UT Civil Mail News No.16 April 9th, 2016

We have started to send monthly mail news to alumni members who have registered for our on-line network and would like to provide useful and interesting topics for members. If you have any requests, feel free to send an E-mail to:

dosokai-news@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Topics in the April issue include:

1. Introduction of Sasaki Laboratory in the Coastal Engineering group 2. Furuichi Award for Spring 2016 3. Foreign students visit to Shibuya station under reconstruction

(March 9)

Pic1: Dr. Cho Thanda Nyunt (Alumna in 2008) and her son with their host mother,

Mrs. Akiyo Nishino

1. Introduction of Sasaki Laboratory in the Coastal Engineering group Sasaki Lab is part of the Coastal Environment Group in the Department of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at Kashiwa, and concurrently also belongs to the Hydrosphere and Environment Group in the Department of Civil Engineering. It was first set up in April 2013 by Prof. Masahiko Isobe (Currently, President of Kochi University of Technology). We have started studies on the protection of coasts and the sustainable development in vulnerable mangrove coastal areas in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, etc., collaborating with students from Southeast Asian and South Asian countries. We have been carrying out field surveys on muddy tidal flats, enjoying collaboration with local people in very hot conditions.

Pic2: Inundated road facing a channel during high tide in Pondok Bali, Java, Indonesia. However, vehicles can still pass through.

Pic3: Restoration of mangrove forest using bamboo fence by enhancing mud accumulation in Samut Sakhon, Thailand.

Pic4: Meeting at Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center

Pic5: Visiting a mangrove restoration site (right) in Manila Bay, the Philippines.

2. Furuichi Award for Spring 2016 Ms. Yoko Hasegawa (Sekimoto Lab) Studies on Urban Image Visualization System for Citizen-Government Cooperation Mr. Ryoichi Osawa (International Project Lab) Quantification of tail risk in infrastructure maintenance considering the dynamic property Mr. Shota Seto (Coastal Engineering Lab) Study on Tsunami-induced Flow Characteristics over Coastal Dikes and the Overflow Formula Ms. Asuka Yamazaki (Coastal Engineering Lab) Comprehensive analysis of tsunami risk for west coast of Izu Peninsula and proposal of effective tsunami mitigation plan Mr. Keita Nagara (Regional Planning and Information Lab) Real-time Localization of Mobile Devices by Filtering Method for Sensor Fusion Mr. Itsuro Arai (Kiyiota Lab) Interpretation and modeling of wetting and drying-induced landslide of mudstone based on precipitation analysis and laboratory soil tests

Pic6: All winners are given the honor of cleaning the statue of Dr. Furuichi. From left, Mr. Arai, Ms. Hasegawa, Ms. Yamazaki, Mr. Seto, Mr. Osawa and Mr. Nagara

3. Foreign students’ visit to Shibuya station under reconstruction (March 9) On March 9th, 13 foreign students visited Shibuya station, which is now being dramatically renovated. This is an annual event organized by the International Technical Exchange committee of JSCE. It was a valuable experience for students who are from cities which have no subways and allowed them to see the detailed scheduling and dense footpaths at the site.

Pic7: With members of JSCE

We are looking forward to your feedback and suggestions!

The editorial team of

the Alumni Association of the Civil Engineering at the university of Tokyo Chief editor: Ayuko AKAIKE (1995 alumna)

Associate editor: Kiichiro HATOYAMA (2001 master)

Editors: Akiko SUZUKI (2009 alumna) Yuya Takahashi (2008 alumnus)

Yu Hasegawa (2015 alumnus), Shota Umezawa (2015 alumnus)

Adviser: Manabu ITO (1953 Alumnus) Proofreader: Alexander GILMORE

(Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering)