Future Society Design Program

The 3rd Global Seminar: ON SUSTAINABLE & EARTHQUAKE RESILIENT STRUCTURES

Information

This provides a platform to build new networks between international researchers in Japan and worldwide, introduce their research and promote future collaborations. Researchers from Japan and worldwide present their new research findings.

RESEARCH TOPICS:

  • Sustainable timber structures
  • Earthquake–resistant structures
  • Repairability and health monitoring
  • New directions for sustainable buildings

Date

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Venue

  • Global Vision Workshop (CLOSED WS)
    Okayama Visionary Commons, Okayama University [Access]
  • Open Seminar (OPEN EVENT)
    Okayama Visionary Commons, Okayama University [Access]
  • Discussion & Networking Session (CLOSED EVENT)
    HAYASHIBARA MUSEUM OF ART [Access]

Invited Speakers

Hamood Alwashali (Okayama University)
Kouji Fukumoto (Okayama University)
Gary Raftery (The University of Auckland)

Registration

Registration deadline: first registered basis
– Closed

Time Schedule

Global Vision Workshop
Organizer: Yutaka Goto (Chalmers University of Technology)
08:30 – 08:35
Greeting and workshop guidance
08:35 – 08:50
Lisa Ottenhaus (Senior Lecturer, Queensland University)
Local workshop presentation by Australia
08:50 – 09:05
Yutaka Goto (Chalmers University of Technology)
Local workshop presentation by Sweden
09:05 – 09:20
Masaki Maeda (Tohoku University)
Local workshop presentation by Japan
09:20 – 09:30
Break
09:30 – 10:45
Group discussion – Global and local vision
10:45 – 11:00
Presentation by the discussion groups
11:00 – 11:30
Presentation by the discussion groups and wrap up
Open Seminar
Chair: Hamood Alwashali (Okayama University)
Naoyuki Matsumoto (Tohoku University)
14:00 – 14:10
Opening session and Welcome message:
(Green Innovation Center, Okayama University)
14:10 – 14:30
Yutaka Goto (Chalmers University of Technology)
Timber construction and sustainability–The Swedish perspective
14:30 – 14:50
Lisa Ottenhaus (Queensland University)
Design for disassembly and reuse of timber structures
14:50 – 15:10
Kouji Fukumoto (Associate Professor, Okayama University)
Development of compsoite beams of Steel and CLT
15:10 – 15:25
Break
15:25 – 15:45
Robert Jockwer (Dresden University of Technology)
Reliability and efficiency of modern timber structures
15:45 – 16:05
Gary Raftery (Auckland University)
Durability of bonded wood joints for external exposure
16:05 – 16:25
Masaki Maeda (Professor, Tohoku University)
Tohoku Forum for Creativity Urban Transition with Wood for Enhanced Resilience of Cities & Forests
16:25 – 16:30
Closing remarks
Discussion & Networking Session
Moderator: Hamood Alwashali (Okayama University)
17:30 – 18:00
Tour of artworks and exhibits at the Hayashibara Museum
18:00 – 18:05
Opening Speech
18:10 – 18:20
Naoyuki Matsumoto (Tohoku University)
Overview of traditional wood castles and their renovation in Okayama
18:20 – 18:30
Hamood Alwashali (Okayama University)
Overview of Activities by the Green Innovation center at Okayama Universities
18:30 – 19:25
Open Discussion regarding possible future collaborations
19:25 – 19:30
Closing Remarks

Organizers

Yutaka Goto
(Researcher, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology)

Poster

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