SYLLABUS in 2018
for Department of Civil and Structural Engineering,
Depatment of Urban and Environmental Engineering, andDepartment of Maritime Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyushu University

Program Requirements
International Master’s Programs
Graduate School of Engineering
A student shall be required to:- be enrolled in the program for at least two years;- acquire at least 30 credits from “Required Specialized Courses”*1 and “Cross-disciplinary Courses”*2 bymeeting the specific requirements listed below;- undertake guided research; and- pass the thesis examination.
Programs
Civil and Structural Engineering

Requirements
1.

Six or more credits from “Advanced Subjects” are to be
included in the total credits.

Urban and Environmental Engineering2.

Six or more credits from “Advanced Specialized Subjects” areto be included in the total credits.

Maritime Engineering

3.

Two or more credits from “Professional Skill Development”
are to be included in the total credits.

*1: “Required Specialized Courses” refers to the subjects offered by the Master’s Program of the department in which thestudent is enrolled.
*2: “Cross-disciplinary Courses” refers to the subjects offered by other departments and the “Common Subjects forInternational Students”. These subjects are to be chosen in consultation with the student’s supervisor.

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List of courses in Department of Civil and Structural Enginieering, Department of Urban and Enivronmental
Enginieering, and Department of Maritime Enginieering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University

Category *Credit

Term

IM112

Advanced Earthquake Engineering

A

2

2

2

IM119

Advanced Numerical Analysis

A

2

2

2

IM131

Geo-Spatial Information Science

A

2

4

IM141

Research Planning

A

2

4

IM250

Field Survey Method

A

2

4

IM251

Presentation Exercise

A

2

IM252

Urban Engineering & Economics

A

2

IM1677 Advanced Data Analysis

A

2

IM111

Advanced Concrete Engineering

AS

2

IM113

Advanced Geotechnical Modellingand its Application

AS

2

IM114

Advanced Geomechanics andFoundation

AS

2

IM115

Risk Management in Natural Disaster
Prevention

AS

IM118

Advanced Structural Analysis

IM121

No.

Title

1st yearFall

2nd year

Winter Spring Summer

Fall

Winter Spring Summer

4
4
4
2

2

2

2

2

AS

2

2

2

Geoenvironmental System
Engineering

AS

2

IM140

Mechanics of Geomaterials

AS

2

2

2

IM211

Urban Transportation Planning

AS

2

2

2

IM212

Advanced Steel Structure

AS

2

IM214

River Engineering

AS

2

IM216

Biological Water Quality Control
Engineering

AS

2

IM217

Advanced Ecological Engineering

AS

2

IM218

Environmental Planning

AS

2

2

2

IM219

Groundwater Environmental Systems

AS

2

2

2

IM220

Practical Application of Aestetic
Design inCivil Engineering

AS

2

2

IM221

Material Cycles and Waste
Management

AS

2

2

2

IM222

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

AS

2

2

2

2

2
2

2

4

2

2
4
2

2
2

2

2

IM223

Advanced Ocean and Coastal
Engineering

AS

2

2

2

IM224

Urban Development Project

AS

2

2

2

IM225**

Advenced Civil and Environmental
Engineering

PSD

2

IM226**

Practice in Civil and Environmental
Engineering

PSD

2

IM227+ Practice in Environmental Studies

PSD

2

IM1679 Problem-Solution Seminar

PSD

2

IM1693 Internship Program

PSD

2

4

*

A: Advanced Subjects（高等専門科目）
AS: Advanced Specialized Subjects（先端科目）
PSD: Professional Skill Development（能力開発特別スクーリング科目）** : The subject is offered by the student’s supervisor. Inquire of the supervisor about the detailed information.
+ : The subject is offered by Associate Prof. Seino. Inquire of Associate Prof. Seino about the detailed information.

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Code

IM112

Title

Advanced Earthquake Engineering

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Taiji MATSUDA
Tel: 092-802-3377

CourseE-mail: mazda@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1115

Seismic design method

None

OutlineStudents learn the seismic design process of bridges.

Objectives

Acquisition of knowledge about the earthquake engineering through the seismic design of bridges.
To get the ability to explain the seismic method of bridges

Goal

To get the ability to obtain the response spectrums of ground excitations.
To get the ability to explain the base isolation techniques and the vibration control techniques.

MethodLecture and report
Verification of Seismic Performance of1

Basic principles for Seismic Design

9

Seismicallyisolated(Menshin)bridges(1)Verification of Seismic Performance of2

Loads to be considered in Seismic Design

10

Seismicallyisolated(Menshin)bridges(2)Verification of Seismic Performance of3

Design Earthquake Ground Motions

11

Seismicallyisolated(Menshin)bridges(3)Lecture topics

4
5
6
7
8

Verification of Seismic Performance
Verification Methods of Seismic Performance
Based on Static Analysis(1)Verification Methods of Seismic Performance
Based on Static Analysis(2)Verification Methods of Seismic Performance
Based on Dynamic Analysis(1)Verification Methods of Seismic Performance
Based on Dynamic Analysis(2)Grading

Attendance, report, etc.

Textbook,

Textbook: none. Hand made print will be prepared.

12

Vibration Control Techniques (1)13Vibration Control Techniques (2)14Vibration Control Techniques (3)1516Reference Book

Reference: Specification for highway bridges Part V Seismic design by Japan Road Association

Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepted in office any time with previous contact by e-mail.

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Code

IM119

Title

Advanced Numerical Analysis

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Tel: 092-802-3373

programming, Simulation

CourseE-mail: asai@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1114
OutlineFinite element method,

Keywords

Mitsuteru ASAI

None

Students learn the basic background for numerical analysis, and then they acquire the application skillsof these techniques and/or software.
Recently, there is commercial software of numerical analysis in various research fields. Someengineers and students use software as a black box.

Objectives

In this lecture, students learn mathematical backgrounds of numerical analysis in order to use
commercial software correctly. Then, students acquire the programming skills to implement themathematical formulations.
To understand the formulations of numerical analysis (Finite Element Method and Finite Difference

Goal

Method)To acquire the programming skill for reading the existing codes and for writing own codes.

