Detailed Information

Research Field/Keywords for Research Field

• Geotechnical Engineering

Education

• 1991/03, Saga University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduated
• 1994/03, Saga University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Master Course, Completed
• 1997/03, Saga University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Engineering Systems and Technology (Geotechnical Engineering), Doctor Course, Completed

Employment Experience

• 1991/04 - 1991/08 Technical Staff Sato Gumi Co., Ltd.
• 1997/04 - 2001/03 Research Associate, Institute of Lowland Technology, Saga University
• 2001/04 - 2008/03 Lecturer, Institute of Lowland Technology, Saga University
• 2006/04 - 2010/03 Researcher National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• 2008/04 - 2010/03 Associate Professor, Institute of Lowland Technology, Saga University
• 2010/04 - 2012/11 Associate Professor, Institute of Lowland and Marine Research, Saga University
• 2012/12 - 2018/03 Professor, Institute of Lowland and Marine Research, Saga University
• 2016/01 - 2018/12 Adjunct Professor Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• 2018/04 - 2019/03 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University
• 2019/04 -  *  Professor, Department of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University

Field of Specialization

• Geotechnical engineering

Membership in Academic Societies

• Japan Siciety of Civil Engineer, Japanese Geotechnical Society, Japan Association for Quaternary, Japan Chapter of International Geosynthetics Society, The Society of Materials Science, Japan, The Japanese Association of Edcational Psychology, International Association of Lowland Technology, Association of Soft Ground Technology, GI Column Association, Lowland Research Association

Awards

• 低平地に関する国際会議ISLT2012・ベストペーパー賞 （2013/06）
• 平成24年度佐賀大学優秀科学技術研究賞 （2012/11）
• 低平地に関する国際会議ISLT2010・ベストペーパー賞 （2011/06）
• 平成18年度地盤工学会事業企画賞 （2007/08）

Themes for Ongoing Research

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Research Topics and Results

• Consideration of quality control standards through splitting tensile strength evaluation of plate-like improved soil (PLIS) 2024/09
• Effect of Water-Cement Ratio and Liquidity Index on the Deep Mixing Method using Cement Slurry: A Case Study of Kaolin Clay Powder 2024/09
• Sustainable Approaches to Quality Assurance in Cement-Improved Soil : Applications of Handheld XRF for Geotechnical Solutions 2024/06
• Sustainable Construction and quality of improved columns with 3 types of water-cement ratio on deep mixing method in Saga lowland 2024/04
• Unconfined compressive and splitting tensile strength of plate-like improved clay 2023/10
• Influence of curing time and temperature on strength development of artificial clay with cement-based binder material 2023/10
• Strength development characteristics of improved soil with different water-cement ratios and mixing times in Hasuike clay 2023/10
• Fundamental study on distribution of crust layer and groundwater level in Saga lowland 2023/10
• Investigation on strength development characteristics of improved soil based on the relationship between consistency and shear strength 2023/10
• A consideration of risk management methods for quality defects in soil improvement with slurry binder 2023/10
• Lithostab as technique for improving the geotechnical performance of a lateritic soil in road construction 2022/09
• 7. Agriculture and creeks in Saga Lowlands, Introduction for scienic spots and noted products in Japan, the special bounty from plane and basin 2022/08
• Behaviour of winged PVD and the method for calculating its induced degree of consolidation 2022/07
• Swelling and consolidation behaviour of polymerized bentonites with cation solutions 2021/11
• Study on estimation and utilization of Aso-4 pyroclastic-flow deposits in columnar sections of well drilling in Saga lowland 2021/10
• Experimental study on application of accelerated curing method for ground improvement using cementitious solidified material 2020/10
• Failure of an embankment on soil-cement column-improved clay deposit: Investigation and analysis 2019/06
• A consideration on the transition of soil structure in the high tide level change environment 2019/04
• Characteristics of clay deposits in Saga Plain, Japan 2017/12
• Predicting bending failure of CDM columns under embankment loading 2017/11
• Holocene deposits in Saga Plain: Leaching mechanism and soil sensitivity 2017/10
• Methods for evaluating overconsolidation ratio from piezocone sounding results 2017/09
• Analysis and simulations of flood control dikes and erosion protection schemes using PLAXIS FEM 2D and SLIDE Softwares 2017/03
• A study on Jobaru river basin management by numerical simulations of flooding and sediment deposition with field survey 2016/06

Books

• Abstruct volume, First Himalayan Engineering Geological Congress (HEGC-1);　2019/05
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　NSEG & IALT, Kathmandu, Nepal, 94
  AUTHOR;　Bergado, D. T., Hino, T., Mishima, N., Dahal, R. K., Manandhar, S., Kafle, K. R. and Timilsina, M.
  
