U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifeline Systems

在过去的几十年里，美国和日本一直在分享关于如何减轻地震对各种设施的影响的信息和技术。近年来受到极大关注的一组设施是生命线。两国政府认识到地震后这些系统的重要性，也承认它们在地震中的极端脆弱性。因此，研究人员被鼓励为地震评估、设计和施工寻找新的更好的方法。对现有的生命线设施给予了特别关注。该项目旨在组织和举办第七届美日生命线系统防震减灾研讨会。为了延续以往更换研讨会地点的传统，第七届研讨会将于1997年11月在华盛顿州西雅图举行。这次研讨会意义重大，将使研究人员能够介绍1994年1月17日北岭地震和1995年1月17日神户地震的详细研究结果。该项目是美日自然资源(UJNR)计划下的一项活动。美国国家标准与技术研究所(NIST)的费用占此次研讨会所需资金的50%。

For the past several decades, the United States and Japan have been sharing information and technologies on ways to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on a variety of facilities. One group of facilities which has received considerable attention in recent years has been lifelines. Both governments recognize the importance of these systems after earthquakes and also acknowledge their extreme vulnerability to earthquakes. As a result, researchers have been encouraged to identify new and better approaches for seismic evaluation, design and construction. Special attention has been given to existing lifeline facilities. This project is to organize and hold the Seventh U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifeline Systems. In continuing the previous tradition of alternating the location of the workshop site, this seventh workshop will beheld in Seattle, Washington in November of 1997. This workshop is significant that will enable researchers to present detailed study findings from the January 17, 1994 Northridge, and January 17, 1995, Kobe earthquakes. This project is an activity under the amspices of U.S.-Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) Program. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) costs share 50% of funds required for this workshop.