Materials and Construction Methods Creation Lab

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Toward steel structures that do not collapse even in giant earthquakes

The Kimura Lab studies seismic design methods that prevent steel buildings from collapsing in giant earthquakes.
Steel members have high stiffness and strength, but because they are thin and slender, they undergo an unstable phenomenon called buckling when subjected to compression or bending.
The lab is uncovering the mechanisms by which large-space structures and high-rise buildings collapse in earthquakes.
It aims to establish buckling design methods for long-span beams and design methods that limit damage in super high-rise buildings.

ResearchResearch themes

The lab aims to clarify the collapse mechanisms of large-space structures and high-rise buildings in giant earthquakes, and to establish seismic design methods that prevent collapse even in such events. Its research targets steel structural frames, steel pipe piles, connections of composite beams, and more.

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Buckling Design Methods for Long-Span Beams↗

The lab aims to establish design methods that keep the long-span beams (beams with a long distance between columns) that make up large-space structures from buckling in large earthquakes.

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Damage-Limiting Design Methods for Super High-Rise Buildings↗

For the super high-rise buildings lined up along the bayside areas of major cities, the lab aims to establish design methods that limit damage in a large earthquake and allow the buildings to remain in use afterward.

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