Research & Theses

Research Overview

 Materials used in mechanical structures around the world such as vehicles, aircrafts, power plants and the like are under forces that correspond to the role and environment they are being used in respectively. In our laboratory, we focus on actual phenomena associated with the destruction or deformation of the material subjected to these forces, working on diverse problems related to material strength studies such as fracture mechanics and elastic-plastic mechanics. Based on the information obtained from various measuring techniques such as defect detection using ultrasonic waves and stress measurement using infrared, we step into underlying theories of deformation and fracture processes of material to spread design guidelines for reliable materials and structures and the design of materials and structures to worldwide.


Please see the following page for the list of laboratory achievements.
Professor Hirotsugu Inoue
Associate Proffesor Motoki Sakaguchi
Assistant Professor Yu Kurokawa

Graduate Theses in the Past

Doctoral dissertations

YearNameTitle
2021 KANG Chao Mechanics of paraffin droplet impacted and solidified on metal substrate
Shiyu Suzuki Temperature and Time Dependent Fatigue Crack Propagation in   Ni-base Superalloys
2020 CHEN Xiaosheng Crystal plasticity assessment of low temperature fatigue crack propagation in Ni-base single crystal superalloy
2018 Tran Hai Impact Force Reconstruction with Wavelet Deconvolution Technique
2017 Ryogo KAWAI Reliability Improvement of rapid evaluation of fatigue limit based on temperature variation
Yoshifumi OKAJIMA Study on influence of residual stress on peeling durability of thermal barrier coating
NGUYEN, Chanh Nghia Evaluation of Periodic Triangular Profile of Internal Surfaces by Ultrasonic Backscatter
2011 Hung Anh LY Numerical Study for Validation of Rapid Evaluation Technique of Fatigue Limit using Infrared Thermography
2008 Hiroyuki MAE Material Characterization and Modeling for Mechanical Design of Automobile Components
Ryota MASUDA A Study on Peel Propagation Behavior and Peel Strength Evaluation of Adhesive Tapes
2006 Akira SHINOZAKI Mechanical Analysis of Polymeric Materials by Molecular Chain Network Model
M. Nizar Machmud Study on Impact Resistance Characteristics of PC/ABS Blends
2003 Yoshihiro HIROKAWA A Study on Stress Measurement using a Non-Linear Thermoelastic Effect
1999 Keisuke HAYABUSA A Study on Stress Distribution Visualization by Inverse Problem Analysis
1998 Husaini Study on Fracture Behavior of ABS Resin and PC/ABS Blends under Mode I and Mixed Mode Loading
1985 Tomoaki TSUJI A Study on Torsional Stress Analysis of the Stepped Bar
1978 Toshiaki HARA A Study on Non-Axisymmetric Elastic Contact Problem by Annular Stamp
1974 Takahito GOSHIMA A Study on Unsteady Thermal Stress of Uneven-Heated Plank Structure Parts


Master's theses

YearNameTitle
2023 Akira Koshio Temperature variation due to fatigue crack initiation and propagation of single crystal metallic material under cyclic loading
Hikaru Takahashi Detection of Defects for Laser Welded Plastic by Infrared Thermography
Kotaro Noguchi Generation mechanism of higher harmonic component in temperature fluctuation of metallic materials under cyclic loading
Ikki Ikeda In-situ observation and thermo-fluid simulation for impact, flow and solidification of a paraffin droplet
2022 Yuto INO Evaluation of Water Absorption of Adhesive Layer in CFRP Adhesive Joints by Ultrasonic Method
Kento KOZAKI Evaluation of Thermal Oxidative Degradation of Rubber by Measuring Thermal Diffusivity Using Laser Heating and Infrared Measurement
Shinichi TAKAGI Low dissipative capture method for discontinuous solutions based on the TENO method
