KUWANO Reiko

KUWANO Reiko is a Professor at The University of Tokyo, Department of CE. Her research focuses on laboratory soil tests, long-term behavior of buried/earth structures, ground cave-in, and internal erosion. Her laboratory, established in April 2006, conducts both fundamental and practical studies in geotechnical engineering, including the use of discrete element method (DEM) for numerical analysis. The lab also investigates ground and soil behavior through advanced experiments.

Reiko Kuwano is a researcher at the University of Tokyo, specializing in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Her work focuses on the behavior of geomaterials under various loading conditions, including time-dependent deformation, anisotropic stiffness, and the effects of internal erosion on soil properties. Kuwano's research also explores the influence of subsurface structures on underground cavities, the role of water inflow in soil failure, and the mechanical behavior of soils under cyclic and dynamic loading. Her studies often involve advanced laboratory testing and visualization techniques such as X-ray CT to analyze soil failure mechanisms.