2024 Annual Report of NILIM

Message of Director-General

The Roles of NILIM and Perspectives for the Future

Messages from Departments and Centers of NILIM

Expanded Use of Sewage Sludge Resources as Fertilizer as Part of Food Security

From the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and River Basin Resilience and Sustainability by All

Technology Development and Human Resources Training Supporting Crisis Management in Large-Scale Landslide Disasters

Research and development toward the realization of road utilization that is wise, safe, and sustainable

Building a strategic management cycle for road structures

Toward Improvement of the Seismic Resilience Performance of RC Structures

Research and Development Initiatives to Overcome Vulnerabilities of Housing in Large Modern Urban Areas in Disasters

Improvement of Earthquake Disaster-Prevention Safety in Built-up Urban Areas

Initiative to Study Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Ports and Harbors

On-site and Social Issues

Efforts of the Research Center for Infrastructure Management to promote DX and GX in the infrastructure sector

Establishment of Support Center for Port and Harbor Advanced Information Technology

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

Considering a Coastal Dike Structure Resistant to High Waves – Toward Implementation at Actual Sites –

Study on a Technique for Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Rainfall in Flood Control Planning Based on Climate Change

Toward Social Implementation of DX for Flood Disaster Prevention Activities

Study on Method for Prediction of Sediment Yield during Torrential Rain by Physical Model

Estimation of Rainfall Amount from Images Toward Strengthening River Basin Monitoring

Analysis of the features of rust on weathering steel by means of AI

Analytical study toward the building of an evaluation technique for local scour around a highway bridge foundation

Study of Alternative Method for Gas Toxicity Test of Noncombustible Building Materials

Trial of Soil Survey Behind Retaining Wall by Cone Penetration Test

Development of stochastic typhoon model

2. Research to support strong, sustainable economic growth

Creation of a Simple Evaluation Model (Draft) for the Effects of Smart Cities

Study on how to expand the application of business promotion PPP

Maintaining and improving the efficiency of hinterland transport for international maritime containers

Research on the impact of domestic excursions by international visitors to Japan on domestic air traffic demand

ACR-PCR method for airport pavement applicable from 2024

BIM/CIM Generating Methods for the Efficient Maintenance and Management of Existing Port Facilities

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

Study of techniques for detecting near-miss images by utilizing AI image recognition technologies

Support for the introduction of green infrastructure in road space- by using road greening as an example-

Development of a Rational Evaluation Method for the Daylighting Performance of Residential Environments

Actual Condition and Trends in Retrofitting of Condominium External Thermal Insulation

Research on Standards for Barrier-free Tubless Bathrooms

Trial of Creation of ZEB Retrofitting Plan for Existing Government Office Building

Development of Tools for Utilization of Organic Interaction Effects of Public Spaces in City Centers

Effective Use of Dredged Soil as a Base Material for Tidal Flats for Carbon Storage

Grasp of Current State and Issues Spatial Development in Coastal Waterfront Areas

Strengthening Research System for Realization of Green Society

4. Support for disaster response

Dispatch of Experts to Earthquake with Epicenter iin Southeastern Turkey

Development of Damage Estimation System Using Seismic Motion Data Measured at Dams

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

Toward the promotion of increasing efficiency in traffic volume survey and introducing machine observation

Development of a processing system to enhance the utilization of ETC2.0 probe datan

Analysis on the serviceability of pavement on national highways under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Land,Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Research for promoting DX in the infrastructure sector

6. International Research Activities

International Research Activities