Academic Staff and Fellows

HIGASHIYAMA Hiroshi: Professor Doctor of Engineering; Department/Civil and Environmental Engineering　
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate school/Environmental Engineering

For the sake of safe, reliable and comfortable living, we research the development of new materials and structures, investigate methodologies, and study maintenance of existing structures. We deepen our understanding by examining phenomena, touching on materials and structures in experiments and analysis.

Test for bridge slabs

Research Area	Structural Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Maintenance Engineering
Teaching (Undergraduate Course)	Structural Mechanics I, Exercise of Structural Mechanics I, Structural Mechanics II, Exercise of Structural Mechanics II, Structural Mechanics III, Maintenace Engineering, Reinforced Concrete Engineering
Teaching (Graduate Course)	Composite Structural Engineering, Maintenace Engineering, and so on
Research Interests	Composite Structures, Maintenance of Structures, Concrete Slabs, Cement Based Fiber Reinforced Materials and Structures
Selected Publications	(1) Flexural behavior and benefits of polypropylene fiber-reinforced concrete for concrete pavement, ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 120, No. 1, pp. 219-229 (2023) (2) Shear strength of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete under direct shear test, Cement Science and Concrete Technology, Vol. 77, pp. 425-432 (2024) (3) Repair of RC slabs strenthened by steel plate attaching method with horizontal cracks and debonding, Proceedings of the Japan Concrete Institute, Vil. 47, No. 2, pp. 25-30 (2025)
Research and Achievements	08_higashiyama_hiroshi.pdf
Affiliated Academic Societies	Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Japan Concrete Institute, American Concrete Institute, Japan Prestressed Concrete Institute, The Society of Materials Science, Japan, Japanese Society of Steel Construction, Japanese Society for Engineering Education
Education (Undergraduate Course)	BE from Kinki University
Education (Master's/Doctral Course)	ME and DE from Osaka University
Title of Thesis, Institute, Date	Study on Mechanical Behavior of Concrete Slab in Composite Bridges Prestressed by External Cable System, Osaka University (1999)
Biography	Research Associate (1999), Assistant Professor (2002), Associate Professor (2010), Professor (2016) at Kindai University Visiting Researcher at The University of British Columbia, Canada (2005-2006)

Laboratory of Composite Structural Engineering

E-mail	h-hirosi（at）civileng.kindai.ac.jp Note that this e-mail address has replaced the "@" with "(at)" to prevent spam. When e-mailing, replace the "(at)" with "@".
Laboratory URL	https://cse-lab.sakura.ne.jp/index.html