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Kishiki Lab
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The lab explores technologies that limit building damage through seismic isolation and vibration control and that repair buildings after earthquakes.
AboutAbout the lab
Building earthquake-resistant structures, and repairing them.
The Kishiki Lab studies technologies that protect buildings from earthquakes.
It works on methods that limit damage to buildings through seismic isolation and vibration control, as well as seismic retrofitting of existing buildings.
The lab also conducts research on assessing the extent of damage to buildings harmed by earthquakes and developing methods to repair them.
Its subjects center on steel structures and extend to a wide range of structural types, including reinforced concrete and timber.
Key terms
- Seismic isolation
- Seismic isolation: a system in which devices placed between a building and the ground make earthquake shaking less likely to be transmitted to the building
- Vibration control
- Vibration control: a system in which dampers and similar devices built into a building absorb the energy of shaking and reduce the vibration
- Steel structures
- Steel structures: building structures whose frames are made by assembling steel members, commonly used for high-rise buildings and gymnasiums
NewsLab news
A paper from the lab accepted by the journal Engineering Structures
An open lab seminar held for students considering graduate school
A student receives an Outstanding Master's Thesis Award for work on seismically isolated and vibration-controlled structures
Several students receive Young Researcher Outstanding Presentation Awards at the Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Meeting
ResearchResearch themes
To strengthen urban disaster resilience, the lab conducts research targeting individual buildings. It centers on steel structures and covers a wide range of structural types, including reinforced concrete and timber.
*Illustrative imageDamage Control through Seismic Isolation and Vibration Control
When a building is damaged and loses its function, large economic losses result. The lab studies technologies that limit damage through seismic isolation and vibration control, making it possible to maintain function and protect property. It also addresses the seismic resistance of non-structural components and equipment.
*Illustrative imageSeismic Performance Evaluation and Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
Fully understanding the performance of existing buildings and applying effective retrofitting is also essential to urban disaster resilience. The lab works on evaluating the seismic performance of braced structures used in places such as gymnasiums and on reinforcing their connections.
*Illustrative imageEvaluation and Restoration of Earthquake-Damaged Buildings
Current seismic design assumes that many buildings will be damaged in a major earthquake. This research quickly determines the extent of damage to a building frame, evaluates its remaining seismic performance, and prepares repair methods suited to the damage.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Kishiki Lab consist of faculty members, researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and assistants.As of 2026
- ProfessorShoichi KishikiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorMey Somethrey
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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: “Pearl River Tower” Brad Wilkins / Public domain (cropped)
- Damage Control through Seismic Isolation and Vibration Control: “Base isolators under the Utah State Capitol” Mike Renlund / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Seismic Performance Evaluation and Retrofitting of Existing Buildings: “Fukuoka Growth Next the seismic retrofit carried out on the former Daimyō Elementary School building Fukuoka 20241231” Hirho / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Evaluation and Restoration of Earthquake-Damaged Buildings: “Burst column” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (佐藤大樹研究室): “Shinjuku skyscrapers 2009 July” Kamemaru2000 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (山崎義弘研究室): “Byggnadsstomme2” Entheta / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (堀田研究室): “2 Faculty Of Pharmacy Sports and Assembly Hall View from East to West” The Chroniclers / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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