Newsletters

• Jan. 2016 (Japanese Only) New
  TOPIC
  • Summary of the Secretary Meeting of Wind and Seismic Effects, UJNR (Nov. 18, 2015)
  • NIST: Publication of the "Community Resilience Planning Guide For Buildings and Infrastructures Systems"
  • NIST: Current Activities on the "National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)"
  • NIST: Information on the "National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP)"

• Aug. 2015 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • "Partners Across The Pacific" from the Article of the Public Roads issued in May/June 2015
  • NIST published "Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems" for Public Comment
  • Activities to support the Reconstruction from 2015 Nepal Earthquake

• Feb. 2015 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Report on the UJNR Tsunami Modeling Workshop
  • Large Hydro Geo Flume of The Port and Airport Research Institute
  • News on Shake Table Tests of Curved Bridges with Full-size Pickup Trucks
    on Deck conducted by University of Nevada, Reno

• Dec. 2014 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Report on the 30th U.S. - Japan T/C G Bridge Engineering Workshop
  • Report on the 1st International Workshop on Reinforced Concrete Walls
  • Report onthe NIST International Resilience Symposium

• Sep. 2014 (Japanese Only)
  EXTRA ISSUE
  • Sad News of Passing of Dr. Charles Scheffey: Former US-side Panel Member

• Sep. 2014 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Schedule of Panel Activities in 2014 Fiscal Year
  • Upload of Publication of Japanese Translation of National Preparedness Frameworks in US
  • Technical Information Exchange on Seismic Isolation Bridges in Japan

• May 2014 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Visit to Emergency Management Institute (EMI): Education (Training) System on Emergency Management in US
  • Publication of Japanese Translation of National Preparedness Frameworks in US
  • Introduction of New Panel Member

• Feb. 2014 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Report on the 29th U.S. - Japan T/C G Bridge Engineering Workshop
  • New Book Publication Information: Bridge Engineering Handbook, Second Edition

• Sep. 2013 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Report on Workshop on Seismic Analysis of Embankment Dams, August 16, 2013
  • Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task-Force
  • Hurricane Sandy FEMA After Action Report

• June 2013 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Infomation on Disaster Resilience in US
  • Emergency Management Framework in US

• May 2013 (Japanese Only)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights of the 44th Joint Meeting of the Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, 20-21 Feb. 2013
  • MLIT Damage Investigation of 2012 Hurricane Sandy

• Jun. 2009 (PDF:299kb)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights of the 41st Joint Meeting of the Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects 18-23 May 2009

• Apr. 2009 (PDF:279kb)
  TOPIC
  • U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research on Tornado-Induced Loads of Low-Rise Buildings
  • Shake Table Testing of Bridge RC Columns Under Combined Actions at University of Nevada Reno, USA

• Dec. 2008 (PDF:163kb)
  TOPIC
  • CAESAR´s Anatomical/Autopsy Survey for Older/Damaged Highway Bridges
  • 24th Us-Japan T/C G Bridge Engineering Workshop

• Oct. 2008 (PDF:98kb)
  TOPIC
  • Nationwide Earthquake Early Warning In Japan: Information Before Strong Ground Shaking
  • Environmental Wind Shear May Control Near-Surface Wind Distributions In Typhoons

• Aug. 2008 (PDF:331kb)
  TOPIC
  • 5th International Workshop on Coastal Disaster Prevention
  • Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake

• Jun. 2008 (PDF:227kb)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights of the 40th Joint Meeting US-JAPAN Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects

• Apr. 2008 (PDF:163kb)
  TOPIC
  • Compilation of Disaster Information Map of the 2007 Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake
  • Precast Segmental Concrete Bridge Columns for Seismic Regions

• Feb. 2008 (PDF:219kb)
  TOPIC
  • 4th International Workshop on Coastal Disaster Prevention
  • Heavy-weight-falling Experiment for RC Arch-type Structure of Highway

• Dec. 2007 (PDF:59kb)
  TOPIC
  • 23rd US-JAPAN T/C G Bridge Engineering Workshop and FHWA/NILIM/PWRI Annual Bridge Engineering Meeting 2007
  • The Sixth Joint NEES/E-DEFENSE Research Planning Meeting - A Collapse Test on a Full-Scale Four-Story Steel Building

• Oct. 2007 (PDF:152kb)
  TOPIC
  • Development of BRI Large Stroke Shaking Table for Simulating Earthquake Response of High-Rise Buildings
  • The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)

• Sep. 2007 (PDF:162kb)
  TOPIC
  • 4th U.S. - JAPAN Workshop on Soil - Structure Interaction
  • the 4th U.S. - JAPAN Workshop on Advanced Research on Dams

• June. 2007 (PDF:150kb)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights - Technical Site Visits 39th Meeting of the US-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects 17-19 May 2007
    

• Apr. 2007 (PDF:58kb)
  TOPIC
  • Task Committee B Workshop Five-Year Strategic Research Plan on Technologies for Next Generation Building
    
  • "Disaster Information System" - Evaluation and Refinement by Demonstration Experiment and Drill -

• Feb. 2007 (PDF:320kb)
  TOPIC
  • Seismic Safety Evaluation of Dams Against Large Earthquake Motions in Japan
    
  • Task Committee G: Transportation Systems

• Dec. 2006 (PDF:164kb)
  TOPIC
  • A Guest Researcher from PHIVOLCS
    
  • Security and Protection of Dams in the U.S.

