Research on the

Development of
Prestressed
Concrete in
Japan
Present Condition of
Development of Structural
Concrete Technology
Structural Concrete Technology in Japan
● Earthquake Resistant Buildings
● Carbon Fiber Composite Cable Tendon
Present Condition of
Development of Structural
Concrete Technology
In Japan, structural control is commonly
acknowledged as a basic technology to
exceed standard earthquake or wind-
resistant buildings ' performance
constraints.

Tokyo Skytree, 634m (2080 feet)

Present Condition of Development
of Structural Concrete Technology

The concrete column in

the center of the Tokyo
Skytree act as a center of
gravity, similar to the
shinbashira of a traditional
pagoda.
Present Condition of
Development of Structural
Concrete
Long Technology
term application of Carbon Fiber Composite Cable
Tendon

● Carbon fiber composite cable has an outstanding features

in comparison with regular steel.
● Applied in the prestressed concrete bridge - Shinmiya
Bridge in Japan
● CFCC tendons were used in the prestressed bridge to
counter salt damage.
 Historical Development of
Prestressed Concrete Technology
● In 1941 - Research on prestressed concrete first started at
the railway technology institute of the Ministry of Transport,
Japan.
● After the Second World War - the committee on
prestressed concrete at the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry reopened the research to utilise the surplus of
military materials.
● In early 1950s - high strength twisted strands and steel bars
were developed in succession. This made the practical use of
prestressing technology possible.
● In 1957 - the Ministry of Construction circulated the
Notification for the design and construction of prestressed
 Historical Development of
Prestressed Concrete Technology
● In 1961
- Code of practice for the design and construction of
prestressed concrete buildings was published from the
Architectural Institute of Japan.
- This AIJ code adopted the ultimate strength design method
although the design code for reinforced concrete was based
on the allowable stresses of materials.
- After then the construction of prestressed concrete buildings
showed rapid progress.
Historical Development of
Prestressed Concrete Technology

● In 1986 - the design and construction guideline for

partially prestressed concrete was published from AIJ to
promote the more utilisation of prestressed concrete.
● Recently the prestressed concrete is mainly applied to
precast constructions assembled by post tensioning
due to short construction period, simple joint
mechanism and high quality control.
Historical Development of
Prestressed Concrete Technology
● January 1995
- The Hyougoken-nanbu Earthquake hit the city of Kobe
and surrounding area. However the damage to
prestressed concrete buildings was quite small
although more than 150 prestressed concrete buildings
existed in most severely damaged area.
- The high seismic performance of prestressed concrete
is being recognised once again.
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Aokigawa Bridge
Super Structure: Pre Stressed
concrete 6 span continuous box
girder with steel corrugated webs.

Beginning of works: Jan 2007

Completion : March 13
Location:Shimobira Tanyocho
Mitsui, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Aokigawa Bridge
Designer and Contractor: TAISEI
Oriental Shiraishi Joint Venture

● The New Tomei expressway is a major

Japanese expressway and will be
completed totally on 2020.
● The total length will be 254km.
● On 2012, the part of expressway
(162km) was opened.
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Construction of the Foundation

•Bored pile foundations (Max. diameter
17m) construction was carried out using
blasting charge because of the existence of
very hard rocks. After the excavation of the
ground, concrete was cast
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Balance Cantilever Construction

The superstructure was carried out by
balanced cantilever method using traveler
forms. Special form travelers were used for
rapid erection of the superstructure
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
CONCLUSION

•The Aokigawa bridge was

completed on May 2013. Many
people living near the bridge
celebrated the completion with the
Owner, JV and several guests. This
bridge will be loved and cherished
by the local people as their own
bridge
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
CONCLUSION

•The Aokigawa bridge was

completed on May 2013. Many
people living near the bridge
celebrated the completion with the
Owner, JV and several guests. This
bridge will be loved and cherished
by the local people as their own
bridge
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
NTT Central Training Institute / The New 5th Building
Constructor: Toda Corporation
Beginning of works: Oct 2009
Completion : Nov 2010
Location: Irimacho, Chofu (city) Tokyo,
Japan
Structure: Precast Prestressed
Concrete Structure, partly Reinforced
Concrete Structure
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
DESIGN
Precast Prestressed Concrete Structure
Adopted to resolve the following issues:
1)Flexible training environment was required,
which could hold training for both a large
number (more than 300) of trainees and a
small number (about 40) of trainees.

Solution: Precast composite slab called

Single T slab (ST slab) was adopted for the
slab structure
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
DESIGN
Precast Prestressed Concrete Structure
2) It was required that the building scale was 6 floors
above ground and the training rooms had ceiling
height more than 3m
Regulation: maximum height of buildings should
Precast composite slab (ST slab)
be less than 25m

Solution:
➔ The bottom of ST slabs consisted of the architectural ceiling design
➔ The portions between the ribs of ST slabs were used as duct and wiring
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION

1) The core portion was built before the 2) Transportation of ST slabs

election of the training room portion
 EXAMPLES OF STRUCURES THAT
USED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION

3) After the election of the thin 4) Reinforcing bar arrangement

columns, the ST slabs were built on of bearing walls
them