Structural and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory

Design building structures to protect life and property from disasters

KABAYAMA Lab. works to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of comfortable spaces in architecture. Several researches related to structural engineering are conducted in order to protect people's lives and property from disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. Specifically the following topics: Investigate damaged buildings by earthquakes or typhoons in order to find out the cause of the damage. For the existing building, evaluate the seismic performance and propose improvement measures. To propose a more ideal design method, estimate the dynamic behavior of buildings during earthquakes or typhoons. To Recommend appropriate procedures for maintenance, evaluate the structural performance of valuable historic buildings.

School of Architecture Department of Architecture / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Architecture and Architectural Engineering Course / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Doctor's Program） Regional Environment Systems Course

Faculty Name

KABAYAMA, Kenji

Keyword

Safety,peace of mind,building structures,seismic engineering,Disaster mitigation,Earthquake damage,Pseudo-dynamic experiment,GUNKANJIMA

Laboratory location

Centennial Main Building TOYOSU Campus 8F 08K11

This lab is for this SDG activity:

STUDY FIELDS

Architecture
Building structure
Seismic engineering

FOR SOCIETY

This laboratory aims to develop technologies that evaluate and upgrade the safety of buildings.

RESEARCH THEMES

Damping characteristics by vibration test of a small building model
Simulation of dynamic behavior of a building by pseudodynamic experiment technique
Prediction of earthquake damage of seismic retrofitted RC school building
Structural performance of remaining RC buildings on Gunkanjima