KEIO ARCHITECTURE

This laboratory focuses on performance-based design and optimal design of structures that realize architectural and civil engineering structures with the performance demanded by the users and owners. In order to design the society that has the secure and resilient mechanisms against disasters, the disaster reduction systems and disaster-resilient housing and communities are extensively studied, in which risk evaluation and damage estimation of structures take a leading part. The following are details of three major research themes in this laboratory.

Integrated Structural Design

We are developing an integrated structural design methodology that will synthesize performance-based design and optimal design of structures and control. This methodology will help realize architectural and civil engineering structures with the performance demanded by the users and owners. By improving the structural design by methods such as the effective use of passive, semi-active, and active vibration control systems, we aim to further mitigate the impact of earthquake disasters.

Seismic Risk Assessment and Damage Estimation

Earthquake disaster management comprises pre-event and post-event phases. We are developing high-precision methods of risk assessment and damage estimation to support appropriate pre-event tasks such as preparedness, mitigation, and early warning, and post-event tasks such as emergency response, recovery, and reconstruction.

Resistant and Resilient Community Development

Disaster reduction systems and disaster-resistant housing and communities are extensively studied to build a society with secure and resilient mechanisms against disasters; risk assessment and damage estimation of structures forms an important part of such studies.