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Awards
Below are some of the awards we have received for projects we have worked on.
| Year | Details | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Director General of Renewal & Construction Bureau (Certificate of Appreciation), Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. | (Revised) Study of underground structure and construction method of the Expressway Inner Circular Route (Nihonbashi section) between Gofukubashi and Edobashi (FY2020) |
| 2023 | President’s Award, Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. | (Revised) Rough design of tunnel for relocation of underground structures in Edobashi section of Expressway Inner Circular Route (Nihonbashi Section) |
| 2023 | President’s Award, Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. | (Cost revision) Rough design of open-cut tunnel (Nishi-Ginza side) as part of the development plan for an additional line (underground) |
| 2023 | President’s Award, Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. | (Costs borne) Rough design of a shield tunnel as part of the development plan for an additional line (underground) |
| 2023 | President, Tokyo Branch Office, Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (Certificate of Appreciation) | Construction of the Sotetsu-Tokyu main line |
| 2022 | Special Award for the 30th Anniversary of the Steel Diaphragm Wall Association of Japan, Award for the Design of Steel Diaphragm Construction Method | Yokohama Shonan Road, Fujisawa Shaft, Jonan Ventilation Station |
| 2022 | Japan Federation of Construction Contractors, Nikkenren Award 2022 Civil Engineering Award | Tokyo Port Harbor Waterfront Road Namboku Line submerged element (Element No. 4, No. 5, No. 6) fabrication and construction, etc. |
| 2021 | Japan Federation of Construction Contractors, Nikkenren Award 2020 Civil Engineering Award | Hanshin Expressway Yamatogawa Line shield tunnel construction |
| 2020 | General Manager, Sasebo Construction Office, Kyushu Branch Office, West Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (Certificate of Appreciation) | Nishi-Kyushu Expressway (Specific Renewal, etc.) Tenjinyama Tunnel reinforcement design work |
| 2019 | General Manager, Shin-Meishin Osaka East Office, Kansai Branch Office, West Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (Certificate of Appreciation) | Hirakata Tunnel basic structural study for the Shin-Meishin Expressway |
| 2017 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Construction Director-General’s Commendation | Detailed design of the underground wide-area control basin (tentative name) for Loop Route 7 |
| 2014 | Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd. President’s Commendation | Design and construction review for non-circular shield tunnel |
| 2014 | Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd. President’s Commendation | Review on rationalization of long, urban highway tunnels |
| 2011 | Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd. President’s Commendation | Design and management of shield tunnel construction for Sakai Construction Department |
| 2010 | Kanto Branch Office Manager Award, East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. | Yokohama loop south route underground structure design review |
| 2010 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Construction Director-General’s Commendation | Basic design of Shirako River underground control basin |
| 2009 | President’s Award, Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. | Construction design for SJ14 construction area (1) EF connecting road |
| 2004 | Director General, Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Certificate of Appreciation) | Tokyo International Airport offshore development project |
| 2000 | President, Teito Rapid Transit Authority (Certificate of Appreciation) | Construction work between Meguro and Akabane-iwabuchi on the Namboku Line |
| 2000 | Director General of the Second Port Construction Bureau, Ministry of Transport (Certificate of Appreciation) | Survey and design work for Tokyo International Airport offshore development project |
| 1996 | Director General of the Second Port Construction Bureau, Ministry of Transport (Certificate of Appreciation) | Survey and design work for Tokyo International Airport offshore development project |
| 1992 | Director General of the Second Port Construction Bureau, Ministry of Transport (Certificate of Appreciation) | Survey and design work for Sendai Airport expansion and development project |
Major papers
Below is a list of Major papers we have published.
