With the rapid development of countries in the Asian and neighboring
region in recent decades, infrastructure development is at the hub of
economic and engineering activities. Co-operation between
these countries particularly in the development and construction
sectors is vital. These involve the sharing of expertise and experiences with concrete
which is the single most common material used in construction. As
a result, the first gathering of the heads and representatives of
concrete institutes in Asia under the name of "Asian Concrete Forum" was
organized
in Sapporo in July 2001, hosted by the Japan Concrete Institute.
Asian Concrete Forum, Sapporo, July 2001
In October 2002,
the
2nd ACF
was held in Seoul hosted by the Korea Concrete Institute followed by the
3rd hosted by the Indian Concrete Institute
in Pune in September 2003. At the Pune's meeting,
the establishment of Asian Concrete
Federation was agreed by consensus among all delegates attending that
meeting.
The Asian Concrete Federation was
officially inaugurated at the 1st ACF International Conference
organized by Thailand Concrete Association in Chiang Mai in October
2004.
Objectives
To promote understanding of concrete structures
and provide services to the Asian society through
Initiation and
support of international collaborative activities for
development of research and technology relating to various
aspects of concrete and concrete structures;
Dissemination
of useful information on concrete and concrete structures by
way of publications, conferences, symposia, workshops and/or
seminars;
Promotion of
updating and revising concrete codes/standards on structural
design, materials, construction and maintenance through
development of new knowledge to meet the needs of the
changing time;
Interaction
with members and keeping them aware of the activities of the
Federation.
Organizational Structure
Current Executive Council (2013-2014)
President
Tamon Ueda
Japan Concrete Institute
Hokkaido University
Vice-President (Policy)
Manyop Han
Korea Concrete Institute
Ajou University