Kota CHIYA In situ observation and numerical analysis of flow and solidification behavior of paraffin droplets impacted on solid surfaces
Hayato MATSUOKA Effect of Tensile Holding on Acceleration/Deceleration of Fatigue Crack Growth of Alloy718 at Elevated Temperatures
Koki YAMANAKA Parameter estimation of creep constitutive equation by inverse analysis using digital image correlation method and FEM
Kazushi YAYOI Machine Learning Prediction of Impact Damage to Flexible Display Films
2021 Putt THANAKUN Crystal plasticity analysis for temperature dependent fatigue crack growth in a single crystal Ni-base superalloy
Ryota OKAMOTO Effect of γ/γ’ microstructure and its temperature dependency on fatigue crack propagation in a single crystal Ni-base superalloy
Satoshi SHIMANUKI Generation mechanism of higher harmonic component in temperature fluctuation of metallic materials under cyclic loading
Keisuke SUZUKI Temperature dependent crack opening and closure behavior in forged TiAl-based alloys
Kosuke TOKIHIRO Temperature variation accompanied with fatigue damage of single crystal metal associated with cyclic loading
Fuminori NAKAMURA Fatigue fracture of steel-aluminum alloy joint fabricated by dissimilar joining method DSW
HE Jiaqi Fatigue Life Extension of Spinal Rod by Twice Bending Method
YANG Weiyao Temperature variation of the rubber dumbell during cyclic tensile loading
ZHANG Qihe Effect of high temperature tension hold on fatigue crack propagation in Alloy 718
2020 GONG Wenxiang Investigation on temperature dependent fatigue crack propagation in forged Titanium Aluminum alloys
Takahiro KAWAGUCHI Detection of water absorption of CFRP adhesive joint by ultrasonic testing
Fubuki TANAKA Measurement of impact force and prediction of damage acting on film for flexible display
Masaya DOMEN Effects of temperature and grain boundary on fatigue crack propagation in polycrystalline Ni-based superalloy
Shun TOMIZAWA Simultaneous evaluation of thermal diffusivity and internal defect depth of wall based on time variation of surface temperature distribution
Koichiro MOGI SPH simulation for impact, spreading and solidification of droplets
ZHOU Junyao Effects of creep and interfacial adhesion on residual stress development during rapid solidification of paraffin droplet
2019 Takumi KATAKAI Fatigue limit rapid estimation based on phase and amplitude of temperature variation due to cyclic loading
Yu KITAHARA Crystal plasticity analysis for fatigue crack propagation in Ni-base superalloys at low and intermediate temperatures
Akito SAITO On the residual stress developed during solidification and adhesion process of paraffin droplet
Teho CHAN Temperature variation of rubber sphere subjected to cyclic compressive loading
Michiyasu HIROTA Stress measurement of structure under service load by thermoelastic stress analysis
2018 Yuki OTSUKA Strain field measurement around the crack tip in Ni-base superalloy using Digital Image Correlation
Kotato SAKAMOTO Detection of internal defects in concrete using infrared thermography
Shiyu SUZUKI Study on temperature dependent fatigue crack propagation in single crystal Ni-base superalloy
Yoshinori NIWA Effect of microstructure and temperature on fatigue crack propagation in forged TiAl based alloy
Masafumi MATSUNAMI Crack propagation test at room temperature with Ni-base superalloy 2D polycrystalline specimen
KANG Chao Quenching stress and fracture during solidification and adhesion process of paraffin droplet impacted onto substrate
2017 Ayumi AMANO Residual stress developed in solidification and adhesion process in paraffin coating with cracking and debonding behavior
Naoki KUWAMURA Ultrasonic Pulse Evaluation of Solid Back-Surface Roughness
