ISUFT 2005

The 4th International Symposium (ISUFT2005) took place in Shanghai , China, October, 20.

hosted jointly by the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, and the Chinese Society of Civil Engineering.

Thursday, October 20th

	Author		Organization	Title
9:00	Welcome / Opening ceremony
	Liu, H.		Capsule Pipeline Research Center, USA	Feasibility of Underground Freight Transport in New York City: Lessons Learned and Implications to Other Major Cities in the World
	Qihu Qian		Chinese Academy of Engineering , China	Prospect on Development Urban Underground Logistics in China
10：30	Coffee Break
10：45	Session 1: Technology Review
	Johan Visser	OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, Delft University of Technology		UNDERGROUND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS FOR GOODS DISTRIBUTION IN URBAN AREAS: OVERVIEW AND EXPERIENCES IN THE NEDERLANDS
	Roger Miles	Managing Director, Mole Solutions Ltd		Freight Pipelines – The 21^st Century Supply Chain Transport System.
	Bill Loose	IT Director, Mole Solutions Ltd.
	Steve Rinsler	Supply Chain Director
	Chen Zhilong,Guo Dongjun,Huang Oulong	Research Centre for Underground Space, University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China		THE TENTATIVE IDEA ON ALLEVIATING BEIJING'S TRAFFIC JAM BY USING UNDERGROUND LOGISTIC SYSTEM
12:00	Lunch
13:30	Session 2: Design Studies
	Pavel Vlasak		Institute of Hydrodynamics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic	The pipeline flow of heavy solid capsules
	Henry Liu		Freight Pipeline Company, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A	An Advanced Electromagnetic Capsule Pipeline System for ConveyingMinerals and Mine Wastes
	Victor I. Alexandrov, Vadim P. Dokukin		Saint-Petersburg State Mining Institute, Technical University	Design Procedure Container Pneumotransport of Ore
	Jan Scholten, Peter Knuepfer, Martin Schmitt		Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany	CargoCap: Underground Transportation System in the Model Test Track
	Robert M. O'Connell,		University of Missouri-Columbia	Parametric Study of a Linear Electric Motor Driven Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline Freight Transport System
	Henry Liu		Freight Pipeline Company, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A
	Charles W. Lenau		Freight Pipeline Company, Columbia, MO, USA
	Yuji Tomita		Kyushu Institute of Technology, Tobata, Kitakyushu, JAPAN	Stoppage of Capsule in Pneumatic Pipelines
	Kazuto Shibakawa, Seiichi Shimizu, Koukoku Tang		Nippon Shooter Limited, Kandasurugadai, Tokyo, JAPAN
	Tetsuya Takubo, Hajime Kuno		Kyushu Institute of Technology, Tobata, Kitakyushu, JAPAN
	Deniz Ulusarslan		Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, 34349, Istanbul, Turkey	Comparison of Empirical Expression and Experimental Findings in the Flow of Low Density Spherical Capsule Train with Pressure Gradient Expressions Developed for the Flow Of Slurry
15:30	Coffee Break
15:45	Session 3 Legal and Economic
	Yu Luo, Mohammad Najafi		CUIRE, Michigan State University, U.S.A	Evaluation of Construction Cost of Underground Tunnels for Large Diameter Pneumatic Capsule Pipelines
	Henry Liu		Freight Pipeline Company, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A
	Michael Kersting		RUFIS, Bochum, Germany	CargoCap: Economic Freight Transportation in Congested Urban Areas
	Silviya Draganinska		RUFIS, Bochum, Germany
	Masatoshi Tomabechi		TOMA TECHNO-OFFICE	Exploration of Practical Issues Concerning the Use of Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline for Underground Freight Transport in Urban Areas
	Baosong Ma, Cong ZENG, Shuhong WANG.		College of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, P.R.China	Underground Freight Transportation Network through Pipeline—A Sustainable Way to Solve the City Syndrome in Beijing
	Rocky C.S. Shih, Andrew Gayley, Anna M. Doro-on		Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio	Risk ASSESSMENT of Terrorism on THE FREIGHT PIPELINE SYSTEM
18:00	Welcome Reception

