discuss the necessity toward the harmonization of design code in the Asian Region and identify

             the problems.
    2)      To look for the possibility of design code that shall be formulated based on the common recognition

             in the Asian Region where natural conditions and disaster conditions are similar.

To share the information concerning the design code formulation with a global perspective beyond the bounds of countries or research fields.

Chair: Yusuke HONJO (Professor, Gifu University)

Tentative Program:

1.	Title of presentation: Introduction of the efforts toward harmonization of design code by ACECC Speaker: Dr. Kenichi Horikoshi Secretary General, Committee on ACECC, JSCE, Japan
2.	Title of presentation: Necessity of design code harmonization and expectation from a viewpoint of a practical engineer Speaker: Dr. Hiroshi Shimizu CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd., Japan
3.	Title of presentation: Introduction of actual cases in formulation of Asian code Speaker: Prof. Ha-Won Song Yonsei University. Korea
4.	Title of presentation: Cooperative structure toward code harmonization in the geotechnical field Speaker: Dr. Chung-Tien Chin Moh and Associates, Inc., Taiwan
5.	Title of presentation: Reports from countries where codes are now being developed Speaker: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Ba Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology, Vietnam
6.	Summaries & Discussions