MethodLecture topics

First, instructor teaches the formulations by using printed materials. Then, students practice theprogramming in FORTRAN.
1

Introduction

8

2

Solver for linear equations

93

Solving technique for nonlinear systems①

10

4Solving technique for nonlinear systems②

11

5

Finite Difference Method

12

6

Finite Difference Method (programming)

13

7

Continuum mechanics for linear elasticity

14

Advances in continuum mechanics forelasticity
Finite element formulation for
1D problems
Finite element formulation for
multi-dimensional scalar field problems
Finite element formulation for
multi-dimensional scalar field problems
Finite element formulation for
linear elasticity ①
Finite element formulation for
linear elasticity ②
Finite element formulation for
linear elasticity ③

Grading

Attendance (30%), Reports (70%)

Textbook,

Textbook: None (Reference materials are provided as printed papers.)

Reference Book

Reference Book: A First Course in Finite Elements, Jacob Fish and Ted Belytschko, Wiley

Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepeted by e-mail, also.

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IM131

Title

Geo-Spatial Information Science

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Yasuhiro MITANI
Tel: 092-802-3399

GIS

CourseE-mail: mitani@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1126

Geographic Information System (GIS) is fundamentally about workable applications.
This lecture provided:
OutlineHow GIS affects our everyday life,
How GIS applications have developed
How GIS can be used to study and solve problems in Civil Engineering fields
Furthermore, you study the basic technique of GIS operations.

Objectives
Goal
MethodLecture topics

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

6

Code

IM141

Title

Research Planing

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,

Keywords

All professors

Contact

research planning

CourseInformation

Requirements
The purpose of this course is to acquire the research planning skills required for Master of

OutlineEngineering.
Acquire basic knowledge as a researcher such as general research (research method, information

Objectives

Goalgathering, dissertation, research fund etc.), research ethics etc.
Professors teach for each specialized field of civil engineering.

Method123Lecture topics

4
5
6

7

Guidance

8

Basic knowledge of academic research
Case examples of research project on
structural mechanics
Case examples of material research
project
Case examples of research project on
geotechnical engineering
Case study of research project onplanning studies
Case examples of research project on
hydraulics

Mid. and Final examination 80%
Grading

Attendance 20%
Total score of 60 is necessary for qualification

Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

It depends on each professor

7

9
10
11
12
13

14

Case examples of research project onenvironmental engineering

Code

IM250

Title

Field Survey Method

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Tel: 092-802-3439

Objectives
Goal

UAV

CourseE-mail:tai@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1032
OutlineField Survey, RTK-GNSS，ADCP，

Keywords

Akira TAI

The purpose of this course is to learn basic knowledge of field survey and safety management inresearch activities.
To obtain basic skills of field research (water system, biological system, ground system, structure
system).
Using skills in master's course research activities
First, Students study from basic knowledge of field survey, safety management, applied surveying, andMethodthen studied on the study of water environment, ground and structures by lecture. After that, practicaltraining using actual measurement equipment is carried out in real field.

Lecture topics

1

Guidance82

Safety management

93

Theory of Water Area

10

4

Practice of Water Area Survey

11

5
6

7
Grading

TheoryofAppliedSurveying

andSurveyingandBiological Survey
PracticeofApplied

Biological Survey
Fundamentals and Practice of Survey of
Ground and Structures

Report (80%) and attendance (20%)

Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

Thursday 4:00-6:00 PM

8

12
13

14

How to use GIS and other tools foranalysis

Code

IM251

Title

Presentation Exercise

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Akihiko HIGUCHI
Tel: 092-802-3436

CourseE-mail: higuchi@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W3-815
OutlineObjectives

Goal

MethodLecture topics

1

8

2

9

3

10

4

11

5

12

6

13

7

14

Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

9

Code

IM252

Title

Urban Engineering & Economics

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring term,
2nd year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Shunsuke MANAGI
Tel: 092-802-3405

Undergraduate level of

CourseE-mail: managi@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1035
OutlineUrban engineering; urban economics

understanding of urban engineeringand microeconomics required

Lecture on economics for the civil engineering such as urban planning, regional policy, etc.
This course provides a comprehensive account of the application of business analysis to public issues.

Objectives

We will examine how business managers and government director can reconcile the goals ofmaintaining and improving both shareholder value and performance for SDGs.
This course set a goal to understand above objective and present to others. The course covers bothGoalmethodological topics and recent applications. Using urban engineering and microeconomic
principles, we will examine such topics as the sustainability problems, public policies, and businesspractices.

MethodLecture topics

Grading

Presentation
1

Urban engineering

8

Inclusive wealth2

Microeconomics

9

UN and national policy

3

Urban policy

10

Climate change

4

Utility

11

Infrastrucutre construction

5

Measurement

12

Cost beneft analysis

6

Sustainability

13

Engineering with policy making

7

SDGs

14

Presentation by students

Grades will be assigned according to the following weighting scheme:
20 % Mid-term Exam, 40 % Final Exam, 20 % Homework, 20 % Class Participation
Managi, S. (Eds.) 2019. "Wealth, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability." Routledge, New York, USA.
(Required)Textbook,
Reference Book

Managi, S. and P. Kumar. 2018. "Inclusive Wealth Report 2018: Measuring Progress toward
Sustainability." Routledge, New York, USA.
Managi, S. (Eds.) 2015. "The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia." Routledge,
New York, USA.

Office Hours

10

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IM1677

Title

Advanced Data Analysis

Category

Advanced Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Tel: 092-802-3439

CourseE-mail:tai@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1032
Outlinestatistics, R language

Keywords

Akira TAI

The purpose of this course is to learn practical data analysis which is required mainly for research onwater and environment.

· Learn practical data analysis of water and environment data using R language
Objectives· Learn about visualization of data and representation of analysis results using R language, QGIS,
GMT, etc.

Goal
Method· Give total exercise tasks and conduct statistical analysis and presentation of the results.
Learn how to use basic geographical data published on the web such as national land numericalinformation and ETOPO

Basics of statistics and R.
1

Presentation of the results of thep value, parametric, nonparametric, basic

8

final

exercise

operation of R, etc.
correlation analysis, regression analysis
2(single correlation, multiple correlation,

9

nonparametric correlation, GLM, AIC)
3
Lecture topics
4
5
6

7

Variance analysis, covariance analysis
Multivariate analysis (multiple regression
analysis, principal component analysis)
Basics of Machine Learning

10
11
12

visualization by GMT, mapping of terrain
data
Setting and implementation of final
exercises

13

14

Grading
Textbook,

Paul Teetor : R Cookbook: Proven Recipes for Data Analysis, Statistics, and Graphics (O'reilly

Reference Book

Cookbooks), 2011

Office Hours

Thursday 4:00-6:00 PM

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IM111

Title

Advanced Concrete Engineering

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term,
2nd year student

Credit2

Hidenori HAMADA
Instructor,

Yasutaka SAGAWA

Contact

Tel: 092-802-3390

Information

Objectives

Alkali-silica reaction.
Fundamental knowledge of

CourseE-mail:h-hamada@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1118
OutlineCarbonation, Chloride attack,

Keywords

construction material, concrete
structure, should be studied.