• Proceedings of the International Convention on Civil Engineering 2017 (ICCE 2017);　2017/07
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Green Technology for Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, 126
  AUTHOR;　Horpibulsuk, S., Hino, T., Hossain Z. and Suebsuk J.
  

Original Articles

• Consideration of quality control standards through splitting tensile strength evaluation of plate-like improved soil (PLIS);　2024/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Lowland Technology International, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp.37-49
  AUTHOR;　Sindete, M. J., Usui, H., and Hino, T.
  
• Effect of Water-Cement Ratio and Liquidity Index on the Deep Mixing Method using Cement Slurry: A Case Study of Kaolin Clay Powder;　2024/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp.13-23
  AUTHOR;　Some, D. D., Usui, H., Sindete, M. J., Mitsuse, K., Pastor, J. L. and Hino, T.
  
• Sustainable Approaches to Quality Assurance in Cement-Improved Soil : Applications of Handheld XRF for Geotechnical Solutions;　2024/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities, Vol. 2, No. 9
  AUTHOR;　Sindete, M. J. Usui, H., Some, D. D., and Hino, T.
  
• Sustainable Construction and quality of improved columns with 3 types of water-cement ratio on deep mixing method in Saga lowland;　2024/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities, Vol. 2, No. 6
  AUTHOR;　Usui, H., Some, D. D., Sindete, M. J. and Hino, T.
  
• Unconfined compressive and splitting tensile strength of plate-like improved clay;　2023/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceeding of the 21st Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 4th AGSSEA Conference (SEAGC-AGSSEA 2023)
  AUTHOR;　Sindete, M. J., Usui, H., Some, D. D., Afif, F. M. and Hino, T.
  
• Influence of curing time and temperature on strength development of artificial clay with cement-based binder material;　2023/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceeding of the 21st Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 4th AGSSEA Conference (SEAGC-AGSSEA 2023)
  AUTHOR;　Afif, F. M., Himeno, T., Usui, H., Sindete, M. J. and Hino, T.
  
• Strength development characteristics of improved soil with different water-cement ratios and mixing times in Hasuike clay;　2023/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceeding of the 21st Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 4th AGSSEA Conference (SEAGC-AGSSEA 2023)
  AUTHOR;　Aso, K., Usui, H., Sindete, M. J., Some, D. D., Afif, F. M. and Hino, T.
  
• Fundamental study on distribution of crust layer and groundwater level in Saga lowland;　2023/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceeding of the 21st Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 4th AGSSEA Conference (SEAGC-AGSSEA 2023)
  AUTHOR;　Kurishima, A., Ariyama, H., Sindete, M. J. and Hino, T.
  
• Investigation on strength development characteristics of improved soil based on the relationship between consistency and shear strength;　2023/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceeding of the 21st Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 4th AGSSEA Conference (SEAGC-AGSSEA 2023)
  AUTHOR;　Matsuo, Y., Usui, H., Hino, T. and Himeno, T.
  
• A consideration of risk management methods for quality defects in soil improvement with slurry binder;　2023/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceeding of the 21st Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 4th AGSSEA Conference (SEAGC-AGSSEA 2023)
  AUTHOR;　Mitsuse, K., Usui, H., Hino, T. and Some, D. D.
  
• Lithostab as technique for improving the geotechnical performance of a lateritic soil in road construction;　2022/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 16, 425-430
  AUTHOR;　Some, D. D., Yameogo, O. G., Hino, T. and Harianto, T.
  
• Behaviour of winged PVD and the method for calculating its induced degree of consolidation;　2022/07
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Vol.8, pp.1-11
  AUTHOR;　Chai, J.-C., Saito, A., Hino, T. and Negami, T.
  
• Swelling and consolidation behaviour of polymerized bentonites with cation solutions;　2021/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Environmental Geotechnics
  AUTHOR;　Nie, J.-X., Chai, J.-C. and Hino, T.
  
