Foundations Group
Foundations group have conducted various researches on foundation engineering of port facilities and new geo-materials.
Members(Research Areas)
Greetings
Group Leader
Taka-aki MIZUTANI
In Japan, soft clayey strata lie thick in coastal areas. Moreover, large scale earthquakes and consequent tsunamis often attack coastal areas. Thus Japanese ports are constructed in severe natural conditions. We have conducted various researches on foundations of port facilities in order to construct port facilities efficiently and to maintain it functional.
From widely increasing consciousness towards environmental preservation in recent years, development of practical using of by-products generated in various industries is expected. Therefore we have studied on characteristics of several by-products, e.g. slag, fly ash, etc., and have researched a way to use these by-products as geo-materials, i.e. material for backfill, embankment and so forth.
- Member So HIRAI (Geotechnical engineering)
- Postdoctoral Fellow Ayato TSUTSUMI (Geotechnical engineering)
Research Achievements
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Study on behaviour of steel sheet pile quay walls |
Study on plugging effect of open-ended piles |
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| Study on physical and chemical properties of by-products | ||
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| we study on characteristics of several by-products, e.g. slag, fly ash, etc., and have researched a way to use these by-products as geo-materials. | ||
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Study on SGM (cement-treated clay with air form) |
Study on cement-treated soil with rubber chips |
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Facilities
Experimental laboratory for micro focus X ray CT system
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