Over all design methods and design theories from structures’ planning, structural design, to life cycle
management are explained in this course.
Students should study design code, design method, design theory, related to 1) planning, 2) Structuraldesign, 3) material design, 4) workability, 5) durability and 6) scenario design.
1. To get an engineering ability to design a concrete structure.

Goal

2. To get an engineering ability to know what should be studied after graduating from school, in realproject.

MethodLecture and report.
1

Introduction - what is design?

82Grand design of concrete structure

9

Material design (1) – Durability
verification against carbonation
Material design (2) – Durability
verification against chloride attack
Material design (3) – Durability

3

Design code - Performance design (1)10verification against thermal
cracking

Lecture topics

Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

4

Design code - Performance design (2)11Design for workability

5

Reliability design theory (1)126Reliability design theory (2)13Special lecture (1)7Structural design - Limit state design

14

Special lecture (2)Maintenance planning – Life cycle
management

Attendance, report, etc.
Textbook: none. Hand made print will be prepared.
Reference: (1) Concrete Standard Specification (Design), by JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)(2) Concrete Standard Specification (Maintenance), by JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)
A/N. Questions are accepted in office any time.

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Category
Term

IM113
Advanced
Specialized Subjects
Fall & winter term,
1st year student

Title

Advanced Geotechnical Modelling and its Application

Activities

LectureCredit2
Keywords

Elasto-Plastic Behaviors of Geo-technicalMaterials, Upper and Lower bound Analysis,
Critical state soil modeling.

Instructor,

Noriyuki YASUFUKUContact

Tel: 092-802-3381
CourseE-mail:None
Requirements
yasufuku@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp
To learn framefork of geotechnical elasto-plastic modeling linked with the mechanical characteristics
of Geomaterials through Critical State Soil Mechanics.
Today, rapid progress of IT technology allows us to conduct the nonlinear stability and deformation
analysis in the geomechanics. In order to use such hardware more effectively, it is essential tounderstand the non-linear properties of geo-materials and its modeling In this subject, the main
objective of this course is to learn the fundamental idea of soil characteristics and its modeling basedon the critical state framework, which is widely used as one of the representative geo-analyticalconcepts for all over the world. As a result, using the analytical method explained, the students learn
the basic knowledge and skill to give a proper solution for boundary value problems in geomecahnics
such as the softground settelements, instability of slope and bearing capacities of foundations.
To understand the characteristics of different type of plastic failures in Geomechanics
To understand and use the fundamental properties of stress and strain in one and three dimenticalconditions.
To learn the fundamental idea of critical state soil modeling and to explain the soil elasticity,elasto-plasticity, the characteristics of soil hardening, critical state and softening based on the criticalstate soil mechanics
Every lecture is based on the materials which are delivered in the beginning of the class. Exercises
linked with each lectures are given as home work.

Information
OutlineObjectives

Goal

Method1

Introduction –Geotechnical design issues
related to Geotechnical analysis

8

Shear deformation behavior of soil by Cam
Clay parameters (3)2Deformation and equilibrium of force in
one-dimensional condition

9

Derivation of critical state model with
Roscoe surface and its application (1)3Stress and strain in the three-dimensional
space

10

Derivation of critical state model with
Roscoe surface and its application(2)4Compression behavior of soils by Cam
Clay parameters (1)11Evaluation of strength andparameters by Cambridge school

5

Compression behavior of soils by Cam
Clay parameters (2)-12

Presentation and discussion from each
student based on the special issues linked
with geotechnical problem (1)6

Shear deformation behavior of soil by
Cam Clay parameters(1)13Presentation and discussion from each
student based on the special issues linked
with geotechnical problem (2)Lecture topics

stiffness

Presentation and discussion from each7
14 student based on the special issues linked
Cam Clay parameters (2)with geotechnical problem (3)It is totally evaluated on the basis of the exercise submissions for every lecture, final reportsubmission and oral interview.
Shear deformation behavior of soil by

Grading
Text and
References

A Guide to Soil Mechanics (M. Bolton, Chung Hwa Book Company, 1991), Mohr Circles, Stress Paths andOffice Hours

E-mail communication is recommended.

Geotechnics（R.H.G. Parry：E & FN SPON, 1995）and so on. Literatures are introduced in the class.

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Category
Term

IM114
Advanced
Specialized Subjects
Fall & winter term,
2nd year student

Title

Advanced Geomechanics and Foundation

Activities

LectureCredit2
Keywords

Soil exploration, Foundation, Earth Pressure,
Bearing Capacity, Settlement, Ground
Improvement, Earthquake and Vibration

Instructor,

Hemanta HAZARIKA

Contact

Tel: 092-802-3369
CourseE-mail:None
Requirements
hazarika@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp•
Understand the basic but important concepts in the analysis, design, and construction offoundations of infrastructural projects•
Acquire knowledge on various ground improvement techniques including soil reinforcement
used for modifying soil characteristic for economic design of foundation•
Learn the fundamental concepts in design of foundations under earthquake and impact loading
Any civil engineering system has two parts: Sub-structure or Foundation, and the Superstructure.
Substructure transmits load from the superstructure to the base soils (rocks) underneath. However,soils and rocks are heterogeneous in nature and thus the nature of two foundations even in adjacentsites may differ. Also, the behavior of the same foundation under earthquake, vibration and impact
loading will be different. In this course, the basic but important concepts in the analysis, design, andconstruction of foundations of any infrastructural projects will be learnt. Learning various ground
improvement techniques for improving the performance of foundation under adverse geological andloading conditions will also be a part of this lecture. The main objective of this course is to learn boththe science and art of foundation engineering.
•
To be able to grasp the theoretical background in the process of investigation, design andexecution of any infrastructural projects•
To be able to understand the scientific principles (engineering) and engineering judgment (art)to design a foundation•
To be able to know the ground improvement techniques and their application in various projects
Classes will be conducted using multimedia with PowerPoint and other related materials, which will
be supplied in the beginning of the class. Home work exercises will also be given periodically.

