Ikuo_Towhata

Prof. Ikuo Towhata

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Professional Information

Specially appointed professor - Kanto Gakuin University

Director - Tohata Architects and Engineers

Technical Advisor - Chuo Kaihatsu Inc.

  • None specified

Academia-Professor

  • Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Laboratory Testing Landslides Levees
    Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters Soil Dynamics In-Situ Shear Strength of Underground Materials

Educational Background

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Dr of Engineering - Tokyo University : 01/04/1982 - Present

Honors & Awards

  • Ishihara Lecturer TC203 on earthquake, ISSMGE, 2019
  • Shamsher Prakash ISET Award 2018 for Significant Contribution in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, 2018
  • Biennial Prize for the Best Paper on “Deep Foundation/Retaining Structures” Indian Geotechnical Society, 2018
  • Award for Best Paper of the Year Japanese Geotechnical Society, 2017
  • Technological development award (slope monitoring and data interpretation for early warning) Japanese Geotechnical Society, 2015
  • Best book publication award "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" publ. Springer Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2009
  • Heritage Lecturer International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, 2005
  • Award for the Best Paper of the Year Japanese Getechnical Society, 2003
  • One of the best twelve papers out of 600 GeoEng2000 Conference at Melbourne, 2000
  • Distinguished Research Products on prediction of residual deformation caused by subsoil liquefaction Japanese Geotechnical Society, 2000
  • Shamsher Prakash Research Award of Soil Dynamics Shamsher Prakash Foundation, USA, 1999
  • Award for the Best Paper of the Year Japanese Geotechnical Society, 1997
  • Award for the Best Paper of the Year Japanese Geotechnical Society, 1997
  • Award for the Best Paper by Young Authors Japanese Geotechnical Society, 1985

Work Experience

  • Kanto Gakuin University : ( 01/04/2020 - Present )
    • Specially appointed professor

    • Visiting professor 01/04/2015 - 31/03/2020
  • Tohata Architects and Engineers : ( 01/04/2015 - Present )
    • Director

    • Family business
  • Chuo Kaihatsu Inc. : ( 01/04/2015 - Present )
    • Technical Advisor

    • Geotechnical investigation company
  • University of Tokyo : ( 20/07/1994 - 31/03/2015 )
    • Professor

    • Professor: 1994-2015

Languages

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
English High High High
Thai Low Low Medium
Spanish Low Low Low
Mandarin High Low Low

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0332805561

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