• Study on estimation and utilization of Aso-4 pyroclastic-flow deposits in columnar sections of well drilling in Saga lowland;　2021/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, pp.88-93
  AUTHOR;　Kazuki EMOTO and Takenori HINO
  
• Reconnaissance report on geotechnical damage caused by a localized torrential downpour with emergency warning level in Kyushu, Japan;　2021/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Soils and Foundations, 61, 2, 600-620
  AUTHOR;　Mukunoki, T., Suetsugu, D., Sako, K., Murakami, S., Fukubayashi, Y., Ishikura, R., Hino T., Sugimoto, S., Wakinaka, K., Ito, S. and Koyama, A.
  
• Experimental study on application of accelerated curing method for ground improvement using cementitious solidified material;　2020/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 15, 4, 705-714
  AUTHOR;　Himeno, T., Hino, T., Miura, N., Usui, H. and Kirekawa, T.
  
• Lesson learned from catastrophic floods in western Japan in 2018: Sustainable perspective analysis;　2020/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Case Report, Water 2020
  AUTHOR;　Lin, S.-S., Zhang, N., Xu, Y.-S. and Hino, T.
  
• Innovations in the improvements of soft Bangkok clay using prefabricated vertical drains and deep cement mixing (DCM);　2020/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Special Issue on Engineering Geology and Geotechniques for Developing Countries, Lowland Technology International, 22, 1, 93-112
  AUTHOR;　Bergado, D. T., Manandhar, S., Soralump, S. and Hino, T.
  
• Experimental Investigation of Cement Mixing to Improve Lake Agassiz Clay;　2020/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the Geo-Congress 2020, 485-495
  AUTHOR;　Himeno, T., Alfaro, M. C. and Hino, T.
  
• The effects of the depositional environment and post-depositional processes on the engineering properties of Quaternary clays in the Saga Plain;　2019/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 79, 1137-1152
  AUTHOR;　Jia, R., Zheng, G., Lei, H.-Y. and Hino, T.
  
• Comparison of sedimentary environment and geotechnical properties of Lake Agassiz and Ariake clays for application of Deep Mixing Method;　2019/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the 72nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference (Geo St. John’s 2019)
  AUTHOR;　Himeno, T., Alfaro, M. C. and Hino, T.
  
• Failure of an embankment on soil-cement column-improved clay deposit: Investigation and analysis;　2019/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Case Study, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145, 9
  AUTHOR;　Chai, J.-C., Shrestha, S. and Hino, T.
  
• A consideration on the transition of soil structure in the high tide level change environment;　2019/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Geotechnical Engineering Magazine, 67, 4, 12-15
  AUTHOR;　Hino, T., Negami, T., Himeno, T. and Chai, J.-C.
  
• Environmental changes in Ariake Sea of Japan and their relationships with Isahaya Bay reclamation;　2018/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135, 832-844
  AUTHOR;　Jia, R., Lei, H.-Y., Hino, T. and Arulrajahd, A.
  
• Study of the sedimentation and self-weight consolidation behavior of seafloor sediments using a radioisotope densitometer;　2018/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Marine Georesources & Geotechnology
  AUTHOR;　Jia, R., Lei, H.-Y., Zhang, W.-J. and Hino, T.
  
• Characteristics of clay deposits in Saga Plain, Japan;　2017/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 170, 6, 548-558
  AUTHOR;　Chai, J.-C., Hino, T. and Shen, S.-L.
  
• Predicting bending failure of CDM columns under embankment loading;　2017/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Computers and Geotechnics, 91, 169-178
  AUTHOR;　Chai, J.-C., Shrestha, S., Hino, T. and Uchikoshi, T.
  
• Holocene deposits in Saga Plain: Leaching mechanism and soil sensitivity;　2017/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 35, 5, 2107-2122
  AUTHOR;　Chai, J.-C., Hino, T., Shen S.-L. and Carter, J. P.
  
• Evaluation of the uplift behavior of plate anchor in structured marine clay;　2017/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 35, 6, 758-768
  AUTHOR;　Zhang, N., Wu, H.-N., Shen, S.-L., Hino, T. and Yin, Z.-U.
  
• Experimental study on factors affecting the quality of improved columns;　2017/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　3rd International Conference on Ground Improvement and Ground Control (ICGI 2017)
  AUTHOR;　Jabeur, Y., Hino, T., Shrestha, S., Harianto, T. and Himeno, T.
  
