Visiting the tunnel site.
We went to Nagano and Gunma to observe the invert construction of a tunnel. We don't post pictures of the site, but it was a very valuable experience for us to actually observe the ground where the heaving/swelling had occurred. We will continue our research to elucidate the mechanism and quantitative prediction of the heaving/swelling […]
Field trip @ Kisogawa River
We went to see the chert layer of the Kiso River on October 7 for the preview of the lecture and to collect samples. I was impressed by the grandeur of the Earth's movement and felt that it was worthwhile to conduct research on it. However, it seems that we still need more experience in […]
Tour of a construction site: Tokai-kanjo Expressway
Thanks to NEXCO Central Japan, members of our laboratory visited the construction site of the Tokai Ring Expressway.We visited the cut-and-cover construction site at the Yamagata Interchange for the full opening of the ring road, and the construction sites of the Kakita Tunnel and the Kukuri No. 2 Tunnel for the increase of the number […]