IISEE Newsletter
Apr 27, 2022
Number 204

In This Issue• Greetings from theNew Director of theCenter• Publication ofMasonry
ExperimentalDatabase• Flower Viewing• Microtremors
Observation Practiceat Mt.
Tsukuba(March 23)

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Greetings from the New Director of the Center
By Dr. Bunichiro Shibazaki, Director of IISEEThis April 1, I was appointed directorof the International Institute ofSeismology and EarthquakeEngineering, succeeding former
Director Dr. Azuhata.
Since joining the Building ResearchInstitute in 1995, I have been
Dr. Bunichiro Shibazaki
involved in the work of theDirector of IISEEInternational Training on Seismology
and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE training course). I have beenin charge as the course leader of the Tsunami Disaster Prevention
Course and the Global Seismological Observation Training Course,
mainly teaching participants studying seismology and tsunamis. I
have had the opportunity to meet many participants fromcountries around the world. I am very proud that many exparticipants who have returned to their home countries are now
working in leadership positions in their countries.
Sixty-two years have passed since the start of the IISEE training
course. However, earthquake and tsunami disasters still occur inmany parts of the world. Under such circumstances, it is very
important to foster researchers and engineers who understandseismology, earthquake engineering, and tsunami and to help
mitigate earthquake and tsunami disasters through the IISEE
training course.
As director of the Center, I will make every effort to contribute tothe continuation and development of the IISEE training course,
and I would appreciate your continued support and guidance.

Publication of Masonry Experimental Database
By Dr. Yuri Otsuka, Research Engineer, IISEEEarthquakes
The 2011 off the Pacificcoast of Tohoku
Earthquake
Reports of Recent
Earthquakes
Utsu Catalog
Earthquake Catalog

Call for Papers
IISEE Bulletin is now
accepting submissionsof papers for the seismolog y , ea rth qu ake
engineering, andtsunami. Developing
countries are targeted,but are n ot li mited.
Your original papers will
be reviewed by theeditorial members andsome experts.
NO submission fee isneeded.
Try to challenge!!

Masonry experimental database has been released. This is adatabase of masonry walls constructed with bricks and concrete
blocks. The masonry walls were classified into four types, as shown
below. Based on the papers, the specifications of the test
specimens, materials, experimental data, etc., were summarized
and published in Excel format. And the analysis and research results
using this database are published by the BRI as Building Research
Data.

Flower Viewing
By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administration Division, IISEEOn March 30 and 31, IISEE took group photos under the cherryblossom. The weather was perfect for savoring the cherryblossom.
The cherry blossom is Japanese nationalflower, and it has a meaning of “SpiritualBeauty”. Also, it blooms downwards, so
we eat, chat, and take photos undercherry blossoms like a picnic.
We have many cheery trees on thepremises of BRI, and they bloom at theend of March every year. In Ibaraki, itwas cold on March 29. However, we had
spring-like weather on the day before andafter, so the cherry blossom became infull blossom.
Under the Covid-19 pandemic, it is hard
for all the participants to do their best on
their training while preventing theinfection.
We hope the cherry blossom was a good change of mind to them.

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Microtremors Observation Practice at Mt. Tsukuba(March 23)
By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administration Division, IISEEOn the afternoon of March 23, participants from the one-year
seismology and earthquake engineering courses conducted
microtremors observation practices using seismometers from the
Building Research Institute.

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The weather was cloudy but not rainy, so the practical training
went well.
Those participants who were not able to visit Japan could study bywatching the recorded video.