This laboratory aims to understand the collapse mechanism of large space structures and high-rise buildings and establish an earthquake-resistant design method to prevent collapse in huge earthquakes.

Current main research themes

Development of Mid-Story Pin Connection System Preventing Column Yielding and Assessment of Ultimate Seismic Capacity of Steel Moment Resisting Frames

Construction of Ultimate State Design Method of Steel Piles and Elucidation of Dynamic Buckling Behavior of Steel Piles in Liquefied Soi

Invention of Evaluation Method of Lateral Buckling Strength of Large-Span Beams

Creation of Seismic Design Method of Buckling Restrained Braced Frame Considering Composite Effect