NUAL PH CE
Research Symposium
By Dr. Nolan
Concha
With the view of
disseminating the latest research findings in Civil Engineering, the Nagoya
University Alumni Association-Philippine Branch (NUAL-Ph) spearheaded the CE
symposium last May 31, 2019 held at the AVR of FEU- Institute of Technology,
Manila. The symposium was held as the 4th in a lecture series
spearheaded by NU alumni here in the Philippines as part of its branch mission
to organize and have its members do their societal contribution in promoting
information exchange and in sharing their expertise to various
stakeholders.
The CE symposium
was co-organized with FEU tech and DLSU where three Philippine professors
presented their research findings in various areas of civil engineering specifically
on rebar corrosion, liquefaction and
CFRP. The program commenced with a
welcome remarks by FEU Tech Director, Dr. Manuel Belino followed by the opening
remarks of Dr. Cynthia Saloma, president of NUAL-PH. Two distinguished
professors from the Civil Engineering department of Nagoya University (NU) also
graced the event. Prof. Hikaru Nakamura delivered a presentation about the
programs and opportunities at NU. On the other hand, Prof. Yoshihito Yamamoto, talked
on the use of rigid body spring model (RBSM) and deep learning of
non-destructive method as well as the highlights of various on-going research
activities at the concrete lab of NU. The research topics presented in the
symposium by DLSU and FEU-Tech faculty were as follows: “Application of Optical
Flow in Monitoring the Development of Liquefaction in a Cyclic Triaxial Test”
by Dr. Erica Elice Uy of DLSU and Nagoya U PhD sandwich program student, “Investigation of the Effects of Corrosion on
Bond Strength of Steel in Concrete” by Dr. Nolan Concha of FEU-Tech, and
“Theory and Modeling of Partial CFRP Confined Concrete” by Dr. Rodolfo Mendoza
Jr. of DLSU and a Nagoya U PhD CE alumnus 2018.
The program was concluded
by Prof Nakamura motivating the student participants to pursue advanced studies
in the future. He invited the students
to apply to Japanese universities more particularly to Nagoya University. More
than 100 students and faculty members from FEU tech and DLSU attended the
symposium.
