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Urban Disaster Prevention Research Core（Cooperative research group）

	Prof. Tadashi ISHIHARA
	Room：J3	Mail-Box：J3-10
	TEL: 045-924-5484
	E-mail: ishihara.t.ai(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace”(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://www.tishihar.net

Research Field　Structural Engineering / Earthquake Engineeringg
Objective　Realization of buildings and urban areas sustainable and resilient to multi-hazard
Current Topics
・Seismic design load for nonstructural components of buildings
・Damage reduction effect of uplift motions of buildings during earthqukes
・Seismic design method for steel building structures with CLT walls
・Reuse of pile foundations in existing buildings

Numerical response analysis of uplift behavior of buildings during earthquakes

Loading test of suspended ceiling

	Prof. Susumu（Sam）KONO
	Room: G5	Mail-Box: G5-1
	TEL: 045-924-5384
	E-mail: kono.s.ae(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://www.kono.first.iir.titech.ac.jp/

Research Field　Structural Engineering / Seismic Engineering / Reinforced Concrete Structures
Objective　Resilient structures for various natural disasters
Current Topics
・Evaluation of capacity in load and deformation of high rise buildings
・Proposal of high performance structures resilient to earthquakes
・Proposal of long-life and large-span buildings using precast and prestressing technology
・Enhancement of seismic performance of piles and pile caps

Experiment on RC members with high strength reinforecement

Structural test and numerical modeling of RC walls

	Prof. Kenji NOGAMI
	Room:	Mail-Box: S5-14
	TEL: 045-924-5484
	E-mail: Nogami.k.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
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Research Field　Volcanology・Geochemistry
Objective　Prediction of volcanic eruptions by geochemical methods
Current Topics
・Volcanic activity observation and eruption prediction by chemical methods.
・Behaviour of volatile components associated with volcanic activity.
・Leaching processes of roc-forming components through acidic solution-rock reaction experiments.
・Development of precise analytical methods for chloride ions.

	Prof. Keisuke HIMOTO
	Room: J2	Mail-Box: J2-25
	TEL: 03-5734-7631
	E-mail: himoto.k.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage:

Research Field　Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Planning，Risk-based Engineering，Fire Safety Engineering
Objective　Development of novel technologies for achieving fire-safe buildings and cities
Current Topics
・Risk assessment methods for large outdoor fires
・Risk-based verification methods for fire spread prevention performance of buildings
・New performance indicators for fire safety design of buildings
・Analysis methods for uncertain factors involved in fire risk using image analysis techniques

Wind tunnel experiment for investigating the occurrence conditions of fire whirls

	Prof. Shoichi KISHIKI
	Room: J3	Mail-Box: J3-1
	TEL: 045-924-5332
	E-mail: kishiki.s.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://www.kishiki.mrrc.iir.titech.ac.jp/

Research Field　Seismic control, Non-structural component, Socio-functional continuity technology
Objective　Realizing the resilience of building structures, and enhancing the disaster prevention
Current Topics
・Seismic dampers and seismic retrofit
・Quick inspection method based on the visible damage
・Seismic repair of the damaged steel members after earthquake
・Damage reduction for LGS partition walls in eqrthquake
・Seismic design index based on human behavior

Evaluation of seismic performances of LGS(Light Gauge
Steel) partition wall by out-of-plane loading test

	Assoc. Prof. Wataru KANDA
	Room: S5	Mail-Box: S5-14
	TEL: 045-924-5306
	E-mail: kanda.w.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.ksvo.titech.ac.jp/kanda/

Research Field　Volcanology, Geomagnetism
Objective　Understanding the subsurface structure of active volcanoes and their temporal changes
Current Topics
・Thermal states of the Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano inferred from geomagnetic observations
・Resistivity structure of the magmatic-hydrothermal systems
・Resistivity structure of the source region of phreatic eruptions
・Hydrothermal fluid flow simulations
・Estimation of permeability structure

Magmatic-hydrothermal system of the Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano inferred from the resistivity structure (Matsunaga et al., 2022)

	Assoc. Prof. Daiki SATO
	Room: G5	Mail-Box: G5-21
	TEL: 045-924-5306
	E-mail: sato.d.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://sites.google.com/site/daikisatotokyotech/

Research Field　Response control building, Seismically isolated building, Wind-resistant design
Objective　Construction of safety and security buildings to earthquake and wind
Current Topics
Response evaluation of vibration control and seismically isolated building considering characteristic change of devices by long duration loading such as long period ground motion and strong wind, and its design methods

High-rise Isolated Building where Earthquake and Wind Observation are Carried out in Suzukakedai Campus

