Third Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Joint Technical CoordinatingCommittee on Masonry Research

美国-- Massimo Building Research的日本协调计划是在UJNR风和地震效应小组的主持下进行的一系列联合结构研究项目中的第三个。美国的研究始于1985年秋季中期，目前进展顺利。日本的研究大约在18个月前就开始了，而且也很有序。每年轮流在两国之间举行联合会议，目的是交流有利于两国的想法和信息。该项目将支持9名美国研究人员参加在日本举行的下次会议。此外，美国代表团还将有机会见证日本的砖石建筑、砖石单元制造和五层砖石建筑的全尺寸测试。

The U.S.-Japan Coordinated Program from Masonry Building Research is the third in a series of joint structural research projects done under the auspices of the Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects on UJNR. Research in the U.S. began in the mid-fall of 1985 and is progressing well. The Japanese research began approximately 18 months earlier and is also in good order. Joint meetings are held every year, alternating between countries, for the purpose of exchanging ideas and information to the benefit of both countries. This project would support attendance of nine U.S. researchers at the next meeting in Japan. In addition, there will be opportunities for the U.S. delegation to witness Japanese masonry construction, masonry unit manufacture and the set-up of the full-scale test of a five-story masonry building.