◆ Social, Civil Engineering and Architectural Course
[Department of Civil Engineering]
There are three major areas covered in the education and researches of the Department of Civil
Engineering, namely Construction Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Infrastructure
Planning. The Department of Civil Engineering offers advanced courses relating to the major areas
to students with backgrounds in civil engineering and other related areas.
Emphasis is focused on producing civil engineers who have sound engineering insight and relevant
knowledge for solving practical problems. This means that the graduates are expected to design and
plan suitable infrastructure for their home countries.
MIKI, Chitoshi Bridge Engineering & Steel Structure
NIWA, Junichiro Structural Concrete
IKEDA, Syunsuke Hydraulics
KUSAKABE, Osamu Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
KAWASHIMA, Kazuhiko Earthquake & Structure Engineering
*YAI, Tetsuo Transportation Planning & Engineering
*OHTA, Hideki Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
*OTSUKI, Nobuaki Construction Materials
*NADAOKA, Kazuo Coastal Engineering
*HIROSE, Sohichi Applied Solid Mechanics
*OHMACHI, Tatsuo Earthquake Engineering
*ISHIKAWA, Tadaharu Environmental Hydraulics
*TERASHI, Masaaki Geotechnical Engineering
MURATA, Osamu Geotechnical Engineering
ICHIKAWA, Atsushi Bridge Engineering
TAKEMURA, Jiro Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
KUWANO, Jiro Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
*YAGI, Hiroshi Coastal Engineering
URASE, Taro Environmental Engineering
WIJEYEWICKREMA, C. Anil Applied Mechanics
FUJII, Satoshi Transportation and Infrastructure Planning
*KANDA, Manabu Hydrology
*UEDA, Takayuki Planning
*MORIKAWA, Hitoshi Earthquake Engineering
Visiting Associate Professors
YOKOTA, Hiroshi Structural Concrete
MATSUKAWA, Keisuke Construction Management & Materials
*person who belongs to other Departments
Advanced Concrete Technology
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)
Prof. Nobuaki OTSUKI
[Aims and Scopes]
Lectures on the state of the art of concrete technology will be presented, including
some topics related to developing countries.
[Schedule]
1. Introduction
2. Cementitious materials－past, present and future
3. Structure of hardened concrete
4. Strength
5. Cements (1)
6. Cements (2)
7. Admixtures (1)
8. Admixtures (2)
9. Aggregates
10. Light weight Aggregates
11. Flowable concrete, including anti-washout concrete
12. Pre-stressed concrete
13. Durability
14. Maintenance
[Evaluation]
by test
[Texts]
Ref. Concrete, Prentice Hall
[Requirements for Registration]
None, however, basic knowledge of undergraduate level may be necessary
Mechanics of Structural Concrete
1st Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Prof. Junichiro NIWA
[Aims and Scopes]
Fundamental mechanical behaviors of structural concrete will be explained.
Some concepts for the limit state design method will also be given.
[Schedule]
1. Introduction
2. Structural Design Concept of Concrete Structures
3. Ultimate Limit States
3.1 Flexural Capacity of RC Members
3.2 Capacity of RC Members Subjected to Combined Flexural Moment and Axial Force
3.3 Shear Capacity of RC Members
3.4 Application of Fracture Mechanics
3.5 Size Effect in Diagonal Tension Strength
3.6 Lattice Model Analysis
3.7 Torsion Capacity of RC Members
4. Serviceability Limit State
5. Fatigue Limit States
6. Special Topics
[Evaluation]
Attendance, Reports and Examination
[Text]
Lecture notes will be provided by the lecturer.
[Requirements for Registration]
None
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)
Prof. Kazuo NADAOKA
I. Coastal zone is subjected to large environmental impacts as well as various natural phenomena
such as waves and currents. Theories and numerical simulation methods related to these
aspects will be lectured with some recent topics on the improvement of coastal environments.
II. 1. Physics of Water Waves:
Basic Theory/Nonlinear Wave Theories/Wave Breaking and Related Phenomena/Wind
Waves and Random Waves/Various Wave Models and Numerical Simulation
2. Physics of Coastal Currents:
Nearshore Currents/Tidal and Ocean Currents
3. Nearshore Sediment Transport and Beach Deformation:
Mechanism of Sediment Transport/Budget of Sediment Transport Rate and Resultant
Beach Deformation/Control of Littoral Drift
4. Environmental Hydraulics in Coastal Zone:
Introduction/Physical Environments in Coastal Zone/Control and Improvement of Coastal
Environments
Urban Environmental Engineering
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Assoc. Prof. Taro URASE
[Aims and Scopes]
Fundamental understanding of sanitary and environmental engineering will be given in this lecture
for civil engineers. Phenomena observed in estuaries, tidal rivers, lakes and reservoirs will be explained
together with the water quality indicators. Environmental reaction kinetics, and transport phenomena
will be explained, which are the major two fundamental areas in chemical engineering. Environmental
risk analysis for chemical substances in water environment and related statistics will be given in this class.