Mana HIGAKI Fatigue crack propagation in polycrystalline Ni-based superalloy at room temperature
Takumi YOSHIKAWA Study on Temperature Fluctuation of Rubber Subjected to Cyclic Deformation
2016 Yu AOKI High Temperature Fatigue Strength of Friction Welded Dissimilar Joints between Martensitic Stainless Steel and Ni-base Superalloy
Masakazu ISHITOBI Study on Temperature Fluctuation of Rubber under cyclic deformation
Ryota KOMAMURA Effects of Crystallographic Factors on Stage I Fatigue CrackPropagation in Ni-base Superalloys
Takahiro TABATA Discrimination of flaw echo at weld zone by frequency band division of ultrasonic flaw detection image
Takuya NIIOKA Inverse Analysis for Thermal Influence of Coating on Thermoelastic Stress Analysis
Sho HARADA Flaw Identification of Plate-Like Structures using Ultrasonic Dispersion Compensation
2015 Gota AOKI Fundamental study on thermoelastic stress analysis of the rubber material
Kyohei KONO Effects of test temperature and crystal orientations on fatigue crack growth in a Ni-based single crystal superalloy
Shogo TOKUNAGA Evaluation of Internal Delamination Depth of Concrete Material using an Infrared Thermography
Taro YOKOGUCHI 単結晶Ni基超合金の第I段階疲労き裂進展に関する有限要素解析
2014 Naoki OSADA Elastic Modulus Evaluation of Brake Friction Material by Ultrasonic Method
Ryota KATO Flaw Imaging of Plate-like Structures using Ultrasonic Dispersion Compensation
Daichi KOUYAMA Experimental Investigation on Stage I Fatigue Crack Propagation in CT specimens of Single Ni-base Superalloy
Masaki SUGINO Ultrasonic Evaluation of Material Back-Surface Roughness
2013 Ryogo KAWAI Reliability Improvement of Fatigue Limit Rapid Evaluation Based on Temperature Variation Measurement
Shin YANAGISAWA Quantitative Evaluation of the Thermal Effect of Coating on Thermoelastic Stress Analysis
2012 Yoshihide NAKATANI Influence of Internal Friction on Rapid Evaluation of Fatigue Limit Based on Measurement of Temperature Evolution
2011 Kazumasa KATO Study on Ultrasonic Testing Image by Lamb Wave
2010 Masafumi ITO A Study on Condition Assessment of Piping Flange Joint by Impact Wave method
Masayuki IMAIZUMI Study on Time-of-Flight Diffraction Method using Phased Array Probe
Jun NAKAMURA A Study on Rapid Evaluation of Fatigue Limit Based on Measurement of Temperature Distribution
2009 Tetsuji SUENAGA A Study on the Experimental Vibration Analysis by Thermoelasticity Method
Yosuke TORII Influence of Thermal Conduction in Bend Stress Measurement by Thrmoelasticity Method
Shinichi MATSUI A Study on Scattering of Ultrasonic Waves at Rough Surfaces
2008 Daisuke KANEKO Effect of Intermetallic Compound Layer on the Fatigue Strength of the Solder Joint
Kiyoshi NAKAYAMA A Study on the Inverse Problem Analysis of Automobile Skeleton Passing Force
Yuki MATSUOKA A Study on Thermoelastic Stress Measurement under Service Load
Taiki MORI The Study on the Fatigue Limit Evaluation by Dissipation Energy Measurement
Yuta MORIYA Study on Ultrasonic Flaw Detection with Contact-Type Line-Focus Probe
2007 Sadaharu OKAMURA A Basic Study on the Mechanical Behavior of Fit Joint Part of Portable Electric Devices
Masaki OGAWA A Study on Impact Damage Simulation of Alminum Alloy Parts
2006 Eiji KIBA Deformation and Fracture Analysis of Polymer by Molecular Chain Model
Shigeru MORINAGA/td> The Study on the Fatigue behavior of UV Irradiated E-glass Fiber Reinforced CompositeMaterial
Eiji WADA Study on Residual Stress Evaluation Based on Thermal Spray Process for Ceramic Thermal Barrier Coating
Mohamad Fauzan Adziman Mechanical Behavior of Aluminum Foam under Compressive Loading
2005 Daisuke ITO A Study on Improvement of the Accuracy of the Thermoelastic Stress Measurement by Heat Conduction Inverse Analysis/td>
