The history of Computer Graphic had begun in the early 1960's and it has improved along with hardware and software. An essential desire to express an information in a picture or figure has contributed to a remarkable advancement in the technology with the successful results of research developments brought to life continuously for half-a-century from the primitive stage in which simulated display via line printer and linear drawing via XY plotter were common. Computer Graphic continues to be used extensively not only in the industrial world but also for anime, game and even movies. The technology is developing itself into the VR world, expanding the range of applications in computer technology dramatically. He believes we need to consider the kind of impact an extravagant virtual world may have on the society and people's lives, as well as the tasks we must work on, amid our expectations on the contributions to be made by further developments of Computer Graphics.

He will give an explanation about the technology to restore camera position for shooting and the intended 3D structure by processing the image shot in the various directions. This method which he was involved can obtain the restore results by immediately processing the shot image, so it is possible to confirm the restored results up to a given time whilst effectively shooting the required images. In this lecture, he will introduce the development overview and the case study of processing results along with the typical explanation about related technology.

S3D images has been expanded to many kinds of applied fields such as entertainment, medicine and education etc. and recently the visualization technology behind S3D image have been upgraded from "The Virtual World" to "The Real World" as apparent in 3D projection mapping and 3D printer. In particular, 3D printer and 3D projection mapping, which had been mainly for manufacturing and industrial purposes, which lead to the creation of many types of masterpiece in many disciplines including education, training, and entertainment. These new development will be introduced.

Christie Digital Systems, Inc. provides the world-class projection solution and system integration services. The images with stable and high-precise images created by this company's projectors are spreading the images' world and being used for various fields in which the advanced projection is required. He will introduce the strides which this company is making for 3D projection mapping, the latest case study for images with high-precision and  high-resolution images created via a DLP projector and its future development.

With the rapid developments in ICT, various kinds of new approaches which were unfeasible with the conventional information communication technology are now feasible. Even in the world of simulation, development for elemental technology and research for actual use is making further advancements, and the application of the simulation technology itself is growing exponentially. In this lecture we will take a look back on the simulation technology and its case studies so far and the future possibility for use of simulation will also be introduced.

High-performance motion systems are used in various fields as a simulator for vehicles research and development, training simulator for plane operation and vibration test device etc. MOOG Inc. are providing users in the world with a number of motion systems. Systems using high-performance motion especially allow to improve the process of research development. He will introduce some introduction examples focusing on European countries and the method for effective use of high-performance motion.

FORUM8 VR Development Group

He will explain ITS research development, interaction between drivers and expansion of simulation function for automatic control  of vehicles etc. Moreover in the train, architecture and crowd simulation fields, the proto-type function will be demonstrated and its future vision will be introduced.

As "Introduction to Geotechnical Analysis - The New Edition" is to be published, Fei Cai will explain about the purpose, overview and points to attention for FEM analysis along with actual case studies. The basic knowledge required for geotechnical FEM engineering and checkpoints for FEM analysis will also be explained.

Simulation of centrifuge model test was run aimed at one for liquefaction countermeasure techniques using geotextile and the other for the development of liquefaction countermeasure techniques using  ground improvement by solidification. The result could relatively well-explain the experimental result about the effect of "no countermeasure" and "countermeasure techniques" and he found it is applicable to design. He will introduce the example of UWLC2D' s application to practical tasks.

Retaining wall design, the case study to analyze the global stability of concrete retaining walls via GeoFEAS will be discussed. Overview, problems and results of analysis as well as results of force acting on the retaining walls and foundations will also be included.

After explaining about the numerical simulation for debris flow flooding and its model, the background which Kanako and how the general purpose debris flow simulator was developed. Its applied range and the setting method of various parameters such as the debris barrier and hydrograph will be explained. After that, Kanako's case studies including dangerous mountain streams of debris flow and disasters (Miyajima, Hiroshima and Houfu city, Yamaguchi) will be introduced.

