International Travel Grant for Development of Trilateral Cooperative Workshop Program on "Frontiers of Constructed Facilities" to be held in Tokyo, Seoul, March 21-28, 1990

该项目为美、日、韩三国在已建成设施的前沿领域开展合作研究提供国际旅行支持。将制定研讨会计划，以吸引研究界关注先进建筑设施新兴技术的新研究方向。研究课题包括新材料、智能结构、超大规模结构、地下设施、结构评价技术、专家系统等。在这些领域存在着相当大的共同利益，可以开展联合研究工作，开发与新建设施有关的建筑新领域和减轻自然灾害措施。在振兴美国建筑技术、恢复该行业竞争力和领导地位的紧迫时刻，与日本和韩国这两个在该领域处于领先地位的国家的合作，既及时又有战略价值。这一努力将导致未来在先进建筑设施研究和通过国际合作实施这些项目的实际方法方面的全面研究议程。

This project provides international travel support for development of trilateral cooperative research in frontiers of constructed facilities between the U.S.A., Japan, and Korea. A workshop program will be formulated to rivet attention of research communities on the directions for new research in emerging technologies for advanced constructed facilities. The topic areas to be examined include new materials, smart structures, super large-scale structures, underground facilities, structural evaluation techniques, experts systems, etc. Considerable common interests exist in these areas for possible joint research efforts in developing new frontiers of construction and natural disaster mitigation measures in connection with the new constructed facilities. At a time when there is a great urgency to revitalize the U.S. technology in construction and to restore the industry's competitiveness and leadership, the collaboration with Japan and Korea, both leaders in the field, is both timely and strategically meritorious. This effort will lead to a comprehensive future research agenda in advanced constructed facilities research and practical ways to implement these programs by way of international cooperation.