Mr Tanabe will highlight the seismic performance of the PIT lining method and discuss a conduit cleaning technology. He will outline the seismic performance of the PIT lining method both theoretically and through field trials.
About the speaker
Katsuhiro Tanabe works in research and development for Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan’s flagship telecom operator. With the goal of developing safe, secure, and reliable broadband services that can withstand major earthquakes such as the recent Great East Japan Earthquake, his recent work has focused on persistence technologies and seismic mitigation technologies for broadband access platforms.