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Ogihara Lab
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A composite materials engineering lab that studies the mechanical properties of lightweight, strong composite materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Measuring composite properties to guide new materials.
The Ogihara Lab (Composite Materials Engineering Lab) studies fiber-reinforced composites, which are used in fields such as aerospace where light weight and high stiffness and strength are required.
The lab studies methods for evaluating mechanical properties and the modeling of those properties, aiming to provide guidelines for developing new materials with higher performance.
Its research themes include evaluating the mechanical properties of composite materials for aerospace structures, micromechanics of composite materials, and forming and processing.
The lab also conducts joint research with research institutions and companies inside and outside the university.
Key terms
- Fiber-reinforced composites
- Materials strengthened with fibers. They are lightweight, stiff, and strong.
- Micromechanics
- A field that studies the relationship between the microscopic structure of composite materials and their deformation and strength.
- CFRP
- Carbon fiber reinforced plastic. A lightweight, high-strength composite material.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies methods for evaluating the mechanical properties of lightweight, stiff, and strong fiber-reinforced composites, and the modeling of those properties. It aims to provide guidelines for developing new materials with higher performance.
*Illustrative imageMechanical Properties of Aerospace Composites
The lab evaluates the mechanical properties of advanced composite materials used in aerospace structures. Its work includes damage mechanics of laminated composites and the evaluation of viscoplastic mechanical behavior.
*Illustrative imageMicromechanics of Composite Materials
The lab investigates the mechanical properties of composites reinforced with discontinuous fibers, and the deformation and strength characteristics of composites with complex microstructures.
*Illustrative imageForming and Processing of Composite Materials
This is research on the forming and processing of composite materials. It includes evaluating permeability under VARTM forming conditions and studying tools for machining composite materials.
*Illustrative imageJoint Research Inside and Outside the University
The lab also conducts joint research with research institutions and companies inside and outside the university. Examples include evaluating the interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP and studying galvanic corrosion that occurs at joints of composite materials.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Ogihara Lab are faculty, postdoctoral researchers, secretaries, master's students, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- ProfessorShinji Ogihara
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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: “Embroidered composite reinforcement” Elkágyé / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Mechanical Properties of Aerospace Composites: “Straight Flush Hill Aerospace Museum” Xboxtravis7992 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Micromechanics of Composite Materials: “Broken carbon fiber bar” Michael Bemmerl / CC BY 3.0 de (cropped)
- Forming and Processing of Composite Materials: “Lille Musée de l'Institut Louis Pasteur autoclave” Pierre André Leclercq / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Joint Research Inside and Outside the University: “Baffled LIGO Scientists” Nkij / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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