2015 Annual Report of NILIM

Message from the Director-General

Missions the NILIM must accomplish

Opening report

Sediment-related Disasters that Occurred in 2014 and Technical Support by Experts

Empowering technical officials in MLIT Regional Bureaus and local governments in terms of road bridge preservations

Supporting Logistics through Public-private Sector Collaboration Using ETC 2.0 Platform

Fire safety of 3-story wooden school

Trends in Research on Internationalization of Technical Standards in the Port and Harbor Field

Messages from Departments and Centers of NILIM

Seven Checks for Better Research --from the discussion for building up research appropriate for NILIM--

Value Enhancement and Energy/Labor/Cost Saving for Sewerage Systems

New Stage in Water Field

Countermeasures against Sediment-related Disasters and Research Activities Facing New Development Opportunities

To Smartly Use and Protect Roads and Support Logistics --Smartly Using Probe Data--

To Appropriately Create and Efficiently Maintain Road Structures

Formulating technical standards of buildings

Recent results of the Housing Department activities

Towards sustainable compact city planning in a society facing population decline

Considering Directions for Response to Intensification of Storm Surge due to Global Warming

Trends in Port and Harbour Technology and Future Outlook for Technology Development

Multi-Faceted Efforts Supporting Aviation Administration

One Year after the Opening of the Center

1. Disaster prevention and mitigation

Establishment of Database for Seismic Damage to Sewer Pipeline

Empirical Study on B-DASH Project (Inundation Countermeasure Facilities Operation Support System Using ICT)

Preparations Due to Climate Change for Flood Risks Exceeding the Capacity of Flood-Control Infrastructure

How should Multiple Disaster be considered in Measures against Natural Disasters?

Start of Workshop for Nature and Local Infrastructure

Main Points of Experiment Manual for Hydraulic Model of Artificial Reef Armor Blocks

A New Survey Technique for Solving the Roles of Sand of Sea Shore --Trench survey--

Coastal Erosion in a New Phase

Research Starts for Mitigating Disasters from Storm Surge and High Waves

Wave Runup Forecast Started to Operate Effectively for Successive Invasion of Typhoons

Further Strengthening of Local Heavy Rain Monitoring System

Establishment of River Level and Inundation Forecast Approaches for Appropriate Evacuation and Flood Control Activities

For Extending Forecast Lead Time in Flood Forecast --Probabilistic Flood Forecast using Ensemble Forecast--

Grasp of Sediment Movement for Basin Sediment Management after Large-scale Sediment Production

About "Technical guideline for countermeasures against deep-seated catastrophic (rapid) landslide"

Efforts to Grasp Precursors from "Twitter Information" for Mitigation of Damage by Sediment-related Disaster

Developing shock resistance test methods for flying debris on the cladding

Development of functional continuation technology of critical post-disaster buildings

Creating new standard plans pertaining to countermeasures against ceiling collapses in buildings

Full-scale structural experiment of a partial frame reinforced concrete construction using fiber reinforced concrete on the nonstructural wall

Exfoliation prevention functions of outer walls with tile finishing on reinforced concrete building during earthquakes

Research on External Force and Experiment Method contributing to Structural Performance Verification for Building Members

Initiatives taken for the stability of the Fukushima nuclear disaster refugees residence

Urban area improvement plan methods that attain smooth tsunami evacuations

Creating a guide plan regarding considerations of securing urban disaster -preparedness functions for tsunami disaster mitigation city planning-

Software development to support the creation of housing site liquefaction maps

Influence of Storm Surge Damage Due to Climate Change in Coastal Areas

Verification of Aseismic Design Method for Mooring Facilities Based on Past Examples of Earthquake Disasters

Earthquake Risk Management of Airport Concession Holders -Consideration of Insurance-

Moving Processes and Conditions of Households under the Housing Lease Program for Disaster Victims in Iwate Prefecture due to the Great East Japan Earthquake

Development of a Method of Building Disaster Occurrence Scenarios Considering Excess External Force

Development of Technology to Instantaneously Estimate Large-scale, Wide-area Earthquake Damage

Development of Technology to Clarify State of Damage to Road Bridges by an Earthquake

Ground motion distribution of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake estimated from strong motion records and ground condition

Study of the Assessment of the Priority of Removing Rubble from Roads during a Disaster

2. Infrastructure Maintenance

Cost and Labor Saving in Maintenance of Sewer Pipeline Facilities

Preparation of Sound Ratio Curve for PVC Pipes (Proposal)

Promotion of Smart Sediment Management

Efforts for Efficiency Increase/Upgrading of River Structure Maintenance

Protect River Levees from "Progressive Failure"

Upgrading of Method for Setting Large-scale Earthquake Ground Motion that Acts on Dam Foundation

For Appropriate Maintenance of Anchors in Dams

Guidelines for Periodic Road Structure Inspections

Concrete Pavement: Applicability and Maintenance Methods

The actual conditions and issues regarding maintenance and renewals of facility plumbing for the long-term use of apartment houses

An examination into the durability evaluation standards of existing concrete structures based on research data of actual buildings

Efforts for Effective and Efficient Maintenance Management of Port and Harbor Facilities