Makoto HAYASAKI A Study on Ultrasonic TOFD Method using a Contact-Type Line-Focus Probe
Takeshi MIYAZAKI A Study on Fatigue Damage of Lead-Free Solder Joints
Taishi MOCHIDUKI A Study on the Impact Crushing of Aluminum Alloy Parts
2004 Kotaro KUREBAYASHI A Study on the Identification of the Residual Stress by Thermoelastic Method
Satoshi TSUCHIYA A Study on Reliability Evaluation of Lead-free Solder Joints
Yuki NAKAMURA A Study on Drop Impact of Portable Electronics
Takashi NAKANO A Study on Multi-Delamination in the Multi-Layer Laminated Film
2003 Yohei OKUBO Material Mechanical Study on the Transmission Efficiency of the Optical Fiber Cable
Yoshifumi OKAJIMA A Study on Interfacial Fracture Toughness Evaluation of Ceramic Thermal Barrier Coating
Akira SHINOZAKI A Study on Mesomechanics of the polymer
Takashi TATENO A Study on Ultrasonic Propagation Characteristics of the Laminated Piezoelectric Material
M. Nizar Machmud A Study on Impact Resistance Characteristics of PC/ABS Blends
2002 Takuro ASAOKA A Study on Ultrasonic Excitation Characteristics of the Contact-Type Line-Focus Probe
Yuki KATO The Inverse Heat Conduction Analysis of Thermoelastic Stress Measurement Method
Hiroshi KASHIMA A Study on the Impact Strength of the Solder Joints
Eiji KUSABIRAKI Analytical Study on Fracture and strength of the polymer alloy
Yoshikazu SHINOHARA Strength Evaluation of Thin Film Interface by Micro-Indentation
Goki HAN A Study on the Adhesion Strength Evaluation of Thin Film on the Polymer Substrate
2001 Jin SATO A Study on Debonding Damage of Ceramic Thermal Barrier Coating
Miwa SHIBATA Influence of Morphology on the Fracture Properties of the Polymer Alloy
Shunsuke HAYASHI A Study on Interface Debonding Behavior
Takuya MATSUNAGA A Study on Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Evaluation of Particle Dispersed Composite Material
Yuki YASHIRO A Study on the Fracture Properties of Semiconductor Sealing Resin
Yu YOKOYAMA A Study on the Inverse Problem Analysis of the Impact Force by the Wavelet Transform
Shin RYO A Study on the Impact Fracture Properties of PC / ABS Resin


Bachelor's theses

YearNameTitle
2023 Yuto Sato Prediction of Impact Damage on Laminated Films for Displays Using Machine Learning
Yuta Someya Temperature variation associated with slip deformation and crack initiation in a single crystal material under cyclic loading
Futa Takebe Flow and solidification of water droplets impinging on solid surfaces and developmental behavior of residual stress
Keita Mase Effect of crystallographic anisotropy on fatigue crack propagation and arrest in a single crystal metal
Takato Morikawa Fatigue crack propagation property of additively manufactured Heat-Resistant Material Waspaloy
2022 Teruaki Kato Relationship between Poisson's ratio and temperature variation in uniaxial tensile of rubber
Yuta Kaneko Prediction of Impact Damage on Polymer Films for Displays Using Neural Networks
Itsuki Sasakura Effects of Oxidation and Stress Relaxation on Fatigue Crack Growth in Heat-Resistant Superalloys
Koichiro Tanaka Deformation and cracking of paraffin film impacted and solidified on solid surface
2021 Ikki Ikeda Effect of heat transfer on impact and flow of paraffin droplets
Akira Koshio Fatigue damage and temperature variation of a single crystal metallic material associated with cyclic loading
Yusuke Sakurai Effect of microstructure on fatigue crack propagation in a single crystal Ni-base superalloy
Hikaru Takahashi Detection of Weld Defects in Plastic Products by Infrared Measuremen
2020 Yuto INO Ultrasonic Pulse Evaluation of Solid Back-Surface Roughness
Kento KOZAKI Detection of rubber degradation by laser heating and infrared measurement
