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KawamuraLabMylaboratoryhasbeenpromotingresearchintheformofindoorteststargetinggroundthatsupportsstructuressuchasbridgesandbuildings.Weareconductingresearchintothereinforcementofsoil,whichisnotsufficientlystrongasconcrete,onsteelreinforcementusedforcivilandotherlargescalestructures.Moreover,investigationsareconductedonthestrengthanddeformationcharacteristicsofsuperhardclayindeepsubterraneanareas.Earthreinforcementisrelatedtothetechnologyappliedpracticallytohighsteepslopes.Thepresenttaskismeasuresandcountermeasurestoensurestabilityevenwithexcessiveprecipitation,whichhasincreaseddramaticallyinrecentyears.Elucidationofcharacteristicsofsuperhardclaywillleadtodevelopmentofdeepundergroundtowns.Inthelaboratory,studentsareworkingdailyonexperimentsrelatedtothesetasks.TakashiKawamuraAssociate ProfessorGraduated from Kyushu University, present post from 2015 after serving as Research Associate, Lecture and Assistant Professor at Faculty of Eng., Shinshu Univ.Construction site of a reinforced soil retaining wall, connection of wall panels and the reinforcing strips (above), panoramic view (below)From Construction of a Gigantic Earth: structure to deep subterranean developmentExperiments in the class by third year students (left); destruction of material composed entirely of soil (upper right); strength is improved significantly if paddy-rice straw is mixed with it (lower right).Graduatesareworkingactivelyaspublicemployeesofgovernmentagencies,civilengineersofconstructioncompanies,andasconsultantscontributingtosociety.Manystudentsfindemploymentaftercompletingtheirsenioryear,althoughsomegoontograduateschool.After GraduationIn the FutureYoshitani LabYoshitanilaboratoryconductsflooding,waterscarcity,riverwaterenvironmentandotherpolicy-relatedresearchthatcanprovidewithintegratedwaterresourcesmanagementpractices,communicatingwithpolicy-makersandpractitionersinJapanandothercountries.SpecifictopicsincludepolicycomparisonwiththeUSandEU,watermanagementintectoniczones,floodriskcommunicationanddiagnosisofreal-timeforecasting.ManyofthesearecollaborativeworkwiththeGovernmentofJapan.Thecurrentworldwideapproach,IntegratedWaterResourcesManagementrequiresnotonlyengineeringsolutionbutadministrative,legalandcommunicationalandmanyotherapproaches,andalsosharingexperienceswithothersocieties.Studentslearnthewholepictureofthisrealityandselectindividualresearchtopicofinterest.JunichiYoshitaniProfessorBSfromHokkaidoUniv.in1983,MSfromUniv.ofCalifornia,Davisin1995.Specializedinhydrologicengineeringandwaterresources.Appointedcurrentpositionin2016.Volcano-rich tectonic activities have yield fertile lands but at the same time high risks of disaster: tectonic zones should be managed by policies different from stable zones.Assist Policy-making and Practicesin Integrated Water Resources ManagementMr.KamyarGuivetchi, manager of statewide integrated water management, California Department of Water Resources at an open seminar at Nagano Campus in November 2016.Somegraduatesworkforconstructionandconsultantcompaniesandothersdomaster’sstudies.Yoshitaniencouragesandsupportscurrentstudentstoworkforpublicsectors.After GraduationIn the FutureWaterEnvironment & Civil EngineeringWaterEnvironment & Civil Engineering42