FORUM8 UC-1 Development Group 1

Debris flow simulation, an example of a disaster in which a numerical analysis was conducted and visualized in VR environment using "UC-win/Road Debris-Avalanche simulation". The linkage functions with "GeoFEAS2D" and "VGFlow2D" of Geo Technical Analysis series and their latest information will also be introduced.

FORUM8 Analysis Support Team

A case study of slope stability analysis by shear strength reduction technique via GeoFEAS2D considering water pressure distribution obtained from the results of rainfall seepage analysis via VGFlow2D. Also a case study that shows the result of seismic response analysis via GeoFEAS2D was compared with the results of 2D UWLC analysis using the acceleration distribution in the ground by performing a 1D earthquake response via UWLC.

It can be said that Japan has the cutting-edge technologies for earthquake and seismic engineering, and disaster prevention since our country has experienced lots of earthquakes. On the other hand, these technologies need significant specialized and segmentalized techniques and knowledge, so there are very few publications which cover them all. Hiromichi Yoshikawa and the other five authors wrote an introduction "Earthquake Disaster Mitigation" and it has been published this April. In this lecture, he will introduce four fields (earthquake, earthquake prevention, tsunami, disaster prevention) which are essential when considering earthquake prevention.

In recent years, it is said that our country Japan has entered a period of seismicity and has begun to take various measures to prepare for inevitable earthquakes. In this lecture, Seiichiro Fukushima will explain about the earthquakes in Japan and what kind of disaster will be occurred when the earthquake strikes. Along with studying past disaster cases, the presentation will also include how Japanese people should face these calamities and the preventions needed to reduce disasters throughout Japan. 

FORUM8 Analysis Support Team

FORUM8's solution for disaster prevention and evacuation such as analyzing flood and tsunami, visualizing the analysis results of fire and evacuation and application for hazard maps will be introduced.

By integrating the space information of BIM and GIS, various simulation technologies related to the disaster prevention plan are becoming possible for practical works. Its focus is the space model of indoor or outdoor. He will introduce the data linkage from BIM to GIS and what he is doing aiming for the safety evaluation not only in a single building but also in a wide-area including the surrounding region along with the trends of international standardization of BIM data.

BCP is the preparation and testing of measures that protect business operations and also provide the means for the recovery of technologies in the event of any loss, damage or failure of facilities. In this lecture, the necessity and purpose of BCP and even its basic thinking will be introduced.

FORUM8 UC-1 Development Group 1

FORUM8's BCMS activity and its future activity for acquiring the certification of "ISO22301 Business Continuity Management System" will be explained. In addition, BCP support tool, support service to acquired BCP and BCMS will also be introduced.

In this lecture, the methodology behind the influence of water trapped in different sizes of voids within concrete structures affects the macroscopic response in a quantitative way will be introduced. By considering these from many sides, it is possible to perform a timed response analysis of concrete structures from a few minutes to several decades. In addition, the case studies applied to safety design and maintenance management will also be included.

FORUM8  New Project Group

Engineer's Studio® is a product which FORUM8 is focusing on as a product of UC-win/FRAME(3D). After releasing the initial version including RC non-linear plate element in addition to the conventional 3D non-linear frame element, cable element and damper element have been added and also calculation performance for a large amount data applied for 64bit and PARDISO has been improved. Moreover it has been applied for a function verifying the cross-section surface for Specifications for highway bridges 2012 and concrete standard specifications 2012. The future development along with these overviews will be introduced.

FORUM8  Analysis Support Team

Making the initial model using dynamic non-linear analysis Engineer's Studio®, geo technical analysis GeoFE AS(2D), UWLC, rain runoff analysis  xpswmm and evacuation analysis EXODUS / SMARTFIRE etc. and in addition the recent analysis support service which has an option to manage the results and create the reports along with  the actual analysis case and technological information will be introduced.

The experimental research with numerical simulations using Engineer´s Studio® carried out at the University of Granada involves shaking table tests on several interior/exterior column-waffle slab connections using a numerical model of the full structure to investigate its structural behavior, and a non-linear time history analysis on the model. New design methods for structures with hysteretic dampers were developed by post-processing the analysis result.

