2013 Annual Report of NILIM

Message from the Director-General

Good Development and Management of Infrastructure

Messages from Departments and Centers of NILIM

Perspective to advance the comprehensive technology policy research

Worldwide Check list toward the maintenance of the infrastructure　 　 -Asset Management International Standard ISO55000-

Shed light on the river channel design!

For the maintenance and renewal of the aging road structures

Agendas for addressing building Standards’ maintenance

Beginning of Full-scale Process for Housing Recovery

Low Carbon Town Development With Multifaceted Support

Direction of effort responds to environmental restoration of Tokyo Bay

Performance Verification Act of Harbor Structure towards Further Streamlining

Aviation policy in a new age and the foremost line of study on airports

Movement and outlook of dynamic traffic management by IT

A Step Towards Minimizing Damage from Natural Disasters

Achieving Safe Society Free from Fear

Response to Natual Disaster

A trend of countermeasures for the long-period earthquake ground motion to architectural structures

Experiment on tsunami run-up in a river using the largest hydraulic model

Technical support to designating the assumptions of tsunami inundation by preparing guidelines

Technical support in relation to resilient structures of coastal dikes

Research on assessing the risk of landslide in storms following major seismic disturbances

Estimate of volume of debris on the road after earthquake

Dam Flood Control based on Ensemble Rainfall Forecasting

Technical matters for introduction of X-band MP Radar observation

Investigation of flooding streams caused by heavy rain disaster in the Northern Kyusyu

Development of the technology to measure sediment transportation on mountainous river

Protect the sand dune (regarded as a natural dike) using the “Sand pack” -Beach scarp recession preventive works-

Estimation of tsunami wave force by damage simulation of a highway bridge

Revision of design earthquake motion for interplate earthquakes

Countermeasures against large-scale earthquake in sewage system based on the damage of Great East Japan Earthquake

A guide to the discharge and treatment of wastewater during a disaster

Arrangement and assessment towards earthquake observation and earthquake motion of architectural structure

Full-scale fire experiment of three-story wooden school building (preparatory experiment)

Technical datum original plan concerned ceiling fall and escalator fall

Consideration regarding seismic performance of panel structure by Cross Laminated Timber

The design examples of wooden building to be constructed in the region where tsunami attack may occur

NILIM Supports Local Governments on Anti Liquefaction of Housing Areas for Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster

Undertaking the housing recovery and reconstruction by local builders in the Great East Japan Earthquake

Post Great East Japan Earthquake activities by the construction industry

Role of Regional Construction Contractors in The Great East Japan Earthquake

Reports on Damage to Buildings, etc. brought about by the Tornado which hit Tsukuba, Ibaraki on May 6, 2012

Technical Assistance for Sediment Disasters Caused by Heavy Rainstorms in the Northern Kyushu District

Description on the actual damages to the peoples’ lives by The Tohoku Pacific Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami

Prioritization of the Tsunami Countermeasure among air ports

Achieving Daily Life Free from Fear

Analysis of the Effects of the Measures for Technical Note of Traffic Safety Measures and Planning

What is the road that makes a feel of human priority?

Development of “simplified block performance evaluation system for densely built-up areas”

Establishment of Social Capital Management for Mature Society

Strategic Maintenance of Social Capital

Outer wall diagnosis technology for long life use of the building

Development of under-floor deterioration diagnosis equipment for preventive maintenance engineering of wooden building

Development of inspection and monitoring technology for preventive control of infrastructure

The Technique of Planned and Effective Investigation and Judgment of Sewer Pipes

Revision of “Specifications for Highway Bridges”

The damage evaluation technique from the point appearance for the highway steel bridge heat affected by a fire

Inspection Results and Accuracy of Probabilistic Structural Condition Forecasting for Highway Bridges

Toward setting the frequency of weeding of levee required for flood control function maintenance

Revision of Airport Pavement Design, Maintenance and Rehabilitation Manual

Verification of Vehicles’ Driving Route Monitoring Technologies on Actual Roads

Maintenance and operation of the flood control facilities that support the water disaster prevention system

Future Prospect of Country

Analysis on Needs of Daily Life Facilities by Household Structure

Achieving Affluence of Life

Research on how the systematic shrinking of urban areas in depopulating cities should be

Study of how to grasp design information toward understanding the performance evaluation of existing homes

A New Guideline for the Creation of Safe and Comfortable Bicycle Use Environments

Strengthening Growth Capacity and International Competitiveness

A study on transport mode choice model of domestic marine unit load transportation in view of countermeasures against global warming

Characteristics Analysis of the International Ferry, RO-RO Ship and Transport Cargo

Research on the possibility of new domestic airline route by downsizing of aircraft and LCC.

