2nd Road Bridge Maintenance Workshop on Friday, February 28th, 2025

📅 February 28th, 2025
📍 Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Faculty of Civil, Industrial, and Agricultural Buildings, Hall I-2
🕘 Starting at 9:00 AM

Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest (UTCB), with the support of the Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program of Japan, IHI Corporation, and the Technical Sciences Academy of Romania, is hosting the 2nd Road Bridge Maintenance Workshop — a key event dedicated to fostering international collaboration and innovation in road bridge maintenance.

Highlights of the Workshop:

▶️ Insights from top experts from Japan and Romania on current challenges, innovations, and strategies in bridge maintenance.
▶️ Case studies on the latest technologies — from AI-powered drone inspections to advanced seismic design solutions.
▶️ In-depth presentations on Romanian bridge projects and Japan’s strategic approaches to infrastructure sustainability.
▶️ A unique opportunity to explore international best practices and discuss the future of road bridge maintenance.

The agenda of the event can be consulted below:

Opening Remarks（9:00～9:45）

① Organizer’s Greetings

• Professor Radu Văcăreanu, Rector of UTCB

② Japanese Government Greeting

• Mr. Kenichi Ogasawara, Deputy Minister for International Projects, MLIT (Video
• message)

③ Romanian Government Greeting

• Mr. Cseke Attila-Zoltán, Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration
• Mr. Sorin Mihai Grindeanu, Minister of Transports and Infrastructure (TBC)
• H.E. Mr. Ovidiu Raețchi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Japa

④ Guest Greetings

• H.E. Mr. Takashi Katae, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Romania

⑤ Introduction of Attendees

Current Status and Maintenance Issues (9:45-12:00)

① Current Status of Road Bridges and Maintenance in Japan (Bridge statistics, management system, inspection system and results, maintenance costs, issues, etc.)

• Mr. Yusaku Shibata, Director for Overseas Project Overseas Projects Division Policy Bureau, MLIT (9:45-10:30）

② Bridge Management System as a management tool to assist decisions:

• Mr. Ștefan Ioniță, Director General CESTRIN (10:45-11:30)

③ Overview of SIP:

• Professor Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Waseda University (11:30-12:00)

Introduction of Tottori SIP (13:15-14:35)

① Overview of Tottori SIP

• Dr. Toshihiro Wakahara, Ohsaki Research Institute (13:15-13:35)

② Proposal on a rational method for determining the repair order of road bridges

• Dr. Ing. Munehisa Fujita, Ohsaki Research Institute (13:35-13:55)

③ Method of „setting management categories, determining priorities, and executing
repair budgets”

• Mr. Daisuke Takeda, ISS, Inc.（13:55-14:15）

④ Method of identifying cracks by taking photographs using a drone and processing images using AI

• Dr. Toshihiro Wakahara, Ohsaki Research Institute（14:15-14:35）

Topics related to Romania (14:55-16:45)

① Practical talk on the maintenance cycle (construction to maintenance) (IHI’s bridge construction experience in Romania, maintenance techniques, etc.)

• Mr. Takanori Shima, IHI（14:55-15:15）

② Modern seismic design solutions used for new or existing bridges in Romania

• Dr. Ing. Mihai Ioan Predescu, Integrated Road Solutions S.R.L. (15:15-15:35)

③ Probabilistic estimation of strength capacity of existing road bridges in Romania

• Conf. Dr. Ing. Ionuţ-Radu Răcănel, UTCB (15:35-15:55)

④ Retrofitting the Bridge over Cerna River on National Road DN65C

• Dr. Ing. Vlad Daniel Urdăreanu, UTCB/HVID Consulting Group S.R.L. (15:55-16:15)

⑤ Efficient rehabilitation of the bridge over Ialomița river at Andrășești, Ialomița county

• Dr. Ing. Victor Popa, Technical Sciences Academy of Romania (16:15-16:35)

⑥ Establishment of the IABMAS Romanian group

• Dr. Victor Popa and Professor Viorel Ungureanu（16:35-16:45）

Closing（16:45-17:00）

① Future outlook and closing remarks

• Professor Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Waseda University