Our laboratory contributes to the structural integrity and construction method of ships, offshore structures, bridges, steel structures, pipelines, construction machinery and automobiles from the following viewpoints.
1) Construction and fabrication technology, especially joining and welding.
2) Evaluation of fatigue and fracture from the viewpoint of material strengths based on the continuum mechanics.
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The Main Research Topics
Establishment of Next-generation Fatigue and Fracture Control Design Method
Application of the Laser-Arc hybrid welding for construction of welded structures.