ASEP Celebrates its 50th Anniversary!

ASEP 50th Anniversary GALA NIght + Golden Passport

7 Reasons on why you should attend the

 ASEP's 50th Anniversary Gala Night

on Sept. 30, 2011 at Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City

1. The Gala Night is one of the highlights of the Golden Anniversary celebration of ASEP.  It is a momentous, yet very rare, event that each ASEP member should not miss.
2. The rich history of ASEP will be re-told during the Gala Night.
3. The event is also a rare chance to be among the illustrious members of our profession. A time to strengthen the bond among ASEP members.
4. Enjoy the sumptuous dinner prepared by the hotel and entertainment and surprises prepared by the organizers for a minimal admission fee (P2250.00).
5. As a member who has been a beneficiary of the Association's countless endeavors in the past, aside from enjoying the prestige of being an ASEP member, this is one way of showing your support to the various projects of the association.
6. This is also your chance to personally witness the awarding of the Outstanding Structural Engineers (OSE) and ASEP Members!
7. You may be a winner of raffle prizes!

REGISTER NOW! Buy the Golden Passport (GP) and avail of the various benefits during this 50th year celebration.

1. The GP is ASEP's way of thanking our members for sticking with it through the last 50 years.  The GP offers access to countless ASEP activities like:  15th AIC, 1st A.SCTEX, and 50th Anniversary Gala Night, Coffee Table book, a P2000 worth Seminar Voucher and many more ----- at a discounted price of up to around 30%.
2. The GP itself is a precious souvenir.  Having it  means you have once more supported ASEP in its undertakings.

UPDATED! 50th ASEP Anniversary International Convention & Exposition - Final Program

15AIC - Final Program

September 28, 2011 (Wednesday)

7:30 – 8:50 Registration

Opening Program  - Ruth B. Mabilangan & Frederick Francis M. Sison (Emcees)

·         8:50 - 9:00 Invocation -  Anthony Vladimir C. Pimentel (ASEP Immediate Past Pres.)

·        9:00 - 9:10 Welcome Remarks- Vinci N.R. Villasenor (15AIC Chair & ASEP President)

·        9:10 – 9:15 Introduction of Guest Speaker – Adam C.Abinales (ASEP Past President)

·        9:15 – 10:00 Guest Speaker – Benito M. Pacheco,Ph.D. (PICE Pres.&ASEP Past Pres.)

·        10:00 – 10:20 Break and Opening of Exhibits

Keynote Session I -  Ruth B. Mabilangan (Session Moderator)

·        10:20 – 11:00 Keynote Paper 1

• 11:00 – 11:40 Keynote Paper 2
• 11:40 – 12:20 Keynote Paper 3 

• 12:20 – 13:50 Lunch and Product Presentation of VSL Philippines

Technical Session I – Safer Concrete Structures

 Wilfredo S. Lopez and Virgilio B. Columna (Session Moderators)

• 13:50 – 14:10 Technical Paper 1
• 14:10 – 14:30 Technical Paper 2
• 14:30 – 14:50 Technical Paper 3
• 14:50 – 15:10 Technical Paper 4
• 15:10 – 15:30 Technical Paper 5
• 15:30 – 15:50 Technical Paper 6
• 15:50 – 16:20 Break

Technical Session II – Smarter Techniques

 Jorge P. Genota and Cesar C. Pabalan (Session Moderators)

• 16:20 – 16:40 Technical Paper 7
• 16:40 – 17:00 Technical Paper 8
• 17:00 – 17:20 Technical Paper 9
• 17:20 – 17:40 Technical Paper 10

September 29, 2011 (Thursday)

8:00 – 9:00  Registration

Technical Session III – Greener and Safer Environment

Carlos M. Villaraza and Christopher P.T. Tamayo (Session Moderators)

·        9:00 – 9:40  Technical Paper 11 (Invited Paper)

·        9:40 - 10:00  Technical Paper 12

·        10:00 – 10:20 Technical Paper 13

·        10:20 – 10:50 Break

Keynote Session II

Miriam L. Tamayo and Christopher P.T. Tamayo (Session Moderators)

