Masato Saitoh
Prof. Masato Saitoh, D.Eng.
Room 305, 1st Bldg. Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng.
☏  +81-(0)48-858-3560 
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✉  saity[a]mail.saitama-u.ac.jp
 
Research Interests
 
  • Soil-structure interaction
  • Base isolation systems
  • Mechanical interface for foundation systems
  • Resilient structures/Programmable structures
  • Numerical modelling

Publications

Shrestha NR, Saitoh M, Saha AK, Goit CS, Frequency- and intensity-dependent impedance functions of laterally loaded single piles in cohesionless soil. Soils and Foundations, 61:129-143, 2021.
 
Shrestha NR, Saitoh M, Saha AK, Goit CS, Experimental and Numerical Analysis on the Rate-Dependent Cyclic Lateral Load on a Single Pile in Sand. International Journal of Civil Infrastructure, 4:9-15,2021.
 
Goit CS , Satioh M, Igarashi T, Sasaki S, Inclined single piles under vertical loadings in cohesionless soil. Acta Geotechnica, 16:1231–1245, 2020.
 
Saitoh M, Sawano Y., On the Performance of Vertical Base Isolation Systems Using an Adjustable Constant-Force Generator. 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 2g-0225:1-12, 2020.
 
Ullah MS, Sasaki A, Goit CS, Saitoh M, Effect of the joint shear resistance on the dynamic responses of steel pipe sheet pile foundations. 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 4c-0046:1-12, 2020.
 
Shrestha NR, Saitoh M, Saha AK, Goit CS, Rate-Dependent Cyclic Lateral Load Test on a Single Pile in Sand. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Civil Structural and Transportation Engineering (ICCSTE'20), DOI: 10.11159/iccste20.231: 231-1-7, 2020.
 
Hochi Y, Murono Y, Saitoh M, Goit CS, Earthquake motion filtering effect by pile foundations considering nonlinearity of soil and piles. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 125:105748 201910.
 
Ullah MS, Kajiwara K, Goit CS, Saitoh M., Effective foundation input motion for soil-steel pipe sheet pile (SPSP) foundation system, International conference on computational & experimental engineering and sciences (ICCES), Paper No. 4966:1-14, 201903.
 
Ullah MS, Kajiwara K, Goit CS, Saitoh M, Frequency and intensity dependent dynamic responses of soil-steel pipe sheet pile (SPSP) foundation-superstructure system. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering,Volume 125:105730, 2019.
 
Ullah MS, Yamamoto H, Goit CS, Saitoh M, On the verification of superposition method of kinematic interaction and inertial interaction in dynamic response analysis of soil-pile-structure systems. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 113:522-533, 2018.
 
Torshizi MF, Saitoh M, Álamo GM, Goit CS, Padrón LA, Influence of pile radius on the pile head kinematic bending of end-bearing pile groups. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 105:184-203, 2018.
 
Goit CS, Saitoh M, Single pile under vertical vibrations in cohesionless soil, Géotechnique, 68(10):893-904, 2018.
 
Nepal S, Saitoh M, A comprehensive study on the performance of base isolation systems with variable negative stiffness, 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration:1-8, 2018.
 
Toyooka, Murono Y, Saitoh M, Development of the collapse direction control device to improve anti-catastrophe performance, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No.10340:1-11, 2018.
 
Goit CS, Saitoh M, Experimental approach on the pile-to-pile interaction factors and impedance functions of inclined piles. Géotechnique, Vol. 66(11):pp. 888901, 2016.
 
Saitoh, M., Padrón, L.A., Aznárez, J.J., Maeso, O., Goit, C. S., Expanded superposition method for impedance functions of inclined-pile groups. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol.40, pp.185-206, 2016.

Goit, C.S., Saitoh, M., Mylonakis, G., Principle of superposition for assessing horizontal dynamic response of pile groups encompassing soil nonlinearity, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol.82, pp.73-83, 2016.

Goit C.S, Saitoh M., Experimental approach on the pile-to-pile interaction factors and impedance functions of inclined piles. Principle of superposition for assessing horizontal dynamic response of pile groups encompassing soil nonlinearity. Géotechnique, Vol. 66, Issue 11, pp. 888901, 2016.

