US-Japan Seminar/Workshop on Cooperative Research in Structural Control for Civil Infrastructure Systems

该奖项支持美国科学家和工程师参加将于1998年6月28日至7月1日在日本京都举行的美日民用基础设施系统结构控制研讨会。联合组织者是弗吉尼亚理工学院的Mahendra Singh教授和日本大阪大学的Yutaka Inoue教授。研讨会将集中讨论涉及新算法、传感器、致动器和阻尼器的创新概念。他们还将讨论主动控制装置在日本的一些全面试验实施，主要用于低水平干扰。会议将集中讨论四个主题：(1)主动、半主动和混合控制；(2)建筑物、桥梁和生命线的控制；(3)系统集成、设计理念和规范规定；(4)在国际测试平台上的案例研究和实验验证。随后将对这些主题的结构控制现状进行总结，以确定突出的研究问题。然后，他们将制定一项行动计划，并提出发展和实施的建议。参与者将包括较年轻的科学家。会议记录将会出版并通过互联网传播。与该领域的日本专家交流想法和数据将使美国参与者能够推进自己的工作，并为未来的合作项目奠定基础。* * *

9724926 Singh This award supports the participation of American scientists and engineers in a U.S.-Japan seminar on Structural Control for Civil Infrastructure Systems, to be held in Kyoto, Japan from June 28-July 1, l998. The co-organizers are Professors Mahendra Singh of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Yutaka Inoue of Osaka University in Japan. The seminar will focus on innovative concepts involving new algorithms, sensors, actuators and dampers. They will also discuss some full scale trial implementation of active control devices in Japan, primarily for low level disturbances. Session will focus on four theme topics: (1) active semi- active and hybrid control, (2) control of buildings, bridges and lifelines, (3) system integration, design philosophies and code provisions, and (4) case studies and experimental verification on international testbeds. These will be followed by summarization of the status of the structural control on these topics in order to identify the outstanding research issues. They will then formulate an action plan with recommendations for development and implementation. Participants will include younger scientists. The proceedings will be published and also disseminated through the internet. The exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in this field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. ***