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List of English Papers

International Journal Papers

International Conference Papers (Refereed)

International Conference Proceedings

Reports and Lectures

International Journal Papers [TOP]

  1. Uebayashi, H., Arai, H., Cho, I., Yoshida, K., Ohori, M. and Yamada, K.: Microtremor Full-Wavefield Modeling of Effective Phase Velocity and Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio at Kyoto Reference Borehole Site: Comparison with Surface-Wavefield Modeling Based on a Velocity Structure with a Cap Layer (DOI), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, First Online: March 1, 2024.
  2. Uebayashi, H., Cho, I., Ohori, M., Yoshida, K. and Arai, H. : The Effect of Body Waves on Phase-velocity Determined by the Spatial Autocorrelation (SPAC) Method, Evaluated Using Full-wave Modelling (DOI), Exploration Geophysics, Vol. 51, Issue 4, pp. 483-493, 2020, 2.
  3. Arai, H. and Tokimatsu, K. : Three-Dimensional Vs Profiling Using Microtremors in Kushiro, Japan (DOI), Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 37, Issue 6, pp. 845-859, 2008, 5.
  4. Arai, H. and Tokimatsu, K. : S-Wave Velocity Profiling by Joint Inversion of Microtremor Dispersion Curve and Horizontal-to-Vertical (H/V) Spectrum (DOI), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 95, No. 5, pp. 1766-1778, 2005, 10.
  5. Arai, H. and Tokimatsu, K. : S-Wave Velocity Profiling by Inversion of Microtremor H/V Spectrum (DOI), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 53-63, 2004, 2.

International Conference Papers (Refereed) [TOP]

  1. Arai, H. and Pulido, N. : Contribution of Site Effects and Soil-Structure Interaction to Building Damage in Golcuk, Turkey, during the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake, Proc., 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR'05), Rome, Italy, pp. 111-118, 2005, 6.
  2. Pulido, N., Arai, H., Hibino, H., and Kubo, T. : Broadband Ground Motion Simulation and Damage Estimation of the 1999 Kocaeli (Turkey) Earthquake, Proc. CD-ROM, 8th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR'01), Newport Beach, U.S.A., 2001, 6.

International Conference Proceedings [TOP]

