Earthquakes and Architects: A State-of-Practice Knowledge Base

这项研究工作将开发一个关于有效的建筑抗震设计的实践知识库，特别是针对实践建筑师和大学建筑学院的教师。虽然在过去的十年中，在这个主题领域产生了大量的新信息，但它还没有系统地发展成为一个全面的、最新的、和有用的信息库。该项目将通过一系列相互关联的任务建立这个信息库，这些任务将：*收集和评价抗震设计的建筑方面的实践状态数据库；集中于过去10年发展的信息；*确定该数据库中的差距；*进行研究，以解决在项目范围和时间框架内可以填补的空白；*为解决需要长期努力的主题提出建议；*编制一系列专题最终报告，构成十多年来首个有关抗震设计建筑方面的综合知识库。该项目开发的信息将构成该学科领域知识库的重要补充，从AIA和该行业最近的活动来看，这些信息将有效地转移给执业建筑师。老师和学生们。

This research effort will develop a state-of-practice knowledge base on effective seismic design of buildings specifically directed at an audience of practicing architects and faculty in university-based schools of architecture. Although a great deal of new information has been generated in the subject area over the last decade, it has not been systematically developed into a comprehensive, up to date, and useful information base. The project will generate this information base through an interrelated series of tasks which will: * assemble and critique a state-of-practice data base on the architectural aspects of seismic design, concentrating on information developed over the last 10 years; * identify gaps within this data base; * conduct research to address those gaps that can be filled within the scope and time frame of the project; * develop recommendations for addressing those topics requiring longer term efforts; * develop a series of subject-specific final reports which will constitute the first comprehensive knowledge base on the architectural aspects of seismic design available in over a decade. The information developed by this project will constitute a significant addition to the knowledge base in the subject area and, judging from recent activities within the AIA and the profession, will be effectively transferable to practicing architects, faculty and students.