Goit, C.S, Saitoh, M., Oikawa, H., Kawakami, H., Effects of Soil Nonlinearity on the Active Length of Piles Embedded in Cohesionless Soil: Model Studies，Acta Geotechnica, Vol.9, No.3, pp.455-467, 2014.

Goit, C.S, Saitoh, M., Model Tests on Horizontal Impedance Functions of Fixed-Head Inclined Pile Groups under Soil Nonlinearity. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol.140, No.6, pp.04014023-1--12, 2014.

Saitoh, M., An External Rotary Friction Device for Displacement Mitigation in Base Isolation Systems, Structural Control and Health Monitoring，Vol.21, pp.173-188, 2014. 

Saitoh, M., Formulas for Determining Structural Variables to Control the Maximum Deformations and Stored Energies in Structures with Elastic-Perfectly Plastic Springs under Monotonic Loading, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol.140(2), pp.250-256, 2014. 

Saitoh, M., Saito, T., Hikima, T., Ozawa, M., Imanishi, K., Representation of Soil-Foundation Systems and Its Application to Shaking Table Tests by Constructing a Mechanical Interface，Earthquake Spectra, Vol.29, No.2, pp.547-571, 2013.

Goit, C.S, Saitoh, M., Mylonakis, G., Kawakami, H., Oikawa, H., Model Tests on Horizontal Pile-to-Pile Interaction Incorporating Local Non-Linearity and Resonance Effects，Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol.48, pp.175-192, 2013.

Goit, C.S, Saitoh, M., Model Tests and Numerical Analyses on Horizontal Impedance Functions of Inclined Single Piles Embedded in Cohesionless Soil，Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol.12, No.1, pp.143-154, 2013.

Padrón, L.A., Aznárez, J.J., Maeso, O., Saitoh, M., Impedance functions of end-bearing inclined piles，Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol.38, pp.97-108, 2012.

Saitoh, M., A One-Dimensional Lumped Parameter Model Representing Impedance Functions in General Structural Systems with Proportional Damping, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering Vol.90, No.3, pp.353-368, 2012. 

Saitoh, M., Lumped Parameter Models Representing Impedance Functions at the End of a Finite Beam on a Viscoelastic Medium, Computers and Structures, Vol. 92-93, pp.317-327, 2012. 
 
Saitoh, M., Highly-Reduced Lumped Parameter Models Representing Impedance Functions at the Interface of One-Dimensional Viscoelastic Continua, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, ASME,  Vol. 134, pp.031008-1-11, 2012.

Saitoh, M., On the Performance of Gyro-Mass Devices for Displacement Mitigation in Base Isolation Systems，Structural Control and Health Monitoring，Vol.19, pp.246-259, 2012. 

Saitoh, M., On the Performance of Lumped Parameter Models with Gyro-Mass Elements for the Impedance Function of a Pile-Group Supporting a Single-Degree-of-Freedom System, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol.41, pp.623-641, 2012.

Saitoh, M., Lumped Parameter Models Representing Impedance Functions at the Interface of a Rod on a Viscoelastic Medium，Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.330，No.9, pp.2062-2072, 2011.

Saitoh, M., Equivalent One-Dimensional Spring-Dashpot System Representing Impedance Functions of Structural Systems with Non- Classical Damping，CMES: Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.67, No.3, pp.211-237, 2010.

Saitoh, M., Effect of Local Nonlinearity in Cohesionless Soil on    Optimal Radius Minimizing Fixed-Head Pile Bending by Inertial and   Kinematic Interactions，Acta Geotechnica, Vol.5, No.4, pp.273-286, 2010.

Saitoh, M., Simple Model of Frequency-Dependent Impedance Functions in Soil-Structure Interaction Using Frequency-Independent Elements, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol.133, No.10, pp.1101-1114, 2007. 

Saitoh, M., Fixed-Head Pile Bending by Kinematic Interaction and Criteria for its Minimization at Optimal Pile Radius，Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol.131, No.10, pp.1243-1251, 2005. 

Saitoh, M., Watanabe, H., Effects of Flexibility on Rocking Impedance of Deeply Embedded Foundation, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol.130, No.4, pp.438-445, 2004.