2019 Annual Report of NILIM

Message of Director-General

Desirable Communities in a Few Decades

Opening report

Countermeasures for Large-scale Sediment Disasters Caused by Successive Local Heavy Rains

Road traffic management using big data

To the second stage of road structures maintenance

Development of effective technologies for the use of currently

Scheme for analyzing energy conservation performance of buildings using big data

For comfortable movement in cities

Messages from Departments and Centers of NILIM

Considerations on Research Institution Evaluation --- For better research management

Research and Development of Sewerage Technologies

New Flood Control Frame considering Future Climate Changes

Development of Core Engineers Qualified to Cope With Intensifying Sediment Disasters

Efforts of the Road Traffic Department for Road and Traffic Innovations

For Strong and Resilient Roads

Response to various uncertainties in the processes of planning and establishing technical standards

Society 5.0 Housing and Building

Future urban research projects examined based on the evaluation of research and development

Research Center for Infrastructure Management Activities for the Third Year and Future Prospects

1. Preventing and mitigating disasters,and crisis management

001_Utilization of Inpipeline Water Level Information for Inland Flood Control Measures

002_A Study on Postdisaster Timeline Introduction in the Sewerage Field

003_Analysis of the Effect of Accumulated Fallen Leaves on Drainage at Catch Basin Cover

004_A Study on Channel Design Method Considering Disaster Mitigation

005_A Study on Maintenance Standards to Avoid Progress of Chain Destruction in River Crossing Structures

006_Development of Channel Design Techniques for Small and Medium-sized Rivers where a Large Amount of Sediment Flows in from the Upstream

007_Study on the Simple Evaluation Method of Piping Progress in River Levee

008_An Experiment on Structure of Resilient Coastal Levees against Scouring by High Waves on the Sea Side

009_Visualization of Flood Risk with Flood Risk Line

010_Utilization of Ensemble Forecast Precipitation in Preliminary Release Operation in Dams

011_Promotion of Emergency Use of Groundwater at Disaster --- Evaluation of the available volume of groundwater with hydrological cycle analysis ---

012_Main Points of Technological Study Required for Redevelopment of Existing Dams - Analysis by reviewing previous cases -

013_Study on Urban Inundation Damage Control Measures Using Inundation Forecast Information

014_Proposal for Simple Creation Method of Floor Risk Information in Small and Mediumsized Rivers

015_Development of Flood Control Activity Supporting Technology Based on Actual Status

016_Consideration of Flood Evacuation Measures with a Case in the US

017_Proposal for Method of Forecasting Sediment Disasters by Longperiod Continuous Rainfall using Sediment Transport Hydrological Observation

018_Study for Preparation of a Hazard Map of Sediment Disaster with the National Building Research Organization of Sri Lanka

019_Issuance of the Guide (draft) to Study on Sabo (erosion control) Facility Arrangement as Countermeasure for Sediment Flooding / Inundation using River-bed Variation Calculation

020_A Study on Automatic Identification of Linear Precipitation System etc. for Sediment Disaster Warning and Evacuation

021_Basic Trend of Stuck Traffic in Winter Season

022_Study on Accuracy of Slope Measurement using UAV

023_Establishment of Seismic Behavior Observation System for the Entire System of Civil Engineering Structures

024_Consideration of Technological Requirements and Evaluation Disaster Detection Technologies in the Road Field

025_Development of technologies to renovate facilities to ensure the health and safety of evacuees at evacuation shelters

026_Torsional response of ceilings during earthquake

027_Survey of Houses Damaged by Quake, Sept. 28, 2018 Sulawesi-Indonesia

028_Development of System for Detecting Damages by Earthquake Projected on CCTV Camera Images

029_Improvement of the Probe Traffic Result Display System considering Large-Scale Disasters

030_Development of Design Techniques for Road Bridges to Minimize Effect of Ground Deformation

031_Development of Estimation Method of Inner-Outer Water Integrated Inundation

032_Development of Technology for Collecting, Integrating, and Sharing Infrastructure Damage Information in Real-Time

2. Continuous management of infrastructure

001_Empirical Study on B-DASH Project (Technology to diagnose facility deterioration using ICT, Sewage treatment facility operation management with AI support)

002_Challenge for Accuracy Improvement of Beach Deformation Prediction by Simulating Sand Movement in the Sea

003_New Evaluation Method of Dam Reservoir Sedimentation Countermeasures based on Estimation of Mid-to Long-term Effect and Cost

004_Development and Implementation of the Performance Evaluation Method of Nondestructive Testing Techniques

005_Activities to Improve Reliability of and Streamline Periodic Inspection of Road Tunnels, Bridges, etc.

