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The 2025 Master’s Thesis Presentation Review for the Social Infrastructure Program was held, during which nine M2 students from the GEL-SIT presented their research. They approached their research with a positive spirit, supporting one another throughout their three years in the program and contributing greatly to the GEL-SIT’s vitality and reputation. On the day of […]

The two-day 2025 Civil Engineering Undergraduate Thesis Presentation featured nine B4 students from the GEL-SIT who delivered their presentations. The students all approached their presentations with composure, and their ability to clearly and confidently express their ideas during the question-and-answer sessions was particularly impressive.In our GEL-SIT, we have continued to emphasize enjoying the research process

“Publications” updated. Inazumi, S., Watanabe, Y., Mizutani, Y., Matsuo, Y. and Shishido, K.Uplift resistance of winged composite piles with surplus soil backfill: Model experiments and numerical validation,Results in Engineering, IF2024=7.9, Elsevier, Vol. 29, 109404, DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2026.109404, 2026-3.First published in 2026-2 Kiyotomo, H., Taya, Y., Ueda, M. and Inazumi, S.Advanced backfilling technology for maintaining pile installation

Two of the GEL-SIT doctoral students participated in the SEAGC-AGSSEA Conference 2026, held from January 28 to 30 in Taguig, Philippines. They delivered oral presentations at the conference.Prior to the conference, the students collaborated closely, engaging in thorough preparation and extensive practice. During the conference, they presented their research achievements with confidence and professionalism. This

The 32nd GEL-SIT seminar took place. As the final seminar of both the calendar year and the academic year, this session featured progress reports on research topics presented by the B4 students. From this point through the end of the academic year, each member will devote sufficient time and focus to the preparation of doctoral

The 31st GEL-SIT seminar took place. The seminar was conducted over two consecutive days, during which M1 and B3 students presented reports on the progress of their research projects. Despite their busy schedules with coursework and job-hunting activities, the M1 students demonstrated steady and consistent efforts in advancing their individual research topics. In addition, the

The 30th GEL-SIT seminar took place. This time, the M2 students presented the progress of their master’s thesis research. Since the beginning of December, all students have been working on their research tasks in a well-planned manner, steadily building upon the content discussed in the previous session. Their presentations clearly demonstrated a sincere and proactive

The 29th GEL-SIT seminar took place. This time, the B4 students presented reports on the progress of their undergraduate theses. Since the beginning of December, both the B4 and M2 students have given progress reports almost every week, and all participants have steadily fulfilled these requirements in an organized manner. The presentations revealed that each

The 28th GEL-SIT seminar took place. This time, the M2 students presented their final progress reports on their theses for the current calendar year. This is typically when their research outcomes grow significantly. We look forward to seeing their work develop further into a more substantial culmination of their efforts thus far.

The 27th GEL-SIT seminar took place (note: the 26th seminar was not held). This time also, the B4 students reported on the progress of their graduation theses. Although the end of the year is approaching, this is a period in which research outcomes tend to accelerate. We were pleased to see that the steady efforts