Policy Simulation Based on Airport Demand Management Policy and the Market Entry of Low-Cost Carriers(LCCs)

International Collaborative Research in ITS Field

Traffic Volume Survey Using Image Processing Technology

The Interim Report Workshop held in Japan

Opening effect of Shin Tomei Expressway of road traffic seen from the data observed at all times

Creating Harmonized Society with the Environment

Maintenance and Creation of Good Environment

Impacts on the riverine estuary area of the Kitakami River by the Great east Japan earthquake disaster

Development of the Estimation Method of the Sediment Transport using the Chemical Composition

Estimation of the garbage volume flowing into the Tokyo Bay

Manual of the slope revegetation method for conservation of regional ecosystem

Preparing michishirube (a guidepost) to create a beautiful country”(Provisional Name)

Guideline to develop low-carbon cities based on city planning technology for heat island countermeasures and utilization of ‘Eco-City Act’

Proposition of Information Sharing System between the Citizens and River Management Administration

Study on the medium scale flashing discharge in the dam

Research and study for planning future measures for roadside atmospheric environment

Progress of Future Road Traffic Noise Abatement

Results of Research Regarding Complaints of Residents Associated with Building Use and Countermeasures against its Effects on Surrounding Areas

Recover the Seashore vegetation utilizing the waves

Project with government, citizen and researcher towards Integrated Coastal Management

Examination on method of setting the minimum water level for smooth introduction of small hydro power generation in mountainous rivers

Responding to Global Scale Climate Change

Adaptation Plan to Climate Change

Margins of forecasting the future increase in torrential rains controlling adaptation to climate change

About the future water resource management considering the climate change

Promotion of Effective Inundation Countermeasures to Prepare for the Future Increase of Heavy Rain

Mitigation Measures to Climate Change

Approaches for assessment of CO2-reduction effect by using low-carbon technology

Demonstration Study of Breakthrough by Dynamic Approach in Sewage High Technology Project (B-DASH Project)

Global warming countermeasure in sewage works

Exhaust Gas Characteristics of Freight Vehicle on the Real Road

Field Operational Tests to Examine the Driving Practice for Congestion Mitigation at Sag Sections

Wireless power supply system for running electric vehicles

Research on the application of the local production for local consumption type renewable energy in urban areas

Publication of Hydrogen Supply Experiment in Joint Ditch

Geothermal Application for Building

Formulation of Inclusive Methods to Support Land Development

Optimization of Administration

The latest trend of procurement systems in the field of consultant engineering

Revision of operation guideline on Quality and Cost Based Selection for public works projects under direct control of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Utilizing bridge 3D data over the course of design, construction, and maintenance

Making of Software Function Confirmation Guidelines Concerning the As-built Measurement using TS with 3D-design-data

Toward Upgrading the Evaluation Method for Public Works -Dealing with the Non-monetary Effects-

Reliability index on traveling time in road transportation

Analysis of Relation between Trend of Social Economy and Index of Road Traffic

Utilization system of probe information collected via ITS spot

Movement of people and infrastructure of information and Working on the application of transportation planning

Advance of Technical Standards

Efforts to draft construction-related technical standards

Studies on the effect of reducing the stress in the ground by aircraft

Maintenance of technical standards in collaboration with practicing engineer and researchers

Complete revision of ‘Environment Impact Assessment Technique for Road Project’ -corresponding to consideration document procedures, etc. following assessment law amendment-

Promote of Highly Information Technologies

A joint research concerning the next generation's cooperative ITS development

Effort Towards Implementation of Information Service Under the Cooperation Between the Public and Private Sectors Using Road Section ID System

Developing Information Sharing Platform for Road Management

Release of Common MP Hydrological Data Acquisition Tool

Activity of Technical Emergency Control Force (TEC-FORCE) of NILIM

Disaster investigation such as TEC-FORCE of the river sector and Utilization of the result

Major Disaster Survey

Major International Conferences