Published Papers - Castro Juan Jose

Feasibility and effectiveness of vertical evacuation of patients with chronic respiratory disease for tsunamis: A prospective study in a coastal area of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Sohkun Hoshino, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Rie Takeuchi, Kazuya　Miyagi , Yoko Sato , Juan Jose Castro , Kazuko Yamamoto , Jun Kobayashi

nternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction   116 ( 105161 )   2025.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Preserving the Past: Investigating Zanzibar’s Ancient Construction Materials for Sustainable Heritage Conservation

Bimkubwa Seif Ali, Juan Jose Castro, Shogo Omi and Karishma Nazimi

Buildings (MDPI)     2024.07 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Investigating the Compressive Strength of Clay Brick Masonry: A Case Study of Nangarhar, Afghanistan

Karishma Nazimi、Juan Jose Castro、Shogo Omi、Mohammad Ajmal Stanikzai

MDPI Buildings   14 ( 12 )   2024.07 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

STUDY ON MASONRY BUILDINGS DAMAGE DUE TO THE 2023 KAHRAMANMARAS EARTHQUAKES

J.J. Castro, Y. Sanada, Y. Maida, G. Una

WCEE2024 ( International Association for Earthquake Engineering )     2024.06 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)

STUDY ON BUILDING DAMAGE AROUND STRONG MOTION OBSERVATION SITES IN THE 2023 TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKE

Y. Maida, Y. Sanada, J. J. Castro, G. Unal

WCEE2024 ( International Association for Earthquake Engineering )    2024.06 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Post occupancy evaluation of housing reconstruction after cyclone sidr

Md.Kamruzzaman, G. M. Harun-Or-Rashid, Mithun Chakrabartty, Juan Jose Castro

Natural Hazards     2024.04 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Proposal of Empirical Equations for Masonry Compressive Strength: Considering the Compressive Strength Difference between Bricks and Mortar

Karishma Nazimi, Juan Jose Castro, Shogo Omi and Bimkubwa Seif Ali

Buildings 2024, 14(4), 1138     2024.04 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Exploration and Characterization of Dynamic Properties for Cultural Heritage Conservation: A Case Study for Historical Stone Masonry Buildings in Zanzibar

Bimkubwa Seif Ali,　Juan Jose Castro, Shogo Omi, Karishma Nazimi

Buildings   14(4)   2024.04 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF GLUE LAMINATED TIMBER BY SMALL SIZE TREE SPECIES (CASE STUDY OF OKINAWAN FOREST)

Juan Jose Castro, Shogo Omi

World Conference on Timber Engineering 2023     2023.06 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Proposal of Resilient Housing Features for the Disaster Affected Community of Bangladesh

G. M. Harun-Or-Rashid, Juan Jose Castro, Mithun Chakrabartty, Md. Kamruzzaman

Sustainability   14 ( 14061 ) 1 - 23   2022.10 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

ASSESSMENT OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ANCIENT WOOD USED ON OKINAWAN TRADITIONAL HOUSES

Juan Jose Castro, Shogo Omi

WCTE2021, World Conference on Timber Engineering (Scopus indexing)   ( TA0402 )   2021.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)

STUDY ON THE TRANSITION OF TRADITIONAL WOODEN HOUSES IN OKINAWA

Shogo OMI, Juan Jose CASTRO

Journal of Architectural Planning, AIJ   86 ( 786 ) 2083 - 2092   2021.08 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Seismic Performance of a Traditional Wooden House in Okinawa

S. Omi, J.J. Castro, M. Nakao

Proceedings of the 17th WCEE   ( 2c-0201 )   2020.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Consideration of the ground conditions on the seismic behaviour of low-rise RC buildings in Okinawa

W. Fares, J. J. Castro, S. Omi

Proceedings of the 17th WCEE   ( 2c-0250 )   2020.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Quality Control Acceptance Criteria Improvements for Pre-Stressed High Strength Concrete Pile Driving Operations in Japanese Building Construction

Kenneth Bull, Juan Jose Castro, Kozo Nakada

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (JAABE) ( Taylor & Francis )  Vol. 17 ( 3 ) 519 - 524   2018.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Buckling behavior of corroded reinforcing bars taken from demolishing building

Kamura, Castro, Kanakubo

Proceedings of Japan Concrete Institute, 2018   Vol. 40   pp. 957 - 962   2018.07 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

Mechanical properties of materials used in Okinawan traditional houses

Shogo Omi, Juan Jose Castro

Proceeding of Subtropical Forest and Timber Industry Research Society, 2017 ( Subtropical Forest and Timber Industry Research Society )    7 - 13   2018.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (research society, symposium materials, etc.)

Basic research on the use of Okinawan woods as building structural elements

Kotaro Oshiro, Juan Jose Castro

Proceeding of Subtropical Forest and Timber Industry Research Society, 2017 ( Subtropical Forest and Timber Industry Research Society )    1 - 6   2018.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (research society, symposium materials, etc.)

Emergency Retrofitting of Shear-damaged RC Columns using Fiber-belt Prestressing

Kozo NAKADA, Juan Jose CASTRO

Fourth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures (SMAR 2017)     2017.09 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)

Experimental Investigation of Shear-damaged RC Columns Retrofitted by Fiber Belt Prestressing

Nakada Kozo, Castro Juan Jose, Ide Daiki

Proceedings of Japan Concrete Institute, 2017   Vol. 39   pp. 1071 - 1080   2017.07 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)