Add an eventBridges Asia 2012 schedule
Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Day One
by Dato’ Ir Haji Ismail bin Mohamad Salleh, Sonia Sethi, Dr. Mohinder Singh, Dato’ Sri Dr. Judin Abdul Karim, Pratyaya Amrit, Md. Rafiqul Islam, R.W.R. Pemasiri and Kem Borey
08.30 DAY ONE - Registration & welcome coffee
08.50 Opening remarks from the chair
09.00 Best practices in enhancing stakeholder coordination for optimal bridge infrastructure project delivery
Dato’ Ir Haji Ismail bin Mohamad Salleh, Director General, MALAYSIAN HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
09.40 India - Developing a PPP master plan for India’s highways and bridges - keys to sustainable growth
Sonia Sethi, Joint Managing Director, MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INDIA
10.20 Morning tea & networking break
10.50 PANEL DISCUSSION: How to develop master plans for sustainable road infrastructure projects?
Panelists:
Dato’ Ir Haji Ismail bin Mohamad Salleh, Director General, MALAYSIAN HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
Dr. Mohinder Singh, Director – Research & Planning, LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, SINGAPORE
Dato’ Sri Dr. Judin Abdul Karim, Director General, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MALAYSIA
11.30 Singapore - Integrating a sustainable transport Infrastructure: long term plan for roads and bridges
Dr. Mohinder Singh, Director – Research & Planning, LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, SINGAPORE
12.10 Lunch and networking break
13.50 India - How to ensure the success of bridge and transport infrastructure projects in developing economies?
Pratyaya Amrit, Managing Director, BIHAR STATE ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
14.30 Afternoon tea & networking break
15.00 Malaysia – Ensuring capacity building in Malaysian transport infrastructure industry: opportunities and challenges in CIMP 2006-2015
Dato’ Sri Dr. Judin Abdul Karim, Director General, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MALAYSIA
15.40 PANEL DISCUSSION: Current trends in infrastructure funding and evolving operational models for asset owners
Panelists:
Sonia Sethi, Joint Managing Director, MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INDIA
Md. Rafiqul Islam, Project Director - Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, BANGLADESH BRIDGE AUTHORITY
R.W.R. Pemasiri, Director General, ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SRI LANKA
Kem Borey, Director General, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, CAMBODIA
Pratyaya Amrit, Managing Director, BIHAR STATE ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
16.20 Chair’s summary with Q & A - end of plenary session
16.40 Networking cocktail party
Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Day Two Stream A: The road ahead for bridge design and engineering
by Dr Robin Sham, Naeem Hussain, Ib Enevoldsen, R Preamakanthan, Douglas Simmons, Dr. Robin Sham and Mahesh Gupta
08.30 Registration & welcome coffee
08.50 Opening remarks from the chair:
Dr Robin Sham, Global Director - Long Span Bridges, AECOM09.00 Trends in computational analysis for improved structural integrity in long span bridges
Naeem Hussain, Director - Bridges, ARUP
09.40 Designing high speed rail bridges: importance of efficient load analysis
Ib Enevoldsen, Director – Infrastructure & Transport, RAMBOLL
10.20 Morning tea & networking break
10.50 Current techniques in seismic design and engineering for super long span bridges: case study
Dr. Robin Sham, Global Long Span and Specialty Bridges Director, AECOM
11.30 What are the techniques for efficient geotechnical investigations in bridge substructure?
R Preamakanthan, Project Director, UEM BUILDERS
12.10 Lunch and networking break
13.10 Incorporating LCA into bridge engineering: what are the cost implications?
Douglas Simmons, Director, ATKINS GLOBAL
13.50 PANEL DISCUSSION: Improving stakeholder coordination through efficient bridge information modelling for fast track design and construction
Panelists:
Naeem Hussain, Director - Bridges, ARUP
Dr. Robin Sham, Global Long Span and Specialty Bridges Director, AECOM
Ib Enevoldsen, Director – Infrastructure & Transport, RAMBOLL
Douglas Simmons, Director, ATKINS GLOBAL
Mahesh Gupta, Executive Director - Bridges & Structures, RESEARCH DESIGN & STANDARDS ORGANISATION, INDIAN RAILWAYS
14.30 Afternoon tea & networking break
15.00 Designing for accelerated bridge construction in rail bridges
Mahesh Gupta, Executive Director - Bridges & Structures, RESEARCH DESIGN & STANDARDS ORGANISATION, INDIAN RAILWAYS
15.40 PANEL DISCUSSION: Achieving cost effi ciency in design and engineering of bridges: addressing needs for new technologies, materials and improved stakeholder coordination
Panelists:
Naeem Hussain, Director - Bridges, ARUP
Mahesh Gupta, Executive Director – Bridges & Structures, RESEARCH DESIGN & STANDARDS ORGANISATION, INDIAN RAILWAYS
Ib Enevoldsen, Director - Infrastructure & Transport, RAMBOLL
16.20 Chair’s summary with Q & A End of Stream A Presentations
16.30 End of conference
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Day Two Stream B: Trends in bridge EPC contracting
by Hitoshi Yamaji, Fang Zheng-ru, Toru Fujiwara, Dr Shin Hyun Yang, Rajesh Agarwal, Ted Lawton, Dr Jacob Egede Andersen and Peter Prasad
08.30 Registration & welcome coffee
08.50 Opening remarks from the chair
09.00 Combining conventional and new techniques in constructing durable long span bridges: case study - Nhat Tan Bridge, Vietnam
Hitoshi Yamaji, Project Manager – Nhat Tan Bridge, SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
09.40 Managing risks in bridge EPC contracting: methods and best practices
Fang Zheng-ru, Executive Director, CHINA HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY
10.20 Morning tea & networking break
10.50 Addressing construction challenges in long span bridges
Toru Fujiwara, Director - Long Span Bridges, HONSHU SHIKOKU BRIDGE EXPRESSWAY COMPANY
11.30 How to increase life cycle of bridges: maintaining bridge decks and steel cables through NDT and effi cient corrosion protection systems
