Yoshihiko Ohama

Background

Ohama, Yoshihiko was born on March 29, 1937 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Son of Yoshihiro and Ritsuko Ohama.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1974. Diploma (honorary), Russian Academy Engineering, 1992.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Katholieke University, Leuven, Belgium, 1996.

Career

Research engineer central research laboratory Onoda Cement Limited company, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 1959-1966. Research engineer and department head Building Research Institute Japanese Government, Tokyo, 1966-1976. From associate professor to professor Nihon University, Koriyama, Fukushima-ken, Japan, 1976—2007, professor emeritus Japan, since 2007.

Research engineer Institute Industrial Science, University Tokyo, 1972—1981. Advisory professor Tongji University, Shanghai, since 1990. Guest professor Shandong Institute Building Materials, Jinan, China, since 1991.

Visiting professor Katholieke University Leuven, Belgium, 1990, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea, 2003—2004, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea, 2007—2009. Director vice president, president International Congress on Polymers in Concrete (ICPIC), Denver, since 1981. Vice president International Ferrocement Society, Bangkok, 1998—2001.

Director Japan Concrete Institute, Tokyo, 1995—1997. Trustee Inorganic Materials Society, 1993—2005, Materials Life Society, 1989—2008. Chairman Japan chapter ICPIC, Tokyo, 1987—2008.

Achievements

• Yoshihiko Ohama has been listed as a notable architectural engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Polymers in Concrete

    (This broad-based, introductory reference provides excelle...)

  • Handbook of Polymer-Modified Concrete and Mortars: Properties and Process Technology (Building Materials Science Series)

    (Mortar and concrete made with portland cement has been a ...)

  • Handbook of Polymer-Modified Concrete and Mortars: Properties and Process Technology (Building Materials Science Series) 1st edition by Ohama, Yoshihiko (1996) Hardcover
  • Bibliography on polymers in concrete
  • Polymers in Concrete: An Introduction
  • Polymers in Concrete by Satish Chandra (1994-05-05)

Membership

Member of American Society for Testing and Materials, International Ferrocement Society (fellow 1998), Japan Society Civil Engineers (fellow 1995), Architectural Institute Japan, Society Materials Science Japan, Society Polymer Science Japan, International Union Laboratories and Experts Construction Materials Systems and Structures (Reunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Materiaux) (fellow 1996), American Concrete Institute (fellow 1999), Japan Concrete Institute (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, mountaineering, ham.

Connections

Married Ikuko Ohama, March 24, 1966. Children: Akiko, Noriko, Hiroshi.

Father:

Yoshihiro Ohama

Mother:

Ritsuko Ohama

Spouse:

Ikuko Ohama

child:

Akiko Ohama

child:

Hiroshi Ohama

child:

Noriko Ohama