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Takahashi Lab
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A soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering lab that protects the ground from earthquakes and heavy rain.
AboutAbout the lab
Building ground that withstands earthquakes and heavy rain.
In the field of geotechnical engineering, the Takahashi Lab studies the behavior of ground and soil to create ground that is resilient to disasters.
The lab evaluates how well geotechnical structures such as levees and embankments can withstand earthquakes, heavy rain, and floods.
It also studies the performance of geotechnical structures and the physical properties of soil itself, which form the foundation of that work.
Together with the Sawada Lab, the lab forms a group called "Doshitsuken" (soil mechanics group), and the two labs hold events and activities jointly.
Key terms
- Geotechnical engineering
- A field of engineering that studies the behavior of the soil and ground supporting buildings and roads so that they can be used safely
- Geotechnical structure
- A structure built of soil or supported by soil, such as a levee, an embankment, or a foundation
- Centrifuge model testing
- An experiment that applies a large centrifugal force to a scaled-down model to reproduce the same stress conditions as in a full-scale structure
NewsLab news
Paper by Prof. Takahashi et al. published in Soils and Foundations
Information announced on accepting lab visits and online meetings
Prof. Takahashi receives the Paper Award (Japanese-language category) from the Japanese Geotechnical Society
Paper by Prof. Takahashi et al. published in Journal of JSCE Special Publication
Prof. Takahashi receives the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Japanese Geotechnical Society
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies disaster prevention and mitigation related to the ground, including the evaluation of the disaster resilience of geotechnical structures against earthquakes, heavy rain, and floods. It also evaluates the performance of geotechnical structures and the physical properties of soil, which underlie that work.
*Illustrative imageDisaster prevention and mitigation for the ground
The lab investigates methods for reinforcing geotechnical structures against earthquakes and floods, and the phenomenon in which water seeping in makes geotechnical structures unstable.
*Illustrative imageCentrifuge model testing
A scaled-down model is spun in a centrifuge to create a field 50 to 100 times Earth's gravity. Because the behavior of soil changes depending on how forces act on it, this makes it possible to reproduce conditions close to those of a full-scale structure.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Takahashi Lab consist of faculty, technical staff, secretaries, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorAkihiro TakahashiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorTaishi KochiPublications ↗
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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: “Full breach at levee L-575 near Hamburg” US Army Corps of Engineers from USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Disaster prevention and mitigation for the ground: “Levee of River Ouse at Skelton - geograph.org.uk - 2290458” Trevor Littlewood / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Centrifuge model testing: “Geotechnical centrifuge at the University of California, Davis.” Blkutter / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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