Information

OutlineObjectives

Goal

MethodLecture topics

1

Types, purpose and functions offoundations

8

Earth Reinforcement

2

Soil Investigations and in-situ
measurements

9

Design of foundations for vibration control

3

Bearing Capacity and Settlements

10Special project and report

4

Earth pressures and Retaining walls

11

5

Pile Foundations and Caisson
Foundations

12

6Foundations on Difficult Soils

13

7

Soil Improvement and Ground
Modification

14

Grading

Attendance (20%), Reports (60%) and Special Project (20%)

Text and
References

Bowles, J.E “Foundation Analysis and Design”, McGraw Hill, USA.
Das, B. M. “Principles of Foundation Engineering.“, PWS Publishing, USA.
Ishibashi, I., and Hazarika, H. “Soil Mechanics Fundamentals”, CRC Press, USA

Office Hours

Any time but through prior e-mail contact and appointment

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IM115

Title

Risk Management in Natural Disaster Prevantion

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term,
2nd year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Tel: 092-802-3386

disaster, slope, liquefaction

CourseE-mail: chen@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1127
OutlineHazard, risk, analysis, management,

Keywords

Guangqi CHEN

None

Introduction of disaster prevention
Practical techniques for risk analysis, risk evaluation and risk management
There are many natural hazards such as earthquake, typhoon and heavy rain, which can result in great

Objectives

damages on lifelines and infrastructures. This lecture teaches the theory about both qualitative andquantitative risk analysis, risk evaluation and risk management with the goal of reducing andcontrolling these natural risks
1. Master the techniques for risk analysis and risk management on natural risks

Goal

2. Understand the mechanisms of some natural disasters
3. Able to apply risk theory to practical disaster prevention plan
4. Able to make the risk communication to various societies as a consulting engineer

MethodLecture together with group discussion
1

Introduction of natural disaster prevention

9

Statistical theory used in risk analysis

2

Basic concepts of risk in engineering

10

Numerical Monte Carlo simulation

3

Practical technique for hazard identification

11

Fault Tree Analysis

12

Event Tree Analysis

13

Consequence analysis

14

Risk curve

15

Practical applications

16

Summary

4
Lecture topics
567
8Practical technique for qualitative risk
analysis
Practical technique for qualitative risk
management
Practical technique for quantitative risk
analysis
Practical technique for quantitative risk
management
Probability theory used in risk analysis

Grading

Attendance (30%), reports (40%) and others(30%)

Textbook,

Textbook: None. Materials and information will be sent before each lesson

Reference Book

Reference Book: Designated in case of necessity

Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepted by e-mail, also possible to be answered face to face in official hours

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IM118

Title

Advanced Structural Analysis

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term,
2nd year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Finite Element Method,

Keywords

Yoshimi SONODA
Tel: 092-802-3372

Structural Analysis

CourseE-mail: sonoda@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

NoneRequirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1113

In this lecture, students will learn about the theoretical foundation of finite element method and its
Outlineapplication for structural analysis.

Objectives

To study the basis of Finite Element Method
1) Master the physical interpretation of matrix structural analysis

Goal

MethodLecture topics

2) Understand the mathematical background of FE analysis
3) Learn the analysis procedure of dynamic problem and elasto- plastic problem
Classroom Lecture
1

Background of Finite Element Method

9

Basic Concept of Plasticity

2

Matrix Structural Analysis (1) Spring element

10

Various Yield Criteria

3

Matrix Structural Analysis (2) Truss element

11

Flow rule

4

Matrix Structural Analysis (3) Beam element

12

Constitutive model (J2 theory)

5

2 Dimensional Problem: planar element

13

6
7
8

Mathematical Aspect: Shape Function, WeakForm, Gauss integration
Dynamic Problem: Theoretical treatment

Constitutive model(Pressure dependent type)14

Numerical Procedure (1)15

Numerical Procedure (2)Dynamic Problem: Explicit and Implicit time
integration schemes

Grading

Attendance (20%), final exam (80%)

Textbook,

Reference Book: ZIENKIEWICZ, O.C.: The Finite Element Method, McGraw-Hill,

Reference Book
Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepeted by e-mail, also.

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Category
Term

IM121
Advanced
Specialized Subjects
Summer priod,
1st year student

Title

Geoenvironmental System Engineering

Activities

LectureCredit2
Keywords

Yasuhiro MITANI
Instructor,
Contact
Information

Tel: 092-802-3399

CourseRequirements

E-mail: mitani@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1126

OutlineObjectives

Goal
MethodLecture topics

Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

Development
environment

andharmonyofNone

To think about the environment of the earth in which it aims at the natural environment of the earth
and the harmony of the activity of man
Past ground environmental engineering aimed at environmental preservation in the construction
technology like the subsidence, the slope failure, the underground water problem, and the soil
contamination, etc. However, large-scale development is advanced one after another, and theapproach of a new ground environment in natural environment and the social climate that surrounds
not the ground environment as a mere construction technology but us is requested whileclarification, the region of environmental problems that as a result, are that reach global, andcorrespond overall being requested. It is assumed to be the first target to know the naturalenvironment of the earth as a first step because of becoming an engineer active in such a standpoint,
and is master of the overall ground environmental system engineering that thinks about the ideal
way of the geotechnical engineering how for the development activity of current man to have given
the environment the impact, and to restore it secondarily.
The natural environment of the earth and the outline of the global environment and the groundenvironmental problems are understood from a special standpoint. An English technical book can becomprehended. In addition, it comes to be able surely to understand the special content.
In the class, basic knowledge is studied highly and more in detail than the faculty class, and it
explains the case. In addition, it advances it while taking HOT TOPIC. The announcement and thereport submitting are assumed to be a principle.
Human activity and Environmental
１
８ Earth materials and Processes (2)change (1)２Human activity
change (2)３andEnvironmental

９

Soil and Environment (1)Effect on Human society (1)10Soil and Environment (2)４Effect on Human society (2)11Ecology and Geology (1)５Fundamental
concept
environment (1)

on

Geo-

12

Ecology and Geology (2)６Fundamental
concept
environment (2)

on

Geo-

13

Natural hazards (1)７Earth materials and Processes (1)14Natural hazards (2)The distribution of the report, the announcement 60%, and the attendance 40% is assumed to bebasic.
The textbook: Digital data is distributed, print by yourself.
Supplementary reader and reference book:
１．Written by Davis: Natural environment, man, and introduction to physical geography-Kei study
publication.
２．Keller：Environmental Geology, Prentice-Hall Int, 1996
The question is accepted at any time. However, contact me in the telephone and E-mail, etc.
beforehand.