Technology for Efficient, Short Time Repair of Airport Pavement

Improving Sustainable Maintenance Methods Considering Risk Management

3. Intelligently using the existing stock

Empirical Study on B-DASH Project (Technology for Power Generation from Sewage Sludge Biomass)

Formulation of Guidelines for B-DASH Project (Solid fuel forming, sewage heat utilization, nitrogen removal, phosphorus removal/recovery)

Early Verification of Effectiveness of Traffic Safety Countermeasures Based on Traffic Behavior

Promoting Traffic Safety Measures on School routes and Residential Roads

Method of Using Probe Data to Specify Congestion Occurrence Locations and Range of their Impact

Desirable Roundabout Structures Issued

Analyzthe Effects of a Road Opening Using ETC2.0 Probe Data

Initiatives to Realize Simple ITS Spots

Revising ITS Spot Technical Specifications, and Expanding them to Ordinary Roads Throughout Japan

Awarded the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award at the Twelfth Industry, Academia, and Government Cooperation Awards

Developing the grasping methods of existing wooden detached housing specifications whose design drawings at the time of construction have dissipated

Developing evaluation tools for the simulation of sunshine, lighting levels pertaining to existing houses

4. Forming sustainable and vigorous national land and regions

Promotion of Countermeasures in Sewerage against Global Warming

Promotion of Water Treatment Technology Considering Energy Optimization and Risk Control

Activities for Practical Environmental Management of Rivers

For Establishment of Groundwater Management Contributing to Sound Hydrological Cycle --Utilization of Hydrological Cycle Analysis for Groundwater Management--

Proposed Method of Using Existing Survey Results to Assess People with Mobility Difficulties

Studying CO2 Balance through the Life Cycle of Infrastructure

How Does Constructing a New Road Change Emissions of Carbon Dioxide from Automobiles?

Study of Directions to Achieve Lower Energy Consumption by Road Facilities and Sustainable Energy Use

Verification Testing and Overseas Research to Promote Further Utility Pole Removal

The development and verification of energy consumption performance prediction tools inducing the energy-saving design of non-residential buildings

Surveys and analysis regarding the evaluation structure of living satisfaction for the attainment of prosperous living

Planning method proposal for elderly housing with supportive services for the living security of elderly people

Creating a knowledge base of effective barrier-free housing repairs for the living security of elderly people

The new evaluation index for envelope performance of commercial buildings

Development of land aptitude evaluation programs for strategic land use management

Developing an "accessibility calculation index" to evaluate public transportation convenience in cities

The plan and evaluation of planned degeneration scenarios for suburban city areas with declining populations

Easy forecast methods of future district images to prepare for the well-planned downsizing or restructuring of cities

Developing a preliminary evaluation tool to monitor neighboring noise effects from a manufacturing establishment inside the city

Research collaborations with the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements in dealing with population decline/aging society and urban renewal initiatives

Possibility of Creating Habitats Utilizing Shallows Existing in Port and Harbor Areas

Measurement of Residence Time of Marine Plastics on Beaches and its Application in Beach Cleanup

Analysis of Port Logistics and Development of Predictive Model for Strengthening of International Competitiveness

Support for Aviation Policy Formulation by Enhancement of Aviation Demand Forecasting Method

Developing technologies for habitat evaluation and a method of efficiently monitoring rare raptors

Research on Control of Distribution Expansion of Alien Plants using Soil Seed Bank in Rivers

Study on Greening Method with Native Grass Species

Creating Pleasanter Road Space by Restoring Street Trees

Technologies to preserve biological diversity in the city

Greenery planning technology targeting population decline and degenerating cities

Practical Use of Traditional Civil Engineering Construction Methods in Preservation and Improvement of Historic Landscape

Improvement in the Quality of Space by Road Reconstruction in Urban Districts

Wireless Power Supply Technology for Running Vehicles

5. Execution procedure's innovation

Cost Cap Sewerage Plan for Almost Completion of Sewage Treatment Facilities in Ten Years

Promotion of Dissemination of Hydraulic/Hydrologic Analysis Software Platform

Development of a Transportation Mode Identification Method Using Smart Phone Movement History Information

Initiatives on creating the original plan for building-related technical standards

Guideline proposal on how to create building information models that indicate the present situation of existing houses

Research on Person-trip Surveys Using the Web

Study on Relationship between Layer Thickness and Mat Density of Airport Asphalt Pavement Surface Layer for Higher Efficiency of Construction

Long-term Planning and Budgeting for Transport Related Public Works Projects in the Industrialized Countries of Europe and America

Working on the application to transportation planning of a platform of movement of people

More Efficient Civil Engineering Structure Management Using 3D Models

Expanding Work Categories Applying Completed Work Dimensional Control Using TS

A study on large-scale road map preparation methods using digital maps and point cloud data

Dispatch of TEC-FORCE and other Experts to Disasters, and State of Technical Support Activities

Technical Support in Comprehensive Dam Inspection

Building damage investigations regarding landslide disasters that occurred in Hiroshima on August 20

Field surveys of damage to buildings and foundations from the 2014 northern Nagano earthquake

International Research Activities