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Engineering and Technology
Japan
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
66
Citations
15954
World Ranking
1416
National Ranking
10

Earth Science

D-Index
66
Citations
15670
World Ranking
1318
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Fumio Tatsuoka is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Science in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a primary focus on civil and structural engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including industrial and manufacturing engineering, soil science, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as mechanics of materials.

Their work frequently appears in notable publication venues such as SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering), Transportation Geotechnics, Japanese Geotechnical Journal, and Japanese Journal of JSCE.

Tatsuoka's research topics include:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics

Their recent papers highlight an emphasis on soil behavior, stiffness, and compaction controls in geotechnical contexts. Selected publications include:

  • Soil stiffness as a function of dry density and the degree of saturation for compaction control, 2021, SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
  • Expected stiffness changes during compaction in laboratory and field, 2023, Transportation Geotechnics
  • Prediction of creep strain from stress relaxation of sand in shear, 2024, SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
  • SOIL COMPACTION METHOD BASED ON THE CONTROL OF COMPACTION ENERGY AND SATURATION DEGREE FOR IMPERMEABLE EMBANKMENT, 2021, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering)
  • Rationalization of embankment compaction management by fast measurements the soil stiffness index, 2021, Japanese Geotechnical Journal

Frequent collaborators include Hiroki Sakamoto, Shohei Noda, Hideki Soda, Hiroyuki Nagai, and Yoshiaki Kikuchi, reflecting a consistent network of research partnerships contributing to advancements in geotechnical engineering and related fields.

Best Publications

  • Undrained Deformation and Liquefaction of Sand under Cyclic Stresses

    Kenji Ishihara;Fumio Tatsuoka;Susumu Yasuda

  • SHEAR MODULI OF SANDS UNDER CYCLIC TORSIONAL SHEAR LOADING

    Toshio Iwasaki;Fumio Tatsuoka;Yoshikazu Takagi

  • Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Sand in Plane Strain Compression at Extremely Low Pressures

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Makoto Sakamoto;Taizo Kawamura;Shinji Fukushima

  • Bearing capacity of reinforced horizontal sandy ground

    Ching-Chuan Huang;Fumio Tatsuoka

  • A SIMPLE GAUGE FOR LOCAL SMALL STRAIN MEASUREMENTS IN THE LABORATORY

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  • EFFECTS OF GRAIN SIZE AND GRADING ON DYNAMIC SHEAR MODULI OF SANDS

    Unknown

  • Anisotropy in Elastic Deformation of Granular Materials.

    Eqramul Hoque;Fumio Tatsuoka

  • STRENGTH ANISOTROPY AND SHEAR BAND DIRECTION IN PLANE STRAIN TESTS OF SAND

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Shinya Nakamura;Chingchuang Huang;Kazuo Tani

  • Strength and deformation characteristics of saturated sand at extremely low pressures

    Shinji Fukushima;Fumio Tatsuoka

  • BRIEF REVIEW OF LIQUEFACTION DURING EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN

    Eiichi Kuribayashi;Fumio Tatsuoka

  • Time-Dependent Shear Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials and Their Simulation.

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Masanori Ishihara;Benedetto Herve Di;Reiko Kuwano

  • Yielding of Sand in Triaxial Compression

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Kenji Ishihara

  • CYCLIC UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL AND TORSIONAL SHEAR STRENGTH OF SANDS FOR DIFFERENT SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Kenzo Ochi;Shinji Fujii;Masahiro Okamoto

  • Time-Dependent Shear Deformation Characteristics of Sand and Their Constitutive Modelling.

    Benedetto Herve Di;Fumio Tatsuoka;Masanori Ishihara

  • Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls as Important Permanent Structures 1996 - 1997 Mercer Lecture

    F. Tatsuoka;M. Tateyama;T. Uchimura;J. Koseki

  • EXPERIMENTAL STRESS-DILATANCY RELATIONS OF SAND SUBJECTED TO CYCLIC LOADING

    Tej B.S. Pradhan;Fumio Tatsuoka;Yasuhiko Sato

  • Effects of Initial Anisotropic Fabric and σ2 On Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Sand

    Woon-Kwan Lam;Fumio Tatsuoka

  • Progressive Failure and Particle Size Effect in Bearing Capacity of a Footing on Sand

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Michio Okahara;Tadatsugu Tanaka;Kazuo Tani

  • DRAINED DEFORMATION OF SAND UNDER CYCLIC STRESSES REVERSING DIRECTION

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Kenji Ishihara

  • VARIOUS VISCOSITY TYPES OF GEOMATERIALS IN SHEAR AND THEIR MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Hervé Di Benedetto;Tadao Enomoto;Shohei Kawabe

  • Failure and Deformation of Sand in Torsional Shear

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Shoji Sonoda;Katsushige Hara;Shinji Fukushima

  • MODELLING STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONS OF SAND

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Mohammed S.A. Siddiquee;Choonsik Park;Makoto Sakamoto

  • A new type of integral bridge comprising geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls

    F. Tatsuoka;D. Hirakawa;M. Nojiri;H. Aizawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Junichi Koseki
Junichi Koseki University of Tokyo
Hoe I. Ling
Hoe I. Ling Columbia University
Abbas Taheri
Abbas Taheri University of Adelaide
Kenji Ishihara
Kenji Ishihara Chuo University
Susumu Yasuda
Susumu Yasuda Tokyo Denki University
Hervé Di Benedetto
Hervé Di Benedetto University of Lyon System
Dov Leshchinsky
Dov Leshchinsky University of Delaware
Jorge G. Zornberg
Jorge G. Zornberg The University of Texas at Austin
Richard J. Bathurst
Richard J. Bathurst Royal Military College of Canada
Tuncer B. Edil
Tuncer B. Edil University of Wisconsin–Madison

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