The strength laboratory has been contributing to improvements in the reliability, estimation of durability, development of innovative design for many plants and structures, such as ships, boilers, steam turbines,nuclear power plants and space equipment as well as development of new structural design engineering. We use special strengh evaluation methods using up-to-date analytical and experimental techniques, which include 1) accurate computer analysis of structures, 2) experiments on material fatigue, thermal fatigue, creep and brittle fracture, 3) bucking and collapse experiments of large-scale sturctures, 4) experiments on explosion and water surface impact, and so on.
We strive to improve durability and utilize the new materials, for example, solid oxide fuel cells, ceramic gas turbines, ceramic-sprayed coatings and functinal gradient materials, as well as to develop strength design methods.