Geomechanics Laboratory

Developing technologies to protect people’s livelihood from ground-related disasters

Our laboratory is conducting research on technologies to mitigate ground-related disasters triggered by earthquakes and other events by examining the properties of the ground. A major earthquake results in liquefaction along coastlines and of reclaimed land and causes considerable damages to houses and other buildings. We study the mechanism that triggers liquefaction and other ground-related disasters, conduct experiments and analyze their results to find measures to prevent liquefaction.

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

NAMIKAWA, Tsutomu

Keyword

Ground,Mechanics,Disaster mitigation,Numerical analyses

Laboratory location

Research Building TOYOSU Campus 9F 09M32

This lab is for this SDG activity:

STUDY FIELDS

Civil engineering

FOR SOCIETY

The results of our laboratory’s research are used for predicting liequefaction caused by earthquakes and creating the technologies to reinforce the ground to prevent earthquake-triggered liquefaction and other consequences.

RESEARCH THEMES

Conducting indoor tests on cement-treated soil with spatial unevenness
Conducting bending tests on cement-treated soil
Conducting experiments to simulate the liquefaction that occurred in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake