The Social Infrastructure Management Group at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka, is dedicated to developing sustainable and safe social infrastructure, with a focus on technologies for the maintenance and longevity of aging facilities. In recent years, incidents such as sewer pipe bursts and road collapses have occurred frequently across Japan, underscoring the critical importance of ensuring infrastructure safety.
In this group, infrastructure is approached as an asset, and research is systematically conducted using asset management principles, including condition assessment, deterioration prediction, and the optimization of repair and renewal plans. We aim to identify and implement strategies for maintaining the service levels of existing social infrastructure while ensuring its sustainable transmission to future generations. These strategies are evaluated through a multidimensional lens encompassing social, economic, and environmental aspects.
Through such efforts, our research addresses pressing challenges faced by contemporary society, including the aging of urban infrastructure and the increasing risks of disasters.