No.3 March. 2016

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vol.101 No.3 March. 2016

No.3 2016

Feature Articles : Challenges to "Unexpectedness" -Five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Towards a safe and secure national land-

The Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred at 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011 caused unimaginable damage to the entire Eastern part of Japan, and resulted in the loss of many precious lives. It showed the vulnerability of the national land to an unprecedented disaster, which caused unexpected damages. Five years after the disaster, the recovery phase has been completed, and reconstruction projects are ongoing. Facing this unexpected disaster, a number of civil engineers have been involved starting from the initial activities and then with the recovery and reconstruction projects, and various technical skills have been utilized in a flexible manner. This special issue focuses on the challenges of civil engineers tackling this “unexpectedness”. The first article is an interview with the leaders who exerted themselves at the forefront of the “unexpectedness”. It talks about how they coped with “unexpectedness”, and what kinds of challenges they have taken to overcome it. The following articles introduce the activities of the Great East Japan Earthquake related committees of JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers), as well as the challenges they have faced and will be facing in the future.

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(02) Message from the President
HIROSE Noriaki

(04) CIVIL ENGINEERING PORTRAIT
OMURA Takuya

(06) Feature articles
Japanese knowledge and technology flourishing in international cooperation activity -Overseas challenges by civil engineers-

(08) The President talked about international contribution by civil engineers
HIROSE Noriaki

(10) My origin is Matadi Bridge
TATSUMI Masaaki

(14) Technology transfer of land readjustment system to Thailand -As a leading case of transfer of soft infrastructure-
TANAKA Shigeoki

(16) The project for construction of Sindhuli road in Nepal - Project Implementation plan, design and construction adjusting the local conditions -
SHINKAI Hiroki

(18) What a civil engineer had thought throughout his diplomatic service
IKEDA Naota

(20) Challenges for Supporting Water Supply Sector in Cambodia
ISHII Hideo

(22) Hydropower projects developed toward resolution of chronic power shortage -Technical support and transfer as an in-house engineer in Ministry of Electric Power in Myanmar -
ASANO Makoto

(24) Technical transfer of track maintenance in Myanmar
MATSUO Nobuyuki

(26) Advantages of Japanese Technology in Geo-Spatial Information（Survey） -Advanced Project Management Techniques in Japan-
UESUGI Kohei

(28) Contribution of Japanese Civil Engineer to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Restoration Project -New Orleans Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk eduction System Levee Improvement Project (LPV146) -
NAKAMURA Naohito

(30) Enhancement of Tsunami Resiliency in Chile
TOMITA Takashi

(32) Mosquito research project to address the issue of Dengue in the Philippines
WATANABE Kozo

(34) Civil engineering can contribute to the world in plenty of scenes
KATO Hironori, YAMAJI Hitoshi, NAKAMURA Akira

(40) References for people who hope to join international cooperation activities 42 Admiration of Civil Engineering Heritages by JSCE：Civil Engineering Heritage Sites Selection：Amarube iron bridge -Succeed scenery as the memory of local people-
KAWASAKI Masashi

(44) Letters from Tohoku Reconstruction of Tohoku by Taiheiyo Cement Ofunato Plant and Issues for future disaster
MATSUYAMA Yuusuke, MORIYA Masahiko, SAKAMOTO Tomoya

(48) Let's go abroad ! Military Construction Projects for US Marine Relocation from Okinawa to Guam
AKI Rinkou

(50) Reliable senior engineer !Unsung Hero in University　
KANEYUKI Keiji
　
(52) Report Experiment Facilities Understand and make use of wind - Wind Tunnel -
YAMAGUCHI Atsushi

(54) Civil Engineering Contents to share with your Family Pattenrai !! -Animation Movie of HATTA Yoichi-
ITO Satoshi

(56) My Bookshelf
OTSUKI Nobuaki

(57) JSCE Publications

(58) Pleasures of CE Researches -Lessons from Young Researchers
SHIMAMOTO Keisuke

(60) JSCE Member's Report Special summer seminar about railway system and urban development of Tokyo for international students studying in Japan
HATOYAMA Kiichiro Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project in Lao PDR Packagebased infrastructure export business in an all-Japan system TADA Takashi

(68) Messages from outside
KIKUCHI Hiroko

(70) Advisers' Column

(72) International Activity Center

(74) JSCE Update

(79) CE Careers

(83) JSCE Calendar

(86) Next Issues