Hiroshi Asanuma
Chiba University, Japan
Biography
Hiroshi Asanuma has been developing the field of smart materials/structures and related technologies for many years by proposing new concepts and demonstrating them, which include such as metal-based smart composites (fiber reinforced metals capable of fiber-matrix sliding for secondary forming, healing, etc., optical fiber embedded aluminum etc. as structural materials having robust sensing function, metal-core piezoelectric fiber embedded aluminum etc. as structural materials having robust sensing/actuating/energy harvesting functions, active laminates having variety of functions such as actuating/sensing/repairing, and so on. After the serious earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan in 2011, he started to apply smart materials/structures including his variety of robust materials, and has proposed the novel concept of “Disaster Mitigation and Sustainable Engineering” with his colleagues, which intends to enable sustainability as well as disaster mitigation, effectively and economically. He has developed a research committee, organized workshops/conference sessions, delivered plenary/keynote/invited presentations and seminars to establish the new world.
Abstract
Abstract : Novel Applications of Smart Materials and Structures Aiming at Disaster Mitigation