Works

Sawada, M., O’Sullivan, C., Tsiampousi, A., & Salomon, J. (2025). Insight into Hysteretic Drying and Wetting in Unsaturated Granular Soil from Fully Resolved Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 151(6), 04025018. doi.org/10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-8134

Sawada, M., & Mimura, M. (2024). Geometric accuracy of rock joint surface impressions obtained by less-destructive thermoplastic resin-based method. Soils and Foundations, 64(3), 101448. doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2024.101448

Sawada, M., & Mimura, M. (2022). Geotechnical approaches for preservation of openly exhibited Geo-relics damaged by rainfall infiltration. Soils and Foundations, 62(1), 101097. doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2021.101097 

Sawada, M., Sumi, Y., & Mimura, M. (2021). Measuring desiccation-induced tensile stress during cracking process. Soils and Foundations, 61(4), 915-928. doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2021.03.006 

Sawada, M. Mimura, M. & Udo, T. (2021). Seismic behavior and reinforcement methods of tumulus mounds on cut slopes, Scientific studies on cultural properties, 83, 1-15. ISSN 2434-2572 [in Japanese]

Sawada, M. Enkhtuvshin, T. &  Mimura, M. (2018). Study on the seismic behavior and damage mechanism of tumulus mounds” Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. C, 74 (3), 374-387. doi.org/10.2208/jscejge.74.374 [in Japanese]

Sawada, M.& Mimura, M. (2017). Environment control in a burial chamber by covering with an earth mound – Evaluation of temperature and dew condensation in a burial chamber associated with the overlying tumulus mound –, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. C, 73 (4), 368-381. doi.org/10.2208/jscejge.73.368 [in Japanese]

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2017). Infiltration control using capillary barriers for conservation of historical tumulus mounds. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 5(2), 5-10. doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v05.002 

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2016). Evaluation of rainfall induced slope failure in tumulus mounds and conservation of the damaged tumuli. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 2(78), 2684-2689. doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.JPN-054 

Sawada, M., Mimura, M. & Yoshimura, M. (2016). Infiltration control in historical tumulus mounds using capillary barriers – Experimental and analytical study on the mechanism of capillary barriers –, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. C, 72(2), 101-116. doi.org/10.2208/jscejge.72.101 [in Japanese]

Sawada, M., Mimura, M. & Yoshimura, M. (2014). Evaluation of rainfall induced instability of tumulus mounds for the conservation of stimuli based on geotechnical engineering, Journal of Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science, 33, 87-99. ISSN 0286-6021 jsnds.org/ssk/ssk_33_s_087.pdf [in Japanese]

Sawada, M., Mimura, M. & Yoshimura, M. (2014). Evaluation of rainfall induced instability of tumulus mounds, Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 4 (3) A, 83-88, 2014. doi.org/10.5923/c.jce.201402.14 

Saeki, M., Sawada, M., Shiba, Y., & Oguni, K. (2013). GPS wireless sensor network for monitoring quasi-static displacement. Journal of JSCE, 1(1), 56-68. doi.org/10.2208/journalofjsce.1.1_56 

Sawada, M., Shiba, Y. & Watanabe, K. (2012). A study on applicability of ground response acceleration method to deep vertical underground structures, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A1, 68 (4), 490-498. doi.org/10.2208/jscejseee.68.I_490 [in Japanese]

Saeki, M., Sawada, M., Shiba, Y. & Oguni, K. (2011). GPS-wireless sensor network for monitoring quasi-static displacement, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A2, 67 (1), 25-38. doi.org/10.2208/jscejam.67.25 [in Japanese]

Shiba, Y. Sawada, M., Saeki, M. & Ichizawa, T. (2011). Development of a wireless sensor system for ground development monitoring and its performance test in a dam construction site, Journal of Japan Society of Dam Engineers, 21 (4), 251-262. doi.org/10.2208/jscejam.67.25 [in Japanese]

Sawada, M. Shiba, Y. & Oguni, K. (2009). Development of robust time synchronization method for wireless sensor network, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A1, 65(1), 30-37, 2009. doi.org/10.11315/jsde.21.251 [in Japanese]

Saeki, M. Inoue, T. & Sawada, M. (2009). Fundamental study on the accuracy of displacement monitoring of GPS wireless sensor network, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 12, 975-982, 2009. [in Japanese]

O’Sullivan, C., Salomon, J., Wang, Y., Morimoto, T., Sawada, M., & Nakamichi, Y. (2025). Coupled phenomena in soil: Examples of insights gained from multi-physics particle-scale simulations. In EPJ Web of Conferences (Vol. 340, p. 01005). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534001005

Manjunath, K., O’Sullivan, C., & Sawada, M. (2025). On the attempts to reduce parasitic viscous forces in the oil-air capillary bridge simulations. In EPJ Web of Conferences (Vol. 340, p. 08010). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534008010

Sawada, M. & O’Sullivan, C. (2025). Sub-particle-scale Simulation of Droplet Test to Measure Soil-liquid Contact Angle, Proc. DEM10, 170.

