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NAKAZAWA, Masatoshi Professor (Applied Mechanics)
| degree | Doctor of Engineering (Tohoku University, December 13, 1989) |
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| Specialty | Research Field of Structural Analysis |
| Affiliated academic societies | Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Japan Society of Steel Construction, Japan Society for Computational Engineering |
| others | Date of birth: November 9, 1958 (Showa 33) Hometown: Towada City, Aomori Prefecture |
| Subjects Taught | Structural Mechanics III, Steel Structural Engineering, Differential Equations |
| qualification | Professional Engineer (Construction Sector: 2002), Fundamental Information Technology Engineer |
Career
| March 1977 (Showa 52) | Graduated from Aomori Prefectural Aomori Higashi High School |
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| March 1982 (Showa 57) | Graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Niigata University Faculty of Engineering |
| March 1984 (Showa 59) | Completed the first two years of the Master's program in Civil Engineering at the Graduate Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Graduate Schools. |
| March 1987 (Showa 62) | After completing the required coursework for the third year of the doctoral program in Civil Engineering at the Graduate Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku Graduate Schools, I withdrew from the program. |
| April 1987 (Showa 62) | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering Tohoku University |
| January 1994 (Heisei 6) | Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering Tohoku University |
| August 1996 (Heisei 8) | Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering Tohoku University |
| April 1999 (Heisei 11) | Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Gakuin University, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering |
| April 2002 (Heisei 14) | Faculty of Engineering, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku Gakuin University |
| April 2005 (Heisei 17) | Faculty of Engineering Chair of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering and Director of the Environmental and Civil Engineering Program |
| September 2007 (Heisei 19) | Overseas Research Fellow (Loughborough University, UK) |
| April 2014 (Heisei 26) | Dean of Faculty of Engineering Tohoku Gakuin University |
| April 2020 (Reiwa 2) | Vice President of Tohoku Gakuin University (in charge of inspection and evaluation) |
performance
List of peer-reviewed papers
researchmap: Masatoshi Nakazawa
Extracurricular activities (research)
- September 1992 (Heisei 4) - May 1994 (Heisei 6): Secretary of the Materials and Detailed Structure Subcommittee, Ultimate Strength Research Subcommittee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- October 1992 (Heisei 4) - May 1996 (Heisei 8): Member and Secretary of the Civil Engineering Library Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- July 1995 (Heisei 7) - June 1997 (Heisei 9): Member of Working Group 2 of the Special Subcommittee on Earthquake Disaster Investigation in Structural Engineering, Structural Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- April 1996 (Heisei 8) - March 1998 (Heisei 10): Member of the "Investigation and Research of Morphological Nonlinear Problems" Committee, First Research Subcommittee, Japan Society for Computational Engineering.
- April 1996 (Heisei 8) - March 1998 (Heisei 10): Member of the Structural Stability and Load-Bearing Capacity Section of the Editorial Subcommittee of the Journal of Structural Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- May 1997 (Heisei 9) - March 1999 (Heisei 11): Member of the Committee for the Examination of Standards for New Vehicle Guardrails, Tohoku Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction.
- April 1998 (Heisei 10) - Present: Member of the Technical Information Subcommittee of the Steel Bridge Technology Research Association
- June 1998 (Heisei 10) - March 2000: Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Steel Structures Committee: Member of the Research Subcommittee on Evaluation Methods for Limit Strength and Performance of Steel Structures
- June 1998 (Heisei 10) - March 2001: Member of the Research Subcommittee on Durability Evaluation Methods and Repair/Reinforcement Methods for Existing Steel Structures, Japan Steel Construction Association.
- June 1998 (Heisei 10) - March 2001: Member of the Technical Review Committee on Rational Design and Construction of Steel Box Girder Bridges, Japan Highway Public Corporation.
- August 1999 (Heisei 11) - March 2001: Member of the Technical Review Committee on Rigid Connections for Steel Two-Girder Frame Bridges, Japan Highway Public Corporation.
