Newsletter Volume 10, Issue 1 March 2025

Event Report
The 14th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar in Kanazawa 2024

IPA Secretariat

The 14th IPA Press-in Engineering Seminar in Kanazawa 2024, subtitled "Reconstruction and Disaster Countermeasures after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake," was held on October 9, 2024, in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The event brought together approximately 120 participants, including policymakers, researchers, engineers, construction contractors, and students, who attended either onsite or online.

Program:

Opening Remarks	Prof. Osamu Kusakabe	Executive Director, International Press-in Association Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Lecture 1	Lateral Spread Due to Liquefaction in Uchinada Town - Case Study and Factor Analysis
	Prof. Hazarika Hemanta	Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University
Lecture 2	Case Histories of Press-in Method in Port and Harbor Construction
	Mr. Hideyuki Koriki	Kanto Branch Office, TOYO CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD.
Lecture 3	Reinforcement Technology of River Embankments Using Steel Sheet Piles Against Earthquakes and Heavy Rain
	Dr. Kazutaka Otsushi	Japanese Technical Association for Steel Pipe Piles and Sheet Piles
Lecture 4	Countermeasures for Road Embankments in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Example of Damage and Restoration of Noto Bridge on Noto-Satoyama Kaido Highway
	Mr. Takayuki Kanbe	Senior Manager, Construction Civil Engineering Department, Hokuriku Branch, KAJIMA CORPORATION
Lecture 5	Reinforcement and Restoration Technologies for Bridge Foundations
	Prof. Hidetoshi Nishioka	Professor, Chuo University
Lecture 6	Disaster Recovery Support for Noto Peninsula Using Press-in Method
	Mr. Kazuma Nishimoto	Noto Recovery Support Office, GIKEN LTD.
Closing Remarks	Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto	Director, International Press-in Association Emeritus Professor, Kanazawa University

In his opening remarks, Prof. Kusakabe highlighted the importance of Gross National Safety (GNS) for natural disasters, emphasizing its potential role in supporting government efforts to plan and implement effective disaster prevention measures.

During the closing remarks, Prof. Matsumoto stressed that, beyond implementing disaster countermeasures in advance, it is equally crucial to establish strategies for rapid recovery before a disaster occurs.

We hope this seminar contributes to the early recovery and reconstruction of affected areas and informs future disaster preparedness efforts.

Seminar Presentation Materials

The seminar presentation materials (available in Japanese) can be accessed on the IPA website.
[Click here] to view them. (*Japanese only)


Photo 1. Group photo at the seminar		Photo 2. The view of the seminar

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