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Taro Arikawa

Professor

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University


Visiting Researcher, Tsunami and Storm Surge Group, Port and Airport Research Institute


Areas of Specialization: Coastal Engineering, Tsunami Disaster Prevention

Lectures：Environmental Analysis, Coastal Hydrology, Coastal Engineering

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有川 太郎　Taro Arikawa: スタッフ紹介

Career

April 1993    Graduated from the University of Tokyo Science
April 1993    Civil Engineering Division, Faculty of Engineering
April 1995    Department of Social Infrastructure Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University 

                   of Tokyo
March 2000   Doctor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 
April 2000      Ministry of Transport, Port Technology Research Institute
Jan. 2001      Port and Airport Research Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 

                    (organization change)
April 2001      Independent Administrative Agency, Port and Airport Technology Research Institute, Marine

                     and Water Works Department, Wave Resistance Researcher
Oct. 2003      Senior Researcher, Department of Marine and Fisheries
Oct. 2003      Collaborative Instructor at Yokohama National University
July 2007       Collaborative Visiting Associate Professor, Yokohama National University
April 2011      Senior Researcher, Marine Research Area
April 2014      Senior Researcher, Marine Information and Tsunami Research Area
April 2015-     Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and

                     Engineering, Chuo University (current position)
April 2015-     Visiting Researcher, Tsunami Research Team, Port and Airport Research Institute

​ Major awards

2020​ Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering Achievement Award ( Details )

Achievements / Thesis

  1. Proposal of design method and examination of countermeasures for punching shear failures of caisson wall / Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, Vol. 51, 2004.

  2. Experimental study on caisson wall destruction due to breakwater collision / Dissertation on coastal engineering (Journal, 2004) Volume 51.

  3. Numerical simulation of hydraulic overflow pressure acting on the structures behind the seawall / Coastal Structures 2003 (Academic Journal, 2003).

  4. Large-scale experiment on caisson wall collision force by breakwater / Proceedings of coastal engineering (journal, 2003) Volume 50.

  5. Toward the realization of a virtual wave tank by computer / Magazine "Working Ship" (Others, 2003) No.265, pp.20-25.

  6. Explanation of calculation method using nonlinear mild-slope equation and calculation example / Study session on wave deformation calculation by Boussinesq model in 2002 Study session materials (Other, 2003) pp. 46-50.

  7. Wave Runup Modeling Using Velocity Potential Based on Nonlinear Mild-Slope Equations / Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2002 (Academic Journal, 2002) pp. 942-954.

  8. Hydrodynamic pressures by overtopping waves over seawalls with low crown height / TECHNO-OCEAN 2002 (Academic Journal, 2002).

  9. Experimental Study on Fluid Forces Acting on Seawall Hinterland Structures During Overtopping Waves / Proceedings of Coastal Engineering Vol. 49 (1), Japan Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 656-660, 2002.

  10. Development of Refraction / Diffraction / Breaking Wave Deformation Model Using Nonlinear Mild-Slope Equation / Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, Vol. 49, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, pp.26-30, 2002.

  11. Numerical Simulation of Impulsive Breaking-Wave Pressures on a Vertical Wall based on VOF Method. / The 8th International Symposium on Flow Modeling and Trubulence Measurements tobe published, 2001

  12. A Wave Breaking Model Based on Nonlinear Mild-Slope Equations / Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Hydrodynamics, 1AHR, P.551-556, 2001

  13. Development of Local Nearshore Current Measurement System Using PIV Analysis / Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, Vol. 48, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, P101-105, 2001.

  14. Calculation and Applicability of Impulsive Wave Pressure Using VOF Method / Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, Vol. 48, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, P.831-835, 2001.

  15. Development of Refraction / Diffraction / Breaking Wave Deformation Model Based on Nonlinear Mild-Slope Equation / The University of Tokyo Dissertation, 2000, P.115.

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