Six technical papers were rated to be recipients for the Katahira Conference Awards for the 12th REAAA Conference. The top award for the Best Paper went to Japan’s Yukihiro Tsukada, Waka Matsuda and Kenta Hamaya of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan. They received USD 1,000 and a framed certificate for their paper entitled `Research on the Effect of Flexible Toll Measure and Optimal Layout of IC for Expressway Network`.
The runner-up award for the Outstanding Paper was presented to Seungjun Lee of Korea Highway Corporation for his paper entitled `Mathematical Modeling of Freeway Ramp Merging Capacity Analysis Based on Revised Headway Distribution Model`. The winner received USD500 and a framed certificate.
Four others were presented with USD250 and a framed certificate each for winning the “Highly Commended Paper”:
The Katahira Award presentation was one of the highlights to mark the closing of the 12th REAAA Conference in Manila.
Recipients of the Katahira Conference Awards (2006)
| Recipients | Title of Technical Papers |
|---|---|
| Yukihiro Tsukada, Waka Matsuda and Kenta Hamaya of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan) | Research on the Effect of Flexible Toll Measure and Optimal Layout of IC for Expressway Network |
| Seungjun Lee of Korea Highway Corporation (Korea) | Mathematical Modeling of Freeway Ramp Merging Capacity Analysis Based on Revised Headway Distribution Model |
| Richard Yeo and Kieran Sharp of ARRB Group (Australia) | An Investigation of Axle Load Equivalencies and the Relative Damaging Effect of Wide Single and Dual Tyres on Granular Pavements |
| Yuji Mishima, Ruichi Minada,Takao Yamamoto of Japan Bridge Association (Japan) | Development of Rapid Construction Methods for Overbridge Crossing System |
| Prapatpong Upala of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology (Thailand) | Understanding User’s Preferences Towards Illegal Passenger Van Services In Bangkok |
| Kazuhiko Kumada, Masakazu Sato, and Keizo Kamiya of Research Institute of Central Nippon Expressway Co. Ltd. (Japan) | Life Cycle Analysis for Pavements in the Japanese Expressway |