Kota CHIYA SPH simulation for solidification and shrinkage of paraffin
Hayato MATSUOKA Creep induced retardation of fatigue crack propagation in a single crystal Ni-base superalloy
Koki YAMANAKA Optimal estimation of creep constitutive equation based on strain measurement by digital image correlation
2019 Ryota OKAMOTO Creep-fatigue crack propagation in a polycrystalline Ni-base superalloy
Keisuke SUZUKI Fatigue crack growth behavior on forged TiAl alloy
Kosuke TOKIHIRO Temperature Variation and Fatigue Failure of Metallic Material Subjected to Cyclic Loading
Fuminori NAKAMURA Fatigue properties of a dissimilar joint for automotive body
2018 Takahiro KAWAGUCHI Application of Ultrasonic TOFD Method to Weld with Linear Misalignment
Takenori TAGUCHI High temperature fatigue crack propagation in a Polycrystalline Ni-based Superalloy
Fubuki TANAKA Study on Impact Resistance of Film for Flexible Display
Masaya DOMEN Experimental investigation of fatigue crack retardation near the grain boundary
Kyoichiro NUMATA The measurement of In-Service Stress by the Thermoelastic method
Koichiro MOGI SPH simulation for impact and spreading of droplets
2017 Shunsuke ONO Effects of Temperature and Crystallographic in orientation on High-temperature Fatigue Crack Propagation in Ni-based superalloys
Akito SAITO Solidification and adhesion behavior of paraffin droplet impact on metal substrate
Teho CHAN Measurement of Temperature Fluctuation of Rubber Sphere under Cyclic Compressive Loading
Atsuya HASHIMOTO Impact Force and Damage in Collision between Touch Panel and Pen
Michiyasu HIROTA The measurement of In-Service Stress by the Thermoelastic method
2016 Yuki OTSUKA Strain Field Measurement at Stress Concentration using Digital Image Correlation and Application to High Temperature Environment
Shiyu SUZUKI Temperature Effect on the Fatigue Crack Propagation Property of Syngle Crystal Ni-based Superalloy
Hirofumi NISHIE Thermal Diffusivity Evaluation of Concrete Material using an Infrared Thermography
Masafumi MATSUNAMI Effects of Crystal Orientation and Grain Boundary on Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior in Polycrystalline Ni-based Superalloy
2015 Shuo ZHANG Strength Evaluation of Friction Welded Dissimilar Joint for Micro Gas Turbine
Ayumi AMANO Fundamental Study on Residual Stress Development Process for Thermal Barrier Coating
Naoki KUWAMURA Roughness Evaluation of Non-Periodic Back-Surface using Ultra-sonic
Mana HIGAKI Fatigue Crack Initiation and Initial Propagation in Polycrystalline Ni-based Superalloy
Takumi YOSHIKAWA Study on Rapid Evaluation of Fatigue Limit using Thermal Infrared Camera
2014 Masakazu ISHITOBI Observations of Deformation Behavior and Temperature Fluctuation of Rubber under Cyclic Loading
Ryota KOMAMURA Experimental Investigation on Fatigue Crack Propagation in a Polycrystalline Ni-based Superalloy
Takuya NIIOKA Inverse Analysis Method for Measuring Coating Properties Using Thermoelastic Effect
Yuta HOSAKA Finite Element Analysis for Stage I Fatigue Crack Growth in Polycrystal Model
2013 Gota AOKI Temperature Variation Measurement of Rubber with Cyclic Loading
Toshiya KIMURA Experimental Investigation on Fatigue Crack Propagation in Thin-walled CT Specimens of Single Crystal Ni-based Superalloys
Takahiro TABATA Measurement of Position and Size of Neighboring Flaws by TOFD Method Using Multiple Probes
Taro YOKOGUTI Finite Element Analysis for Stage I Fatigue Crack Growth
2012 Naoki OSADA A Study for Ultrasonic Measurement of Friction Material Elastic Constants
Ryota KATO Phase Velcity Determination of Lamb Wave Using Wavelet Analysis
Daiti KOUYAMA Experimental Investigation on Fatigue Crack Propagation in Thin-Walled CT Specimens of Ni-based Superallys