• Oct. 2006 (PDF:496kb)
  TOPIC
  • ALOS Image Processing for Tsunami Disaster at South Java in 2006
    
  • 22nd US-Japan T/C G Bridge Engineering Workshop and FHWA/NILIM/FHWA Annual Bridge Engineering Meeting 2006
    

• Aug. 2006 (PDF:225kb)
  TOPIC
  • Field Survey of 2006 Java Tsunami Disaster
    
  • The Fourth U.S.-Japan Workshop on Wind Engineering
    

• June. 2006 (PDF:200kb)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights of the 38th Joint Meeting of the Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects
    

• Apr. 2006 (PDF:82kb)
  TOPIC
  • Development of Rational Design Method for Reinforced Concrete Rock Shed Structures
    
  • Task Committee B Seeking Partners in Shaping Its Vision
    

• Feb. 2006 (PDF:272kb)
  TOPIC
  • 2nd International Workshop on Coastal Disaster Prevention
    
  • E-Defense Earthquake Mitigation in Urban Areas
    

• Dec. 2005 (PDF:126kb)
  TOPIC
  • 21st Bridge Engineering Workshop
    
  • BRI Started Multi-Purpose Experiments Using Full-Scale Four-Story Wood Frame Building
    

• Oct. 2005 (PDF:102kb)
  TOPIC
  • Study on Tsunami Damage Mitigation is Now Actively Ongoing at NILIM
    
  • A Reflection on the Panel's Wind Engineering
    

• Aug. 2005 (PDF:189kb)
  TOPIC
  • Damage Investigation of the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and the Indian Ocean Tsunami
    
  • WTC Report on Towers Collapse
    

• June 2005 (PDF:128kb)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights of the 37th Joint Meeting of the Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects 16-21 May 2005
    

• Apr. 2005 (PDF:195kb)
  TOPIC
  • International Workshop on Tsunami Disaster Mitigation and International Symposium on Tsunami Disaster Mitigation in the Future, Kobe 2005
  • Inauguration of E-defence
    

• Feb. 2005 (PDF:79kb)
  TOPIC
  • International Workshop on Tsunami Disaster Mitigation and International Symposium on Tsunami Disaster Mitigation in the Future, Kobe 2005
  • Inauguration of E-defence
    

• Dec. 2004 (PDF:167kb)
  TOPIC
  • Oomori Bridge Damaged by Typhoon No.18
  • Japan Meteorological Agency Earthquake Catalog is being Revised
  • 20th US-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop
    

• Oct. 2004 (PDF:289kb)
  TOPIC
  • PARI Conducting Real-Time Typhoon-Caused Storm Surge
    

• Aug. 2004 (PDF:260kb)
  TOPIC
  • Damage to Tokachi-Kako Bridge from the Tokachi-Oki Earthquake in 2003 and its Subsequent Restoration
  • Innovative FHWA Bridge Infrastructure R&D Program
    

• June 2004 (PDF:680kb)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights of the 36th Joint Meeting of the Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects 17-22 May 2004
    

• Apr. 2004 (PDF:715kb)
  TOPIC
  • Construction of E-DEFENSE
  • US-Japan Workshop on Soil Structure Interaction
    

• Feb. 2004 (PDF:473kb)
  TOPIC
  • US-Japan Cooperative Structural Testing Research Program on Smart Structural Systems
    

• Dec. 2003 (PDF:602kb)
  TOPIC
  • 19th US-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop
  • International Workshop on Advanced Sensors, Structural Health Monitoring, and Smart Structures
  • Report on the 26 September 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake, Japan
    

• Oct. 2003 (PDF:391kb)
  TOPIC
  • Hurricane ISABEL and AAWE
  • Development of Real-time Disaster Information System
    

• Aug. 2003 (PDF:145kb)
  TOPIC
  • Panel Task Commitees
  • PWRI Upgraded 3-D Shaking Table
    

• July 2003 (PDF:843kb)
  TOPIC
  • Highlights of the 35th joint meeting of the panel on wind and seismic effects 12-17 MAY 2003
  • Dr. WATABE passed away
  • Dr. WRIGHT elected to national academy of engineering