·        Keynote Paper 4

·        10:50 – 11:20 Keynote Paper 4

·        11:20 – 11:50 Keynote Paper 5

·        11:50 – 12:20 Keynote Paper 6

·        12:20 – 13:30 Lunch and Product Presentations

·                    12:20 – 13:00  Lunch

·                    13:00 – 13:30  Rieckermann’s Philippines

Organized Session (PHIVOLCS)

·        13:30 – 13:50  Dr. Imai’s Presentation

·        13:50 – 14:10  Dr. Itoh’s Presentation

Technical Session IV - Safer and Sustainable Infrastructures

Frederick Francis M. Sison and Anthony V.C. Pimentel (Session Moderators)

·        14:10 – 14:30 Technical Paper 14

·        14:30 – 14:50 Technical Paper 15

·        14:50 – 15:10 Technical Paper 16

·        15:10 – 15:30 Technical Paper 17

·        15:30 – 15:50 Break

·        15:50 – 16:20 Technical Paper 18

·        16:20 – 16:40 Technical Paper 19

Technical Session V – Smarter Technologies

Ronaldo S. Ison and Adam C. Abinales (Session Moderators)

·        16:40 – 17:00 Technical Paper 20

·        17:00 – 17:20 Technical Paper 21

·        17:20 – 17:40 Technical Paper 22

·        17:40 – 18:00 Technical Paper 23

·        18:00 – 18:20 Closing Remarks and Announcements

 – Ronaldo S. Ison (50^th Anniversary Chairman)

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A.SCTEX - Final Program

Septmber 30, 2011 

·        8:00 – 8:40  Registration

v     Technical Lectures on Smarter Computing

 - Harry T. Wong (Moderator)

·        8:40 – 9:10 Building Information Modeling by Sonny G. Andalis

·        9:10 – 9: 40 Examples of Structural Modelling, Analysis and Design Automation through the SAP2000 API by Alden Paul Balili

·        9:40 – 10:00 Break

v     State-of-the-Art Software Presentations

 - Alden Paul D. Balili (Moderator)

·        10:00 – 11:00 Computers and Structures / Asian Center for Computations & Software (ACECOMS) – ETABS, SAP2000 and other Structural Engineering Software

·        11:00 – 12:00 Tekla Structures –Building Information Modeling Software

·        12:00 – 1:00 AutoDesk – 3D Design & Engineering Software

·        1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

v    KEYNOTE SESSIONS

1.      Advancements in Computing Tools and their Application in Structural Engineering

by Naveed Anwar (Executive Director, ACECOMS, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)

2. The Green Revolution: Sustainable Design and Technologies in the 21st Century and beyond by Liza Morales Crespo (Architect, LEED, AP, AIA, UAP)
3. Seismic Risk Management of Existing Lifelines under Deteriorating Environments  by Takeshi Koike (Professor, Kyoto University, Japan)
4. A Clear and Present Danger 2 – The Use of QT or TMT Rebars In Seismic Zone 4  by Emilio M. Morales (MSCE, F.PICE, F.ASCE, F.ASEP)5.      Possibility of Seawater as a Greener Material in Concrete by  Noboaki Otsuki (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan), Daisuke Furuya, Tsuyoshi Saito and Yutaka Tadokoro
5. The Darfield M7.1, 4 Sept. 2010 and the Lyttleton M6.3, 22 February 2011 Earthquakes Christchurch, New Zealand: Lessons for the Philippines  by Paul T. Finlay (E/Q Advisory & Educational Engineer, New Zealand)

v    TECHNICAL SESSIONS

·        Safer Concrete Structures

1.      Assessment Of Reinforcement Corrosion In Fully Carbonated Concrete by Perlie F. Bohol, Ronaldo S. Gallardo and .Nobuaki Otsuki

2.      Investigation of Concrete Mixtures for the Concrete Cover Repairs of RC Square Columns  by Anna Francesca C. Del Castillo, Sarah Linette D. Cornejo, Romwell Louis L. Tan and Andres Winston C. Oreta

3.      Retrofitting of RC Columns with Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar  by Bernardo A. Lejano, Krist Kevinson A. Galicia, Jonathan Vincent C. Sia and Daniel Nichol R. Valerio

4.      Effects of Elevated Temperature on RC Beams Externally Bonded with CFRP by  Bernardo A. Lejano, Reuben Aaron Flores, El Rey Morales and Marlon Bryan Palisoc

