Background
Nakai, Hiroshi was born on December 14, 1935 in Mitsukaido, Japan. Son of Ichiro and Kikue (Yoshida) Nakai.
Nakai, Hiroshi was born on December 14, 1935 in Mitsukaido, Japan. Son of Ichiro and Kikue (Yoshida) Nakai.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Osaka City University, 1959. Master of Science, Osaka City University, 1961. Doctor in Engineering, Osaka University, 1972.
Research associate Osaka City (Japan) University, 1961-1966, assistant professor, 1966-1970, associate professor, 1970-1973, professor, 1973-1999, Fukui (Japan) University of Technology, since 1999. Visiting professor University Maryland, College Park, 1976, San Paulo (Brazil) University, 1983, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1984. Academy advisor Hanshin Expy.
Public Corporation, Osaka, since 1969, Osaka Municipal Office, since 1977. Director Foundation Disaster Science, Osaka, since 1988.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, International Association Bridge and Structural Engineering, Japanese Society Civil Engineering (Technology Paper prize 1966, Tanaka's prize 1984), Japanese Society Steel Construction, Japanese Society Material Science.
Married Yoshiko Sawa, October 26, 1968. Children: Fuyuko, Makiko.