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Joint Presentation on Emerging Technology “Distributed Acoustic Sensing” for Underground Visualization
November 2022

A research team led by Prof Soga of the University of California Berkeley, GEOMETRICS, a US subsidiary of OYO corporation specialising in geophysical exploration, and Kajima Corporation jointly presented the results of on-going collaborative research, "Quantitative comparison of active and passive surface wave data obtained from distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) and three-component geophones", at the International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE'22) organized by Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).
We have carried out several field tests in the US and accumulated knowledge about the vibration characteristics of DAS. The presented results show the possibility of estimating the S-wave velocity of the ground by DAS as well as by geophones. We intend to apply this technology to wide-area infrastructure monitoring such as roads and embankments in the near future.

・About IMAGE’22: https://www.imageevent.org/

・About Soga research group: https://geomechanics.berkeley.edu/

・About GEOMETRICS: https://www.geometrics.com/,OYO Corporation: https://www.oyo.co.jp/english/

Construction of Virtual “The GEAR” building
April 2022

As announced in August 2020, our first overseas innovation hub “The GEAR project” is progressing. KaTRIS experts from various fields are jointly working to support the project together with the Kajima Group, from site survey, design and construction to planning of future operations.
We are now making a common digital platform where our various experts can jointly, easily work together with less ‘digital frustration’. The digital platform we have built allows us to visualise not only the design BIM models but also underground geological data, 3D point cloud data repeatedly updated during construction and built environmental simulation data for post-construction scenarios.
We continue to upgrade our platform to be the most suitable for such integrated data operation in planning, design, construction and building operation stages, and to contribute to providing customer co-creation platform for future projects.

Participated in HPC-Based COVID-19 Research Project and Contributed to Award of the Gordon Bell Special Prize
November 2021

Kajima contributed to the worldwide advanced research project awarded 2021 ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for HPC-Based COVID-19 Research as one of the major members. During the 2010s after the SARS outbreak, Kajima has been developing indoor aerosol simulation technologies to prevent the spread of indoor infection. In 2020, in response to the pandemic of COVID-19, we participated in the project led by RIKEN who were engaging in the research of aerosol infection prevention with Fugaku, the world’s fastest supercomputer. Based on the aerosol simulation with Fugaku, some indoor solutions were proposed, that includes effectiveness of COVID-19 infectious risk reduction by ceiling fans jointly researched with Assistant Professor Adrian Chong of the National University of Singapore (NUS).
The Gordon Bell Special Prize for High-Performance Computing Based COVID-19 Research is being awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to recognize outstanding research achievement towards the understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic through the use of high-performance computing (HPC).

・ACM Press Release: https://www.acm.org/media-center/2021/november/gordon-bell-special-prize-covid-research-2021

・KaTRI Website: https://www.kajima.co.jp/english/tech/katri/topics/contents/pdf/fugaku_gordonbell_eng_20211220.pdf

Smart Construction Projects in The GEAR (Kajima Lab for Global Engineering, Architecture & Real Estate)
September 2021

The GEAR is a new Asia-Pacific regional business centre of Kajima Group and will act as an innovation centre to drive technological innovations globally after its completion in 2023. It is currently under construction and at the same time, serves as a testing ground for developing advanced solutions including robotics, digitalisation, and automation of construction processes. In line with the Kajima Smart Future Vision, which was published in 2018, we have been conducting various joint research projects with government agencies, universities, and other business partners. In recent years, the Singapore Government has been putting emphasis on the implementation of the integrated digital delivery (IDD) process, and with the Covid-19 pandemic, the focus on digitalisation has accelerated even more. We are committed in accelerating and expanding IDD, and continuously develop a new cutting-edged digitalisation technologies to benefit the future of construction industry.

