Learning From Earthquakes

近30年来，美国国家科学基金会一直为EERI的地震教训(LFE)计划提供支持。这些资金使数十个多学科研究小组能够对世界各地的重大地震进行实地调查，观察和记录对自然和建筑环境的影响以及由此产生的社会、经济和政策影响。多年来，该计划产生了许多新的知识，导致了实践的变化，并刺激了每个相关领域的新研究。作为美国地震后调查的领导者，EERI对LFE计划提出了重要的建议，以改善NSF资助的地震后研究工作的整体协调，并纳入新技术，以改进易腐烂数据的收集和管理。在这项奖励期间，EERI将协调震后调查，并在地震后的第一周改进易腐烂数据的收集。将购买设备以加强数据收集和传播，将为小组成员提供培训，并将启动一个新的小额赠款方案，用于每个学科的后续研究，有助于从根本上了解地震影响。LFE程序将集成到新的地震工程模拟网络(NEES)中。LFE计划将与其他机构、组织和NSF资助的中心合作，接触到不同人群的年轻人和学生，以激发他们对科学和工程的兴趣和参与。这些活动以及本奖项五年期间的其他活动将有助于从根本上理解地震工程的科学和实践，并减少未来的地震损失。

For nearly 30 years, the National Science Foundation has provided support for EERI's Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) Program. These funds have enabled dozens of multidisciplinary teams of researchers to carry out field investigations of significant earthquakes throughout the world, to observe and document effects on the natural andbuilt environment and resulting social, economic and policy impacts. Over the years theprogram has generated much new knowledge, leading to changes in practice and stimulating new research in each of the related fields.As the US leader in post-earthquake investigations, EERI proposes significantrevisions to the LFE program to improve the overall coordination of NSF funded post-earthquake research efforts and to incorporate new technologies to improve the collection and management of perishable data. During the duration of this award, EERI will coordinate post-earthquake investigations and improve the collection of perishable data in the first weeks after the earthquake. Equipment will be acquired to enhance data collection and dissemination, training will be provided to team members, and a new program of small grants for follow up research in each of the disciplines that contribute to fundamental understanding of earthquake impacts will be initiated. The LFE program will be integrated into the new Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). The LFE program will work with other agencies, organizations and NSF funded centers to reach diverse population of young people and students to stimulate their interest and involvement in science and engineering. These and other activities during the five year duration of this award will contribute to a fundamental understanding of the science and practice of earthquake engineering and the reduction of future earthquake losses.