Masaki SUGINO A Study on Frequency Dependence of Ultrasonic Scattering at Rough Surfaces
2011 Kazuki KAWASHIMA Study of Microscopic Infrared Observation of Energy Dissipation by Fatigue Damage
Takumi NAGASHIMA Study of Thermoelastic Stress Measurement of High-Polymer Material
Ryogo KAWAI Study on Evaluation of Fatigue Limit Based on Measurement of Dissipation Energy
Tatsuya TOKUNAGA A Study on the Improvement of Measurement Accuracy of TOFD Method Using Multiple Probes
Shin YANAGISAWA Study on Effect of Coating for Thermoelastic Stress Measurement
2010 Mayo KAWASAKI A Study on Microscopic Infrared Observation of Fatigue Damage of Metal
Taira HORIGANE A Study on Ultrasonic Scattering at Rough Surfaces
2009 Ariff, Zaini Study of Microscopic Thermography Observation under Fatigue
Kazumasa KATO Evaluation of Contact-Type Line-Focus Ultrasonic Probe
2008 Daisuke ISHIHARA A Study on Microscopic Infrared Observaiton of Fatigue Damage
Masafumi ITO A Study of the Elastic Wave Propagation at the Composition Surface of the Piping System
Masayuki IMAIZUMI Study of Improvement of Visualizing Image of Phased Array
2007 Tetsushi SUENAGA Study of Experimental Model Analysis Using Thermoelastic Stress Measurement
Yosuke TORII Study about Effect of Heat Conduction of Bending Stress Measurement Utilizing Thermoelastic Effect
2006 Daisuke KANEKO Study on Fatigue Strength Characteristics for Solder Joints
Kiyoshi NAKAYAMA Inverse Analysis for Measurement of Passing Force in Automobile Member of Framework
Yuuki MATSUOKA Study of Thermoelastic Stress Measurement under Random Loading
Yuta MORIYA A Study on Development of Line-Focused SH Wave Ultrasonic Probe
2005 Toru ISHIGURO A Study on Evaluation of Falling Impact Force of Portable Electronics Device
Atsuo KIKUTI A Study on Identification of Residual Stress Using Infrared Thermography
Kentaro KAMIDUKI A Study on Separation of Thin-Film by Repetitive Nanoindentation
Daigo KOBAYASHI An Inverse Problem Analysis of passing power of the Car Frame
2004 Hidenori KIBA A Study on Pariticle Method for Impact Analysis of an Object
Ryota MASUDA A Study on Peeling Speed Dependency of Interface Strength
Shigeru MORINAGA A Study on Impact Tension Test of Polymer Alloy
Hideshi WADA An Evaluation of Residual Stress of Thermal Barrier Coating by Plasma Spraying
2003 Daisuke ITO A Study on Effect of Heat Transfer for Thermoelastic Stress Analysis
Toshimasa SAITO A Study on Application of Line-Focused Ultrasonic Probe to TOFD Technique
Osamu SHIMIZU A Study on Evaluation of Mechanical Property Using Nanoindentation Techinique
Hiroshi HOSHIKO A Study on Evaluation of Bond Strength of Thin-Film on Polymeric Material
Takeshi MIYAZAKI A Study on Fatigue Damage at Solder Bonding Part
Taishi MOTIDUKI A Study on Impact Tension Test of Polymeric Material
2002 Tomohiko KURA A Study on Accuracy Improvement of Stress Analysis Using Raman Spectroscopy
Kotaro KUREBAYASHI A Study on Analysis of Residual Stress Using Thermal Elastic Techinique
Satoshi TUTIYA A Durability Evaluation of Pressure Sensor for Automobile Tire
Yuki NAKAMURA A Study on Falling Impact Behavior of Mobile Device
Makoto HAYASAKI A Study on Fatigue Testing at Solder Bonding Part
2001 Yohei OKUBO A Study on Transmission Efficiency of Fiber-Optic Cable from the Point of View of Mechanics of Materials
Akira SHINOZAKI A Study on Stress Analysis for Polymetric Material Using Raman Spectroscopy
Takashi Tateno A Study on Application of Invese Problem Analysis System of Impact Force
Etsushi HUKUNAGA A Study on Peel Strength Evaluation Using Multi-Stage Peel Testing
Takemasa YOSHINAGA A Study on Falling Impact of Portable Electronics Device