Bridge R & E Team in YNU

The Asia Bridge Competition 2023 was held at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University in Thailand for three days from August 22. A total of 14 teams from Japan (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama National University, Gifu University, University of Fukui), Thailand, Taiwan, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Indonesia participated in the competition.
They competed in the construction, loading, presentation, and aesthetics competitions, and our Yokohama National University team won the second place in the Prediction of Deflection Award and the fifth place in the Construction Cost Award.
Next year, we will aim to win the overall championship with an even more improved team!

We held a welcome party for international students who entered this fall semester.
The new international students are two doctoral students.

Aleena-san，Tam-san，Azizbek-san，Kuang-san have graduated. We wish them all the best in their new fields.

 

Professor Hiroshi Katsuchi’s 60th Birthday Party was held at Prince Hotel Shinagawa on June 3rd, 2023. We greatly appreciate your participation and cooperation. We are grateful for Professor Hiroshi Katsuchi’s contributions to our lab until now.

 

 

 

 

 

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8 new B4 members have joined our lab, and 3 new M1 members have joined our lab, bringing the total number of M1 members to 5. We will continue to work energetically in 2023!

B4 and Master's and Doctoral students have graduated. We wish them all the best in their new fields.

 

 

 

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The research field seminar on bridges, which are the key to connecting within and between cities, was held again this year in the International Infrastructure Engineering Practicum, and six third-year students walked around bridges in the city!

Three M1s, one D1 and one research student joined our lab. In addition, Assist. Hirao Kensho arrived at his new post.

We went to Kanazawa as laboratoty trip visited construction site of canal and bridge at first day.We enjoyed sightseeing in Kanazawa at last day. We could study history and had a nice time with lab member.

4 new international students (master and PhD programs and resarch student) joined our laboratory in this autumn. Welcome to the Structural Laboratory. We are looking forward to do research with you. Enjoy your stay in Japan.

We celebrated Assoc. Tamura's ceremony of arrival in YNU held on October 5.
Thank you everyone from structure field for the participation.

7 graduate students (master and doctor programs) from structure lab graduated in summer 2019. We pray for their future success.

We had a welcome party for 10 new Japanese students (B4) and 2 international students (China and Bhutan) and New Associate professor Tamura.
Welcome to our structure family. We hope to do our best in this semester!

 

6 Japanese students (B4) graduated from YNU.
6 Japanese students (M2) got their master's degree from YNU.
Associate Professor Nishio was transferred to University of Tsukuba from April 2019.
We hope they will be successful in their next stage!!

 

We went to Shikoku Island, south-west side of Japan, with our laboratory trip on October 21-22, 2018. We visited the Iya Kazura Bridge and Onaruto Bridge, well-known as the Naruto whirlpools. Next day, the graduates of the structural lab showed us the interior view of the main tower of Seto Long-span Bridge. Seto Bridge is the longest bridge for railway traffic in Japan. This trip was very memorable and full of practical knowledge of bridges. We shared the joy and spent a good time there. Looking forward to more trips!

Seven new international students (master and PhD programs) joined our laboratory in this autumn. Welcome to the Structural Laboratory. We are looking forward to do research with you. Enjoy your stay in Japan.

Two graduate students (master and doctor programs) from structure lab graduated in summer 2018. We pray for their future success.

We celebrated Mr. Miyata's ceremony of achieving the prestigious medal "The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon" held on August 25, 2018. Plethora of fecilitations to Mr. Miyata for such a big achievement. Thank you everyone from structure field for the participation.

The civil engineering alumni association was held this year. Congratulations Mr. Miyata, The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. Also congratulations Mr. Miura who received the master's thesis best research award.

Structure lab organized a BBQ party for all members at Prof. Yamada's home. Everybody joined with zeal and zest and enjoyed their full. The weather was very cool and pleasant which made BBQ party more enjoyable. Thanks everyone for joining.

We welcome to a new researcher. He will be working as a Postdoctoral researcher.

We organzied the first seminar of structure Lab of this year and We had a welcome party for 6 new Japanese students (B4) and 2 international students (China and Indonesia).Welcome to our structure family. We hope to do our best in this semester!

In September, two people graduated from university. We hope to their success in new life.

We went to Hokkaido as laboratoty trip visited Hakucho-bridge and Otaru canal and so on. We could study history and had a nice time with lab member.

Almuni party of our lab was held on July 1st. Conguratulation for winning the JSCE Tanaka Award, Miyata-sensei!

Also, congratulation for winning the Best Presentation Award for his bachelor's degree thesis, Muto-kun!

We had a welcome pizza party for our new resercher.

Welcome to our laboratory!