Workshop on Geotechnical Earthquake Instrumentation for Seismic Hazard Reduction; Santiago, Chile, Jan. 1992

该奖项将资助北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校的Chaim Poran教授与智利大学材料研究与试验研究所(IDIEM)的E.Retamal教授合作举办的讲习班。研讨会的目的是召集美国和智利的岩土地震工程和强地面运动方面的专家，以便批判性地审查智利地震灾害研究的岩土仪器和相关研究需求。该研讨会旨在检查与智利设施相关的损坏和生命损失的风险，这些设施是在地震强烈的环境中建造的。它还将侧重于在人口稠密地区和计划开发的地点迫切需要岩土技术仪器和研究。智利人将受益于美国在这一领域的专业知识。美方将有机会应用智利的经验教训，促进美国的减灾工作。

This award will support a workshop organized by Professor Chaim Poran of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, in collaboration with Professor E. Retamal of the Institute for Research and Testing of Materials (IDIEM) at the University of Chile. The aim of the workshop is to assemble U.S. and Chilean experts in geotechnical earthquake engineering and strong ground motion, in order to review critically the geotechnical instrumentation and associated research needs for seismic hazard research in Chile. The workshop aims to examine the risk of damage and loss of life associated with facilities in Chile, which are constructed in highly seismic environments. It will also focus on the urgent need for geotechnical instrumentation and research in populated areas and at sites planned for development. The Chileans will benefit from U.S. expertise in this field. The U.S. side will gain an opportunity to apply lessons learned in Chile to promote earthquake hazard reduction efforts in the United States.