[Schedule]
1. Introduction
2. Water quality parameters
3. Fundamentals in wastewater treatment
4. Molecular diffusion, Turbulent diffusion, Dispersion
5. Environmental Reaction Kinetics
6. Mixing
7. Field trip to a wastewater treatment plant
8. Environmental Risk Analysis
[Evaluation]
Attendance, Reports and Examination
[Texts]
None
[Requirements for Registration]
None
Advanced Course on Elasticity Theory
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Every Year)
Assoc. Prof. Anil C. WIJEYEWICKREMA
[Aims and Scope]
Non-linear elastic behavior is studied in detail. Anisotropic elasticity will also be introduced.
[Schedule]
1. Finite Elastic Deformations -- Mathematical preliminaries (Cartesian tensors)
2. Finite Elastic Deformations -- Mathematical preliminaries (Tensor algebra)
3. Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Configurations and motions)
4. Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Deformation gradient and deformation of volume
and surface elements)
5. Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Strain, stretch, extension and shear)
6. Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Geometrical interpretation of the deformation)
7. Analysis of motion -- Deformation and strain rates
8. Balance laws
9. Stress tensors -- Cauchy stress tensor
10. Stress tensors -- Nominal stress tensor
11. Conjugate stress analysis
12. Constitutive laws
13. Anisotropic Elasticity -- Linear anisotropic elasticity
14. Anisotropic Elasticity -- Lekhnitskii formalism
15. Anisotropic Elasticity -- Stroh formalism
[Evaluation]
Home Work Assignments and Examination
[Texts]
Holzapfel, G. A., 2001, “Nonlinear solid mechanics”, John Wiley, Chichester.
Ogden, R. W., 1984, “Non-linear elastic deformations”, Ellis Horwood, Chichester, also
published by Dover publications, New York in 1997.
Ting, T. C. T., 1996, “Anisotropic elasticity”, Oxford University Press, New York..
[Requirements for Registration]
Students should have previously followed a course on Fundamentals of Elasticity or Introduction to
Solid Mechanics.
Civil Engineering Analysis I
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Prof. Sohichi HIROSE
I. Lecture on fundamentals of forward and inverse analyses of initial and boundary value
problems in civil engineering
II. 1. Variational method
2. Weighted residual method
3. Galerkin method and finite element method
4. Linearized inverse problems
5. Generalized inverse matrix
6. Instability and regularization of inverse problems
1st Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Prof. Sohichi HIROSE
I. Lecture on elastodynamic theory and application to environmental vibration issues.
II. 1. Introduction of environmental vibration problems
2. Elastodynamic theory
3. Analytical and computational methods
4. Vibration reduction method
2nd Semester (2-0-0)
Assoc. Prof. Jiro TAKEMURA, Visiting Professor Osamu MURATA
[Aims and Scope]
The lecture focuses on various approaches to stability problems in geotechnical engineering, including
limit equilibrium method, limit analysis and slip line method. The lecture also covers soil-structure
interaction problems, seismic stability problems and recent ground improvement methods for
increasing the stability of the structures.
[Schedule]
1. Introduction
2. Stability analysis
1) limit equilibrium
2) limit analysis
3) slip line method
3. Interaction problem
1) pile-soil interaction
2) braced wall excavation
4. Liquefaction and countermeasures
5. Soil improvements & reinforcement
6. Design philosophy and design code
[Evaluation]
Attendance, Assignments and Examination
[Texts]
Handouts on each topic
1st Semester (2-0-0)
Assoc. Prof. Jiro Takemura, Prof. Masaaki TERASHI
[Aims and Scope]
Various aspects on soil contamination and waste disposal system, i.e.laws, fundamental theories and
technologies, will be explained.
[Schedule]
1. Introduction
2. Ground contamination (I) -- mechanism
3. Ground contamination (II) -- physical laws
4. Characteristics of ground water and geochemistry
5. Non-aqueous phase liquid
6. Waste disposal
7. Remediation: requirement and laws
8. Remediation technology:
9. Monitoring and prediction methods
10. Simulation of contaminant process
11. Site visits
[Evaluation]
Attendance, Assignments, examination
[Texts]
Handouts on each topic will be provided by lectures.
[Requirements for Registration]
None
Mechanics of Geomaterials
1st Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)
Assoc. Prof. Jiro KUWANO
[Aims and Scope]
Explain mechanical characteristics of soils as geomaterials and factors influencing them.
