10月最終週のことですが、長年、地盤工学分野で共同研究を続けているフランスの研究チーム（グスターブエッフェル大学）の研究者5名が1週間日本に滞在され、東大にも来てくれました。前回の訪問（2年前）から試験装置もいろいろ進歩しましたし、タイミングよく振動台実験（液状化）を行うことができたので、いろいろ深い議論することができました。新たに共通の研究テーマに取り組んでいることも分かったので、今後もこのような深い技術交流を続けたいと思っています。学生も自分の研究テーマ・試験装置の説明を頑張っていて、非常に有意義でした。
During the last week of October, five researchers from a French team at Gustave-Eiffel University, with whom we have been working together for many years in the field of geotechnical engineering, stayed in Japan for one week and visited our lab at UTokyo.
Since their last visit (two years ago), some of our testing devices (elementary test apparatus) have been improved/updated, and very luckily we were able to performed a shaking table test on liquefaction during their stay. Thanks to this lucky timing, we were able to have many good discussions.
We also found that we are now working on some common research topics, which would be very nice topic for another future collaboration. I hope we can continue such meaningful and productive technical exchange.
Our students also tried very hard to explain their own research topics and testing devices, and the visit became a very fruitful time for all of us.
