Mid-America Earthquake Center

中美洲地震中心

• 批准号: 9701785
• 负责人: Amr Elnashai
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-10-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9701785&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Mid; America; Earthquake; Center

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.

9701785艾布拉姆斯美国中部地震中心（MAE）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来减少美国中部和东部的潜在地震损失。 研究和执行项目集中在两个重点领域：（a）查明和评价可能的地震危险;（B）为建筑环境制订减少损失战略。 研究项目涉及震源建模、地面运动（即，综合、仪器、目录）、场地特征和响应、地面故障、土-结构相互作用、基础和结构的评估和加固、风险和可靠性、社会响应和经济影响。 最初的重点是基本设施（即，支持震后应急响应和灾害管理相关功能的建筑物）和交通网络（即，高速公路、铁路系统、主要水道和航运设施以及机场）。 研究团队将利用网络技术的最新进展进行互动。 MAE中心的万维网通信将核心机构以及世界各地的地震研究中心联系起来，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到这些技术学科，并在实践中实施研究成果。 MAE中心将是三个EERC之一，与一个总体管理委员会联网，以提供创造新知识的协同作用，教育下一代地震工程师和科学家，并为工业，政府，大学预科学校和潜在用户群体提供外展服务。