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ToyotaLabTherearevariouskindsofenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtowaterandflooddisastersallovertheworld.ThemembersofToyotaLab.aredevelopingcountermeasuresforthelakesandriversinNaganoPrefectureagainstsuchproblems.Weusefieldmeasurements,computersimulations,andmapinterpretationsetc.of“themovementofwater”inourresearch.Ourresultswillproduceusefuldataforthefutureadministrativeplansforthelakesandrivers.“Weareguestsonearth.”OneoftherealjoysinCivilEngineeringistoinvestigatethenaturalphenomenaandthinkofwaystolivewithandgetalongwithnature.Itisnecessarytothinkofwaystocoexistwithnature,sowedosobyincorporatingtheresultsfromtheresearchesinotherfieldssuchasbiologyandgeologyintoourresearch.MasashiToyotaAssistant ProfessorCompleted master course of graduate school in Kyoto University. Current subject is water current and quality in lakes and rivers.Field measurement on the water current and quality in Lake SuwaMembers work by dividing up the duty on the boat. Consider the Water Current and Quality in Lakes and RiversFlood hazard map from the viewpoint of topography characteristics in Nagano city. (Red and yellow zones are hazard areas.)Moststudentsareworkingaspublic(government)officials.Somestudentsgotthejobswithconstructioncompaniesandconsultants.OnestudentworksasanITengineer.After GraduationIn the FutureWaterEnvironment ＆Civil EngineeringCaoLabInJapannotonlypopulationbutalsobridgeshavebeenproceedingrapidlyaging.InNaganoPrefecture,about54%bridgeswillbeorovertheageof50andbeagingbridgesin2022.Themaintenanceandrehabilitationofbridgearebecomingmoreandmoreimportant.InCaoLab,wearedoingresearchesintobridgedeteriorationmechanism,inspectionanddiagnostictechnology,bridgemaintenanceandmanagementtechnologyandsoontoaimatprolongingtheservicelifeofbridge.InCaolab,throughtheresearchforgraduationthesisandbasedontheengineeringknowledge,studentscouldenhancetheirabilityofacademicobservationandtosolveengineeringproblems.Theirspiritofcooperationandinternationalsensewillbedeveloped.Inthefuture,ascapableengineersorresearchersthegraduateswillworkandflourishincivilengineeringandotherfieldsnotonlyinJapanbutalsoovertheworld.CaoXiAssistant ProfessorGraduated from XibeiPolytechnic Univ.,studiedas a visiting scholar at national expenses in Osaka Pref. Univ. etc. Dr. Engineering. Research areas are structural mechanics etc.Study on bridge deteriorationto prolong bridge service lifeSomegraduatesworkasnationalorlocalgovernmentofficialsincivilandconstructionfield.Someofthemareworkersforconsultantcompany.SomegraduatesworkforJapanRailwayscorp.,nuclearpowerplants,etc.Afewstudentshavechosentobecomewesternfoodrestaurantcooks.SomestudentsfromCaoLabareinspectingandinvestigatingaconcretebridgeinservice.During the post-war high economic growth period in Japan, many bridges were built. Nowtheyhave been proceeding rapidly aging.30% 13% 10% 9%9% 3% 1%4% 6% 1% 12%2% 56%44% ,,1955～19591960年代1970～19721920年以前1920年代1930年代1940年代1950～19541972～19791980年代1990年代2000年代不明After GraduationIn the FutureWaterEnvironment ＆Civil Engineering46

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