Construction Technology of Building Structures

Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

The damage evaluation has been increasing its importance because more structures are designed based on the performance based design criteria and behaviors for different load cases need to be precisely predicted. It is also recognized that after several large-scale earthquakes in the last decade an appropriate damage evaluation scheme is a must to determine the economical and appropriate rehabilitation strategies.

Our research group aims to propose a scheme to design new reinforced concrete structures controlling damage under different loading conditions. Using a same knowledge on the damage, a optimum rehabilitation scheme may be proposed for existing buildings. Research is carried out fully utilizing our structural labs and computing facilities/programs.

Academic Staff

Minehiro NISHIYAMA

Nishiyama

Professor (Graduate School of Engineering)

Research Topics

Contacts

Room 301, Bldg. C2, Katsura Campus
TEL: +81-75-383-2935
FAX: +81-75-383-2935
E-mail: mn@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Masanori TANI

Masanori TANI

Associate Professor (Graduate School of Engineering)

Research Topics

Contacts

Room 302, Bldg. C2, Katsura Campus
TEL: +81-75-383-2936
FAX: +81-75-383-2990
E-mail: tani@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research Topics

  • Development of the Damage Control Design Procedure for Reinforced Concrete Building Structures
  • Retrofit/Rehabilitation of the Existing RC Building Structures Vulnerable to Earthquake Damage
  • Numerical Prediction of Behaviors of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Various Loading Conditions Using Computers