Graduate School of
Science and Engineering

The number and scale of sediment disasters are increasing due to climate change.  Frequent heavy rain and huge typhoons may cause severe disasters such as shallow and deep landslides, and debris flows as well as natural landslide dams across a wide area and they would seriously harm human life and activity. To protect our life and activity, we must understand the risks of sediment disasters and the countermeasures, especially in mountainous areas. In our laboratory, we conduct research on landslide phenomena using several methods, including onsite measurement of subsurface water (soil and groundwater) movement, laboratory landslide experiments, and numerical simulations of rain infiltration/ groundwater movement/landslide processes. We are also seeking for effective countermeasures against sediment disasters that consider both conservation of the natural environment and the protection of human life.