ymaruyam@faculty.chiba-u.jp

kuwata@kobe-u.ac.jp

gshoji@kz.tsukuba.ac.jp

The aim of this special session is to facilitate broad information sharing among researchers, engineers, lifeline service providers, and local government officials involved in research, development, design, and construction on the latest research trends and practical case studies concerning disaster mitigation measures for infrastructure and urban lifeline systems, assuming the occurrence of large-scale natural disasters. This special session includes the research topics related to roads, railways, subways, port facilities, water supply and sewage systems, electricity, gas, and communication networks. We invite research presentations on a wide range of topics related to disaster mitigation measures for infrastructure and lifelines, technical trends, and responses to natural disasters, including large-scale earthquakes.