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Overview

With the growing desire for society to build lasting structures that can withstand the tests of disasters, NaRDA was established in 2014 to recognize those who are taking action. Focusing on many different disciplines from civil engineering, to hydroengineering, and disaster prevention. These contributions will be awarded and will become a key source of information and technical study for the future.

Submission Requirements

Content that directly or indirectly contributes to the overall improvement to national resilience, similar but not limited to disaster prevention and mitigation, rational design methods, BCP, and risk management.

Work example

  • Structural Analysis
  • Geotechnical Analysis
  • Seismic Review
  • Disaster Countermeasure (flood / debris avalanche / liquefaction)
Application / Schedule
Submission Conditions

Mandatory Requirements
1. Title and subtitle of work
2. Outline of work
3. Poster：A1 landscape (Purpose/contents are simply described)
>>Poster Template (Word, 111KB)
4. Report (Purpose, methods, results, limitations, etc.): 2-10 pages
>>Report Template (Word, 58KB)
5. Input Data (Result File)
6. List of Products Used

Optional
1.Animation, Videos
2.Presentation slides

Languages
English or Japanese only

Destination of Submission

Please tell your contact person of FORUM8 staff and send it to him/her.

Schedule
  • Fri. Oct. 16, 2026
  • Deadline for Application
  • Tue. Oct. 27, 2026
  • Nomination Work Screening

  • Tue. Nov. 17, 2026

  • Final Judgment

  • Fri. Nov. 20, 2026

  • Winner Announcement and Awards Ceremony
    Venue: Shinagawa Intercity Hall
Copyright of Submitted Work

The copyright of the VR data of the winning work belongs to the applicant.
Although the submitted data will not be distributed, FORUM8 will edit and process output images, videos, etc. for the data, works and deliverables produced by the author, and will make external presentations, research presentations, sales activities, As a public relations activity, you have a secondary license right such as publication/introduction on media such as HP, public relations magazines, books, magazines and newspapers.

Inquiries for Application

TEL：03-6894-1888　FAX：03-6894-3888
E-mail：forum8@forum8.co.jp

Awards / Prizes

  • Grand Prix (Highest Award)

    High-performance laptop, FORUM8 Book gift cards (JPY100,000), Trophy

  • 2nd Prize (Excellence Award)

    Gaming laptop, FORUM8 Book gift cards (JPY50,000)

  • Honorable Judge Award

    Laptop, FORUM8 Book gift cards (JPY30,000)

  • Nomination Award

    FORUM8 Book gift cards (JPY10,000), Plaque

Juries

  • Chair

    Prof. Hiromichi Yoshikawa

    Honorary Prof., Tokyo City University

    Waseda University's Faculty of Science and Engineering Graduate with a specialization in Construction. Doctorate of construction engineering. Specializes in seismic design and reinforced concrete. Recipient of JSCE awards etc., and the author of many books.

  • Prof. Masaru Morita

    Honorary Prof., Shibaura Institute of Tech.

    Specializes in urban hydrology, groundwater hydrology, and flood risk management. Author of "Groundwater Talks - The Crisis of Invisible Resources" (Iwanami Shinsho), etc. He has worked as a professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology since 1996, and is a honorary professor now.

  • Prof. Akihiko Wakai

    Professor, Gunma Univ.Graduate School of Science and Eng.

    Specializes in disaster prevention, earth and foundational disasters, etc. Research on computer-based phenomenon prediction, mechanisms for extreme weather/major earthquakes, and disaster mitigation measures.

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Past Award Winners

  • 12th Grand Prix (Highest Award)

    Naigai Engineering Co., Ltd.

    Seismic performance verification on Tilted Seawalls Caused by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
    Program Used: Engineer's Studio®
    The 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake damaged many of the agricultural land coastal protection facilities (embankments) along the Nanao Bay coast. These embankments experienced collapse, subsidence of the tops and opening of joints due to tilting and movement, significantly reducing their functionality. The Land Improvement Technical Office of the Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office is currently working to restore the damaged embankments due to concerns about further damage from high tides, etc., given the current situation. Most of the damaged levee revetments were gravity concrete structures, and many of them remained tilted. This project involved conducting a stability assessment through a remaining strength check of tilted embankments, with the aim of achieving early restoration by clarifying whether or not countermeasures were necessary.
  • 12th 2nd Prize (Excellence Award)

    Mitsui Consultants Co., Ltd.

    Impact of Condition Differences based on the Act on the Regulation of Housing Land Development and Specified Embankment on Embankment Sliding and Collapse
    Program Used: Slope stability analysis, UC-win/Road
    To prevent disasters related to embankments, the Act on the Regulation of Housing Land Development and Specified Embankment has been established. However, there are many embankments across Japan that are subject to this risk, and it is important for practitioners other than managers and specialized engineers to easily understand the disaster risks at the site. This work newly presents, as useful knowledge of the Act for these people, a relationship that allows for a simple evaluation of the approximate shape of embankments for each material on site. In addition, specific operational methods using FORUM8's software products (Slope Stability Analysis Ver.14, UC-win/Road Ver.17.2) are demonstrated as a new proposal for improving efficiency through data integration to further leverage BIM/CIM.
  • 12th Honorable Judge Award (Prof. Hiromichi Yoshikawa)
    CIM for Front-Loading Award

    NIPPON STEEL TEXENG.CO.,LTD.

    Utilizing CIM models for Densely Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • 12th Honorable Judge Award (Prof. Masaru Morita)
    Flood Risk Reduction Award

    Mizota Design Office Co., Ltd.

    Inland Flood Risk Assessment and Countermeasures in Urban Areas
  • 12th Honorable Judge Award (Prof. Akihiko Wakai)
    3D Geomodeling Design Award

    F-TECH INC.

    Designing Countermeasures using 3D Landslide Analysis
  • 12th Nomination Award

    Kokudo Kanri Co., Ltd.

    Design of an Elevated Bridge with a Long-Span Girder Structure
  • 12th Nomination Award

    Knowledge Fusion Co.,Ltd.

    Safety Assessment through Structural Analysis When Creating Openings an Existing Structure
  • 12th Nomination Award

    Wakasuzu Consultants Co., Ltd.

    Seismic Performance Verification on Existing Unreinforced Concrete Tunnels
Past Award Winners PickUp
All Award-Winning Works
Past Contest Awards Ceremony (12th National Resilience Award - November 2025)

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