Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied System Engineering
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering
Solving urban disaster prevention,environmental, and transportation problemsto create safe, secure, and comfortable future cities.
Modern cities have been supported and developed by social infrastructure and information infrastructure with advanced functions. However, many problems have surfaced, such as population density, traffic congestion, environmental pollution, and vulnerability to natural disasters. To address these problems, it is necessary to reconsider cities from a broad perspective as social systems, and to plan, design, manage, and operate those systems based on the organization of various information.
In this department, students aim to become engineers and researchers who will lead community development by acquiring the knowledge and techniques necessary to plan, design, and maintain urban systems based on a unified perspective that includes the environment, information, and management, in order to create sustainable cities in harmony with the natural environment.
Students study a wide range of fields that support cities, including the design, construction, and maintenance of social infrastructure facilities such as roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, water and sewage systems, rivers, and ports, as well as urban planning, transportation systems, disaster prevention and mitigation technologies, and environmental management. From the third year, students are divided into the "Urban Infrastructure Design Course" and the "Social System Planning Course" to deepen their specialization. Students also develop problem-solving abilities using mathematical methods such as risk analysis using probability theory.
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Major in Environmental and Urban Engineering, Master's Program, Graduated March 2025
YOKOZEKI Kunihiko
When repairing or reinforcing steel bridges and reinforced concrete structures, there is a method of bonding CFRP plates, which are plates made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. CFRP plates are lightweight and can be bonded with adhesive, so they have the advantages of being able to omit the process of assembling scaffolding and reducing the burden on workers. However, there is concern that stress concentration occurs at sudden cross-sectional changes, causing the CFRP plates to peel off within the elastic deformation range of steel members. The goal of my research is to clarify under what conditions and with what probability peeling occurs. My research is mainly centered on simulations using computers. Skills are required to incorporate mathematical theories I have learned so far, including probability theory, into programs.
More than 50 years have passed since the high economic growth period, and infrastructure facilities such as roads, sewage systems, and ports that were built in large quantities at that time are deteriorating, and with the continuous occurrence of large-scale natural disasters, the towns where we live are accumulating damage. I chose this department because I wanted to learn things that would lead to safe community development and strengthening of towns.
In this disaster-prone Japan, I want to leverage the knowledge I gained through research to contribute to creating towns where people can live with greater peace of mind, and to further accumulate technical skills and experience.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied System Engineering, Professor KANEKIYO Yasuaki
Risk analysis, which is our research theme, can be applied to a wide range of themes including machinery, electricity, and even finance by applying mathematics. Mr. Yokozeki's research contributes to solving problems in the civil engineering field, but it has the potential to be applied to hydrogen vehicles and airplanes. I hope he will continue to leverage the power of mathematics to work on safe and secure community development and new technology development.
To create beautiful cities and make them safer, students aim to become engineers who can functionally design, construct, and maintain urban social infrastructure.
Students learn the knowledge necessary to design, construct, and maintain social infrastructure facilities such as roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, water and sewage systems, rivers, and ports. Students learn methods for designing social infrastructure facilities and structures by comprehensively judging natural conditions, social conditions, and environmental conditions.
To make diverse societies smooth and more comfortable, students aim to become engineers who can comprehensively plan social systems and perform planning, development, and management.
Students learn methods for sustainably developing urban society by adapting to population decline and changes in the global environment. Students learn methods for comprehensively formulating plans by incorporating citizens' needs and opinions, and efficiently managing and operating systems that support society, such as disaster prevention, transportation, communications, and production and distribution.
Throughout the four years, students systematically study from fundamental specializations such as structural mechanics, hydraulics, soil mechanics, and urban planning to course-specific specialized subjects. Practical skills are developed through experiments, exercises, and fieldwork.
*The curriculum is subject to change. Please check the university guidebook for details.
*The educational program of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied System Engineering was accredited by JABEE until 2024.
