Dr. Tadahiro Kishida holds a PhD from the University of California, Davis (USA). He was an Assistant Project Scientist at the University of California, Berkeley (USA); Assistant Professor at Chiba University (Japan); Engineer at URS Corporation in Oakland, California (USA). He is a visiting scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA). He holds a professional engineering license in the State of California. He was awarded with Faculty Research Excellence in 2018 and 2019.
Sustainable ballast design for railway system using locally available natural and recycled materials
The project conducts the static and dynamic tests for recycle aggregates and evaluates their performance. Constitutive models are developed under low confining stress with high repeated loading. Geogrid performances are also evaluated for dilatant aggregates with low confining stress.
Ground motion prediction in the UAE
Ground motion models are studied by developing the ground-motion database in the UAE. Site response studies are conducted by reviewing the attenuation of high-frequency contents.
Biological improvement of liquefiable calcareous sand
Static and dynamic responses are studied for calcareous sand. Liquefaction potential is predicted from cone penetration resistance.
