2024 Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Tanaka Award (Exellence in Research Paper)

Winner

Professor MIYASHITA Takeshi

Award recipients

Examination of limit states of steel I-girders subjected to shear forces from a functional perspective, focusing on the behavior of steel girder panel corners

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research map-Professor MIYASHITA Takeshi

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Japan Society of Civil Engineers(JSCE)

Outline

The Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Tanaka Award is an award given by the Society since 1966 to recognize outstanding achievements in bridge and structural engineering. The Exellence in Research Paper is made to recognize the author, or authors of research papers on planning, design, construction, maintenance and management, history and others, published in the JSCE journals/ magazine, which have made valuable and commendable contributions to bridge engineering progress.

In this study, through loading experiments and numerical analyses of steel girders, we propose a new mechanical state and a new calculation method for limit state 2 of the limit states of steel girders subjected to shear. The results of this research not only provide the data that will form the basis of the revision of the Highway Bridge Specifications, which have transitioned to the limit state design method, but also lead to the streamlining of bridge design and maintenance. As such, they are recognized as making a significant contribution to the development of bridge engineering, leading to the award.