Tanaka Award 2015

Tanaka Award was established to honor Dr. Tanaka for his pioneering contribution to bridge and structural engineering in 1966. The award has recognized remarkable success, excellence, and contribution, at the same time, gained recognition internationally. The following four concrete bridges have been awarded Tanaka Award 2015 by JSCE: - Nhat Tan Bridge - Genta Bridge - Ootagawa Bridge - Irabu Bridge

Nhat Tan Bridge Owner: Ministry of Transport PMU85 Design: Chodai Co., Ltd., Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., and TEDI (Transport Engineering Design Inc., Vietnam) Construction: IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. JV Location: Hanoi City, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Structural Type: Two main steel I girders, six-span continuous composite cable-stayed bridge Bridge Length: 1,500 m; central span: 300 m More information of this bridge(pdf file) Renovation of the Genta Bridge Owner: Tottori prefectural government Design: PASCO Corporation Construction: Superstructure: Fuji P.S, Ube Machinery, Takanogumi Construction JV, Kyokuto, Takada, and Agatsuma JV Substructure: Kuriyma Corporation, Yamakou Construction Co., Ltd. Location: Genta to Kuniyasu, Tottori City Structural Type: RC 16-span continuous Gerber girder Bridge Length: 358 m More information of this bridge(pdf file) Ootagawa Bridge Owner: Hiroshima Municipal Government (Streetscape Section of Road Department of Road Traffic Bureau) Design: Eight-Japan Engineering Consultants Inc. Construction: Shimizu Corporation Location: Hiroshima City Structural Type: Six-span continuous steel and concrete composite bridge Bridge Length: 412 m; maximum span 116 m More information of this bridge(pdf file) Irabu Bridge Owner: Okinawa Prefectural Government Location: Remote islands of Miyakojima and Irabujima Structural Type: PC continuous box girder bridge (general section), steel floor-slab box-girder bridge (main line section), and hollow floor slab (installed bridge) Bridge Length: 6,500 m (main bridge: 3,540 m and submarine road: 600 m, installed bridge: 170 m, and installed road: 2,190 m) More information of this bridge(pdf file)