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Nakano Lab
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A lab that evaluates and improves the resistance of concrete buildings to earthquakes and tsunamis.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring building safety against earthquakes and tsunamis.
The Nakano Lab conducts research with the goal of improving the seismic performance of buildings made of materials such as reinforced concrete.
Through experiments and simulations, the lab investigates how buildings behave and what kind of damage they suffer when hit by earthquakes and tsunamis.
The results of its research have been adopted in laws, design standards, and guidelines for judging damage.
In an international joint project in Bangladesh, the lab held seminars using a manual for seismic evaluation that reflects its research results.
Key terms
- Seismic evaluation
- The process of examining and evaluating how well an existing building can withstand an earthquake
- Seismic retrofitting
- Construction work that increases an existing building's ability to withstand earthquakes, for example by adding walls or structural members
- Tsunami evacuation building
- A sturdy building designated as a place where nearby residents can temporarily take refuge during a tsunami
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete buildings and conducts research to reduce damage caused by earthquakes and tsunamis. It works on the evaluation and strengthening of seismic performance, and on safety against tsunamis.
*Illustrative imageSeismic Performance Evaluation and Seismic Retrofitting
The lab develops methods to evaluate the seismic performance of existing and damaged buildings accurately and easily. It also examines retrofitting methods that improve or restore performance, and their effects.
*Illustrative imageBuilding Safety Against Tsunamis
The lab studies the safety of buildings against tsunamis, as typified by tsunami evacuation buildings, including the forces that tsunamis exert on buildings and design methods for resisting the impact of drifting objects such as ships. It also investigates the state of recovery of damaged buildings.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Nakano Lab consist of faculty, administrative assistants, senior collaborators, a professor emeritus, and master's students.As of 2021
- ProfessorYoshiaki NakanoPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Fukuoka Growth Next the seismic retrofit carried out on the former Daimyō Elementary School building Fukuoka 20241231” Hirho / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Seismic Performance Evaluation and Seismic Retrofitting: “Reinforced Frame at Kusune Primary School” Mr.ち
ゅらさん / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped) - Building Safety Against Tsunamis: “Mochimune Fishing Port 4” Halowand / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Asai Lab): “2010 Chile earthquake - Building destroyed in Concepción” Claudio Núñez / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kusunoki-Maida Lab): “Burst column” Polyparadigm / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Itoi-Koyama Lab): “Residential skyscrapers in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, view from Rainbow Bridge ( by xegxef @Pixabay 2086643)” xegxef / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Tajri Lab): “Fukuoka Growth Next the seismic retrofit carried out on the former Daimyō Elementary School building Fukuoka 20241231” Hirho / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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