・Kajima Smart Future Vision: https://www.kajima.co.jp/english/tech/smart_future_vision/index.html

・Participation in A^*STAR I³ Industry Webinar: https://www.a-star.edu.sg/iiot/news-and-events/iiot-industry-webinar-series

・Featured article in Southeast Asia Construction (SEAC): http://seac.tradelinkmedia.biz/publications/7/news/2980

・The GEAR: https://www.kajima.co.jp/tech/overseas/news_topics/contents/topics_2020.html (in Japanese)

Being Awarded the Rocha Medal 2021 by ISRM
June 2021

Dr. Yasuhiro Yokota is being awarded the Rocha Medal by the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) for his doctoral thesis titled “Experimental and computational study on rock bolt modelling and its application on a new type of energy-absorbing rock bolt”. He was assigned to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) under the company-sponsored study program, and now he works in KaTRIS after the graduation. His achievement is expected to be applied to underground structures such as tunnels and rock caverns in the future.
With a history of almost 40 years, the Rocha Medal has been awarded annually for an outstanding doctoral thesis in rock mechanics and rock engineering. This was the first prestigious award selected for the achievements in Singapore.

・NTU website : https://www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/news-events/news/detail/congratulations-to-our-cee-alumnus-dr-yasuhiro-yokota-(phd-graduate)-for-being-awarded-the-rocha-medal-2021-by-the-international-society-for-rock-mechanics-and-rock-engineering-(isrm)!

Collaborative Case Study for Satellite Solution is Ongoing
December 2020

Collaborative case study for a satellite solution is conducted with Synspective Inc., a Japanese one-stop-solution provider using geospatial data gathered by small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. Since the SAR satellites can take a wide range of geospatial data at once, the solution can be powerful in cases such as construction progress management and grasping damage caused by natural disasters. The solution has been improved through the jointly conducted case study with feedbacks from users, and our use cases were reported in a webinar hosted by Synspective and GeoWorks on 27th November 2020. In near future the small satellites will fly over the sky more frequently and such a solution will change the work process of construction industry.

・About Synspective : https://synspective.com/

Attended the ground-breaking ceremony for our first overseas innovation centre
August 2020

Attended the ground-breaking ceremony held on 27th August for our first overseas innovation centre, Kajima Global Hub, which will serve as our Asia Pacific headquarters at Singapore’s Changi Business Park. Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Ms. Low Yen Ling, took the stage and left a speech highlighting the importance of R&D as in the following links. We would like to find more collaborative research opportunities with universities, research institutes and companies to accelerate our innovative activities in Singapore.

・Press Release posted on JTC HP : https://www.jtc.gov.sg/news-and-publications/press-releases/Pages/20200827(PR1).aspx

・The news video on KGH Ground-breaking Ceremony by CNA (Channel NewsAsia) can now be posted on YouTube : https://youtu.be/i0_lTSegKeY

Invited to the opening ceremony of the No.4 building of School of Design and Environment of National University of Singapore (NUS SDE4)
January 2019

Officials of the Singapore Government, and National University of Singapore, Director Fukuda of KaTRI and Dr. Takemasa of KaTRIS were present at the opening ceremony of NUS SDE4 held on 30 January 2019. The new building appeared in various media as Singapore’s first net Zero Energy Building (ZEB) and will be an iconic building in the future.

Ran a booth in the 10th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium (ARMS10) and received Best Poster Award and Best Paper Award for Young Researcher in technical presentations
October 2018

Ran a booth and made a total of 6 technological presentations in ARMS10 held in Singapore from 10 October to 2 November 2018. The Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium (ARMS), which is held once every two years, is the largest symposium in the field of rock mechanics, and Kajima made presentations on geological evaluation of tunnel cutting face by image analysis and groundwater investigation before tunnel excavation, and monitoring technologies. In addition, Senior Research Engineer Mr. Yokota received Best Paper Award for Young Researcher and Senior Research Engineer Dr. Tobe received Best Poster Award.

Ran a booth in the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW)
July 2018

Exhibited technology related to organic effluent treatment owned by Kajima in Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and publicized Kajima’s environmental technologies to visitors from all over the world.

Signed a memorandum of understanding for research collaborations with School of Design and Engineering (SDE) of National University of Singapore (NUS)
February 2018

Signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on sustainability and human centric design with School of Design and Environment of National University of Singapore (NUS SDE) on 6 February 2018. We will promote research collaborations and human resources exchanges in these fields from now on.

Extended technical support to the international competition for the redevelopment of Jurong Lake Gardens
From November 2016

Extended support on environmental technology to the alliance team of Landscape Design Inc, a subsidiary company of Kajima Corporation, and seven local firms, in the international competition for Jurong Lake Gardens Redevelopment. The team won the highest award, and KaTRIS implemented the technical support on thermal environment, water purification, plant factory and ICT in the master planning.

