Environmental and Urban Engineering Major
Architecture
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
Structural Engineering
Professor
IKENAGA Masahiro
mikenaga
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
Structural Engineering
Professor
YAMAZAKI Masahiro
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
Architectural Design and Planning
Professor
OKAGE Yoshifumi
okage
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
Architectural Design and Planning
Professor
KAMETANI Yoshihiro
kametani
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
Architectural Design and Planning
Professor
KINOSHITA Hikaru
kinosita
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
Architectural Design and Planning
Professor
FUJITA Masaya
【 achievements and activities】
【 website】
fujitama
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
Architectural Design and Planning
Associate Professor
HASHITERA Tomoko
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
Environmental Engineering in Architecture
Professor
TOYODA Masahiro
【 achievements and activities】
toyoda
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
Environmental Engineering in Architecture
Professor
TSUZUKI Kazuyo
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