Students will study damage and breakage patterns in large and high rise buildings, analyze ground movements, and research earthquake resistant materials. Other topics covered include the movement of joints under repeatedly weighted, high speed loading and the compatibility and use of steel and concrete in structures. Esthetio-physiological studies, an important but long neglected subject, receive attention. These studies are supported by stochastic experimentation and functional experiments on the physiological and psychological effects of construction on humans. The study of the relationship between ground movement and the durability of buildings receives attentions as well.
Subjects range from ecological and meteorological factors to the general atmospheric environment.
The course offers opportunities to investigate clean rooms for IC and LSI and the applicability of biotechnical methods to the field. Urban design forms another integral part of the course. Students will study energy-related facilities such as power plants, central air conditioning for entire local districts, and other similar topics. Currently, accelerated industrialization and orientation toward an information-centered society inevitably lead to the alienation of culture from nature and history. Distinctive local features give way to an unwelcome uniformity of culture.