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Code

IM140

Title

Mechanics of Geomaterials

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term,
1st year students

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Geomaterials, composite materials,

Keywords

Ryohei ISHIKURA
Tel: 092-802-3399

recycling materials

CourseE-mail: ishikura@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1125

None

All structures of civil engineering for provoding communal facilities are built upon ground. It is
important to understand features of “ground as foundation” and “soil as civil engineering materials”
Outlinefor designing soil structures.
Geomaterials have various and diversified properties. Recently, several artificial geomaterials aredeveloped. In this class, evaluation method of stress-deformation property of geomaterials will belearned and current of development of new geomaterials will be understood.

Objectives

Learning evaluation method of stress-deformation property of geomaterials and understanding
development of new geomaterials
1) To understand kinds and features of geomaterial, and comfirm basic of mechanics
2) To understand influence factors on deformation and strength of geomaterials, and obtaining strength

Goal

constants
3) To learn modeling fo composite geomaterials and applications in practice4) To know new research topic of geomaterials and outlool

MethodPrinting materials (download from webste) and projector
1

Kinds of geomateials and fundamental ofmechanics

7

2

Stiffness and strength of geomaterials

83

Meaning of c and f of geomateials

9

Lecture topics
4
5
6

Estimation of average elastic moduli ofcomposite materials
Compression and strength properties ofintermediate soils
Summary (1)Grading

Attendance (20%), final exam (80%)

Textbook,

Textbook:

10
11
12

Reference Book

Reference Book:

Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepeted by e-mail, also.

18

Behavior of deformation on composite
groundScale effect of geomaterials based on
probabilistic model
Development of new geomaterials (1) :artificial soil, light-weight geomaterials
Development of new geomaterials (1) :recycling materials
Development of new geomaterials (1) :reduction of environmental load
Summary (2)CodeCategory
TermInstructor,
Contact
Information

IM211
Advanced Specialized
Subjects
Spring & summer
term,
1st year student

Title

Urban Transportation Planning

Activities

LectureCredit2
Automobile, Light rail transit, Public

Keywords

Yosninao OEDA
Tel: 092-802-3406

transpotation

CourseE-mail: oeda@civil.doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1037

None

In this lecture, Students study some issues about transportation in urbn area and planning, Especially,
Outlinetraffic flow, transportation system, economics, estimation of demand, total planning and planning foreach traffic facilitie.

Objectives

Students learn some problems on urban transportation and think about solution of them.
Students understand,Goal

1. trafic characteristic and traffic problem, especially frafiic congestion mechanism.
2. importance of trafic demand and its method.
3. estimation of toll on auto

MethodIn most of lectures, Instructor is going to explain phenomenon and problems on urban transportation,using prints copyed from the textbook that show below.
123

Lecture topics

4
5
6
7

Charasteristics and problems about urban
traffic (1)Charasteristics and problems about urban
traffic (2)Charasteristics and problems about urban
traffic (3)Research and prediction for the traffic
demand (1)Research and prediction for the traffic
demand (2)9Topics for the recent urban transportation
if any.

10
11
12
13

Research and prediction for the traffic
demand (3)Closely-packed series of lecture (2 days)(14)

Principles and Planning (1)on Airport (include tour to Fukuoka air
contorol depatrment)

8

Principles and Planning (2)Grading

Attendance (20%), final exam (80%)

Textbook,

Textbook: Transportation engineering, by C.Jotin Khisty and B.Kent Lall, Prentee Hall

Reference Book

Reference Book:

Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepted by e-mail, also.any time

19

Code

IM212

Title

Advanced Steel Structure

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Fall & windter term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Shigenobu KAINUMA
Tel: 092-802-3394

CourseE-mail:kai@docl.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1119

Fatigue, corrosion, durability,
maintenance, steel sturucture“Steel Structure”“Structural Mechanics I”

This course is designed to learn specialized knowledge of time-dependent deterioration mechanism,
Outlinethe durability evaluation and the maintenance technique of steel structures, and to understand the
durability design.

Objectives

To learn evaluation method of newly constructed and existing steel structures.
Through completion of this course, students will be able to:-understand time-dependent deterioration mechanism of steel structures.

Goal- learn durability evaluation of steel structures.
- learn maintenance technique of steel structures.
- understand the durability design of welded joints in steel structural members.

MethodLecture topics

Grading

Lecture by using PowerPoint and exercise for calculation of fatigue life for welded joints used in steel
structures.
1

Deterioration and collapse of steel bridges due to fatigue or corrosion

2

Mechanism and Cause of deterioration of steel structures

3

Applied fracture mechanics and evaluation method of durability

4

Durability design of steel structures5

Non-destructive inspection of weld defects and fatigue cracks

6

Improvement of durability technique and reinforcements in fatigue-cracked steel bridges

7

Maintenance of steel structures

Attendance (60%), Regular assignments (40%)
Reference Book:

Textbook,
Reference Book

J.W. Fisher: Fatigue and Fracture in Steel Bridges - Case Studies, John Willey & Sons, 1984.
D. Broek : Elementary Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Martinus Nijhoff, 1984.
Japanses Society of Steel Construction : Fatigue Design Recommendations for Steel Structures, JSSC
Technical Report, No.32, 1995.

Office Hours

Questions are accepeted by e-mail, also.

20

Code

IM214

Title

River Engineering

Category

Advanced Specialize
Subjects

Activities

Lecture, Presentation and Practical traning

Term

Summer term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Yukihiro SHIMATANI
Tel: 092-802-3421
E-mail:shimatani@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

River attribution, River handlingCourseIt is required to take a credit ofRequirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1024
OutlineKeywords“River Engineering”

To understand the river charactaristic and how to handle
Rivers have been formed by both natural behavior and human activities. This lecture will give some

Objectives

knouledge about hot to grasp the river charactaristics and river handling corresponding to various
charactaristics
To understand river charactaristics and aquire the advanced skills.

