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Associate Professor
Department of Housing and Architecture, Faculty of Home Economics
Japan Women's University
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Ph. D., Japan Women's University |
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| 1988-1990 |
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M. of Home Economics., Division of Housing and Architecture,
Graduate School of Home Economics, Japan Womenfs University |
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| 1983-1987 |
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B. of Home Economics, Dept. of Housing and Architecture
Tokyo, JAPAN
Faculty of Home Economics, Japan Womenfs University
Tokyo, JAPAN
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| Apr.2004-Mar.2005 |
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Visiting Associate Professor, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
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| 1998-Present |
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Department of Housing and Architecture, Faculty of Home Economics, Japan Women's University
Associate Professor |
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| 1994-1998 |
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Shokei Women's Junior College
Associate Professor |
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| 1990-1993 |
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Dept. of Housing and Architecture, Japan Women's University Research Associate
And Lecture working as a part-time lecturer at the other Junior Colleges
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| 1987-1988 |
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Obayashi Corporation, Tokyo (It is a general contractors)
Engineer of Structural Design
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Ph.D.
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| Doctor Thesis: |
Probabilistic Evaluation of
Target Seismic Safety Level of
Buildings Derived from Social Needs |
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| 2009 |
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International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability(ICOSSAR2009),
Osaka, Japan |
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9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Rome, Italy |
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| 2004 |
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13th World Conference on Earthquake EngineeringCVancouverCCanada |
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| 1997 |
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7th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Kyoko, Japan |
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| 1996 |
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18th International Federation for Home EconomicsCBangkok, Thailand |
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| Architectural Institute of Japan, Associations of Urban Housing Sciences, Japan Society of Home Economics |
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Kyoko Hirata et al.: Dwelling and Home, Asakura Shoten publisher, 2003 |
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| Refereed Principal Journals |
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Establishment of Risk Communication with Owners in Structural Design Stage-
Meeting owners' needs aimed at decision making with regard to structural
performance by consensus with engineers -Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 2009, 644, 1705-1713. |
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Probabilistic Evaluation of Target Earthquake-resistant Level Derived from Requirements of Users - For better indication of performance reflecting user's needs - Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 2001, 543, 23-29. |
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Proposed Probabilistic Method for Determining Target Level of Earthquake-resistance Reflecting Userfs Needs, Journal of Structural Engineering, 2001, Vol.47B, 637-645. |
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Target Safety Level Using Probability of Building Collapses and DeathsCStructural Safety and Reliability, The 7th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Kyoto, JAPAN, 1997, Vol.2, 1123-1127. |
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Trial Calculation of Reliability Index and Acceptable Probability of Failure of Buildings to Clarify the Level of Structural Safety in Consideration of Social Background, JCOSSAR'95, 1995, 51-B, 325-328. |
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Historical Changes of Provisions and Those Bases since Temporary Japan Engineering Standard -A study on evaluation of live load Part 2-, Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 1993, 443, 43-52. |
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Historical Changes of Provisions and Those Bases to the Urban Building Law - A study on evaluation of live load Part 1 -, Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 1992, 436, 43-51. |
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Study on the Change and Background of Numerical Formulas in Regulations for Structural Calculation from the Drafts of Tokyo City Building Ordinance Planned by Members of A.I.J. to the Urban Building Law Enforcement Regulations, Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 1990, 415, 21-29. |
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Study on the Change and Foundation of Numerical Values in Regulations for Structural Calculation from the Drafts of Tokyo City Building Ordinance Planned by Members of A.I.J. to the Urban Building Law Enforcement Regulations, Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 1990, 412, 19-29. |
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Study on the Structural Regulations Drafting Process and Characteristics from the Draft Bills of Tokyo City Building Ordinance Planned by Members of A.I.J. to the Urban Building Law Enforcement Regulations, Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 1989, 406, 13-23. |
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Study on the Structural Regulations in the Draft Bills of Tokyo City Building Ordinance planned by Dr. Tsumaki, Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering of AIJ, 1989, 397, 32-41. |
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Research Theme in Progress
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| Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Focusing on Mutual Assistance, House Performance
and Its Indication, Probabilistic Evaluation of Desirable Target Seismic
Level Derived from Requirements of Users, House Information |
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Japan is well-known as an earthquake prone country. The safety level of Japanese buildings is determined by their seismic performance. Buildings also have value as social property, so that Japanese society expects a certain seismic safety level. However, no socially explicit consensus has yet been determined on a standard of seismic safety.
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However since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995, building usersf voices have become louder in expressing their desire for a clear indication of a seismic safety level that expresses a building expected seismic performance. This study was carried out to evaluate probabilistically a desirable target seismic level from user questionnaires using a structural reliability theory.
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| This study attempts a quantitative evaluation based on social needs of users for target seismic safety level. The results of this study show how users' requirement levels can be indicated as a reliability index beta. Answers on required reliability obtained from about six hundred questionnaires of users were analyzed, and then a target level was calculated. Users request higher levels of safety than are available at present. Engineers have never seen such user needs for social target level of building safety, but this new method enables a socially desirable level to be evaluated quantitatively. |
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reliability index derived from social needs
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| seismic safety |
| performance-based design |
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