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SUMMARY:On Site Visualization” for Risk Visualization and Management for
  General Monitoring and Minimization of Natural Disasters.
DTSTART:20120921T140000
DTEND:20120921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T064332Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. S. Akutagawa of Kobe University\, Japan (invited profess
 or at LMR)\n“Safety First!” is the concept and the slogan shared by al
 l\, required for all\, but difficult to achieve throughout the world. Cons
 truction sites are full of dangers. Workers are exposed to various kinds o
 f “Unexpected Accidents” that threaten their lives\, delay constructio
 n and make owners to pay more.\nMonitoring is\, therefore\, necessary. We 
 know that for many years. We need to keep our eyes on structural behaviors
  during construction to confirm that everything is all right. But when thi
 ngs really go wrong\, such as too much force in strut beams\, too much inc
 lination in retaining walls\, etc.\, it is not easy to follow those behavi
 ors real-time\, because the information from the monitoring usually does n
 ot come to you when they happen. That is brought to you after some analysi
 s or processing is made. If the situation is really serious\, there is no 
 time to do this\, but the bad signal must be given to workers with no dela
 y in time to let them know the danger.\nThis is why we need “On Site Vis
 ualization”. Employment of the OSV monitoring method enables real-time d
 ata processing and visualization on-site\, so that the state of deformatio
 n\, strain\, inclination\, earth pressure etc. for the structures in conce
 rn can be grasped with no delay in time and is shown visually to anyone ne
 arby. Rationally designed use of this method could give us early warning s
 igns\, if any\, and minimize risks not only during construction of undergr
 ound infrastructures but also during their service time. On Site Visualiza
 tion\, once embodied in the framework of safety management practices\, cou
 ld lead to a better and quick understanding of potential risks and improve
 d management of safety at construction sites. It is also obvious that the 
 concept can be applied to natural disaster mitigation.\nIn addition\, the 
 employment of OSV necessitates a new form of collaboration between enginee
 rs and citizens. As visualized information can be shared by all who have d
 irect visual access to these lights\, a new set of rules need to be made t
 o win safety for all concerned. The seminar covers early developments\, ap
 plication cases in Japan and India\, and future insights for even more eco
 nomical way of performing OSV monitoring with low cost devices.
LOCATION:GCD0386
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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