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Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award (OCEA Award)

Group Ⅰ

This award recognizes innovation and excellence in infrastructure planning, desing, construction, maintenance and management which hae made notable contribtuio to civil engineering progress and infrastructure development.  The awrad is made to innovative technologies, devices and ideas in Group 1.

 

2011 Winners

Slab Track Technology for Safety Operation and Low Maintenance                                            

-Successful Results of Development of the Slab Track Technology for Construction of New Shinkansen Lines-

Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT)/ Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI)

 

Underground Constructions with Multi-Level Crossing in Urban Train Operation, Which Overcome Strict Construction Conditions

-A Construction Project of Multi-Level Crossing near Chofu Station-

Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Keio Corp./ Taisei Corp./ Obayashi-Keio-Maeda-Konoike JV/ Kajima-Keio-Toa-Hayashi JV/ Shimizu-Keio-Hazama  JV/ Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd./ Toda  Corp./ Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd./ Pacific Consultants -Metro Development JV

 

Modification of the Level of Viaducts in a Phased Construction Project

-Jacking up of Viaducts on the JR Nambu Line between Inada-zutsumi Station and Fuchu-honmachi Station in the Continuous Grade Separation Project-

Tokyo Metropolitan Government/ East Japan Railway Company Tokyo Construction Office/ Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd./ Daiho Corp./ Japan Transportation Consultants, Inc.

 

Design and Construction of the World’s Largest Pneumatic Caisson

-Main Pump Construction of the Higashi Ogu Sewage Treatment Plant-

Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government/ Shimizu Corp.

 

2010 Winners

Detail in English

Project
Jiyoshi Tunnel, National Highway No. 440
-Penetrate through Tough Aquifer directly under Karst Plateau-
Rational seismic retrofit of long-span cable-stayed bridges with energy dissipation devices
-Higashi-Kobe Bridge and Tempozan Bridge-
PFI Project for International Airfield Apron in Haneda Airport
-The apron in the international flight area started operation in 2010! The new Haneda International Airport era is arriving!-

2009 Winners

Detail in English

Project
Effective flood control through integrated and collaborative dam operation at the three Nabari river upstream dams
Design and Construction of Large-Scale Underpinning
-Hanshin Expressway Kobe-Yamate Route, Cut and Cover Tunnel Construction in the Kobe Rapid Transit Railway crossing section- 
Construction techniques for deepwater Immersed tunnel under strong current.
 - Construction of the Railway Tunnel Under the Bosporus Straits in Istanbul, Turkey -
Construction engineering and management of line-switching.
-For accomplishment a total of 8 track-switching at the biggest terminal, the Shinjuku station-

2008 Winners

Detail in English

Project
Realization of ultra short term construction of an underground structure and development of a bicycle parking system using IC tags
 -Kasai Station Underground Bicycle Parking Lot -
Design and construction technologies for the first nationwide large twin tunnels far close to existing structures passing right underneath buildings
- New Tomei Expressway Imasato daiichi tunnel -
Construction of Large Double Adjoined Binocular Tunnels in a Shallow Ground in Densely Residential Area
-Daini Keihan Expressway Shoji Tunnel Project-
Development of tunneling methods in anomalous grounds with heavy squeezing or high groundwater pressure. 

 

 

Group Ⅱ

The award is made to milestone projects in the development of civil engineering technology.

2011 Winners

An Innovative Solution for Direct Connection between TBM Tunnels and an Immersed Tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait.

- Bosphorus Crossing Railway Tunnel -

Taisei Corp.

 

49-day Restoration of Damaged Tohoku Shinkansen Structures Caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake

East Japan Railway Co.

 

Takizawa Dam Construction Project

- Rationalized Construction Work of Large Scale Gravity Dam and Creating Tourism Resource by Landscape Design -

Japan Water Agency

 

Opening of the Entire Route of Kyushu Shinkansen from Hakata to Kagoshima

- Integrated Development of the Kyushu Region and Promotion of Cooperation and Communication with the Kansai and Eastern Asia Regions -

Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency- Railway Construction Headquarters-Kyushu Shinkansen Construction Bureau/ Kyushu Railway Co./ West Japan Railway Co.

 

2010 Winners

Detail in English

Project
Restoration Work of Collapsed Road Embankment by Earthquake, Tomei Expressway - Makinohara Area
Development and service of Super hub ports “Hanshin port”
-Large-scale container terminal in western Japan to support the vitality-
Opening of the complete Tohoku Shinkansen
-Construction of Tohoku Shinkansen(Hachinohe-Shin-Aomori section), a new key line on high-speed railway network-
D-runway of the Tokyo International Airport
-Design and construction of the new runway applying the hybrid structures consists of reclamation and pier structures-
Doto Expressway between Yubari IC and Shimukappu IC
-Construction of Long Tunnels Passing through Weak Serpentinite-
The Elevated Railway Project for JR Chuo Line between Mitaka and Tachikawa Stations
THE NARITA SKY-ACCESS LINE PROJECT
-The creation of a new high speed Airport access railway-

2009 Winners

Detail in English

Project
Nishi-Osaka Extension Line(Hanshin Namba Line) Construction Project
- Creating A New Urban Railway Network in Kinki Region -
Seawall with Artificial Reef of Shimane Nuclear Power Plant.
Nagoya Port Next-Generation High Standard Container Terminal
- The Second Berth Construction Work at the Tobishima Pier South Side Container Terminal -
Yamate-Tunnel between the 3rd Shibuya and the 4th Shinjuku line
-A Construction of the Environmentally Conscious Urban Expressway Tunnel-

2008 Winners

Detail in English

Project
Speedy restoration of urban expressway viaducts damaged by severe fire accident
Nakanoshima New Line Construction Project
- Subway construction in priority area for urban regeneration in Osaka -
Construction of the Hida Tunnel by using TBM method and whole length opening of Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
Construction of the Tokuyama Dam
- Construction of Rock-fill Dam of the largest in Japan, and Creation of Beautiful Dam Lake that co-exists with nature-
Tokyo Bay Waterway Improvement Project
-Challenging the task of removing gigantic structures in a sea area congested by passing vessels-
Fruition of the urban transport network 
-Tokyo Metro “Fukutoshin-line”-