Extended technical support to the construction of the new No. 4 building of School of Design and Environment of National University of Singapore (NUS SDE4)
From October 2016

Extended technical support for NUS SDE4 Project, which was constructed by Kajima Oversea Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., in such areas as evaluation of the hybrid air-conditioning system (combination of air-conditioning and ceiling fans) and light environment evaluation to realize Singapore’s first net Zero Energy Building (ZEB) as a purpose-oriented building. NUS SDE4 started operation in January 2019.

Received the Hulme Prize of Tunnelling and Underground Construction Society Singapore (TUCSS)
September 2016

Senior Research Engineer Mr. Yokota made a presentation on technology for geological prediction ahead of the tunnel face with seismic survey and received the Hulme Prize, which TUCSS awards for excellent research results by young researchers.

Delivered a keynote lecture in the Urban Underground Space & Tunnelling Asia Summit 2016
September 2016

Explained TBM and mining tunneling technology and tunnel reinforcement technology, and tunnel design technology in the Urban Underground Space & Tunnelling Asia Summit 2016. Also made a presentation on watertight tunnel construction in the keynote lecture.

Held a workshop jointly with the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)
September 2016

Held a workshop under the title “Environment Modelling & Simulation for the Building Industry” jointly with IHPC, which is a research institute affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). The workshop drew about 130 attendants from government agencies such as the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), National Parks Board (NParks), universities including National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and consulting firms. KaTRIS delivered lectures on environment simulation technology and shared technical information through active opinion exchanges.

Introduced Kajima's geotechnical engineering technology in a seminar held jointly by the Geotechnical Society of Singapore (GeoSS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS)
December 2015

Delivered a lecture on the Lattice Frame Reinforced　(LFR) Sheet for Stabilization of Soft Soil and countermeasure technology to avoid causing uneven road surface with using cement treated soil on geotextile as Kajima's ground technology in a seminar held jointly by GeoSS and NUS.

Delivered an invited lecture in the monthly seminar sponsored by Tunnelling and Underground Construction Society Singapore (TUCSS)
June 2015

Delivered a lecture on Kajima's long forepoling method of the tunnel reinforcement technologies in a monthly seminar sponsored by TUCSS.

Delivered a lecture on technology for the underground rock cavern for LPG storage depot in an underground tunnel seminar sponsored by the Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology (SRMEG)
April 2015

Delivered a lecture on technology for hydraulic containment type underground LPG storage projects in the 2nd Underground Tunnel Seminar held jointly by the Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology (SRMEG), Engineering Alumni Singapore (EAS) Asian Concrete Construction Institute (ACCI), and Nanyang Centre for Underground Space (NCUS).

Delivered a lecture on the history and technology of large-scale underground rock cavern construction in Japan at the Underground Cavern Construction Seminar Series (Seminar 1) sponsored by the Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology (SRMEG)
March 2014

Delivered a lecture on the history and technology of large-scale underground rock cavern construction in Japan under the title “Construction of large-scale underground rock cavern in Japan – History of underground power plant construction and related technologies” in a seminar held jointly by the Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology (SRMEG) and Engineering Alumni Singapore (EAG).

Established Kajima Technical Research Institute Singapore (KaTRIS)
September 2013

Established Kajima Technical Research Institute Singapore (KaTRIS) in Parkway Parade in Singapore and started various activities including marketing of technology.

Ran a booth in the 50th Anniversary Symposium of Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS)
September 2017

Ran a booth jointly with Sichuan Central Inspection Technology Inc. (SCIT) in the 50th Anniversary Symposium of Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS) held from 14 to 15 September 2017 and introduced geotechnical technologies with a focus on Smart Triaxial testing device and Falling-ball inspection method.

Introduced Kajima's soil and rock mechanics technology in a seminar held jointly by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Society for Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics Malaysia (SEGRM)
October 2016

Introduced countermeasure technology to avoid causing uneven road surface with using cement treated soil on geotextile and tunnel excavation technology in multiple fractured mudstone in a seminar held jointly by USM and SEGRM.