Academic Staff and Fellows
- MURAKAMI Masahide
- Professor Doctor Engineering
- Department/Architecture Graduate school/Environmental Engineering
A variety of construction methods exist for wood structures. In addition, wood is a biological material, and thus, material strength is also uncertain. Consequently, the theory of structural design is still underdeveloped compared to reinforced concrete and steel-frame construction. We have adopted a research theme of developing computational theories and evaluating structural performance that will be beneficial in the structural design of various load-bearing elements. Since it is difficult to theoretically elucidate the full behavior of wood structures, we focus our research on tests of actual full-size structures.
Connection test of CLTstructures with Actural Size
| Research Area | Timber Structures |
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| Research Interests | seismic design of timber structures, shear walls, timber frames |
| Selected Publications |
Formulae to predict shear stiffness and yielding strength of horizontal diaphragms reinforced with shear keys along panel jointse, J.Struct.Constr.Eng., AIJ, No.703, 1137-1146, 2014 Study on evaluation method of structural performance of connection in moment resistance timber frame under combined stress of bending moment and shearing force, J.Struct.Constr.Eng., AIJ, No.647, 165-173, 2010 Formulae to predict the elastic and plastic behaviour of sheathed walls with any nailing arrangement pattern, J.Struct.Constr.Eng., AIJ, No.519, 87-93,1999 |
| Research and Achievements | |
| Education (Undergraduate Course) |
University of Tsukuba |
Timber Structure Laboratory
murakami（at）arch.kindai.ac.jp
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