Seminar on Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Extreme Loads: Recent Research Activities and Future Research Needs; Nov. 2-4-2003; Makena, HI

PI: Laura Lowes，华盛顿大学本提案旨在为“极端荷载下钢筋混凝土结构的有限元分析”国际研讨会寻求支持。研讨会将由日本千叶大学的野口浩教授、华盛顿大学的劳拉·n·洛斯教授、加州大学的菲利普·c·菲利普教授和美国科罗拉多大学的卡斯帕·威廉教授组织。联合研讨会的对应提案将由日本科学促进会资助。讲习班将于2003年11月2日至4日在夏威夷毛伊岛的马基纳举行。它将汇集来自美国、日本、加拿大和欧洲的研究人员。本次研讨会的目的是：1)回顾最新材料本构模型、有限元分析技术和数值方法的发展；2)确定研究需求，以实现对钢筋混凝土结构在极端载荷下的响应进行准确、稳健、高效的模拟。研讨会将提供一个机会，讨论在广泛的主题领域的研究活动，支持钢筋混凝土结构的有限元建模。第一天的下午将专门讨论钢筋混凝土结构行为的实验调查，用于模型开发和基准研究的实验数据集。第二天将着重于钢筋混凝土结构的力学行为建模，包括本构模型，元素形成，组件模型和计算技术。研讨会最后一天的上午将专门讨论结构系统的分析，软件工具和数值方法可以用来促进峰后制度的分析。研讨会将以小组讨论结束，以确定未来的研究目标。研讨会将包括书面论文的口头报告和小组讨论。技术文件、讨论摘要和决议将发表在一份技术报告中，该报告将分发给研究界和工程界。预计研讨会将有助于确定以下领域的未来研究需求：1)基准研究和实验数据，以支持改进的模拟，特别是在NEES设施中进行的测试可能产生的数据；2)本构建模和元素公式；3)有限元方法；4)数值和计算方法，使分析在峰后状态和5)软件，以支持模型的建立和钢筋混凝土结构体系的分析。此外，预计来自美国、日本、加拿大和欧洲的与会者将确定利用世界各地个别研究小组的优势和成就的潜在合作。

PI: Laura Lowes, University of Washington This proposal is to solicit support for an international seminar on "Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures Under Extreme Loads." The seminar will be organized by Professor Hiroshi Noguchi of Chiba University in Japan and Professors Laura N. Lowes of the University of Washington, Filip C. Filippou of the University of California and Kaspar Willam of the University of Colorado in the United States. A counterpart proposal for the joint seminar will be funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The workshop will be held 2-4 November 2003, in Makena, Hawaii on the island of Maui. It will bring together researchers from the U.S. and Japan as well as Canada and Europe. The objectives of this seminar are to 1) review recent developments in state-of-the-art material constitutive models, finite element analysis techniques and numerical methods and 2) to identify research needs to enable accurate,robust, efficient simulation of the response of reinforced concrete structures under extreme loads.Intellectual MeritThe seminar will provide an opportunity to discuss research activities in the broad range of topic areas that support the finite element modeling of reinforced concrete structures. The afternoon of the first day will be dedicated to discussion of experimental investigation of the behavior of reinforced concrete structures, experimental data sets for use in model development and benchmark studies. The second day will focus on modeling the mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete structures including constitutive models, element formations, component models and computational techniques. The morning of the last day of the seminar will be devoted to analysis of structural systems, software tools and numerical methods that can be usedfacilitate and enable analysis in the post-peak regime. The seminar will conclude with a group discussion to identify future research objectives. The seminar will have both oral presentations of written papers and group discussions. The technical papers, summary of discussions and resolutions will be published in a technical report, which will be distributed to the research and engineering communities.Broader Impact It is expected that the seminar will help identify future research needs in the areas of 1) benchmark studies and experimental data to support improved simulation, in particular data that may be generated by testing performed at NEES facilities, 2) constitutive modeling and element formulations, 3) finite element methods, 4) numerical and computational methods to enable analysis in the post-peak regime and 5) software to support model building and analysis of reinforced concrete structural systems. Additionally, it is expected that participants from the U.S., Japan, Canada and Europe will identify potential collaborations that leverage the strengths and accomplishments of the individual research groups around the world.