建築構造工学研究室

　We dismantled the large-scale brace experiment (Chevron Brace Frame) conducted in December 2024! Thank you to everyone, including Lilliann and Roosevelt, who were in charge of the project!

IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering) conference was held in Tokyo. From our laboratory, Mr. Fujikawa, a second-year master’s student, and Professor Okazaki gave presentations.
Mr. Fujikawa dedicated a lot of time to practicing his presentation in English. Great job, and thank you for your hard work!!

Professor Hu, who has been visiting our lab from China, is returning home.
We are truly grateful for the valuable discussions and research guidance you provided. Thank you so much!!

We held a welcome party for our lab!! We are excited to welcome new members: fourth-year undergraduate students Ogashiwa-san, Nakayama-kun, Fukui-san, Matsuda-kun, Mukai-kun, and international student Massimo-san. Let’s work hard together from now on!

We had a safety lecture in the laboratory. We learned the basic principles for working safely in the lab, such as wearing protective clothing, safety shoes, leather gloves, and helmets. We also received practical training on how to use tools like drills and grinders.

The graduation ceremony was held on March 25th.
Ota-san and Sadanaga-san, thank you for leading our lab with strength and reliability as senior members. I sincerely wish you all the best in your new endeavors!
Tsukamoto-kun, Nakamura-kun, and Nakayama-kun — let’s continue doing our best together!

After the ceremony, we held a lab reunion with the participation of many of our lab’s alumni.
It was a truly valuable and meaningful time. Thank you all so much!

Akshay has completed his doctoral program and is graduating from our lab. As a specialist in structural analysis, he taught us so much — We’re truly grateful!
Wishing him continued success in all his future endeavors!

The defense of graduation thesis was held on January 27th, and the master’s thesis was held on February 3rd. The presentation was very easy to understand and I could tell that a lot of preparation had been made. Thank you to everyone in B4 and M2 for their hard work!

Professor Mortazavi from the University of Minnesota came to our laboratory! He introduced his research to us and gave us valuable comments on our research presentation.

Thank you very much for giving us such a valuable opportunity! !

Lilliann, a first-year doctoral student, received the Outstanding Young Presentation Award at the 2024 Architectural Institute of Japan Convention held in Tokyo! congratulations! !