Research Topics

① Mechanics of wooden structures
② Characteristics of the behavior of liquefied soil-pile foundation systems
③ Stability of the masonry wall of castles under dynamic load

Key Words

Building Structure, Combined Nonlinear Analysis, FEM, Constitutive Law of Soil, Liquefaction, Pile Foundation, Response and Limit Strength Method, Slip Line, Bearing Capacity, Wooden Structure

Applications

Structural Design of Buildings, Foundation Structures, Conservation of Architectural Heritage

Research Topics

① Dynamic response and performance of structural systems under seismic excitations
② Modeling and prediction of strong ground motions
③ Random vibration theory and its application to seismic structural design

Key Words

Strong Ground Motion, Structural Response, Seismic Performance, Stochastic Process, Random Vibration Theory

Applications

Seismic Performance-based Design of Structural System, Seismic Performance and Risk Assessment, Seismic Hazard Mitigation

Research Topics

① Development of tuned viscous mass damper for seismic control
② Development of smart passive device for base isolated structure
③ Mechanism study on high-rise building under severe seismic events and suggestion to improve the seismic performance

Key Words

Displacement control design, Seismic structure, Isolated structure, Damper, Shake table test, Long period ground motion, High-rise building

Applications

Structural design, Foundation structure, Retrofit

Research Topics

① Support Mechanism of Foudations
② Reputation of Foundation Bearing Capacity
③ Method of Foundation Design

Key Words

Pile Foundation, Pile Group, Ground, Bearing Capacity, Settlement, Friction, Loading Test, In Situ Test, Finite Element Method

Applications

Foundation Design

Research Topics

① Design and theory of architecture
② Design and theory of public space
③ Design and theory of landscape

Key Words

Landscape, Architectural Design, Urban Design,
Environmental Design, Public space, Place, Time, Region

Applications

Architectural Design, Urban Design, Landscape Design

Research Topics

① Interaction of changing lifestyles and dwellings
② The building types of houses forming town

Key Words

Residential Environment, Multiple Dwelling, Urban Housing, Urban Regeneration, Community Planning, Landscape, Osaka

Applications

Urban Planning, City Administration, Environmental Engineering, Urban Environment

Research Topics

① The phenomena of colour in townscape and mode of appearance of colour in townscape
② The design for the aged and the handicapped
③ The design for sustainable development and green building

Key Words

Townscape, Colour, Mode of Appearance, Normalization, Universal Design, Inclusive Design, Spatial Cognition, Global Environment, Sustainable Design

Applications

Spatial Planning and Architectural Design, Urban Design and Town Planning, Human and Sensuous Engineering, Men-Environment Transaction

Research Topics

① design, management and ownership of public space in Asia
② design and site planning of urban dwelling
③ thermal effects of Japanese roof tiles and preservation of traditional roof-scape
④ urbanism and urban design of 1950's to 70's
⑤ regional revitalization through traditional local industry

Key Words

Public Retail Market, Asia, Public Space, High Density, Urban Housing, Roof Tile, Roof-scape

Applications

Architectural Design, Urban Design, Urban Planning

Research Topics

① A history of Japanese domestic architecture
② Research of the history of Japanese historical architecture in Europe
③ Urban Housing in the Ancient Capital-city Heian

Key Words

Aristocratic Residence, Shinden-style, Heiankyo, Machiya, Scenery, Modern-era, Sukiya, Europe, Region, Japanese Style, Villa

Applications

Research of Historical Architecture and Scenery, Architectural Conservation

Research Topics

① Research on the city management directed by Japanese financial cliques
② Research on the development of office buildings as building type
③ Modern architectural history of small houses
④ Small house design

Research Topics

① Modern Architecture in Osaka
② Architectural Conservation of Modern Buildings in Japan

Key Words

Modern, Modernism, Historical Building, Postwar Architecture, Heritage, Preservation, Conservation, Remodel, Rehabilitation, Revitalization, Osaka

Applications

Evaluation of Modern Historical Buildings, Proposal for Architectural Conservation, Area Redevelopment with Historical Buildings

Research Topics

① Vibroacoustic analysis
② Prediction of floor impact sound
③ Improvement of sound insulation performance

Key Words

Sound Insulation, Sound Absorption,
Structure-borne Sound, Floor Impact Sound, Vibroacoustics, Mode Expansion, FDTD Method,
Parallel Computation

Applications

Designing of Sound-insulation Structures, Development of Sound-absorption Materials

Research Topics

① Effects of thermal environment on human sleep and thermoregulation
② The effect of low temperature on sleep and thermoregaultion with insufficient bedding assuming an emergency evacuation
③ Brain activity and cognitive performance in the office environment
④ Effects of renovation using well-insulated windows or wall materials on indoor thermal environmental parameters and the health of occupants
⑤ Effects of heat on the construction workers to prevent heat stroke

Key Words

Indoor air qulatiy and climate, thermal environment, sleep, heat stress, cognitive performance

Applications

residential house, bedroom, automobile, air conditioner, emergency evacuation, work envirment

Research Topics

① Fundamental Study for Designing the Visual and Lighting Environment of Interior and Exterior
② Integration of Daylighting and Artificial Lighting Effective to Visual Perception and Energy Saving

Key Words

Brightness, Visibility, Glare, Impression, Color and Visual Appearance, Readability, Visual Performance, Lighting Simulation, Lighting Calculation, Light Reflection Property of the Surface

Applications

Architectural Design, Lighting Design, Interior Lighting, Exterior Lighting, Window and Luminaire Design, Lightig