[Schedule]
1. Laboratory element test
2. Three dimensional stress scope and anisotropy of soil
3. Mechanical properties of sand
4. Mechanical properties of clay
5. Deformation characteristics of soil and soft rock and their strain dependency
6. Mechanical properties of soil under dynamic loading
[Evaluation]
Attendance, Assignments
[Texts]
[Requirements for Registration]
None
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Prof. Hideki OHTA
I. Geotechnical aspects of construction engineering problems
II. 1. Constitutive models of soil
2. Governing equations of soil/water coupled problems
3. Material parameters
4. Boundary value problems
5. Case studies in engineering practice
Advanced Course of Fluid Mechanics
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Prof. Syunsuke IKEDA
1. Basics of Boundary Layer Flow
Derivation of Boundary Layer Equation, Physical Implication
2. Blasius Solution of Flow over Flat plate
Matched Asymptotic Expansion, Singular Perturbation, Velocity, Resistance
3. Finding of turbulence and Transition to Turbulence
Stability Analysis, Orr-Sommerfeld Equation, Eigen-function
4. Turbulence Energy Equation
Derivation of Turbulence Energy Equation, Energy Balance in Pipe Flow
5. Correlation and Energy Spectrum
Wiener-Khintchine Relation, Distribution of Spectrum
6. Kolmogorov's Energy Spectrum
Inertial Subrange, Derivation of -5/3 Power Law, Energy Source and Sink
7. Zero-Equation Model (From View Point of Energy Equation)
Derivation of Prandtl's Mixing Length from Energy Balance Equation
8. One Equation Model
Approximation of Energy Balance Equation
9. K-ε Model
Examples
10. LES
Concept of LES, Equations
11. Application of LES to Geophysical Flows
12. Turbulent Jet
13. Techniques of Laboratory Experiments
14. Techniques of Field Observation
Retrofit Engineering for Urban Infrastructures
2 nd Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)
Prof. Chitoshi Miki
[Aims]
Maintenance problems in urban infrastructures including damage cases, repair/retrofitting methods, and health evaluation are presented.
[Syllabus: 14 classes]
1. Recent Problems in Urban Infrastructures
2. Classification and Causes of Deterioration of Infrastructures
3. Life Cycle Cost Evaluation
4. Strategy of Health and Damage Assessment of Existing Structures
5. Inspection and Measurements
6. Application and Recent Problems of Nondestructive Evaluations
7. Health Monitoring Systems with Sensors for Damage Detection
8. Evaluation of Actual Strengths of Existing Structures
9. Ultimate Strengths of Deteriorated Structural Elements
10. Retrofitting of Corroded Structural Elements
11. Seismic Retrofitting of Deteriorated Structural Elements
12. Fatigue Retrofitting of Deteriorated Structural Elements
13. Strengths of Repaired Structural Elements and Structures
14. Discussion: Case Studies
[How to Grade]
5 Reports (50%), examination (50%)
2 nd Semester (2-0-0)(Odd Years)
[Aims]
Damage cases in steel structures are categorized and the control design concepts for fracture are lectured.
[Syllabus: 14 classes]
1. Classification of Fracture Modes if Steel Structures
2. Damage Cases I Steel Structures during Earthquakes
3. Fundamental Concepts of Fracture Mechanics
4. Fracture Toughness of Steels
5. Predominant Factors of Brittle Fracture
6. Fatigue Strength of Structural Elements
7. Nominal Stress Based Fatigue Design
8. Structural Stress Based Fatigue Design
9. Quality Control of Structural Elements
10. Fatigue Strength Improvement Methods
11. Maintenance of Steel Bridges
12. Characteristics and Prevention of Brittle Fracture during Earthquakes
13. Lessons learned from Failure
14. Discussions: Case Studies
[How to Grade]
5 Reports (50%), Examinations (50%)
2nd Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)
1st Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)
Assoc. Prof. Satoshi FUJII, Assoc. Prof. Takayuki UEDA
[Aims]
Optimization techniques for infrastructure investment will be discussed in the former half of the course, and statistical
Methods for econometric analysis and travel demand analysis will be explained in the later half.
[Schedule]
1. Introduction
2. Basic Concepts in Optimization
3. Variational Inequality and Complementarioity Problems
4. Dynamic Optimization -Determistic?
5. Dynamic Optimization -Stochastic?
6. Numerical Methods
7. Application to Investment Problem
8. Application to Maintenance Problem
9. Fundamentals of Econometrics
10. Least Squares Method
11. Generalized Least Squares Method
12. Discrete Choice Modeling: Formulation
13. Discrete Choice Modeling: Estimation
14. Discrete Choice Modeling: Application
15. Practice of Estimation
[Evaluation]
Reports and Examination
[Text]
Sethi, S. P. and Thompson, G.L.(2000), Optimal Control Theory ? Applications to Management Science and Economics-, Kluwer Academic Publishers
M.E. Ben-Akiva & S.Lerman: Discrete Choice Analysis, MIT Press, 1985.