| Year | Details | Publication/Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Study on Rationalization of Countermeasures for Invert Structures in Consideration of Blistering Phenomenon | ■JSCE Journal F1 (Tunnel Engineering), Vol. 75, No. 1 ■Kiyoto Nakano / Junichi Azumi / Kazuo Miyazawa / Hiroyuki Watanabe / Tsuyoshi Domon / Kazuo Nishimura |
| 2018 | Development and Basic Experiment of Backfill Pressure Holding System for Shield Tunneling Method when Excavation is Stopped | ■Tunnel Engineering Report Vol. 28 ■Takuto Nakayama / Yutaka Kashima / Norio Kondo / Naoki Hirahara |
| 2014 | Longitudinal Mechanical Analysis on Immersed Tunnel of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) Project, China Highway and Transportation Society, 2014 | ■Longitudinal Mechanical Analysis on Immersed Tunnel of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) Project, China Highway and Transportation Society, 2014 ■Makoto Kubota / Fuxing Chen / Takaya Takimoto |
| 2012 | Load Carrying Capacity of Fiber Reinforced Urethane Foam Lattice Reinforced Concrete Slabs under Distributed Loads | ■JSCE Journal F1 (Tunnel Engineering), Vol. 68, No. 3 ■Yoshinobu Oshima / Toru Kanda / Naomitsu Fukai / Soudai Hori / Yukinori Koyama |
| 2010 | Damage to a shield tunnel caused by the Cyuetsu Oki Earathquake | ■Structural Eng. / Earthquake Eng., JSCE, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2010 (Translated from a paper which originally appeared on Dobokugakkai Ronbunsyuu A Vol. 66, No. 1) ■Shigeru Tani / Masayuki Saito / Shigeo Araki |
| 2010 | Damage to Shield Tunnels in the Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake | ■JSCE Journal A Vol. 66, No. 1 ■Shigeru Tani / Masayuki Saito / Shigeo Araki |
| 2007 | A Study on Verification Methods for Loads During Construction of Shield Tunnels Using 3D FEM | ■Tunnel Engineering Report Vol. 17 ■Kiyoshi Kasuga / Shigehiko Kawada / Akira Shiratori / Naomitsu Fukai |
| 2007 | Design method considering construction loads during shield tunneling using a three-dimensional FEM analysis model | ■■ITA-AITES2007 World Tunnel Congress ■Kiyoshi Kasuga / Naruhiko Kawada / Akira Shiratori / Naomitsu Fukai / Masayuki Saito |
| 2004 | Study on Loads During Construction of Shield Tunnels Using a Three-Dimensional FEM Model | ■Tunnel Engineering Report Vol. 14 ■Hitoshi Tajima / Masahiko Kishida / Naomitsu Fukai / Masayuki Saito |
| 2004 | Long-Term In-Situ Measurements of Railroad Shield Tunnels in Diluvial Soil | ■Tunnel Engineering Journal, Vol. 14 ■Shuichi Yahagi / Ikuo Fujiki / Keiji Oishi / Masayuki Saito / Takahiro Arai |
| 2002 | Static Load Carrying Capacity Characteristics of Ramen Corner Section with Concrete-Filled Circular Steel Tubes | ■JSCE Journal No. 703/I-59 ■Noriyuki Horichi / Tetsuya Hosaka / Teruhiko Yoda / Shinichi Katsuo |
| 2002 | Seismic Movement of Open-Cut Tunnel Retaining Wall Sections and Shear Reinforcement Method | ■Papers from the Symposium on Improvement of Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Based on the Elucidation of Failure Processes of Structures, Volume 3 ■Kensuke Yamamura / Osamu Seimiya / Toru Kobayashi |
| 2002 | Evaluation of Ultimate Strength of Jacket Joints of Concrete-Filled Steel Pipe Columns | ■Papers from the Symposium on Improvement of Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Based on the Elucidation of Failure Processes of Structures, Volume 3 ■Teruhiko Yoda / Gakushi Endo / Noriyuki Horiji / Tetsuya Hosaka / Ichiro Sugimoto / Shinichi Katsuo |
| 2000 | Fundamental Study on Applicability of Limit State Design Method for Shield Construction Segments | ■Tunnel Engineering Research Papers and Reports, Vol. 10 ■Satoshi Sunaga / Hidefumi Furuya / Masayuki Saito / Jun Koizumi |
| 2000 | Differences in Seismic Response of Submerged Tunnel Flexible Joints by Structure | ■Journal of Structural Engineering Vol. 46A ■Kazuhiko Toda / Seizo Hanashiro / Osamu Seimiya / Sousuke Kitazawa / Tetsuji Muramoto / Ichiro Okada |
| 2000 | Study on the Deformation of Internally Wound Steel Pipes in Water Conduits - A Case Study of the Mito Tunnel - | ■Tunnel Engineering Research Papers and Reports, Vol. 10 ■Daisaburo Tanimura / Masataka Nishio / Naomitsu Fukai / Toru Imada / Hideyuki Horii |
| 1998 | Experiments on the Effectiveness of Backfill Rubble Placed on the Back of Caisson Breakwaters in Reducing Sliding Displacement | ■JSCE Journal No. 602/VI-40 ■Sokichi Kaji / Kiyotaka Suda / Takaya Takimoto |
| 1997 | Evaluation of Watertightness of Rubber Gaskets in Submerged Tunnel Flexible Joints | ■JSCE Journal No. 567/VI-35 ■Osamu Seimiya / Toru Kobayashi / Takaya Takimoto |
| 1996 | Mechanical Experiments and Analysis of Segments for Gas Pipe Shield Tunnels | ■JSCE Journal No. 535/III-34 ■Mitsutoshi Hayashi / Masayuki Saito / Jun Koizumi |
| 1996 | Development of Segment Manufacturing Method by Centrifugal Force Tightening | ■JSCE Journal No. 534/VI-30 ■Mitsutoshi Hayashi / Satoru Yamada / Masayuki Saito / Jun Koizumi |
| 1991 | Design and On-Site Measurement of MF Shield Lining | ■JSCE Journal of Structural Engineering Vol. 37A ■Mitsuru Shimizu / Panyu Kawachi / Takaya Takimoto |
Employee qualifications
List of qualifications held by employees of Nippon Civic Consulting Engineers.