  1. Ohori, M., Uebayashi, H., Cho, I., Arai, H., Yoshida, K., Suzuki, H., Takahashi, H., Hagiwara, Y., Nobata, A., Hayakawa, T., Hayashida, T., Yokoi, T., Kishi, S., Sekiguchi, T., kojima, K., Ling, S., Motoki, K., Nakagawa, H., Noguchi, T., Tsuchida, K., and Nagano, M.: A Benchmark Test for Microtremor Explorations: Phase Velocity for Irregular Subsurface Structures, Proc. USB, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, Paper No. 1d-0087, 2020, 9.
  2. Arai, H. and Kashiwa, H.: Estimation of S-wave Velocity Profiles from Microtremor and Borehole Surveys in Damaged Area during the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes, Japan, Proc. USB, 16th Europian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, Paper ID 11255, 2018, 6.
  3. Kashiwa, H., Arai, H., and Nakagawa, H.: Evaluation of Local Nonlinear Effect around Pile Foundation on Seismic Response of Building during Very Large Earthquakes, Proc. USB, 16th Europian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, Paper ID 11158, 2018, 6.
  4. Arai, H.: Number of Equivalent Cyclic Shear and Effective Duration for Soil Liquefaction in Tokyo Bay Area during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Proc., 10th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 317-323, 2013, 3.
  5. Arai, H., Nakata, S., and Kai, Y.: Bedrock Structure Estimation Using Microtremors in Kochi Plain, Japan, Proc. USB, 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, ref. 4624, 2012, 9.
  6. Arai, H., Nakata, S., and Kai, Y.: Estimation of Bedrock Structure from Microtremor Measurements in Kochi Plain, Japan, Joint Conference Proc., 9th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering / 4th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 187-191, 2012, 3.
  7. Kaneko, O., Nakai, S., Futaki, M., and Arai, H.: Evaluation System of Seismic Capacity for Building Foundations and Case Studies on Buildings in Sendai City, Proc., The International Symposium on Engineering Lessons Learned from The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1200-1208, 2012, 3.
  8. Katsumata, K., Tokimatsu, K., and Arai, H. : Simulations of Strong Ground Motions Recorded at Three Stations in Kashiwazaki City during The 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake, Proc., 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2011, 3.
  9. Tokimatsu, K., Katsumata, K., and Arai, H.: Simulations of Strong Ground Motions at Kashiwazaki City during The 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake, Proc., 5th International Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, paper no. SOSTO, 2011, 1.
  10. Tokimatsu, K., Katsumata, K., and Arai, H. : Simulation of Strong Ground Motions at K-NET Kashiwazaki during the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake, Proc., 7th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2010, 3.
  11. Tokimatsu, K. and Arai, H. : Dynamic Soil Properties Estimated from Downhole Array Data Recorded at The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Facility in the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquakes, Proc., 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt, 2009, 10.
  12. Tokimatsu, K., Ibaraki, Y., and Arai, H. : Dynamic Soil Properties Back-calculated from Strong Motions Recorded at Two Downhole Arrays during The 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquakes, Proc., 6th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 485-489, 2009, 3.
  13. Shimizu, H., Arai, H., Morii, T., Yamada, M., and Hayashi, Y. : Seismic Performance of Wooden Houses Damaged in The 2007 Noto Hanto Earthquake and Evaluation of Structural Regionality, Proc. DVD, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, ref. S12-026, 2008, 10.
  14. Tokimatsu, K. and Arai, H. : Nonlinear Soil Properties Estimated from Downhole Array Recordings at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in The Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquakes, Proc. DVD, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, ref. 04-01-0139, 2008, 10.
  15. Arai, H., Morii, T., Yamada, M., Shimizu, H., and Hayashi, Y. : Effects of Local Site Amplification on Damage to Wooden Houses in Near-Source Region for The 2007 Noto Hanto Earthquake, Proc., 5th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 295-300, 2008, 3.
  16. Tokimatsu, K. and Arai, H. : Dynamic Soil Behavior and Rock Outcrop Motion Back-Calculated from Downhole Array Records at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in The 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquakes, Proc., 5th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 289-294, 2008, 3.
  17. Tokimatsu, K., Sekiguchi, T., and Arai, H. : Effects of Nonlinear Dynamic Properties of Surface Soils on Seismic Ground Motion and Building Damage in Ojiya during the 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake, Proc., 4th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 849-854, 2007, 3.
  18. Arai, H. and Pulido, N. : Site Effects and Soil-Structure Interaction Estimated in Golcuk, Turkey, during the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake, Proc., The 3rd International Symposium on The Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Grenoble, France, pp. 1003-1012, 2006, 8.
  19. Arai, H. : Detection of Subsurface Vs Recovery Process Using Microtremor and Weak Ground Motion Records in Ojiya, Japan, Proc., 3rd International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 631-638, 2006, 3.
  20. Tokimatsu, K., Arai, H., and Yamazaki, M. : Multi-dimensional Vs-profiling with Microtremor H/V and Array Techniques, Proc. CD-ROM, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, ref. 1348, 2004, 8.
  21. Pulido, N., Bautista, B. C., Bautista, L. P., Sakai, H., Arai, H., and Kubo, T. : Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Urban Structures in the Metro-Manila, Part 1: Generation of Strong Ground Motion from a Scenario Earthquake of the West Valley Fault, Proc., 1st Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Manila, Philippines, Vol. 1, pp. 227-237, 2004, 3.
  22. Arai, H., Kubo, T., Bautista, B. C., and Bautista, L. P. : Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Urban Structures in the Metro-Manila, Part 2: Response of Deep Soil Layers, Proc., 1st Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Manila, Philippines, Vol. 1, pp. 239-250, 2004, 3.
  23. Sakai, H., Bautista, B. C., Bautista, L. P., Pulido, N., Arai, H., and Kubo, T. : Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Urban Structures in the Metro-Manila, Part 3: Response of Shallow Soil Layers, Proc., 1st Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Manila, Philippines, Vol. 1, pp. 251-260, 2004, 3.
  24. Kubo, T., Arai, H., Aono, M., Achiwa, T., Bautista, B. C., and Lanuza, A. G. : Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Urban Structures in the Metro-Manila, Part 4: Evaluation of Seismic Performance of School Building, Proc., 1st Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Manila, Philippines, Vol. 1, pp. 261-272, 2004, 3.
  25. Arai, H., Hibino, H., Okuma, Y., Matsuoka, M., Kubo, T., and Yamazaki, F. : Estimation of Ground Motion Characteristics and Damage Distribution in Golcuk, Turkey, Based on Microtremor Measurements, Proc. CD-ROM, 6th International Conference on Seismic Zonation, Palm Springs, U.S.A., 2000, 11.
  26. Arai, H. and Tokimatsu, K. : Effects of Rayleigh and Love Waves on Microtremor H/V Spectra, Proc. CD-ROM, 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, ref. 2232, 2000, 2.
  27. AIJ Reconnaissance Team (Kabeyasawa, T. et al.) : Progress Report on Damage Investigation after Kocaeli Earthquake by Architectural Institute of Japan, Proc., ITU-IAHS International Conference on the Kocaeli Earthquake 17 August 1999, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 239-270, 1999, 12.
  28. Arai, H. and Tokimatsu, K. : Evaluation of Local Site Effects Based on Microtremor H/V Spectra, Proc., The 2nd International Symposium on The Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. 2, pp. 673-680, 1998, 12.
  29. Tokimatsu, K., Arai, H., and Asaka, Y. : Two-dimensional Shear Wave Structure and Ground Motion Characteristics in Kobe Based on Microtremor Measurements, Proc., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics III Conference, Geo-Institute, ASCE, pp. 703-713, 1998, 8.
  30. Tokimatsu, K., Wakai, S., and Arai, H. : Three-Dimensional Soil Stratification Using Surface Waves in Microtremors, Proc., The First International Conference on Site Characterization -ISC'98, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., pp. 537-542, 1998, 4.
  31. Arai, H., Tokimatsu, K., and Abe, A. : Comparison of Local Amplifications Estimated from Microtremor F-k Spectrum Analysis with Earthquake Records, Proc. CD-ROM, 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, ref. 1485, 1996, 6.
  32. Tokimatsu, K., Arai, H., and Asaka, Y. : Three-Dimensional Soil Profiling in Kobe Area using Microtremors, Proc. CD-ROM, 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, ref. 1486, 1996, 6.
  33. Tokimatsu, K. and Arai, H. : Estimation of Local Site Conditions in Kushiro City Based on Array Observation of Microtremors, Proc., 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, Vol. 2, pp. 599-602, 1995, 4.