Temperature Distribution of Viscoelastic Damper under Long Duration Loading

	Assoc. Prof. Akihiko TERADA
	Room S5	Mail-Box: S5-13
	TEL: 03-5734-2525
	E-mail: terada(at)ksvo.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://sites.google.com/view/terada/home

Research Field　Volcanology (Geophysics/Geochemistry)
Objective　Advancement of volcano disaster prevention based on thermal studies of volcanic activity
Current Topics
・Modeling of shallow hydrothermal system based on multi-parametric observations at Kusatsu-Shirane volcano
・Risk assessment of lateral eruptions using soil gas
・Development of a multi-parametric observation method for volcanoes using drones


Soil gas sampling from a new crater formed by the phreatic eruption of Mt. Motoshirane in 2018.	Schematic diagram of the hydrothermal system associated with the 2018 Mt. Motoshirane eruption (Terada et al., 2021).https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01475-4

	Assoc. Prof. Takaharu NAKANO
	Room: J1	Mail-Box: R3-23
	TEL: 045-924-5957
	E-mail: nakano.t.0672(at)m.isct.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
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Research Field　Building Structure, Earthquake Engineering, Building Foundation
Objective　Realizing safe buildings from the ground and foundations
Current Topics
・Seismic response of piles in the ground with a sloping bedrock
・Lateral resistance of piles combined with ground improvement
・Dynamic interaction between lunar regolith and structures
・Response reduction systems using electromagnetic phenomena

Shaking table test on pile-supported structure

	Assoc. Prof. Yoshihiro YAMAZAKI
	Room: G3	Mail-Box: G3-28
	TEL: 045-924-5298
	E-mail: yamazaki.y.ai(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://yamazaki.mrrc.iir.titech.ac.jp/

Research Field　Building structure, Earthquake engineering, Timber structure
Objective　Create wooden buildings that are resistant to earthquakes and other disasters
Current Topics
・Simulation of wooden buildings subjected to repeated earthquake motions
・Research and development of large timber buildings
・Performance evaluation for building structures equipped with passive dampers

Shaking table test on specimens of timber detached
houses

	Assoc. Prof. David Jiro MUKAI（Specially Appointed）〔Kono Lab〕
	Room: G5	Mail-Box: G5-1
	TEL: 045-924-5384
	E-mail: DMukai(at)uwyo.edu Please replace “(at)” with “@”
	HomePage: https://www.uwyo.edu/civil/faculty_staff/faculty/david-mukai/

	Asst. Prof. Miku KUROSAWA
	Room: J3	Mail-Box: J3-1
	TEL: 045-924-5351
	E-mail: kurosawa.m.ad(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://www.kishiki.mrrc.iir.titech.ac.jp/

Current Topics
・Exterior wall using metal panel
・Partition wall with light-gauge steel stud
・Seismic isolation system

Structural experiments on various members in buildings

	Asst. Prof. Yinli CHEN
	Room: G5	Mail-Box: G5-21
	TEL: 045-924-5306
	E-mail: yinli.chen(at)rs.tus.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://sites.google.com/site/daikisatotokyotech/

Current Topics
・Development of Simplr Design Method for Active Structural Control with Base-isolation
・Control Strategy for Nonlinear System
・Response Control and Estimation using Equivalent-input-disturbance Method

Control system of active base-isolation

Displacement response of base-isolation layer subjected to wind force

	Asst. Prof. Shohei NARITA
	Room: S5	Mail-Box: S5-14
	TEL: 0279-88-7715
	E-mail: narita.s.ah(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.ksvo.titech.ac.jp/

Current Topics
・geodetic observation and modeling of ground deformation at magmatic hydrothermal system
・estimate of heat discharge rate of fumarolic plumes by thermal observation
・material balance of magmatic-hydrothermal system

	Asst. Prof. Sujan PRADHAN
	Room: J1	Mail-Box: R3-16
	TEL: 045-924-5326
	E-mail: pradhan.s.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.udprc.first.iir.titech.ac.jp/~nishimura/

Current Topics
・Out-of-plane performance evaluation and strengthening of brick masonry infill walls.
・Seismic performance of an RC frame building with infill walls.
・Seismic performance of RC frame with CLT infill walls.

Shaking table test for out-of-plane performance evaluation
of brick masonry infill wall

	Asst. Prof. YEOW, Trevor Zhiqing
	Room: G5	Mail-Box: G5-1
	TEL: 045-924-5326
	E-mail: yeow.z.35dc(at)m.isct.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: https://www.kono.first.iir.titech.ac.jp/

Current Topics
・Reinforced concrete structures
・Structural health monitoring（SHM）
・Seismic design and analysis of buildings

Validation of SHM using shake-table test of RC building

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