Research Themes
Our laboratory conducts research in earthquake engineering and geotechnical engineering, focusing on the following themes.
1. Seismic Ground Behavior and Liquefaction
We conduct laboratory soil testing research on shear wave velocity changes in cemented sandy soils, liquefaction resistance evaluation, and the development of small-scale freezing sampling methods.
2. Seismic Ground Deformation Assessment Using Spatial Information Technology
We develop methods for evaluating earthquake-induced ground deformation using spatial information technologies, including smartphone LiDAR, network RTK positioning, and automatic structured data generation from boring logs using vision-language models.
3. Earthquake Damage Surveys and Database Development
We conduct geotechnical damage surveys for earthquakes both in Japan and overseas, including the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake, and the 2022 earthquake off Fukushima Prefecture, and are developing an integrated liquefaction database for the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Projects
Committee Activities
- Committee Member, Earthquake Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (April 2023 - present)
- Committee Member, Subcommittee on Transmission and Education of Earthquake Disaster Prevention Technology, Earthquake Engineering Committee, JSCE (2022 - present)
- Committee Member, Subcommittee on Earthquake Damage Surveys, Earthquake Engineering Committee, JSCE (2022 - present)
For the complete list of publications, please see researchmap.