RNUS

Regional Network Office for Urban Safety

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  • Project 2006/2

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    Inspection of Marine Reinforced Concrete Structures in Thailand Launched Since : September, 2006 Status : Completed Brief Information : The environmental condition has a tremendous effect on the life span of the RC structure. The marine environment can induce a severe corrosion in RC structure rapidly. However, in Thailand, very little intention has been paid…

  • Seminar-2006.08.09

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    Seminar on “Analysis and Treatments for Corrosion of RC Structure”  Date : Aug 9th, 2006  Information : On 9th August 2006, RNUS organized the RNUS seminar on “Analysis and Treatments for Corrosion of Reinfoced Concrete Structure” A group of researchers from Kanazawa Institute of Technology led by Associate Professor Shinichi Miyazato and Associate Professor Mitsuharu Tokunaga kindly…

  • Seminar-2006.03.15

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    Seminar on “Niigata-Tyuetsu Earthquake on October 23, 2004”  Date : Mar 15, 2006 Information : It was a great honor of RNUS to welcome Professor Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi and Assistant Professor Takeshi Maki from Saitama University on March 15th, 2006.In this occasion, Prof. Mutsuyoshi kindly gave the special lecture titled “Damage of Structures due to 2004 Niigata-Ken-Tyuetsu…

  • Seminar-2006.01.17

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    Seminar on “Advanced Technologies toward Sustainable Concrete Structure” Date : Jan 17, 2006 Information : RNUS Seminar on “Advanced Technologies toward Sustainable Concrete Structure” was held on January 17th, 2006. Prof. Toyoharu Nawa and Dr.Pipat Termkhajornkit from the Hokkaido University and Prof.Somnuk Tangtermsirikul from Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University. Prof.Toyaharu Nawa presented about the…

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    Detection of Post-Tension Duct in High-Rise Building by Ground Penetrating Radar Method  Date : N/A  Brief Information : The objective of this project is to determine the location and direction of the post-tension tendon by applying ground penetrating radar (GPR). This is a part of an attempt to renovate the office building to hotel in which…

  • Project 2005/2

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    Preliminary Canal Bridges Inspection in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Area Launched Since : December, 2005 Status : Completed Brief Information : The transportation by car is currently the main transportation method in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Area. The canal bridges in Bangkok play an important role to connect traffic system together. However, they have received too little…

  • Project 2005/1

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    Study on Application of Fly Ash as Concrete Ingredient in Thailand & Japan Launched Since : December, 2005 Status : Completed Brief Information : While fly ash is an unwanted by-product from the power generation process, it has been long recognized as one of efficient concrete admixtures. Concrete engineers in many countries around the world…

  • Seminar-2005.10.20

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    Seminar on “Advanced Technology for Urban Safety – Against Disasters and Hazardous Environment”  Date : Oct 20, 2005  Information : On 20th October 2005, RNUS organized another RNUS seminar on “Advanced Technology for Urban Safety ~ Against Disaster and Hazardous Environment”. Four professors from the University of Tokyo were invited to give the presentation. The presenters…

  • Project 2005/3

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    Evaluation of water use in irrigated paddy fields in eastern part of Thailand using remote sensing and meteorological data Launched Since : September, 2005 Status : Completed Brief Information : As a fundamental research for early drought warning system, water use for agricultural area, especially paddy fields, will be analyzed in this project by using…

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    Urban Flood Inundation Modeling in Mekong River Basin Using a Physically Based Surface-River Model Launched Since : November, 2003 Status : Completed Brief Information : This is a research project that aims at developing a system for urban flood inundation simulation in the Lower Mekong river basin. The project mainly focuses on physically based surface-river…

  • Project 2002/2

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    Development of database for the deterioration concrete bridge in Bangkok Launched Since : November, 2002 Status : Completed Brief Information : This is one of the two pilot projects initiated by RNUS in collaboration with the researchers, scientists and engineers of Thailand as a start-up activity of the center. The participatory organizations in this project…

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    Urban Flood Risk Mapping in Bangkok using GIS, RS and Mathematical Model Launched Since : November, 2002 Status : Completed Brief Information : This is the second pilot project initiated by RNUS in 2002. The organizations involved in this project are RNUS, ICUS, AIT, Chulalongkorn University, and GISTDA (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency), Thailand.…