- April 1999 (Heisei 11) - March 2002: Steel Structure Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers: Member of Steel Structure Erection Design and Construction Guidelines Subcommittee
- February 2002 (Heisei 14) - January 2005 (Heisei 17): Japan Society of Civil Engineers Steel Structure Committee: Member of the Committee for Revision of Buckling Construction Guidelines
- April 2002 (Heisei 14) - March 2004 (Heisei 16): Member of the 1st Subcommittee of the Editorial Committee for the Transactions of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- August 2003 (Heisei 15) - March 2006 (Heisei 18): Member of the Subcommittee on Standard Specifications for Steel and Composite Structures, Steel Structure Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- April 2009 (Heisei 21) - Present: Member of the Applied Mechanics Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- June 2009 (Heisei 21) - Present: Member of the Steel Structures Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- August 2009 (Heisei 21) - October 2011 (Heisei 23): Member of the Miyagi Prefecture General Prefectural Road Oshima-Namiita Line Oshima Bridge Design Preparatory Committee
- November 2009 (Heisei 21) - October 2016: Member of the Bridge Maintenance Study Committee, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- December 2009 (Heisei 21) - March 2010: Member of the Committee for the Review of Maintenance and Repair Manuals for Road Bridges, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- November 2012 (Heisei 24) - October 2014 (Heisei 26): Chairperson of the Kesennuma Bay Crossing Bridge Technical Review Committee, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- April 2015 (Heisei 27) - March 2017: Chairperson of the Selection Committee for the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Tohoku Branch Technology Development and Research Encouragement Award
- April 2016 (Heisei 28) - Present: Member of the Construction Performance Evaluation Committee, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- June 2017 (Heisei 29) - May 2019 (Heisei 31): Chairperson of the Dejima Bridge Technical Review Committee, Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture
- March 2018 (Heisei 30) - Present: Member of the Study Committee on the Reconstruction (Deck Replacement) of the Gōroku Bridge on National Highway 48 (West Road), Sendai River and National Highway Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- July 2018 (Heisei 30) - June 2019 (Reiwa 1): Member of the Technical Review Committee for the Yuza-Kisakata Road (Yuza-Chokai to Fukiura section), Sakata River and National Highway Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- August 2018 (Heisei 30) - July 2019 (Reiwa 1): Member of the Committee for Further Seismic Reinforcement Consideration, NEXCO East Japan Tohoku Branch.
- February 2019 (Heisei 31) - August 2020: Chairperson of the "Research Subcommittee on Emergency Temporary Bridges for Emergency Construction During Disasters" of the Structural Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- September 2020 (Reiwa 2) - Present: Advisor to the "Research Subcommittee on Emergency Temporary Bridges for Emergency Construction During Disasters" of the Structural Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
- May 2021 (Reiwa 4) - Present: Member of the Committee for Further Seismic Reinforcement Review, NEXCO Engineering Tohoku
- May 2024 (Reiwa 6) - Present: Member of the Technical Review Committee on the Design of Special Bridges, NEXCO Engineering Tohoku.
- May 2026 (Reiwa 8) - Present: Member of the Research Subcommittee on the Strategic Utilization of Multipurpose Bridges and Structures, Structural Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
List of research fields
Structural mechanics, structural engineering, structural analysis, applied mechanics
- 1982–1989: Comprehensive study on the load-bearing capacity of steel girder structure webs.
- 1989–1992: Research on analytical methods for elastic rectangular plates and secondary buckling phenomena.
- 1992–1995: Research on elastoplastic buckling and localization of deformation using dynamic relaxation methods (DRM).
- 1995-1999: Research on the evaluation of static cyclic load-bearing capacity and improvement of deformation capacity of steel bridge piers.
- 1998–2006: Three-dimensional analysis of stiffness degradation using void damage theory.
- 1999–2004: Research on the compressive load-bearing characteristics of corroded steel plates.
- 2003-2006: Experimental study on the shear strength of perforated steel plate dowels.
- 2004-2006: Research on inverse analysis methods using Kalman filters
- 2006-2008: Research on the branching behavior of pantograph-type truss structures.
- 2008–2010: Research on the applicability of partial coefficient design methods.
- 2008-2011: Research on the mechanical properties of scissor structures applicable to emergency bridges.
- 2011-2013: Research on the mechanical properties of double-scissors structures.
- 2013–2023: Optimal topology of the basic modules constituting periodic structural bridges.
- 2013-2023: Optimal shape of panel bridges for application as emergency bridges after disasters.