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Laboratory for Earthquake-disaster Mitigation
Mitigating the damages from earthquakes
In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake reminded us once again how nature can bring about a catastrophe. It is said that Japan has entered into a seismic activity period since around 1995 when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck western Japan. The Tokyo metropolitan area where our university is located is said to have a 70-percent probability of being struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7 within 30 years. Our laboratory is developing methods to easily evaluate the earthquake resistance of the ground and structures in order to reduce possible damage from earthquakes, while providing local residents and children education on disaster preparedness.
College of Engineering Civil Engineering Urban Infrastructure and Environment
/ Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Civil Engineering Course
/ Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Doctor's Program） Regional Environment Systems Course
- Faculty Name
- KONNO, Katsuaki
- Keyword
- Earthquakes,Disaster mitigation,Seismic isolation,Safety,peace of mind,Active faults,Crisis management,Seismic reduction,Ground,Earthquake resistant structures
- Laboratory location
- Research Building TOYOSU Campus 9F 09O32
This lab is for this SDG activity:
STUDY FIELDS
- Earthquake engineering
- Disaster mitigation engineering
- Civil engineering
FOR SOCIETY
Our laboratory is developing a simple method to estimate how the ground shakes during an earthquake by measuring the oscillations of the ground at normal times. This method will make it possible to formulate effective measures against earthquakes.
RESEARCH THEMES
- Building an earthquake observation system on the Toyosu Campus
- Research related to the effectiveness of early education on disaster preparedness
- Research on evaluating the earthquake resistance of road embankments
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