Norimasa Yoshimoto
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D.
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Particulate Media Research Laboratory
790 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332
Phone: (404) 385-7696
e-mail: norimasa.yoshimoto @ ce.gatech.edu
Research
• Effective use of Recycle Materials ( i.e. Fly Ash, Clinker Ash, Tire Chip, Slag ) as Geomaterial
• Mechanical Property of Methane Hydrate bearing Sand
• Migration of various substances ( i.e. Water, Gas, Trace substances ) in the Ground
Education
• M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan (1998)
• B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan (1996)
Title
• Dr. Eng. (2007: Mechanical Properties and Environmental Assessment of Granulated Coal Ash as Geomaterial)
Employment
• 2006 - present, Assistant Professor, Department of and Environmental Civil Engineering, Yamaguchi University
• 2000-2006, Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University
• 1998-2000, Engineer, NEWJEC Inc.
Principal Publications
• Yoshimoto, N., Hyodo, M., Nakata, Y., Orense, R. P., Hongo, T. and Ohnaka, A. : Evaluation of shear strength and
mechanical properties of granulated coal ash based on single particle strength, Soils and Foundations, under review.
• Yoshimoto, N., Orense, R.P., Tanabe, F., Kikkawa, N., Hyodo, M. and Nakata, Y. : Measurement of degree of
saturation on model ground by digital image processing, Soils and Foundations, Vol.51, No.1, pp.167-177, 2011.2.
• Yoneda, J., Hyodo, M., Nakata, Y. and Yoshimoto, N. : Triaxial Shear Characteristics of Methane Hydrate-bearing
Sediment in the Deep Seabed, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol.66, No.4, pp.742-756,
2010 (in Japanese).
• Yoshimoto, N., Hyodo, M., Nakata, Y., Murata, H., Hongo, T. and Ohnaka, A. : Liquefaction Resistance of
Granulated Coal Ash, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol.62, No.1, pp.246-257, 2006 (in
Japanese).
• Yoshimoto, N., Hyodo, M., Nakata, Y., Murata, H., Hongo, T. and Ohnaka, A. : Particle Characteristics of Granulated
Coal Ashes as Geomaterial, J. Soc. Mat. Sci., Vol.54, No.11, pp.1111-1116, 2005 (in Japanese).
• Hyodo, M., Nakata, Y., Yoshimoto, N. and Ebinuma, T. : Basic Research on the Mechanical Behavior of Methane
Hydrate-sediments Mixture, Soils and Foundations, Vol.45, No.1, pp.75-85, 2005.