3rd IPA Research Grant Award
- Proposal Call
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- Schedule
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- Awarded Proposals
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- Award Ceremony
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- Research Presentation
Award Ceremony
- Date:
- 15 Oct 2010
- Place:
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Venue:
- Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai
- Organizer:
- IPA Committees and Secretariat
- Presenter:
- President Akio Kitamura
(IPA Honorary President) - Winner:
- 9 research groups
IPA Award Committee invited the 9 award winners of 3rd IPA Research Grant Award to 3rd IPA International Workshop in Shanghai, China and held an award ceremony on 15 October 2010. First, Emeritus Prof. Kozo Tagaya, the Award Committee Chairman, disclosed the criterion of evaluation of the award. Then Honorary President Akio Kitamura conferred testimonials and grant on the winners. Every winner made 15 minutes presentation of the award winning research proposals to all attendees. Variety of themes was attractive enough for participants to enjoy questions and answers. the award winners are going to prepare and make researches from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 for a year. The results will be presented at 4th IPA International Workshop.
Explanation of 3rd Research Grant Award scheme
Dr Kozo Tagaya
(The Award Committee Chairman)
Awards presented by Honorary President Akio Kitamura
Dr Jonathan A. Black
(University of Sheffield / UK)
Dr Kenneth Gavin
(University College Dublin / Ireland)
Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto
(Kanazawa University / Japan)
Dr Andrew M McNamara
(City University London / UK)
Prof. Kojiro Okabayashi
(Kochi National College of Technology /
Japan)
Dr Yong Tan
(Tongji University /
People's Republic of China)
Assoc. Prof. Taro Uchimura
(The University of Tokyo / Japan)
Prof. A.F. van Tol
(Delft University of Technology /
The Netherlands)
Mr Koji Watanabe
(Obayashi Corporation / Japan)
Presentation of Awarded Proposals by 9 Award Winners
Dr Jonathan A. Black
"Evaluation of ground displacements during press-in piling throught non-intrusive physical modelling using transparent soil in conjunction with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)"
Dr Kenneth Gavin
"The impact of installation cycles on the long term resistance of piles in sand"
Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto
"Experimental and numerical study on behaviour of pressed-in piles and surrounding soils subjected to cyclic horizontal loading"
Dr Andrew M McNamara
"Study on the range of ground conditions suitable for Gyropiling"
Prof. Kojiro Okabayashi
"Study on the neighboring construction between horizontally buried gas pipe and vertically pressed-in structure"
Dr Yong Tan
"Squeezing effects of press-in piling on adjacent buildings and underground pipelines in Shanghai soft clays"
