2021 Annual Report of NILIM

Message of Director-General

The Mission of NILIM: Research that Pursues the Essential by Focusing on Reality

Opening report

Study on Comprehensive Management of Sewer Pipelines

Coastal Engineering for Taking Action to Climate Change

Technology Development to Mitigate Damage by Sediment Disasters Accompanying Large-Scale Earthquakes

Technical Assistance to Restoration and New Challenges Based on the Damage Caused by the Heavy Rain Event of July 2020

A study on the Observation Method of Pedestrian Flow in Urban Space Using New Technology

Messages from Departments and Centers of NILIM

Perspectives of NILIM's Activities

What is Happening in Small-City Sewerage Systems?

Research and Activities of the River Department Contributing to Basin-Wide Flood Management

Research on Increasingly Severe and Frequent Sediment Disasters and Their Countermeasures

For the Realization of the Roles That Roads Should Play

Approaches of the Road Structures Department for National Land Resilience

Respond to social demands by mobilizing knowledge, experience, and wisdom

Housing study to coexist with the coronavirus

Thinking about the future of public transportation

Activities of Research Center for Infrastructure Management and Future Perspective for DX

1. Reserch to support national resilience, safety, and security

Development of Technology for Capture of Levee Collapse from Water Level Observation

Preparing for Future Erosion of Sandy Beaches Caused by Climate Change by Focusing on Beaches that Experienced Sea Level Rise

Development of Technique for Visualizing Floods Using VR Technology

Trial of Visualization of Risk Structure for Effective Operation and Maintenance of Dams

Efforts for Flood Hazard Mapping of Small- and Medium-sized Rivers

Elucidation of the Mechanism of Deep-seated Catastrophic Landslides Utilizing Drone Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Technology

Joint Research on the Maintenance of Concrete Deck Bridges

Research and Study on Management Methods to Meet the Required Performance of Embankments, Cuts, etc.

Efforts to Estimate and Provide Information on Damage to Infrastructure Facilities Immediately After an Earthquake

Development of technology to quickly evaluate the robustness of core facilities damaged by an earthquake

Development of technologies that contribute to the regeneration and strengthening of cities through the rationalization of structural regulations related to buildings and the ground

Development of a new performance evaluation index and evaluation program for improving the fire control performance of non-residential buildings

Research for Improving the Wind Resistance of Tile Roofs

Development of a building deterioration monitoring system using a digital image correlation method

Development of technology for seismic retrofitting of retaining walls in old housing

Attribute Information Assignment to the Point Group Data of Machinery and Equipment and Construction of 3D Modeling Method

Technology for Automatic 3D Model Construction using 2D CAD Data

2. Research to support strong, sustainable economic growth

Survey of local governments on their intentions to introduce new technologies (to shift to smart cities) to solve urban problems

3. Research to support community development that serves as a foundation for the good life

Survey of Enhanced Added Value of Convenience in Lives of Residents Using Sewerage Facilities

Empirical Study and Guideline Formulation on the B-DASH Project Concerning Energy Saving / Creation Technologies in Wastewater / Sludge Treatment

Survey on Saturated Traffic Flow Rate at Signalized Intersections and Estimation Method

Utilization and Reconstruction of Road Space to Meet Diverse Needs

Effort for Realization of Automated Driving on General Roads

Improvement of the Program for Estimating the Number of Households in Need of Securing Housing

Design targets for self-sustaining energy systems for post-disaster residential continuity

Visualization of the spatial distribution of light and heat by graphical representation for the improvement of the quality of indoor environment and energy efficiency

Practical application of barrier-free environment assessment tools for houses to extend healthy life expectancy

Publication of the implementation status of the relaxed building use restrictions and commentary

Development of technology for improving the mobility environment in suburban residential areas

Research on the multi-functionalization of transportation nodes for effective use of urban space

Survey of urban greenery using point cloud data

Study of the location conditions of convenience facilities in suburban residential areas

Methods for Creating High-Quality Public Design in Foreign Countries

4. Support for disaster response

Study for the social application of the draft manual for maintaining health in evacuation shelters

Criteria for evaluating and judging the possibility of utilizing existing housing through renovations for early development of temporary housing and housing constructed after a disaster

Research on Technology to Grasp the Conditions of Slopes Close to Roads Early after an Earthquake

5. Technical consultation and technical support

Development of Strength Performance and Practical Structure Required for Bollards to be Installed on Sidewalks at Intersections

6. Collection, analysis, management of data, return to society

Analysis of the Periodic Inspection Results of Sheds, Large Culverts, etc.

7. Research Coordination

Technical cooperation

8. International Research Activities

International Research Activities