| Engineer | RCCM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept. | Course | No. | No. |
| Engineering management | ─ | 15 | ─ |
| Construction | Soil and foundations | 4 | ─ |
| Steel structures & concrete | 2 | 4 | |
| Urban & regional planning | 1 | ─ | |
| Rivers, erosion control & coastlines | ─ | 1 | |
| Ports & airports | ─ | 2 | |
| Roads | 2 | 5 | |
| Railroads | 1 | ─ | |
| Tunnels | 22 | 7 | |
| Construction planning, construction equipment & cost estimation | 4 | ─ | |
| Construction environments | 2 | 1 | |
| Water supply | Sewerage systems | 2 | 3 |
| Water supply & industrial water supply | 1 | ─ | |
| Environment | Environmental measurement | 1 | ─ |
| Other qualifications | No. |
|---|---|
| Doctor of Engineering | 2 |
| Class 1 Architect | 2 |
| Class 1 Civil Engineering Construction Management Engineer | 28 |
| Surveyor | 11 |
| Concrete consultant | 8 |
External activities
Our activities with external organizations.
| Organization name | Activity |
|---|---|
| Japan Civil Engineering Consultants Association | Technical Committee on Transportation Infrastructure, Road and Bridge Technical Consultation WG |
| Technical Committee on Transportation Infrastructure, Revised Directional Guide for Road Bridges Liaison WG | |
| General Technical Committee, Public Interest Activity WG | |
| Association of Young Engineers for Future Industry | |
| Technical Committee on Transportation Infrastructure, Road Specialist Committee Member | |
| External Activities Committee, Road Company Operations Review WG (NEXCO) | |
| Kanto Branch of the Japan Civil Engineering Consultants Association | Specialist Committee on Underground Structures |
| Japan Society of Civil Engineers | Tunnel Engineering Committee, Directional Guide Revision Subcommittee |
| Tunneling Engineering Committee, Directional Guide Revision Subcommittee, Shield Tunnel Subcommittee, (Lining) Subcommittee 2 | |
| Tunneling Engineering Committee, Technical Subcommittee, Study group on design and construction methods for tunnels in close proximity to structures in urban areas | |
| Tunnel Engineering Committee, Operation Subcommittee, Technical Exchange Subcommittee | |
| Tunneling Engineering Committee, Directional Guide Revision Subcommittee, Shield Tunnel Subcommittee, (Lining) Subcommittee 2 | |
| Tunnel Engineering Committee, Technical Review Subcommittee, Durability Evaluation Technology for Shield Tunnel Materials | |
| Consultant Committee, Inter-City Exchange Study Subcommittee | |
| JSCE Journal F1 (Tunnel Engineering) Special Edition Editorial Subcommittee | |
| Construction Robotics Committee, Construction Engineering Subcommittee | |
| Research and Study Subcommittee for Damage and Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Structures Damaged by Fire 365, Concrete Committee | |
| Japanese Geotechnical Society | “Shield Method” Revision Committee |
| Japan Tunnelling Association | Step-up Workshop (Shield Method) Instructor |
| “Tunnels and Underground” Course Subcommittee Application of Digital Technology in Shield Tunnels (Draft) Author |
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| JAPIC | Tsugaru Kaikyo Tunnel Project WG |
| Japan Sewage Works Agency | Lecturer for the 2023 Construction Design Course |
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