U.S.-Japan Workshop on Mitigation of Near-Field Earthquake Damage in Urban Areas-Comparative Studies of the Northridge and Kobe Experience

9602932 Iwan该奖项支持7名美国科学家参加将于1998年1月5日至7日在夏威夷檀香山举行的关于减轻城市地区近场地震破坏的美日研讨会。联合组织者是加州理工学院的Wilfred Iwan教授和京都大学的Kenzo Toki教授。研讨会的目标是：确定和记录从北岭和神户地震中吸取的关于近场地面运动及其对建筑物的影响的重要经验教训；就近场地面运动的性质及其对所有类型结构的独特影响达成共识；为结构设计提供指导，以发展表征近场地面运动的适当方法；评估与近场地面运动影响有关的当前缓解战略是否适当；确定未来对近场地面运动的缓解研究和应用的需求。与会者是地震减灾领域最活跃的研究人员之一，本次研讨会有望建立和促进美日科学家之间的合作研究，双方将从这些研究关系中受益。* * *

9602932 Iwan This award supports the participation of 7 US scientists in a US-Japan seminar on Mitigation of Near-Field Earthquake Damage in Urban Areas, to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from January 5-7, 1998. The co-organizers are Professor Wilfred Iwan of the California Institute of Technology and Professor Kenzo Toki of Kyoto University. The objectives of the seminar are to: identify and record the important lessons learned from the Northridge and Kobe earthquakes as regards near-field ground motions and their effects on buildings; develop a consensus regarding the nature of near-field ground motions and their unique effects on structures of all types; provide guidance for the development of appropriate methods to characterize near-field ground motions for the purpose of structural design; assess the adequacy of current mitigation strategies as they relate to the effects of near- field ground motions; and determine future needs for mitigation research and applications regarding near-field ground motions. Participants are among the most active researchers in the area of earthquake hazard mitigation, and this seminar is expected to establish and nurture collaborative research between US and Japanese scientists who will mutually benefit from these research ties. ***