Managing Risk in Road Operations
Iasi (Romania), 5-7 November 2009
This international seminar has been organized jointly by the PIARC Technical Committee C.3'Managing Operational Risk' and the Government of Romania.
Preparatory Document
Seminar proceedings (English, French and Romanian)
Welcome Address from the Prefect Country of Iasi, Sava-Dragomir Tomaseschi |
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Welcome Address from Dorina Tiron, Director General of Roads, Ministry of Transport, Romania |
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Welcome Address from Nocolae Taranu, Dean of Faculty Civil Engineering, Technical Univeristy, Romania |
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Opening Remarks. Michio Okahara, Chair of PIARC Technical Committee C.3, Japan |
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Introduction of PIARC and TC C.3 activities. Hiroyuki Nakajima, English-speaking TC C.3 Secretary, Japan |
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Keynote Speech - Importance of Risk Management for Road Agencies. Christopher Bennet, World Bank |
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Session 1: Introduction of Risk Management Techniques (theoretical) Moderator: Yukio Adachi, Associate Member of TC.C3, Japan | |
Introduction of Session1. Yukio Adachi, Japan |
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Safety Management for Highways Projects: an alternative approach. Ryszard Gorell, Mouchel, David Boulton, Arthur D. Little, United-Kingdom |
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Road Safety Management in Australia - Past, Present and Future. Maurice Cammak, Main Roads Western Australia, Australia |
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Actual Status and implementation of risk management on roads in Romania. R. Andrei, V. Boboc, A. Rotaru, E. Pulsau, A. Boboc, Department of Transport Infrastructures and Foundations, Technical University "Gh-Asachi", Iasi, Romania |
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Session 2: Good Practices of Risk Management Techniques for Highway Systems and Projects. Moderator: Keiichi Tamura, Public Works Research Institute, Japan | |
Case study of Road Disaster Risk Management. Keiichi Tamura, Japan |
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Earth work consolidation with drilled pilots of the groundwater level with siphon drains. N. Botu, D. Carastoian, L. Alicluc, G. Maftei, Romania |
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Good practices and risk management techniques on national road NR15. N. Tautu, T. Bicaz, T. Buhan, C. Zbarnea, Romania |
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Landslide Risk Management in rehabilitation works for transportation infrastructure. I. Lungu, A. Stanciu, J. Copilau, Romania |
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Risk management practice in Flanders. M. Blomme, Flanders |
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Session 3: Management of Risks associated with Natural and man-made Disasters and Climate change. Moderator: Connie Yew, U.S.A. | |
Introduction. Connie Yew, U.S.A. |
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Mexico Climate Change, Tabasco case. G. Moreno, F. Alvarez, M. Webert, Mexico |
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Risk management for roads in a changing climate: a common European Approach. Y. Essener, EGIS, France |
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Increasing probability of detection and evaluation of buried objects - GPR-EMI. R. Grimberg, A. Savin, S. Leitoiu, R. Steigmann, P. Barsanescu, C. Comisu, R. Patrascu, Romania |
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Some aspects on landslide risk evaluation on public road network. A. Rotaru, G. Asachi, Romania |
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Reducing the risk of implementation of nonconventional solutions through accelerated testing of roads. C. Florescu, Romania |
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Geological and geotechnical characteristics of rocks from alluvial plane of Bahlui River. P. Raileanu, V. Cazacu, Romania |
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Session 4: Social acceptance of risks and their perceptions. Moderator: Roberto Arditi, Greece | |
Introduction. R. Arditi, Italy |
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Other presentation. R. Arditi, Italy |
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Interactions, impacts and influences of social acceptance of risks and their perception. B. Ionnis, P. Toniolos, Greece |
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Impact of different cultures on the perception of risk: Malaysian perspective. Ashaari bin Mohamad, Malaysia |
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Introduction of Japan's vulnerability to Natural Disasters. Minoru Hirano, Japan |
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Improving the road user information as a key factor in management of mobility in risk situations. E.B. Espulgues, Spain |
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Introduction of Highway network, Major Risks and our Actions in China. Zhang Gaogiang, People's Republic of China |
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Road system and related operational risks in Romania. Radu Andrei, Romania |
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Public Opinion Survey for Earthquake Resistant Design of Road Bridges. Yukio Adachi, Japan |
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Report of W3 activities - Other information and proposals. Roberto Arditi, Italy |
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Organization of the next meeting - Invitation to italy. Roberto Arditi, Italy |
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