What kind of damage can pipelines suffer from disasters, and what level of safety do they possess? Particularly, conducting full-scale experiments on lifeline pipelines in the field of disaster prevention research holds great significance.
As a member of the Kansai Culture and Academic Research City, NEURON has devoted itself to the research and development of safety devices for pipelines, such as the “Bellows” system. With the establishment of NEURON Pipeline Resilience Laboratory, we have installed the Large Displacement Seismic Testing Machine. With this flagship testing machine, we will strive for the development of pipeline disaster prevention technologies through full-scale experiments on various pipeline components.

In the establishment of our laboratory, we have invited Dr. Takeshi Koike (former Professor at Kyoto University Graduate School) as the Research Institute’s Special Advisor and Senior Fellow in the field of lifeline earthquake engineering. As part of this initiative, we have launched the “Koike Seminar,” a curriculum aimed at nurturing young researchers. The ” Pipeline Resilience Laboratory ” serves as an educational platform for this curriculum, fostering a place for learning and facilitating the exchange and collaboration among researchers and practitioners from various institutions. Our goal is to create a hub for generating innovative ideas related to pipeline disaster prevention.