• Methods for evaluating overconsolidation ratio from piezocone sounding results;　2017/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Underground Space, 2, 3, 182-194
  AUTHOR;　Chanmee, N., Chai, J.-C., Hino, T. and Wang, J.
  
• Semi-analytical solution to pumping test data with barrier, wellbore storage, and partial penetration effects;　2017/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Engineering Geology, 226, 44-51
  AUTHOR;　Wu, Y.-X., Shen, S.-L., Cheng W.-C. and Hino, T.
  
• Mitigations of flooding and soil erosions geo-disasters in Thailand and Laos due to climate change: From Mountains and Lowlands;　2017/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Special Issue on the Geo-Disasters, Lowland Technology International, 19, 1, 63-76
  AUTHOR;　Bergado, D. T., Chaiyaput, S., Voottipruex, P., Hino, T. and Chanmee, N.
  
• Analysis and simulations of flood control dikes and erosion protection schemes using PLAXIS FEM 2D and SLIDE Softwares;　2017/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 48, 1, 60-71
  AUTHOR;　Chanmee, N., Bergado, D. T., Hino, T. and Lam, L. G.
  
• Effect of pore water chemistry on anisotropic behavior of clayey soil and possible application in underground construction;　2016/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Underground Space, 1, 2, 114-123
  AUTHOR;　Chai, J.-C., Negami, T., Aiga, K. and Hino, T.
  
• Evaluation of the uplift behavior of plate anchor in structured marine clay;　2016/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Marine Georesources & Geotechnology
  AUTHOR;　Zhang, N., Wu, H.-N., Shen, S.-L., Hino, T. and Yin, Z.-Y.
  
• Damages and causative factors of 2015 strong Nepal Earthquake and directional movements of infrastructures in the Kathmandu Basin and along the Araniko Highway;　2016/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Special Issue on the Nepal Earthquake and Disaster, Lowland Technology International, 18, 2, 141-164
  AUTHOR;　Manandhar, S., Hino, T., Soralump, S. and Francis, M.
  
• Density of Holocene sand layer and regional characteristics of Quaternary in lowlands of the northern coast of Ariake sea;　2016/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Lowland Technology, ISLT 2016
  AUTHOR;　Himeno, T., Lam, L. G., Manandhar, S. and Hino, T.
  
• Flooding disasters induced by heavy rains on May 10, 2016 in Guanzhou, China;　2016/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Lowland Technology, ISLT 2016, 414-418
  AUTHOR;　Lv, H.-M., Shen, S.-L., Hino, T. and Li, G.
  
• Consolidation of soft clay improved with PVD in laboratory and field conditions;　2016/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Lowland Technology, ISLT 2016, 142-147
  AUTHOR;　Lam, L. G., Shukla, S. K., Hino, T. and Srinivasulu, S.
  
• Environmental improvement of geo-disasters due to climate change: From mountains to lowlands;　2016/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Lowland Technology, ISLT 2016, 16-30
  AUTHOR;　Bergado, D. T., Artidteang, S., Voottipruex, P. and Hino, T.
  
• Influence of long-term tectonic and geo-climatic effects on geotechnical problems of soft ground - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia;　2016/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Lowland Technology International, 18, 1, 51-58
  AUTHOR;　Manandhar, S., Hino, T. and Kitagawa, K.
  
• A study on Jobaru river basin management by numerical simulations of flooding and sediment deposition with field survey;　2016/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Best Paper Award in ISLT 2014, Lowland Technology International, 18, 1, 23-30
  AUTHOR;　Ohgushi, K., Nakashima, H., Hino, T., Morita, T. and Jansen, T.
  
• Estimation of overconsolidation ratio from piezocone sounding results;　2016/05
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of 19th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference & 2nd AGSSEA Conference (19SEAGC & 2AGSSEA), 349-354
  AUTHOR;　Chanmee, N., Chai, J.-C. and Hino, T.
  

Material, Commentary, Editorials, Research Report, A Comprehensive Journal Articles

• 7. Agriculture and creeks in Saga Lowlands, Introduction for scienic spots and noted products in Japan, the special bounty from plane and basin;　2022/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Jounal of JGS, Vol.70, No.8, pp.54-57
  AUTHOR;　Mishima, Y. and Hino, T.