Goal

MethodStudent’s Presentation and comment
1
2
3

Hydraulics on movable bed:
Flow resistance and amout of sedimenttransport in open cannel on uniform sand.
Characta. Characteristics of sandbar:
Sorting process and component of sedimenttransport at vertical angle to shoreline by
wave.

9
10
11

4

12

5

13

Lecture topics

6

River characteristics and internal structureat middle scale river terrain:
Scale unit to understand river charactalistics
and prescript factors.

7
8

15
Development of alluvial landform andformation of “Segment”

Grading

Presentation

Textbook,

Hand out will be given

Reference Book
Office Hours

14

A/N. Questions are accepeted by e-mail, also.

21

Development of alluvial landform andformation of “Segment”:
Prescript factors and that charastalistics
of development alluvial landform;
Amount of sediment transport to riverand sediment providing in each Segment;
Segment formation and that history

Survay method of river charactalistics
and case study:
Purposes and contents of survey; Rivercharactalistics of the Arakawa river,Japan; iver charactalistics of the Apureriver, Venezuela

Code

IM216

Title

Biological Water Quality Control Engineering

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term, 1st year student

Credit2
Biological wastewater treatment

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Takahiro KUBA

engineering, biochemistry, geneengineering

Tel: 092-802-3426

CourseE-mail: kuba@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1029

None

Outline

The class focuses on water quality control engineering, especially biological water qualitytransformation. By understanding “Central Dogma of Molecular Biology”, the aim of this class is tolearn the role and function of biological water quality transformation playing for water circulation andaquatic environmental conservation/remediation.

Objectives

To learn the principles and knowledge concerning biological wastewater treatment engineering.

Goal

To be able to:(1) estimate water pollution mechanisms and the chemical/biochemical reactions,(2) explain relationships between water quality transformation and microbiological metabolisms,(3) explain basic principles of biotechnology based on the “Central Dogma of Molecular Biology”,(4) apply the knowledge for the bioreactor operation and wastewater treatment processes,(5) explain the cause and effect of eutrophication in closed water areas, and propose the prevention
technology and strategy.

MethodLecture by using the print material distributed beforehand.

1

Wastewater engineering (1.1 Introduction
to Wastewater treatment, 1.2 Several
Topics in Wastewater Engineering)

5

2

Characteristics of microorganisms (2.1Classification of Microorganisms, 2.2
Environmentfor
Microorganisms
and the Growth, 2.3 Biota in ActivatedSludge)63Metabolism of microorganism (3.1
Introduction to Energy Generation, 3.2
Catabolism, 3.3 Anabolism)

7

4

Fundamentals of chemical reactions andchemical kinetics (4.1 Fundamentals of
Chemical Reactions,
4.2 Chemical
Kinetics)

8

Lecture topics

9
Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

Proteins and genes (5.1 Outline of Geneand Protein Synthesis, 5.2 ”Workers ina Cell”: Proteins, 5.3 ”Design
Specification of a Cell”: Nucleic Acids
and Genes, 5.4 ”Building of a Cell”:
Genes and Proteins, 5.5 Application of
the Knowledge in Genetics)
Basic operation in bioreactors (6.1
Microbial
Biocatalytic
Reaction
Stoichiometry,
6.2
Microbial
Biocatalytic Reaction Kinetics, 6.3
Operation in Bioreactors,
6.4
Biological Sewage and Wastewater
Treatment)
Role of anaerobic metabolism (7.1
What are Anaerobic Conditions?, 7.2
Origin of Life and the Evolution, 7.3
Catabolism under Anaerobic / Anoxic
Conditions, 7.4 Anaerobes as aGeochemical Factor)
Advanced wastewater treatment (8.1
Need for Advanced Treatment, 8.2
Biological Nutrient Removal, 8.3 New
Trends in Nutrient Removal Process)Population dynamics

Attendance (10%), homework (40%), quiz (30%), final report (20%)
Point for completion: over 60 points out of 100 points
Textbook: PPT materials are distributed.
Reference Book: Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, G. Tchobanoglous et al., Metcalf &Eddy, 2002, etc.
Questions are accepted at any time, and also by e-mail.

22

Code

IM217

Title

Advanced Ecological Engineering

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

Lecture (short field trip)

Term

Fall & winter term, 1styear student

Credit2
ecological engineering, biological

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Satoquo SEINO

bioresources
Tel: +81-92-802-3425

Objectives

Goal
MethodBasic

CourseE-mail:seino@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1028
Outlinediversity, nature restoration,knowledgeonecologicalengineering and understanding of its
social aspects.

On the basis of ecological engineering knowledge, biological diversity, nature restoration projects,
habitat conservation and restoration, and bioresource industries including social aspects are illustrated
and discussed.
Based on knowledge on ecological engineering, cases on biological diversity conservation, habitat
restoration and conservation, primary industries using bioresources are discussed. Practices onenvironmental planning, habitat and resource management and sustainable industrial use are aimed.
・Illustrate the significance of ecological engineering in practice・Acquisition the viewpoints of environmental planning and social affairs related to biologicaldiversity conservation, nature restoration, bioresources management
Lecture, reports, short field trip, discussion
１

Ecological engineering: Overview

８

Nature restoration project: Coastal zone
management

２

Biological diversity:
national plan

９

Ecological enginnering on water andmaterial cycle

３

Biological diversity: Local cases andprojects in enterprises

10

Fisheries

４

Biological diversity: Problems andperspective in utilization

11

Agriculture and forestry

５

Nature restoration project: Rivers

12

Bioresource industry

６

Nature restoration project: Watershedmanagement

13

Ecological engineering: Problems andperspective

７

Nature restoration project: Seacoasts

International treaty,

Lecture topics

Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

Report submission and oral interview
Attendance, reports, quastionnaries
Anytime, e-mail communication is also available

23

Code

M218

Title

Environmental Planning

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term, 1st year student

Credit2
Environmental planning,

Instructor,

Environmental management,

Keywords

Hirofumi NAKAYAMA

Environmental economics,
Global environment

Contact
Information

Tel: 092-802-3434

CourseE-mail: nakayama@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1027
Outline

None

This lecture provides ideas on environmental thought, ideology, planning methods to students bytheaching regulatory methods and economic approaches for environmental solution.
This lecture aims to convey the view of environmental planning to students and inspire them to take a

Objectives

positive approach toward finding and implementing good environmental solutions by using various
methods.

