Ground/building vibration Engineering Laboratory
Researching earthquake-resistant buildings
Our laboratory is trying to elucidate the mechanism of jolting buildings at a time of an earthquake and researching how to construct buildings that have strong resistance to earthquakes. Specifically, our research covers mainly the foundation structure of buildings as well as structures to realize seismic isolation and tremor control, with the aim of improving earthquake-resistance performances. As the basis of the research, we are studying the properties of seismic waves.
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College of Engineering
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Architecture (AP,SA,UA) |
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Faculty Name
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Katsuichiro Hijikata |
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Academic Society
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Architectural Institute of Japan The Seismological Society of Japan |
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Keyword
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Earthquake-resistant structures, Earthquakes, Foundation structure, Ground, Seismic isolation, Tremor control |
Study Fields
- Architecture
- Earthquake-resistant engineering
- Geotechnology
For Society
Our laboratory is researching earthquake-resistant buildings. Our research results are expected to produce new methods to design and evaluate earthquake-resistant buildings. It is expected that our new methods will be used widely in designing new buildings and evaluating the existing buildings.
Research Themes
- Research on methods to design the earthquake resistance of the foundation structure
- Research on seismic isolation and tremor control structures
- Research on the properties of seismic waves