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The Proceedings of the First ACI & JCI Joint Seminar: Design of Concrete Structures Against Earthquake and Tsunami Damage is a collection of technical papers presented at the seminar held in Hawaii in July 2014. The seminar aimed to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing between the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the Japan Concrete Institute (JCI) in the field of concrete technology. The theme of the seminar was the design of concrete structures to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis.

The papers presented at the seminar cover a range of topics related to earthquake and tsunami effects on concrete structures. Three papers focus on tsunami loads and structural design requirements, including an overview of tsunami design requirements in Japan and the United States, and a study on tsunami forces acting on bridge girders. The remaining seven papers address seismic effects, covering topics such as seismic design standards, innovative construction methods for seismic retrofit, and the use of high-strength reinforcement for seismic design.

The volume also includes a summary of a meeting held between ACI and JCI officials to discuss future collaboration and joint seminars. It was resolved to hold a second joint seminar in Tokyo in 2015 and a third joint seminar in Anaheim, California, in 2017. The collection of papers is intended to advance the analysis and design of concrete structures against earthquakes and tsunamis in both the United States and Japan and serve as a model for future collaboration between ACI and JCI.