Goal
MethodA goal of this lecture is to understand ideas on environmental thought, ideology and planning methods.
Lecture and group discussion
1

Outline of environmental planning

92

Historical transition of environmental
problems and policies (1) Edo era- before
WWII

10

3

Historical transition of environmental
problems and policies (2) after WWII

11

4
Lecture topics
5

Principles of environmental policy (1)prevention principle, precautionary
principle, source reduction, polluter pays
principle
Principles of environmental policy (2)extended producer’s responsibility,
designer’s responsibility, collaboration
principle, subsidiary principle

Policy methodology (2) economic
instruments: charges, fees, taxes,
subsidies
Policy methodology (3) economic
instruments: deposit-refund schemes,
emission trading
Policy methodology (4) informational
measures, agreement measures,supportive measures

12

Individual environmental policy (1)towards low carbon society

13

Individual environmental policy (2)towards sound material-cycle society

6

Plan formulation and target setting, Policy
making process

14

Exerceise of environmental policy andplanning (1)7Carrying capacity and environmental
standards

15

Exerceise of environmental policy andplanning (2)8Policy methodology (1) command andcontrol instruments

Grading

Attendance (30%), Exerceise of environmental policy and planning and its report (70%)

Textbook,

Textbook:

Reference Book

Reference Book:

Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepeted by e-mail, also.

24

Code

IM219

Title

Groundwater Environmental Systems

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term, 1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Groundwater Quality, Water
Resources, Geochemistry, Tracer,
Groundwater Pollution

Keywords

Yoshinari HIROSHIRO
Tel: 092-802-3430

CourseE-mail: hirosiro@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-947

None

Rapid exploitation of groundwater is a threat for the environmental conservation in many places of theworld. And the problem of groundwater has also been increased recently. Conservation measures of
Outlinegroundwater quality and quantity for long-term drought have to be needed. Specifically, the water
environment is the major concerns because any living inhabitants are dependent on the quantity andquality of groundwater.

Objectives

To learn fundamental knowledge of groundwater environmental systems.
The aim of the course is to deepen the student's knowledge to groundwater environmental systems,

Goalincluding the mechanism of groundwater pollutions, problem of salt water intrusion to groundwater,
solute transport of groundwater, chemical evolution processes in subsurface environment.

MethodLecture by using the PPT software. Every lecture is based on the materials which are delivered in the
beginning of the class.
1

Basic of Aquatic Chemistry

9

Groundwater Pollution(3)-Saltwater2

Evaluation Method of Groundwater Quality

10

Solute Transport Equation(1)3Chemical Reaction in Groundwater(1)11Solute Transport Equation(2)4Chemical Reaction in Groundwater(2)12Submarine Groundwater Discharge

5

Tracer-Environmental Isotopes(1)13Underground dam

6

Tracer-Environmental Isotopes(2)147Groundwater Pollution(1)-Nitrate etc.

8

Groundwater Pollution(2)-Arsnic

Lecture topics

Grading

Attendance (50%), Assignments (50%)

Textbook,

Textbook: Handout (as needed)

Natural Analogue-Dispose of High Level
Radioactive Waste

Reference Book

Reference Book: Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution, 2nd, Appelo&Posta, Balkema

Office Hours

A/N. Questions are accepted by e-mail, also.

25

TitlePractical Application of Aestetic Design inCivil

Code

IM220

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Spring & summer
term, 2nd year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Engineering

Keywords

Akihiko HIGUCHI
Tel: 092-802-3395

CourseE-mail: higuchi@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1120

Aesthetic design, landscape design,
structural designNone

The course intends to provide advanced knowledge of aesthetic design theory in civil engineering.
OutlineObjectives
Goal
MethodVarious real projects including bridges, street, dams and public open spaces are shown as case studies
of contemporary design approaches.
To understand contemporary design approach in the field of aesthetic design in civil engineering
The students are expected to understand that there are many alternative ways of aesthetic design
approach in designing civil engineering structures.
Lecture and discussion (This lecture will be an intensive course. check on information board)
1

Design approaches to rehabilitate environmental quality

2

Design approaches to enhance aesthetic quality of structures

3

Design approaches for enhancing local cultural contexts

4

Design processes with local citizens

Lecture topics

Grading

Attendance (50%), final report (50%)

Textbook,

Textbook: none

Reference Book

Reference Book: none

Office Hours

Upon student’s request.

26

Code

IM221

Title

Material Cycles and Waste Management

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Fall & winter term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Tel: +81- 92-802-3433

intermediate treatment

CourseE-mail: shimaoka@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1026
Outlinesolid waste, recycle, landfill,

Keywords

Takayuki SHIMAOKANone

To learn the current situation of solid waste management and the contribution of solid waste
management for Recycling-Based Society and Low-Carbon Society
Solid waste problems have been more serious in the future. In this subject, the mass balance in Japan,

Objectives

the current state of solid waste management, and the technology of solid waste treatment are lectured.
It is also lectured that the proper waste management is very important for the establishment ofRecycling-Based Society as well as the preservation of global environmental.
・To learn the technology of solid waste management

Goal

・To learn the current situation of illegal dumping and disaster waste
・To learn the contribution of solid waste management for Recycling-Based and Low-Carbon Society

MethodPrinted materials are distributed as a text and PPT slides and photographs are often used.
1

Mass balance in Japan

9Intermediate treatment of solid waste 3

2

Solid waste management and recycle

10

Landfill of solid waste 1

11

Landfill of solid waste 2

Overview of solid waste management 1;

3

definition of solid waste, classification of solid
waste, regulations etc.

Lecture topics

Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

4

Overview of solid waste management 2

12

Landfill of solid waste 3

5

Overview of solid waste management 3

13

Circulative resources of solid waste 1

6

Collection of solid waste

14

Circulative resources of solid waste 2

7Intermediate treatment of solid waste 1

15

Circulative resources of solid waste 3

8Intermediate treatment of solid waste 2

16

Final Examination

Attendance (20%), final exam (80%)
Textbook: Original printed materials are distributed.
Reference Book: “Waste Management Handbook”, Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste
Management
Questions are accepted by e-mail.