Reports and Lectures [TOP]

  1. Arai, H.: Ground Failure and Site Data at BRI and NILIM Strong Motion Stations, Japan-US Workshop on Liquefaction Research Activities and Opportunities Following the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2013, 9.
  2. Office for Disaster Reduction Research, MEXT, Government of Japan, Committee on Research and Development for Disaster Reduction, Working Group for Development of Disaster Reduction Technology List (Kameda, H., Chair): Disaster Reduction Technology List on Implementation Strategies - A Contribution from Japan -, United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan, 2005. 1.
  3. United Nations Center for Regional Development - Hyogo Office: PNY Towards Sustainable Community Recovery, 2003, 1.
  4. Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center(*), Nat'l Res. Inst. for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention: Exploration of S-Wave Velocity Structure Using Microtremor Arrays in the Greater Bangkok, Thailand (Arai, H. and Yamazaki, F.), EDM Technical Report No. 15, 2002, 11.
  5. Arai, H.: Exploration of S-Wave Velocity Structure Using Microtremors in Greater Bangkok, Thailand, Seminar, School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 2002, 10. (Invited Lecture)
  6. Report by the Research Team Supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research Provided by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the fiscal year of 2000 (Grant No. 12800019) : A Comprehensive Survey of the 26 January 2001 Earthquake (Mw 7.7) in the State of Gujarat, India, - 6.3. Ground Condition Estimated from Microtremor Observations (Sawada, S., Uehan, F., Hayashi, Y., and Arai, H.), pp. 71-74, 2001, 12.
  7. Architectural Institute of Japan, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, and The Japanese Geotechnical Society: Report on the Damage Investigation of the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake in Turkey (ISBN4-8189-3250-4 C3052), 6.6 Database of the inventory survey (Working Group on the Inventory Survey Database Analysis), pp. 220-251, 2001, 9.
  8. Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center(*), RIKEN: Simulation and Prediction of Earthquake Ground Motion and Structural Performance (Pulido, N., Hibino, H., Arai, H., Uzuoka, R., Li, K., and Kubo, T.), EDM Technical Report No. 9, 2001, 3.
  9. Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center(*), RIKEN: Report on the Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake of September 21, 1999, EDM Technical Report No. 7, 2000, 12.
  10. Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center(*), RIKEN: Report on the Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999, EDM Technical Report No. 6, 2000, 8.

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