Mid-America Earthquake Center

9701785 Abrams中美洲地震（MAE）中心的主要目标是通过关注与低频地震事件相关的问题以及这些事件对人民、经济和民用基础设施的影响，减少美国中部和东部潜在的地震损失。研究和执行项目在两个重点领域：(a)查明和评价可能的地震灾害；(b)为建筑环境制定减少损失的策略。研究项目涉及震源建模、地面运动（即合成、仪器、目录）、场地特征和响应、地面失效、土壤-结构相互作用、基础和结构的评估和加强、风险和可靠性、社会反应和经济影响。最初的重点是基本设施（即支持地震后应急反应和灾害管理相关功能的建筑物）和运输网络（即高速公路、铁路系统、主要水道和航运设施以及机场）。研究团队将使用最新的网络技术进行互动。MAE中心的万维网通信连接了核心机构，以及世界各地的地震研究中心，并包括公共教育功能。中心的目标包括教育下一代地震学家和地震工程师，吸引代表性不足的少数民族和妇女进入这些技术学科，并在实践中实施研究成果。MAE中心将是三个EERC网络管理委员会之一，在创造新知识、教育下一代地震工程师和科学家以及向工业、政府、大学预科学校和潜在用户群体提供服务方面提供协同作用。

9701785 Abrams The primary objective of the Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center is to reduce potential earthquake losses in the central and eastern United States by concentrating on problems associated with low-frequency seismic events and the consequences these have for the people, economy, and civil infrastructure. Research and implementation projects are in two focus areas: (a) identification and evaluation of possible seismic hazards; and (b) development of loss reduction strategies for the built environment. Research projects address seismic source modeling, ground motions (i.e., synthesis, instrumentation, catalogs), site characterization and response, ground failures, soil-structure interaction, assessment and strengthening of foundations and structures, risk and reliability, societal response, and economic impact. The initial focus is on essential facilities (i.e., buildings that support functions related to post-earthquake emergency response and disaster management) and transportation networks (i.e., highways, railroad systems, major waterways and shipping facilities, and airports). Research teams will use recent advances in networking technology to interact. The MAE Center's World Wide Web communications link the core institutions, as well as earthquake research centers around the world, and include public education features. Center goals include educating the next generation of seismologists and earthquake engineers, attracting under-represented minorities and women to these technical disciplines, and implementing research results in practice. The MAE Center will be one of three EERC's networked with an overarching governing board to provide synergism in creating new knowledge, educating the next generation of earthquake engineers and scientists, and providing outreach to industry, government, pre-college schools and potential user groups.