Friday, October 21th

9:00	Session 4 Construction Method
	ZHOU Wenbo, YANG Guoqiang, FU Deming	STEC Shanghai	Construction of Cross-river Tunnels in China and The Application of Large Diameter Shield Tunnelling Technology
	Mohammad Najafi	Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education, School of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University	Ground Movements Due to Trenchless Road Crossings
	Brett Gunnink	Department Head, Civil Engineering
	George Davis	Geotechnical Liaison, Geotechnical Section, Missouri Department
	Lin Yu,Lin Qun	Jiangxi University of Science and Technology	Horizontal hydrodynamic Load Analysis of Deep Ocean Lifting Pipe In the Effects of Wave and Current
	Baosong Ma, Zhen LIU, Cong ZENG	College of Engineering, China University of Geosciences	TRENCHLESS TECHNiques for the construction of underground Freight transportation pipelines and tunnels
	Gonghua HUANG	China Railway Engineering Corporation
	Xu Hongfa, Ma Junqing, Tan Huanhuan	Engineering Institute, PLA University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China	The review of the main construction methods of the underwater tunnel
	H. H . Zhu, X.Y. Li, C. L. Gu and J. K. Ge	Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Key Laboratory, Center of Underground Space, Tongji University	Attitude Control of Large Cross- Section Box jacked in Pipe-Roof in Soft Soil Layer
	Guo Dongjun, Qian Qihu,Chen Zhilong, ,Huang Oulong	Research Centre for Underground Space, University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China	Feasibility of Underground Logistics System in Beijing City
	Huang Oulong, Chen Zhilong, Guo Dongjun	Research Centre for Underground Space, University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China	Study on Network Planning of Underground Logistic System in Beijing City Central Area
10:30	Coffee Break
10:45	DISCUSSION / CLOSING CONGRESS
12:00	Lunch
13:30	Technical Visits
18:00	Conference Dinner

Organised by:

Chairman: Qian Qihu （ Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering, P.R. China ）

Co-Chairman: Henry Liu （ President, Freight Pipeline Company, U.S.A ）

Vice Chairman: Shi Zhongheng （ Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering, P.R. China ）

Zhu Weishen （ Professor, Shandong University, P.R. China ）

Administrative Vice Chairman : Bai Yun （ Professor, Chief Engineer, Shanghai Urban Construction Group, P.R. China ）

Secretary-General: Chen Zhilong （ Director, Research Center for Underground Space of UST, P.R. China ）

Vice Secretary-General: Fu Deming （ Senior Engineer, Shanghai Urban Construction Group, P.R. China ）

Gao Zhanjun （ Senior Engineer, Chinese Academy of Engineering, P.R. China ）

Members:

Li Xun （ Deputy Dean, China Academy of Urban Planning Design, P.R. China ）

Chen Hongxun (Professor, Waterborne Transportation Institute of Ministry of Communication, P.R. China)

Ma Baosong （ Professor, China University of Geosciences, P.R. China ）

Le Guiping （ Deputy General Manager, Beijing Metro Co. Ltd., P.R. China ）

Shen Xiufang （ Senior Engineer, Honorary Dean, Shanghai Tunneling Engineering Rail Communication Design & Research Institute, P.R. China ）

Zhou Wenbo （ General Manager, Shanghai Tunnel Co. Ltd., P.R. China ）

Shen Deyao （ Deputy Director, Shanghai Civil Defense Office, P.R. China ）

Zhang Yongkang （ Professor, Director, Jiangsu province Civil Air Defense Office, P.R. China ）

Zhao Penglin （ Senior Planner, Deputy Director General, Shenzhen Planning Bureau, P.R. China ）

Zhu Hehua , (Professor, Director, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University , P.R. China)

Secretariat of Conference Organizing Committee:

Guo Dongjun; Guo Hongwei; Wang Lei; Chen Xiaoqiang; Yan Wentian; Xi Jianglin; Zhao Xiaoxia; Huang Oulong; Zhan Gui; Zhang Yaoping; Lou Ruyue