The Philippine Group of IABSE, in support to IABSE’s 90th Founding Anniversary, conducted an Information Forum on “Outstanding featured IABSE’s OSTRA awardees and finalists with highlights on the innovations and significance of each bridge and building structure. Learning lessons from IABSE OStrA awardees & finalists for the most remarkable, innovative, creative & stimulating structures

1. Information Forum on
“Outstanding Structures”
4 May 2019, De La Salle University
Sponsors
Abinales Associates
Engineers & Consultants
DLSU Department of Civil Engineering

2. Information Forum on
“Outstanding Structures”
The Philippine Group of IABSE, in support to IABSE’s 90th Founding
Anniversary, conducted an Information Forum on “Outstanding featured IABSE’s
OSTRA awardees and finalists with highlights on the innovations and significance of
each bridge and building structure. Learning lessons from IABSE OStrA awardees &
finalists for the most remarkable, innovative, creative & stimulating structures
Refer to the program next page.
The Department of Civil Engineering of De La Salle University supported
the event. Organizing this event are IABSE-PH members from DLSU, Dr. Andy Oreta
(IABSE-PH Chair), Dr. Jonathan Dungca (IABSE-PH Secretary), Cheryl Roxas and
Erica Uy. The resource persons were IABSE members, Juanito Cunanan, Adam
Abinales, Rey C.D. Singh, Wennie Oclarino and Asisclo Villafuerte. BBR Philippines
and Abinales Associates Engineers & Consultants sponsored the event.
About 40 participants including the organizers from the academe,
consulting firms and government institutions attended the forum. The forum also was
an opportunity to promote IABSE – benefits for members, IABSE publications and
conferences in 2019 and 2020. It is hoped that through this event, the participants will
register as members of IABSE and attend IABSE conferences and symposia.

3. IABSE PH FORUM ON OUTSTANDING STRUCTURES
PROGRAM Person-In-Charge
8:15 – 9:00
Registration
Erica Uy / Cheryl Lyne Roxas
9:00-9:05
Opening Prayer
Cheryl Lyne Roxas, M. IABSE
9:05-9:20
Introducing IABSE & the Philippine Group
Andres Winston Oreta (IABSE PH Chair)
9:20 – 10:00
Outstanding Bridges
Johnny Cunanan, M.IABSE
(President, PICE East Metro)
10:00-10:40
Outstanding Buildings
Adam Abinales, M. IABSE
(President, PICE Makati)
10:40 – 11:00
Technologies/Design and Construction Schemes
for High Rise Buildings
Rey C.D. Singh, M. IABSE
Wennie Oclarino
(BBR Philippines)
11:00 – 11:15
Sharing of Lessons from a IABSE Member
Engr. Asisclo Villafuerte, M. IABSE
11:15 – 11:30
Sharing of Lessons from a IABSE Member
Jonathan Dungca (IABSE PH Secretary)
11:30 – 11:45
OPEN FORUM
11:45 – 12:00
Closing & Distribution of Snacks

4. Information Forum on OUTSTANDING
STRUCTURES:
Learning lessons from IABSE OStrA awardees & finalists
for the most remarkable, innovative, creative & stimulating structures
The Philippine Group of the International Association for Bridge &
Structural Engineering &
The Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle University

5. Dr. Andres Winston Oreta
(IABSE-PH Chair)
The forum was an opportunity to promote IABSE – its mission, the
benefits for members, IABSE publications and IABSE conferences in
2019 and 2020.

6. Engr. Juanito Cunanan
“Outstanding Bridges”
Jani Cunanan featured IABSE OStrA for bridges - Gateshead Millenium Bridge
(England), The Tri-Countries Bridge (Weil am Rhein, Germany, and Huningue,
France), The Taizhou Bridge (China), The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge New
East Span (USA), The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (Turkey).

7. Engr. Adam Abinales
“Outstanding Buildings”
Adam Abinales featured IABSE OStrA for buildings - Burj Khalifa Tower (Dubai, UAE),
2012 Olympic Velodrome (London, UK), Canton Tower (Guanzhou, China), Abeno
Harukas (Osaka, Japan), Shanghai Tower (China) and Phoenix Centre (China).

8. Engrs. Rey Singh & Wennie Oclarino
“Technologies/Design and Construction Schemes
for High Rise Buildings”
Rey Singh and Wennie Oclarino presented an overview of post-tensioning, post-
tensioned flat slabs, transfer plates, post-tensiones mat foundations and PPVC
technologies to illustrate different technologies and construction schemes for high
rise buildings.

9. Engr. Asisclo Villafuerte
“Lessons from IABSE-Vancouver”
Asisclo Villafierte shares his experience in attending the IABSE
Symposium at Vancouver, Canada in 2017.

10. Dr. Jonathan Dungca
(IABSE-PH Secretary)
Dr. Jonathan Dungca shares his experience in attending the
19th Congress of IABSE at Stockholm, Sweden in 2016.

11. IABSE-PH Speakers at the Forum
The IABSE PH resource speakers received
their certificates of appreciation.

12. Happy 90th Anniversary, IABSE!
Mabuhay from the Philippines!