alpha-jyutaku (Kanagawa) -(2001) The help which a guest's house is protected against with the reliable technological power and the knowledge with the aim of the comfortable house construction all of the family are relieved heartily and which can live is being done in the alpha-jyutaku. (Residence, Earthquake, diagnosed, Building, Execution., Safety)
Bio-material Engineering Lab - Nagoya University, Japan (Aichi) -(1998) The research aim of this laboratory is to establish the effective utilization of bio-materials such as timber using physical and engineering methods. The research is developed mainly in the fields of timber engineering which covers the following three research areas: 1) Utilization system and evaluation for biomaterials as an echo-material: The study on application of fracture mechanics to biomaterials is performed to investigate the mechanism of deformation in such materials as a honeycomb structure, by using a fractography and AE method for example. In this area, acoustoelasticity of wood and biomaterials is also investigated to apply the phenomenon for the determination of stress conditions of these materials. 2) Structural performance and design methods for timber structures: The studies on development of a rigid frame construction and establishment of the limit state design method for timber structures are currently in progress. 3) Evaluation of the space environment surrounded by a biomaterial: Japanese traditional timber constructions are structurally analized and investigated with special concern with their historical and climatic backgrounds. (wood, timber, honeycomb structure, fractography, acoustoelasticity, AE, rigid frame construction, limit state design method, timber construction, nondestructive testing)
Diary of a Puppy Walker with Vigor and Dash to be Guide Dog (Hyogo) -(1997) You can see a record of life style of a Puppy Walker (Puppy Raiser) family and Puppies(named Vigor and Dash) to be Guide Dog during 10 months period they spent time together. (Puppy-Walker, Puppy-Raiser, Guide-Dog, sunny_place, Seeing-Eye-Dog, Vigor, Dash, Japan-LightHouse, Takarazuka)