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Code

IM222

Title

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Fall & winter term,
1st year student

Credit2
Turbulence, turbulent flow,

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Shinichiro YANO

non-linearity
Tel: 092-802-3414

CourseE-mail: yano@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Requirements

Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1033
Outlinediffusion, dispersion, advection,

None

This course provides fundamental knowledge in environmental fluid mechanics from basic equations
to turbulence modeling.
In natural environment flow of water (or air) often becomes turbulent flow. Thus, in order to solve a

Objectives

pollution problem we have to understand not only characteristics of turbulence but also turbulencediffusion. Through this course, students will be able to understand basic theory of turbulence, which isused in environmental assessment.

Goal
Method

1. To understand basic theories for turbulent flow.
2. To understand fundamental theory of transport and diffusion of material in natural flows.
This course is conducted by lecture only. A few assignments are required.
1
2

Lecture topics

Grading
Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

Introduction

9

RANS(Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes)
equationsBasicequationforadvectionanddiffusion

10

Turbulent diffusion (1)3Correlation function and power spectrum

11

Turbulent diffusion (2)4Homogeneous isotropic turbulence (1)12Turbulent diffusion (3)5Homogeneous isotropic turbulence (2)13Advection dispersion (1)6Shear turbulence (1)14Advection dispersion (2)7Shear turbulence (2)*This schedule is tentative.

8

Shear turbulence (3)Attendance (70%), report (30%)
Textbook: Instructor will provide.
Reference Book: “Hydraulics II” Tsubaki, T., “Turbulence” Hinze, “A First Course in Turbulence”
Tennekes & Lumley
A/N. Questions are accepted by e-mail, also.

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Code

IM223

Title

Advanced Ocean and Coastal Engineering

Category

Advanced Specialized
Subjects

Activities

LectureTerm

Fall & winter term, 1styear student

Credit2
Statistical analysis of sea waves,

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Noriaki HASHIMOTO

Extreme waves, Directional
spectrumTel: 092-802-3417
E-mail: hashimoto-n@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1034

CoursePreferable

Requirements

Engineering’tofinish‘Coastal

The primary aim of this lecture is to learn the fundamental theory of random sea waves in order toOutlinecarry out further developments in coastal and offshore engineering, which covers all the affiliatedsubjects, including not only statistical theory and analysis of random sea waves but also statisticalanalysis of extreme waves.

Objectives

To learn the present state of the art of statistical theories and analysis methods of random sea waves

Goal

To gain knowledge and techniques of random wave analyses

MethodLecture by using the textbook listed below.
1

Description of random sea waves

9Frequency spectrum of irregular waves

2

Distribution of wave height10

Directional spectra of random sea waves

3

Wave grouping

11

4

Distribution of wave periods

125

Maxima of irregular wave profiles

13

6

Nonlinearity of sea waves

14

7

Sampling variability of sea waves

15

Lecture topics

8
Grading
Textbook
Office Hours

Resolution of incident and reflected
waves of irregular profiles
Numerical simulation of random sea
waves and numerical filters
Estimation of best-fitting distributionfunction of extreme waves
Estimation of return value and its
confidence interval of extreme waves
Design waves and related problems

Statistical quantities of irregular wave
analysis

Attendance (50%), presentation (30%), reports (20%)
Textbook: Random Seas and Design of Maritime Structures, by Y. Goda, World Scientific PublishingCo., Ltd.
A/N. Questions are accepeted by e-mail, also.

29

Code

IM224

Title

Urban Development Project

Category

Advanced
Specialized Subjects

Activities

Lecture and Case Study

Term

Fall & winterterm,1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

OutlineObjectives

Goal

Keywords

Kenichi TSUKAHARA

Urban Planning, Project Management,International Cooperation,
Infrastructure Development.

Tel: 092-802-3409
CourseE-mail:Nonetsukahara@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Requirements
Room: Ito Campus W2-1039
This course deals with urban master plans and infrastructure development projects in developing
countries assisted by Japanese official development assistance, and participants should understand
standard procedures of making urban master plans and implementing urban infrastructuredevelopment projects. The course may include lectures by practitioners.

To understand standard procedures of making urban master plans and implementing urban
infrastructure development projects
To gain basic skills of making city and urban planning and urban infrastructure development
planning.
Lecture by using textbooks and materials

MethodLecture topics

Case studies with presentation by using already implemented projects

１

Orientation

８

Case Study: Urban master plan２

Lecture: Basic knowledge of urban
planning and development 1

９Case Study: Infrastructure projects

３

Lecture: Basic knowledge of urban
planning and development 2

10

Case Study: Post Disaster rehabilitationof urban area

４

Lecture: Urban development laws
and regulations

11

Presentation and Discussion 1

５

Lecture: Issues in urban development
in developing countries

12

Presentation and Discussion 2

６

Lecture: Basic knowledge ofinfrastructure development projects 1

13

Lecture: Wrap up 1

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Lecture: Basic knowledge ofinfrastructure development projects 2

14Lecture: Wrap up 2

Grading

Attendance (50%), Presentation (30%), Reports (20%)

Text and
References

To be announced

Office Hours

Afternoon of the day of lecture

30

Code

IM1679Title

Problem-Solution Seminar

Category

Professional Skill
Development

Activities

Group work and presentation

Term

Winter term,
1st year student

Credit2

Instructor,
Contact
Information

Keywords

Masaru YAMASHIRO
Tel: 092-802-3418
E-mail: yamashiro@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Room#: Ito Campus, W2-1035

CourseRequirements

None

The purpose of this lecture is to learn group work to think about solutions to specific tasks．
OutlineEach group prepares a project proposal that summarizes solutions to the problem.
Furthermore, its contents will be explained in a presentation.

Objectives
Goal
MethodLecture topics

Grading

To improve the problem solving ability for practical problem related to urban planning.
To learn the merit and difficulty of group work through this course.
To learn actual projects on urban planning
Students will extract problems on Kyudai-Gakkentoshi Area from the point of view of urban planning,and make a plan to improve this area.
1

Guidance，Grouping

2

Group Work

3Group Work

4Group Work

5

Midterm Presentation

6

Group Work

7

Final Presentation

Students will be evaluated on the basis of their presentation, proposal, contributions, etc.

Textbook,
Reference Book
Office Hours

31