Nishimura Satoshi

ニシムラサトシ | Nishimura Satoshi

Affiliation and department：
Job title： Professor
Homepage URL (1)： http://www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/soilmech/

Research field (1)： Geotechnical engineering

Research keywords (6)：土質室内試験 , 土構造物 , 地盤凍結 , Clay properties , Ground improvement , Soil deformation and failure

Research theme for competitive and other funds (26)：

2023 - 2026 Development of an extremely high speed unconfined compression apparatus and its application to peat
2022 - 2025 Geotechnical evaluation of deep ground behaviour during artificial freezing and thawing
2020 - 2023 間隙水圧の多地点観測による堤防決壊リスクの見える化技術の確立
2019 - 2023 Settlement prediction and design optimization of peat ground improved by integrated pre-loading method
2020 - 2022 Towards new-generation levee building with stabilised-crushed soil: Investigation of long-term performance

2019 - 2022 Development of 4G testing system with NI-NC measurements for deformation characteristics of geomaterials

2018 - 2022 Snowmelt-induced slope instability along highways

2020 - 2021 Development of laboratory test and numerical model for ground movements prediction associated with artificial ground freezing

2018 - 2021 Performance description of compacted soils on the basis of their microfabric: Toward improvement of erosion resistance of compacted fill material

2018 - 2020 Micro- and meso-scale investigation into mechanism of irreversible processes in freezing/thawing soils

2016 - 2020 Wide-area risk assessment of cold-regions geodisasters under climate change by multi-physical and multi-scale analysis

2016 - 2019 Exploration of surface/internal physical processes in river dykes under various geotechnical and climatic environments

2016 - 2019 LCC minimization for roads on peat grounds through long-term settlement modeling and prediction

2018 - 2019 Effects of organic matters in sedimentary mud on hardening behavior of steel slag-treated soil

2018 - 2018 Pore air pressure measurements for levee performance evaluation during record heavy rainfall by hydro-mechanical observation and geotechnical investigation

2015 - 2017 New development and validation of three-phase thermomechanics of soils explaining frozen-unfrozen transition behaviour

2017 - 2017 Investigation of hydro-mechanical conditions in river dykes in the aftermath of the 2016 flooding in Hokkaido

2017 - 2017 Development of new engineering model for ground freezing and thawing cycles

2016 - 2016 Investigation of hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of river dykes: Towards performance assurance of Chitose river dykes

2013 - 2015 A geotechnical approach to lifeline LCC reduction: Compliant stabilisation and long-term behaviour

2014 - 2015 Developing a predictive model for internal hydraulic states within embankments under changing climate

2014 - 2015 Prediction of hardening time and properties of slag and dredged soil mixture

2013 - 2013 Development of predictive method for buried pipeline settlements in peat ground

2013 - 2013 Stiffness and structural characteristics of marine sedimentary soils - case study of Ishikari Bay

2012 - 2012 Improvement of seismic stability in soft soil ground in Hokkaido by admixture stabilisation

2011 - 2012 Assessing sedimentay/diagenetic structure in natural stiff claysthrough characterisation of three-dimensional stiffness anisotropy

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Papers (99)：

Apiniti Jotisankasa, Monir Hossain, Nisa Leksungnoen, Lise Dubois, Satoshi Nishimura. Root tensile strength and suction-characteristic as indicators for screening species for slope stabilization in extreme climates. Rhizosphere. 2024. 31. 100949-100949
Monir Hossain, Apiniti Jotisankasa, Surachet Aramrak, Satoshi Nishimura, Wanchai Yodsudyai. Influence of Biochar on Unsaturated Hydraulic Characteristics of a Tropical Residual Silty Sand. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering. 2024. 10. 5
Ningyu Yang, Hao Zheng, He Cai, Yuanyuan Liu, Satoshi Nishimura. Study on multidimensional frost heave characteristics and thermal-hydro-mechanical predictive model. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 2024. 224. 104227-104227
Tanaka, M, Nishimura, S. Factors affecting the strength of frozen clay under triaxial tension. 11th International Symposium on Ground Freezing, London. 2023
Failure criterion line and shear strength estimation method for frozen soil. 11th International Symposium on Ground Freezing, London. 2023

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MISC (17)：

Grimstad, G., Amiri, S. A. G., Gao, H., Nishimura, S. (Trans.). Frost heave - Formation of multiple ice lenses - Modelling. Journal of JGS. 2023. 71. 7. 18-22
Nishimura, S. Mechanics and engineering of frozen ground: In soil mechanics perspective. Journal of JGS. 2023. 71. 7. 1-5
Ogino, T, Yamazoe, M, Nishimura, S, Hayashi, H. Engineering properties of highly organic soil and cautionary notes of design and construction. Journal of JGS. 2022. 70. 10. 53-65
Nishimura, S. DIY monitoring of pore water pressure in earth structures - Experience and lessons from cold-region sites. Journal of JGS. 2022. 70. 4. 27-30
Satoshi Nishimura. New and alternative methods for laboratory characterisation of soils. Bulletin of Japanese Geotechnical Society. 2021. 69. 1. 8-12

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Books (1)：

図説わかる土質力学
学芸出版社 2015

Lectures and oral presentations (103)：

Observation and analysis of precipitation and snowmelt infiltration into road embankment and cut slope
(Technical Report of JGS Hokkaido Branch, Vol. 60 2020)
Clay’s volumetric behavior during freeze-thaw cycles and the interpretation by visualizing its structure
(Technical Report of JGS Hokkaido Branch, Vol. 60 2020)
Element model for volumetric behaviour of clays under freezing and thawing cycles
(Technical Report of JGS Hokkaido Branch, Vol. 60 2020)
The effect of freezing method on frozen clay strength in triaxial compression test.
(Technical Report of JGS Hokkaido Branch, Vol. 60 2020)
Applicability evaluation of saturated snow percolation model to infiltration into soil slope
(Technical Report of JGS Hokkaido Branch, Vol. 60 2020)

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Education (3)：

2002 - 2006 Imperial College London Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PhD
2001 - 2002 University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering, MEng
1997 - 2001 University of Tokyo School of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering, BEng

Professional career (1)：

PhD (Imperial College London)

Work history (5)：

2021/07 - 現在 Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering Professor
2010/10 - 2021/06 Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering Associate Professor
2007/09 - 2010/09 Port and Airport Research Institute Division and Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Researcher
2006/01 - 2007/08 Imperial College London Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Associate
2002/09 - 2006/01 Imperial College London Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Assistant

Committee career (48)：

2024/06 - 現在国土交通省北海道開発局旭川開発建設部天塩川音威子府地区治水対策技術検討会委員
2024/03 - 現在 American Society of Civil Engineers Associate Editor, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
2022/06 - 現在 Eniwa City NA
2022/04 - 現在 Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency NA
2022/01 - 現在 East Nippon Expressway Company Limited NA

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Awards (10)：

2024/10 - Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) Geotechnical Research Medal Characterisation of soil deformation over wide strain ranges in triaxial test with high-precision stereophotogrammetry
2023/06 - Japanese Geotechnical Society Soils and Foundations /2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award
2023/06 - Japanese Geotechnical Society JGS Award
2021/06 - Japanese Geotechnical Society Best Paper Award A model for freeze-thaw-induced plastic volume changes in saturated clays
2015 - 日本港湾協会論文賞

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Association Membership(s) (2)：

Japan Society of Civil Engineers , Japanese Geotechnical Society

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