Dr Shin Hyun Yang, Team Leader & Chief Engineer - Bridges, SAMSUNG C & T CORPORATION
12.10 Lunch and networking break
13.10 Standardising bridge structure management: policies and procedures
Rajesh Agarwal, General Manager - Projects, KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
13.50 Enhancing efficiency in project delivery by dedicated erection methods: case studies – Kap Shui Mun Bridge/ Shenzhen Western Corridor Bridge/Stonecutters Bridge
Ted Lawton, Engineering Development Manager, GAMMON CONSTRUCTION
14.30 Afternoon tea & networking break
15.00 Bridge health monitoring systems: techniques and instrumentation procedures for effective SHM
Dr Jacob Egede Andersen, Head of Section & Chief Specialist – Bridge, Tunnel & Marine Structures, COWI
15.40 Retrofit, rehabilitation and maintenance of long span bridges: outlining cost and safety criteria
Peter Prasad, National Bridges & Structures Engineer, AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION
16.20 Chair’s Summary with Q & A End of Stream B Presentations
16.30 End of conference
Thursday 1st March 2012
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Workshop A: New techniques in seismic design for super long span bridges
by Naeem Hussian
With renewed focus on enhanced seismic design and engineering of structures, this workshop classifies the basic requirements and compliance criteria for a seismic engineering of a bridge structure. It also details on what are the minimum noncollapse requirements, seismic behaviour (ductile and non-ductile) for different ground conditions and how these parameters can be built into bridge engineering.
Discussion points:
Compliance criteria for structures
Seismic behaviour and measurement
Analytical methods to estimate structural integrity
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Workshop B: How to increase load carrying capacity of existing bridges
by Ib Enevoldsen
The demand for higher load carrying capacity of existing bridges on road and rail networks is increasing. Application of new and efficient methods for determining higher capacity could result in lower cost for strengthening and replacement of bridges. These new methods comprises, advanced elastic and plastic limit state 3D-methods alone or in combination with probability-based safety assessment methods. The workshop will focus on experience and cases obtained and implemented on actual bridges for Road and Rail owners.
Discussion points:
Need for higher load carrying capacity for rail/road bridges
Comparing conventional vs. new methods to determine higher capacity
Cost implications for owners/operators in increasing load bearing capacity
New methods and case studies -
Workshop C: Overcoming challenges in designing long span bridges against demanding environmental effects
by Dr. Robin Sham
Padma River Crossing Specialty Bridge is designed as a road, rail and utility carrying, multi-purpose bridge in Bangladesh. At USD 3 billion, the 6.15 km long two-level steel-truss bridge (top deck to accommodate a 4-lane highway and lower deck to accommodate single-track railway) will be the most challenging river crossing fi xed link project.
Discussion points:
Cost-benefit considerations in engineering a long and speciality bridge
Challenges in the design and construction of the bridge - environmental factors
Coordination requirements between various asset owning departments in multipurpose bridge planning
Importance of construction planning and project management -
Workshop D: How to control costs to ensure sustainable bridge construction
by Fang Zhen-ru
Though bridge projects are considered viable transport infrastructure options compared to other solutions, cost overlays and project delays still stretch the budgets for most regional owners and investors.
Approaching various parameters such as construction methodology, materials, sequencing and project management in a cost-benefit basis could optimise the investment and could lead to drastic cost reduction. This workshop analyses how few monumental long span bridges in Asia were constructed within budget and costs were controlled in the design, engineering and construction phases.
Discussion points:
Effect of efficient construction sequencing on construction costs
Overcoming hurdles in coordination between contractor and project manager
Identifying alternative construction materials and methods
Handling risks in construction -
Workshop E: Current trends and techniques in Structural Health Monitoring Systems (SHMS) for bridges
by Dr Jacob Egede Andersen
Maintaining and monitoring the existing bridge stock is a challenge to the asset owners since they either have passed or approaching the end of the service life. This issue is complicated by the inaccessibility of the bridge components and the method of construction employed decades ago.
This workshop will detail the current trends in identifying cost-effective methods of bridge health monitoring, identifi cation of suitable instrumentation and ways of developing monitoring regimes.
Discussion points:
Carry out design verification for primary structural elements
Checks of loadings as earthquake, strong winds, ship impact, traffi c, etc
Fatigue, vibration, force redistribution and displacement monitoring
Provide information for safety evaluation
Provide necessary information for maintenance planning -
Workshop F: Rehabilitation of existing bridges: techniques and standardisation of procedures
by Peter Prasad
Structural failures and lack of adequate monitoring and maintenance facilities are proving to be costly for all bridge stakeholders. Current techniques are still evolving. This workshop will present contemporary techniques in BHM and maintenance to enhance the life cycle of the asset.
Discussion points:
Evaluating the effectiveness of structures management including bridge management systems
Improving safety by managing risk and enhancing safe work practices and operations
Standardising interfaces with consultants, contractors, suppliers and, research and development organisations
Asset management strategies for structures driven by defi ned service levels and performance standards
Optimising investment in structures