006_A Study on Efficiency Increase in Road Management Using Point Group Data

007_Promotion of Study on Maintenance of Social Capital

3. Productivity revolution(i-Construction promotion and smart use)

001_Utilization of 3D Topographic Data in the River Field and Expected Effect

002_Empirical Study on B-DASH Project (Practical use of methane collection with occlusion containers, Local production for local consumption type energy system, Global warming countermeasure type sludge combustion technology, Technology for improving sewage treatment capacity at low cost)

003_Empirical Study on B-DASH Project (high efficiency resource energy utilization, low-cost / energysaving high concentration methane fermentation, sewage treatment facility management cycle)

004_A Study on B-DASH Project (sewage sludge intra-regional circulation system, energy-saving sewage advanced treatment, volume reduction of excess sludge)

005_Formulation of B-DASH Project Guidelines (Sludge drying technologies, Water treatment technologies [Waste sludge reduction type and water volume variation responsive type])

006_OD Traffic Volume Inverse Estimation Method Development of Hourly Variation Coefficient Model

007_Traffic Volume Measurement Technology using AI

008_Analysis of the Effect of Improvement in Traffic Smoothness on Additional Passing Lanes using ETC2.0 Probe Information

009_Method of Using ETC2.0 Probe Information for Traffic Safety Measures

010_Technological development for the rationalization of fire safety and evacuation regulations

"011_Research of the improvement of the efficiency and advancement of methods to investigate, analyze, and plan urban traffic using new technologies

012_Upgrading of Design with Inspection Simulator

013_A Study on Method of Using Work Management Records in Maintenance Stage Obtained from Construction Process of Earthquake Restriction Work

014_Promotion of i-Construction

4. Improvement of local creation, ease of living

001_Empirical Study on B-DASH Project (Road Snow Melting Technology using Sewage Heat)

002_Visualization of Beach Value (Part of Coast Use)

003_A Study on On-Road Parking / Stopping Measures for Safe and Comfortable Bicycle Traffic

004_A Study on Crossing Facility for Helping Safe Crossing of Pedestrians

005_Proposal of Landscape Improvement Measures in Small Construction Work, Maintenance, etc. of Roads

006_Development of method to evaluate energy conservation effects of the automatic control technology of construction facilities

007_Study on facade design to improve the energy efficiency of building

008_Research of city development in rural low-rise residential areas which respond to the needs of super aging society

009_Pedestrian movement characteristics at tourist attractions

010_Various ideas to preserve and utilize historical townscapes

011_To improve attractiveness through increasing greens in parks

012_Functional Improvement Method of Urban Parks Responding to an Aged Society with a Low Birth Rate

Dispatch of experts to disaster sites and technical support activities

Foundation of "Workshop on Collapse with No Rainfall etc."

Field Survey on Disaster at the Tachikawa Bridge of Kochi Expressway

Contribution to Early Restoration of the Road Bridge Damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquake with Comprehensive Technical Capability

Technical consultation and technical support

Establishment of Use Patterns of Toolkit for　Supporting Study on Disaster Control Measures

Collection, analysis, management of data, return to society

Collection and Utilization of ETC2.0 Probe Information

Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures in Sewerage

Promotion of Water Treatment Technology Considering Risk Control in Energy Optimization

Utilization of Onvehicle Sensing Technology for Road Management

Identification of the actual conditions of energy conservation designs in nonresidential buildings

Research Coordination

Research Coordination

International Research Activities

International Research Activities