5.      Investigation of the Influence of CHB Walls in the Seismic Performance of Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Frames using the Equivalent Strut Theory and SAP2000  by Rodolfo P. Mendoza Jr, Edgardo S. Cruz and Delia B. Senoro

6.      Time Domain Ultrasonic Wave Propagation Simulation in Concrete using Explicit Dynamic Finite Element Method  by Oscar Victor Antonio, Jr., Sohichi  Hirose and Alan T. Tan

·        Smarter Techniques

7.      Theory of Structures Laboratory in the CE Curriculum: Understanding Structural Behavior through Laboratory Experiments  by Andres Winston C. Oreta,  Marcelo V. Castillo Jr., Manuel Antonio Mayo III and Ailene P. Tangonan

8.      Model Parameter Identification and Reliability Estimation With Sequential MCS  by Ikumasa Yoshida

9.      Estimating the Limit State Exceeding Probability of a Deteriorating Structure using the Kalman Filter, Extended Kalman Filter, Unscented Kalman Filter And The Sequential Monte Carlo Simulation by Lessandro Estelito Garciano and Ikumasa Yoshida

10.  Soil Bearing Pressure under Octagonal Foundation using Parametric Mapping Technique by Ferdinand F. Bengusta

·        Greener and Safer Environment

11.  Recognizing when wind tunnel testing is necessary: Best practice guidelines for buildings by Mark P. Chatten

12.  Seismic Risk Mapping at Micro-Scale  by Dexter S. Lo and Andres Winston C. Oreta

13.  Environmental Impact Assessment of Infrastructures in the Philippines 

by Ernestina Flores Jose

·        Safer and Sustainable Infrastructures

14.  Evaluation of Major Bridges in Cagayan Valley  by Cesar B. Vallejo, Susan C. Vallejo and Rodel V. Medestomas

15.  LNG Spill Containment Pit Its Structural and Environmental Engineering Challenges  Reynaldo Velasco, Reynaldo Santiago, Portia Anastacio and Susan Macaraeg

16.  Economy and Performance Comparison of Anchorages Designed using the 5^th And 6^th Edition of the National Structural Code of the Philippines by  Ramil H. Crisolo And Virgilio P. Soriano, Jr.

17.  Qualification of Passive Fire Protection Systems for Seismic Joint in Accordance with ASTM E-1966 and UL 2079  by Fitzgerald R. Padilla, Ramil H. Crisolo, Virgilio P. Soriano, Jr.

18.  Impact of Requirements of Vibration Analysis in a Large Centrifugal Pump Foundation on Piles   Arlene A. Dela Cruz, Romualdo Chavez, Jr. and Maloney Mondoy

19.  Retrofitting of Steel Wide Flange Beams using Exterior Post-Tensioning  by  Bernardo A. Lejano, Patricia C. Adiaz and David Joseph J. Vidad

·        Smarter Technologies

20.  Full Scale Trial Embankment Test – Acceleration Of Consolidation Using The Rammed Aggregate Pier (Rap) System by Emilio M. Morales, Elmer Ramoneda and Mark K. Morales

21.  Smart Pipe Racks: A Modular Engineering Approach  by Winifredo H. Cipres Jr., Edilberto Perdido, Romualdo Chavez, Jr. and Reynaldo Velasco

22.  Interface Shear Tesing of Geosynthetics  by Ronald E. Belanger, Corazon B. Queja and Carmelo V. Zantua

23.  Superlift Engineering  by Roland D. Rabot, Nestor Competente and Kee Wah Nam

ASEP Software & Computing Technology Expo

As structures become more complicated and clients get more demanding in terms of quality and project delivery, the work of a structural engineer is not getting any easier. More than ever, the need of software to automate several aspects of analysis, design and detailing is needed to ensure that structural engineers design safe and reliable structures delivered on time.

ASEP is hosting the 1st Software & Computing Technology Exposition (A.SCTEX) on Sept. 30, 2011. This is a post-15AIC event and one of the highlights of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of ASEP. The exposition will feature presentations from companies like Autodesk, CSI and Tekla Structures regarding the latest features of their analysis and detailing software. Also, additional papers will be presented by practicing ASEP engineers regarding ways in which design and detailing can be made easier through software.