CEO of Technology Analysis Center (T.A.C) Yushi Ishiai

Comparing evaluations of seismic capacity of 3D FEN models of flat-slab construction created via Engineer's Studio® and 2D models. Also their progressive approach such as the procedure of dynamic analysis using 3D FEM and the analysis case studies will be included in the lecture.

CIM conference of JACIC is conducting the advanced technological deliberation to achieve building a new management system of whole life cycle for construction and realize CIM. He will introduce the results of last year.  As in Obayashi Corporation, the efforts against CIM in construction sites and about improving the effective efficiency of data provided from a designer on the construction side will be presented. Moreover use of FORUM8's products for CIM will also be presented.

When he was in Road Management Technology Center established in November, 1990, he conducted a survey research for investigation, analysis, diagnosis and deterioration prediction about comprehensive road management and its technologies in order to keep the road stock in a good condition. Based on these research results and in addition what he is now doing in Pave & Road How-To Way Technology Association, he will present from mainly about the management to technological future about road, bridge, pavement and tunnel technologies and even about introducing CIM.

FORUM8    3DCAD Development Team

FORUM8 is now developing 3DCAD Studio™ using FORUM8's development framework based on the calculation engine of 3DCAD developed in order to expand the domestic 3DCAD for civil engineering. This product's overview, how this is related to FORUM8 products which CIM is applied, designing roads and bar arrangements, data exchange with the other companies' products and even  future development will be introduced.

FORUM8    UC-1 Automatic Design Development Team

The overviews and common functions of design calculation program integrated package "UC-1 Engineer's Suite" sequentially released from this May will be, especially in terms of CIM, introduced.

FORUM8    VR Support Group

FORUM8's solutions applied for CIM such as various kinds of technologies' services using drawings of 2D and 3D and 3DVR model data of UC-win/Road and services via cloud will be introduced.

How the design performance and its competition are being changed due to BIM / Computational Design and Social Communication Media and also the viewpoints of student who is in AIAC International Workshop for Built Architecture 2013 and their design methods etc. will be reported live from Paris.

FORUM8 VR Support Group

Bar arrangements of reinforced concrete structures expressed in 3D via Allplan and analysis for energy for architecture via DesignBuilder plus the case studies of BIM solutions combined with 3D virtual reality UC-win/Road will be introduced. Moreover regarding Virtual Design World Cup which is Bim&VR competition, the awarded works of the 1st and 2nd and the guideline of the 3rd will be introduced via VR-Cloud®.

By the tight electricity demand due to the Japan's earthquake 2 years ago, various kinds of measures for saving electricity and energy is being taken recently. Demand response is now focused on as an effective method for restraining demand. His company is working on energy analysis for air-conditioning of building via DesignBuilder and he will introduce these activities and this company's energy saving solutions.

Three dimensional structural analysis software, Multiframe is a program which can be called up from a program of his own making and the results obtained by executing the frame analysis can be used. Here he will concretely explain the method of programming using its Automation functions, let the roof structure in the parametrically shape of wave  come up in a program of his own perform on analysis it in Multiframe to compare the structure's mechanical rationalities. Automation functions can be used for exploring the rational structural form.

The latest features of Advance Steel/Concrete 2013 will be introduced with explanation on how they can be used to automate steel/concrete detailing, fabrication, formwork plans, reinforcement drawings, bill of materials and NC files. The presentation will also touch how interoperable the software is in that it can exchange ISO standard IFC data as well as 3ds Max. Furthermore, case studies of Advance Steel/Concrete 2013 will be introduced.

FORUM8 VR Support Group

FORUM8 is providing the comprehensive solutions "3DVR Engineering Service" using CAD that supports BIM includes outputting drawings in 3D, point cloud measurement by 3D laser scanner and outputting 3D models by 3D scanners. In this lecture, the latest case studies of these services will be introduced.