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International Seminar "Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Technologies and Inputs from ITS in Network Operations"

12-13 November 2014, Xi'an (China)

This International Seminar was jointly organized by the Technical Committee 1.5 "Risk Management", the Technical Committee 2.1 "Road Network Operations", the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI), Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Provincial Highway Traffic Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Shaanxi Provincial Highway Institute and was supported by CCCC First Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. (FHCC).

Preparatory Documents for the International Seminar

Summary of the Seminar

The two-day seminar consisted of four technical sessions and a technical exhibition with a large number of participants including experts from governments, academia and the private sector both from China and abroad.

During the opening session, a welcome address was delivered by Mr Mingxian Wu, President of FHCC , which was followed by the opening remarks by Prof. Keiichi Tamura, Chair of TC 1.5 and Jacques Ehrlich , Chair of TC 2.1. All stated the importance of risk management and efficient road operations supported by ITS technologies. Lastly, Dr. Yong Joo Cho, Executive Vice-Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the 25th World Road Congress (WRC), extended a warm invitation to the participants to attend the 25th WRC in Seoul, Korea, in his remarks.

The keynote presentations covered various fields of risk and emergency management methodologies and applications, such as risk analysis and mitigation measures against mountain road disasters, construction and application of monitoring and emergency response systems in the national highway network of China, highway health and safety monitoring systems in cold and high altitude areas, and risk management for storms in relation to climate change.

The further practical presentations dealt with road risk and emergency management and ITS applications; risk management for roads and traffic operations under natural and man-made hazards; emergency management for roads and traffic operations under natural and man-made hazards and, at last, inputs from ITS in network operations.

In the closing session, Mr Zuo Wang, Deputy General Manager of FHCC, stated the importance of risk management and ITS technology in the road engineering practice. He also mentioned the importance of seminars to share the most updated knowledge and experience on the tools, methodologies and technologies of common interests with international colleagues.

After completion of the seminar, the participants visited the monitoring center of Zhongnanshan tunnel, the world's second longest road tunnel, where impressive safety operation techniques and various emergency management measures are implemented.

International Seminar Program - 12-13 November 2014
"Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Technologies and Inputs from ITS in Network Operations"

First day of the seminar (12 November)

Hour

Conferences

09:00
10:30

Morning Stage I - Opening
Host: WANG Zou 

Welcome Speech and Keynote

Welcome Speech
WU Mingxian

Opening Speech
TAMURA Keiichi

Opening Speech
EHRLICH Jacques

Introductory speech for 2015 World Road Congress
CHO Yong-Joo

09:10
09:40

Tea Break

09:40
12:00

Keynote: Risk Analysis and Mitigation Measures against Mountain Road Disasters
CUI Peng

Keynote: Construction and Application of Monitoring and Emergency Response System in China National Highway Network (Chinese)
LI Aimin

Keynote?Highway Health and Safety Monitoring System at Cold and High Altitude Areas (Chinese)
WANG Shuang Jie

Keynote: Storms by Climate Change
MORENO Gustavo

12:00
14:00

Lunch

14:00
15:30

Afternoon Stage II - Risk management for roads and traffic operations under natural and man-made hazards
Host: ZHANG Liu Jun

Part I

Zhongnanshan Tunnel Safety Operations and Risk Management System (Chinese)
QIAO Huaiyu

Multi-scale Risk Analysis of Road Debris Flow in Alpine Valley Area
ZOU Qiang

SMART Bridge Load Rating/Testing for preventing bridge collapses
CHOI Hyeok Jin

Highway Traffic Safety Prevention and Control Measures under Storm Weather Conditions
LIU Jianbei

15:30
16:00

Tea Break

16:00
16:40

Part II

Practices of Traffic Information Management after Disasters in Japan
KOUCHI Kenichi, KATO Yoshiyuki

Highway Disasters Analysis and Reconstruction Strategies after Earthquake in Ludian, Yunnan
CHEN He

16:40
17:00

Question & Discussion Time

17:00
18:00

End of First Day of Seminar

 18:00

Dinner

Second Day of the Seminar (13 November)

Hour

Conferences

08:30
10:00

Morning Stage III - Emergency management for roads and traffic operations under natural and man-made hazards
Host: GUO Teng Feng

Part I

Highway special geotechnical hazards and countermeasures
ZHANG Liu Jun

Wenchuan earthquake restoration and reconstruction of highways and secondary disasters Analysis (Chinese)
MA Hong Sheng

Emergency management against large and combined disasters - Part I
ZBARNEA Constantin
Emergency management against large and combined disasters - Part II
ADACHI Yukio

Watering damage in Mali
TRAORE Mary

10:00
10:30

Tea Break

10:30
11:10

Part II

Planning for a Resilient State Highway Network
GLIDDON Brett

Suitability analysis of adaptive urban traffic control systems in China's context
LIU Xiaodong

11:10
11:30

Question & Discussion Time

11:30
14:00

Lunch

14:00
15:30

Afternoon Stage IV - Inputs from ITS in Network Operations
Host: YAO Dong Qiang

Part I

Intelligent Operational Monitoring and Service System for National Trunk Road Network (Chinese)
ZHANG Jisheng

ANAS network operations: an ITS framework for monitoring and control
MARINIS Pierluigi

The implementation of a single traffic management platform for management of South Australia's arterial road network
EXCELL Andrew

Probe vehicle: a Low Cost Innovative and Promising Solution for Road Networks Monitoring
EHRLICH, Jacques

15:30
16:00

 Tea Break

16:00
16:40

Part II

Research and Application of Video Technology Based Highway Toll revenue compensation
YANG Xiaodong

ITS behind the quality of traffic flow in winter in Finland
PORTAANKORVA Petteri

16:40
17:00

Question & Discussion Time

17:00
17:30

Afternoon Stage V - Closing
Host: ZHAO Yong Guo

Closing Ceremony

Summary
WANG Zuo

Acknowledgements
WANG Zuo

17:30

End of Second Day of the Seminar


Slideshow of the International Seminar in Xi'An

  • Speech by Prof. Keiichi Tamura, Chairman of Technical Committee 1.5

  • Speech by Mr Mingxian Wu, President of First Highway Consulting Company (FHCC)

  • Speech by Jacques Ehrlich, Chairman of Technical Committee 2.1

  • Speech by Dr. Yong Joo Cho, Executive Vice-Chairperson
    of the Organizing Committee of the 25th World Road Congress (WRC)

  • Tribune of the Seminar

  • Technical Tour at Zhongnanshan tunnel