Introduction

Welcome to Kimura Laboratory.

Currently, a significant number of large space structures and high-rise buildings have been constructed in Japan. They are generally built as steel structures utilizing the various advantages of steel structural members, such as high stiffness and strength. In the meantime, as they are thin and slender, the unstable phenomenon called buckling possibly occurs owing to the compressive force and bending moment. Ultimately, the buildings can collapse by means of those stability issues. In Japan, an earthquake-prone country, it is an absolute must to prevent such unfavorable phenomena when structural engineers design large space structures and high-rise buildings.

This laboratory aims to understand the collapse mechanism of those building structurers and establish an earthquake-resistant design method to prevent structural damage.

Professor Dr. Yoshihiro Kimura
Department of Architecture and Building Science,
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

 

Yearly Schedule

  Bachelor Master Doctor Events
April Lab assignment
Seminar for FEM and buckling
Lecturer of FEM and buckling seminar   Welcome party
May Determination of thesis topic     Gyoza (dumpling) party
June       Katsuo (bonito) party

Annual conference of AIJTohoku chapter
July Structural design competition by JSCA
Study for entrance exam for graduate school
    Open campus
August Entrance exam for graduate school     Summer seminar
September   (M1) Internship   AIJ annual conference

Seminar camp
October       Samma (saury) party
November Mid-term exam (M2)Mid-term exam (D3) First defence Sports competition
December     (D3) Second defence Winter seminar
January     (D3) Submission of doctoral dissertation  
February Submission of bachelor’s thesis
Final-examination
(M2) Submission of master’s thesis
Final-examination
(D3) Final defence  
March       Graduation ceremony
Farewell party
Bachelor Events
4月 Lab assignment
Seminar for FEM and buckling
Welcome party
5月 Determination of thesis topic
Gyoza (dumpling) party
6月 Katsuo (bonito) party
7月 Structural design competition by JSCA
Study for entrance exam
Open campus
8月 Entrance exam for graduate school
9月 Seminar camp
10月 Samma (saury) party
11月 Mid-term examination
Sports competition
12月 Winter seminar
1月  
2月 Submission of bachelor’s thesis
Final-examination
3月 Graduation ceremony
Farewell party
Master Events
4月 Lecturer of FEM and buckling seminar
Welcome party
5月 Gyoza (dumpling) party
6月 Katsuo (bonito) party
Annual conference of AIJ Tohoku chapter
7月 Open campus
8月 Summer seminar
9月 (M1) Internship
AIJ annual conference
Seminar camp
10月 Samma (saury) party
11月 (M2)Mid-term exam
Sports competition
12月 Winter seminar
1月  
2月 (M2) Submission of master’s thesis
Final-examination
3月 Graduation ceremony
Farewell party

Doctor Events
4月 Welcome party
5月 Gyoza (dumpling) party
6月 Katsuo (bonito) party
Annual conference of AIJ Tohoku chapter
7月 Open campus
8月 Summer seminar
9月 AIJ annual conference
Seminar camp
10月 Samma (saury) party
11月 (D3) First defence
Sports competition
12月 (D3) Second defence
Winter seminar
1月 (D3) Submission of doctoral dissertation
2月 (D3) Final defence
3月 Graduation ceremony
Farewell party

About the events

  • Summer seminar, Seminar camp, and Winter seminar
    Usually, students and their supervisors hold a weekly discussion to report their progress and fix their research orientation. Besides, Kimura Laboratory arranges the seminars to present their research outcomes to colleagues.
  • Conference participation
    Kimura Laboratory participates in the annual conference of the AIJ Tohoku chapter and the AIJ national conference every year. In addition to them, students join in the relevant international conferences.

  • Gyoza (dumpling) party, Katsuo (bonito) party, Samma (saury) party
    We plan events to deepen the friendship in our laboratory. B4 students are in charge of organizing these events; however, M1 students support the shopping. Additional events may be held as well (photos of each event are uploaded in the album).