The Japan Society of Civil Engineers (Chairman Tamon Ueda) announced the 2022 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Award on the 15th. Out of 232 applications, a total of 112 were selected in 20 categories, including achievement awards and technology awards. The awards ceremony will be held on June 9th at the Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. = Detailed information on page 12
The achievement award given to members who have made great contributions to the progress of civil engineering, the development of civil engineering projects, and the management of academic activities ▽ Masayasu Otsu (Kyoto University Graduate School Infrastructure Advanced Technology Consortium Advisor, Advanced Infrastructure Maintenance Institute Director) ▽ Hirotaka Kono (Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University) ▽ Ryosuke Kitamura (Professor Emeritus, Kagoshima University) ▽ Tomoya Shibayama (Professor, Waseda University, Professor Emeritus, Yokohama National University) ▽ Wataru Shiraki (Professor Emeritus, Kagawa University, Repair Chairman) ▽ Hiroaki Taniguchi (Chairman of Construction Industry Engineer Center, Visiting Professor of Shibaura Institute of Technology) ▽ Masahiko Nakai (President of Japan Consultants) ▽ Hiroshi Hayashida (Chairman of Port and Airport Technology Center) ▽ Tsutomu Fukute (Professor Emeritus of Toyo University) ▽Koji Michioku (Professor, Faculty of Design Engineering, Hosei University) ▽Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi (Professor Emeritus, Saitama University, Visiting Researcher) Professor), Susumu Yasuda (Visiting Professor, Research Institute, Tokyo Denki University), and Hiroshi Yokota (Advisor, Coastal Technology Research Center, Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University).
Mr. Otsu devoted himself to clarifying the crack generation mechanism and destruction process of concrete. Mr. Kono worked on research and standardization of concrete. Dr. Kitamura has conducted highly original research in the field of geotechnical engineering from the perspective of probability and statistics.
For more than 45 years, Mr. Shibayama has devoted himself to research to elucidate the mechanisms of disasters in coastal areas, such as tsunamis and storm surges. Mr. Shiraki has been researching the systematization of reliability design methods for structures. Mr. Taniguchi led the full-scale introduction of smart ICs at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Mr. Nakai demonstrated high leadership and execution ability in the development of railway facilities. At the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Mr. Hayashida led traffic administration, mainly in the field of ports. Mr. Fukute has contributed to the development of pavement technology suitable for airports with soft ground and the creation of design standards.
Dr. Michioku has developed original and highly complete research on the issues of reservoir management. Mr. Mutsuyoshi has made achievements in many fields such as earthquake resistance of concrete structures. Mr. Yasuda laid the foundation for the design and countermeasures against liquefaction of civil engineering structures. Yokota built and systematically developed a framework for infrastructure lifecycle management.
