Associate Prof. Kurata, Dr. Lin, Dr. Akazawa, and Ms. Inoue presented their research at the 18th World Congress of Earthquake Engineering held in Milan, Italy in July. Associate Professor Kurata chaired a mini-symposium: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SIMULATIONS AND MONITORING FOR REGIONAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS. We also hosted a dinner for graduates of the Division of […]

Lin Kunsian, Naoki Uhara, and Sae Irie presented their research results on seismic retrofitting using bending members, basic properties of the one-mass Maxwell model based on the pole placement method, and estimation of earthquake damage to hospitals at the regional level, including nonstructural members and equipment.