Sawada, M., O’Sullivan, C., Tsiampousi, A., & Salomon, J. (2025, April). Insight into Hysteresis of Soil Water Retention from Pore-Scale CFD Analyses. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1480, No. 1, p. 012064). IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012064

Wang, Y., Bortolotto, M., Suo, S., O’Sullivan, C., Blunt, M. J., & Sawada, M. (2025, April). Pore Scale Study of Polymer Fluid Flow. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1480, No. 1, p. 012114). IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012114

Sawada, M., O’Sullivan, C. & Tsiampousi, A. (2024). Insight into the Ink-bottle Effect in a Single Tube from Fully Resolved CFD Analysis, Proc. 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, 67-71.

Sawada, M., O’Sullivan, C., Tsiampousi, A. & Salomon, J. (2024). Numerical Simulation of the Ink-bottle Effect in a Single Pore, Proc. 6th Japan-Korea Joint Symposium, 105-112.

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Murai, S. (2023, November). Roles of Coarser-Grained Soil Layers in Capillary Barrier System. In International symposium on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (pp. 321-329). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9215-7_29

Sawada, M., Tani, S., & Mimura, M. (2023, November). Predicting Hydro-Thermal Environment Characteristics in Underground Spaces of a Tumulus Mound. In International symposium on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (pp. 221-230). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9215-7_21

Sawada, M., O’Sullivan, C., Tsiampousi, A., & Salomon, J. (2023). Insight into drying and wetting processes from fully resolved CFD analysis, Geomechanics from Micro to Macro.

Wang, Y., O’Sullivan, C., Botolotto, M., & Sawada, M. (2023). Pore scale study of polymer fluid flow, Geomechanics from Micro to Macro.

Sawada, M., O'Sullivan, C., & Tsiampousi, A. (2023). Ink-bottle effect in soil water retention curves: insights from CFD analysis, 34th ALERT Geomaterials, 53-55.

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshikawa, K. (2023). Modeling simultaneous transfer of soil water and heat in the evaporation process in unsaturated shallow ground. In Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies (pp. 2326-2329). CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003299127-358

Sawada, M., & Mimura, M. (2023). Surface morphology of stone chamber using less destructive thermoplastic resin impression. In Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies (pp. 1907-1910). CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003299127-291

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshikawa, K. (2023). Model validation using induced tensile stress during cracking process measured with desiccation stress tests. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 382, p. 05007). EDP Sciences. doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338205007

Sawada, M., & Mimura, M. (2022). Use of a thermoplastic resin to generate rock surface impressions and geometrically accurate replicas, Proc. EUROCK2022. eurock2022.exordo.com/programme/presentation/215 

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Udo, T. (2022). Dynamic centrifuge model tests on Tumulus Mounds on cut slopes. In Geotechnical Engineering for the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Sites III (pp. 679-689). CRC Press. dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003308867-50 

Sawada, M., Sumi, Y., Yoshikawa, K., & Mimura, M. (2022). Experimental study on the evolution of internal stress in desiccation cracking process. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering–Rahman and Jaksa (Eds) Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering–Rahman and Jaksa, Sydney, Australia.

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Nakano, Y. (2022). Numerical analyses on rainfall induced deformation of a slope with a disturbed surface layer, Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Risk Assessment and Sustainable Stability Design of Slopes.

Sawada, M., Enkhtuvshin, T., & Mimura, M. (2019). Study on the mechanism of seismic damage of historical burial mounds. In 16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (16ARC)–Proceedings. Association of Geotechnical Societies in SouthEast Asia (AGSSEA).

Udo, T., Sawada, M., & Mimura, M. (2018). Experimental study on the mechanism of seismic damage of burial mounds constructed on slopes, Proc. 31st KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, KU-30.

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2018). Water shielding mechanism of a double-layered compacted earth structure and its application to conservation of tumulus mounds. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul 2017 (pp. 1245-1248). International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2017). Conservation of historical tumulus mounds using geotechnical engineering techniques. In Proceedings of the 6th International Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference (iYGEC6) (pp. 23-24). International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).

Sawada, M., Nakano, Y., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2017). Evaluation of the rainfall infiltration into a tumulus mound consisting of alternate finer and coarser grained soil layers, Proc. 19th ICMGE Workshop ATC19, 14-20.

Nakano, Y., Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2017). Experimental study on tumulus mounds consisting of alternate finer and coarser grained soil layers, Proc. 30th KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, KU-30, 2017.

Sawada, M., &  Mimura, M. (2016). Temperature control in burial chambers covered by compacted earth mounds, Proc. GIS and geoinformation zoning for disaster mitigation 2016, 37-38.

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2015). Geotechnical evaluation of rainfall induced slope failure in compacted tumulus mounds, International Union for Quaternary Research XIX Congress.

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2015). Evaluation of rainfall infiltration and induced instability of tumulus mounds. In Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, 2014 (IACMAG 2014) (pp. 1131-1136). Taylor & Francis Books Ltd.

Sawada, M., Mimura, M., & Yoshimura, M. (2013). Characterization of geotechnical properties for reconstitution of archaeological excavations, Proc. Workshop on Geoengineering for Conservation of Cultural Heritage Paris．

Sawada, M., Shiba, Y., & Saeki, M. (2012). Development of a GPS wireless sensor system for monitoring ground displacement, Proc. The International Workshop on ICT in Geo-Engineering, 89-97.