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14th ASEP International Convention
May 21-22, 2009
Great Eastern Hotel (formerly Aberdeen Court), Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

Highlights of the 14th ASEP International Convention

Technical Papers will be presented in Plenary Sessions by Resource Speakers who are experts in their Field of Specialization

1. Plenary Paper No. 1 - Philippines & Japan Contributions to Seismic Retrofitting Techniques for Bridges by Benito Pacheco, Romeo Estanero & Kazuhiko Kawashima
   
2. Plenary Paper No. 2 - Climate Change & Structural Engineering by Ernestina Flores Jose
3. Plenary Paper No. 3 - A Model to Assess Quantitative Risk in Building Structural Analysis & Design : An input to Design Development by Allan B. Benogsudan
4. Plenary Paper No. 4 - Modeling of Shear Walls for Non Linear and Pushover Analysis of Tall Buildings by Naveed Anwar and Thaughtut Aung
5. Plenary Paper No. 5 - Direct Analysis Method: Valuing Engineering Efficiency and Economy in Structural Analysis and Design of Steel Structures by Jonathan Sevilla and Romualdo A. Chavez, Jr.
6. Plenary Paper No. 6 - Nuclear Fall-out Survival Shelters by Mauro P. Balingit
7. Plenary Paper No. 7 -Permanent Slope Protection in Highly-Seismic and Landslide-Prone Area using Multi-Level Anchored Wall by Armando Cazzola and Geronimo T. Reyes

MORE THAN 20 TECHNICAL PAPERS WILL BE PRESENTED IN PARALLEL SESSIONS! HERE ARE SAMPLE PAPERS ACCORDING TO TOPICS:

1. Mitigating the Impacts of Natural Hazards & Disasters
   - Proposed Rapid Visual Assessment of Steel Tower billboards against Windload
   - Understanding Earthquakes and Disasters: Photo-Video Presentations for Public Awareness and Education
2. Responding to Risks and Environmental Effects
   - Effects of Fire on the Flexural behavior of RC Beams
   - Anchoring in Tension Zones using Chemical Anchors that are not suitable for Cracked Concrete Environments
   - Incorporating Earthquake Damage Functions into the REDAS Software
3. Increasing Economy and Sustainability in Infrastructure Development
   - Structural Design for Top-Down Construction of 168 Residences Towers
   - Uncoated Abaca Fabric: An Alternative Material for Temporary Tensile Structure
4. Assuring Structural Safety, Strength, and Serviceability
   - Analysis and Design of Concrete Silos for Storing Bulk Granular Materials
   - History Rising : The Burj Dubai Tower
5. A continuing Professional Development (CPD) Lecture on Pushover Analysis of Buildings by Dr. Naveed Anwar (ACECOMS) will be conducted
6. A Special ASEP Session focusing on the Code Development and the Structural Engineering Specialization will be held.
7. - Exhibits and Product Presentations on the latest Construction and Structural Engineering Technology will be held.