| The Department of Fire Engineering studies methods for ensuring the
safety of people in case of fire in a building or city and methods for
minimizing the economic loss caused by fires. The department investigates
the physical behaviors of materials, components, and structures at elevated
temperatures during fires, analyzes evacuation behaviors of people,
and researches and develops comprehensive methods for fire safety evaluation |
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| Full-scale burn tests using a wooden three-story apartment building. |
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Research and Development Subject List |
MEMBERS (Last Update: Nov.07,2025)
| Name |
Position |
Research Field |
| Shuichi Takeya, Dr. |
Director |
Urban Disaster Mitigation |
| Tensei Mizukami, Dr. |
Chief Research Engineer |
Fireproof Construction, Fire Characteristics, Preservation of Historical Buildings and Townscapes |
| Yoshikazu Minegishi, Dr. |
Chief Research Engineer |
Fire Evacuation Safety, Crowd Movement, Performance-based Design |
| Masaki Noaki, Dr. |
Senior Research Engineer |
Fire Protection in Buildings (Burnability of Combustible Materials, Compartment Fire Properties, Fire Suppression Effect of Water Spraying, Wood Fireproof) |
| Yuhei Nishio, Dr. |
Senior Research Engineer |
Fire Protection in Buildings, Fire Protection Materials |
| Yuta Suzuki, Dr. |
Senior Research Engineer |
Urban Disaster Mitigation, Evacuation in post as Earthquake Fire |
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Department of Fire Engineering