Workshop on New Directions for the National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites Program

国家岩土工程试验场（NGES）计划包括一个由遍布美国的六个具有良好特征的试验场组成的系统，这些试验场可用于全面的岩土工程实验。1998年，由10个地质相关组织组成的国家地质工程与建设委员会（Geo Council）接管了NGES项目的管理工作。地质委员会表示有兴趣将该计划扩展到新的类型的地点，例如地质环境遗址或岩石遗址。此外，在FHWA的支持下，NGES数据库目前正在更新和改进，将成为包括专业人士、教育工作者、研究人员和学生在内的用户的主要资产。为了给NGES项目指明方向和优先顺序，在NSF的支持下，计划举办一个研讨会，为项目发展更广阔的视野，并在这个过程中注入一些新的思想和人员。研讨会将于2000年秋季举行，由地质理事会赞助，并将编写一份报告，广泛散发，并可在理事会的网站www.geocouncil.org上查阅

The National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites (NGES) program comprises a system of six well-characterized sites located throughout the United States that are available for full-scale geotechnical experiments. In 1998, the National Council for Geo-Engineering and Construction (the Geo Council), a council of ten geo-related organizations, assumed management of the NGES program. The Geo Council expressed interest in expanding the program to new types of sites, such as a geoenvironmental site or a rock site. In addition, with FHWA support, the NGES database is currently being updated and improved and will be a major asset for users including professionals, educators, researchers and students. In order to give direction and priorities to NGES program, a workshop is planned, with NSF support, to develop a broader vision for the program and inject some new thoughts and people into the process. The workshop, to be held in the fall, 2000, will be sponsored by the Geo Council and will produce a report that is widely disseminated and available on the council's Web site: www.geocouncil.org