SGER: US-Portugal International Workshop on Earthquake Engineering Research Using NEES Facilities

摘要：美国-葡萄牙利用NEES设施进行地震工程研究国际研讨会，CMS提案0410598PI: Pedro Silva， U. missouri - roli该提案的主要计划是组建一个由美国和葡萄牙研究人员组成的团队，积极参加将在葡萄牙举行的国际研讨会。这次国际研讨会的重点是在地震工程研究领域建立美国和葡萄牙科学家之间的研究伙伴关系。这些研究伙伴关系将在George E. Brown, Jr.地震工程模拟网络（NEES）合作目标下建立，该合作目标强调共享使用和及时获取研究数据。特别是，预计这些研究伙伴关系将导致在国际合作者之间制定大挑战（GC） NEESR项目。地震工程研究的新时代即将来临。今天，小乔治·e·布朗地震工程研究网络（NEES）正试图使地震工程研究向多学科、多机构和全球合作的方向发展。在NEES下，16个研究设备站点目前处于建设的最后阶段，它们分布在美国各地。这些NEES研究设施的一个重要特征是远程观察和远程操作能力，这使得不同地点的研究人员可以在一个站点观察和操作相同的物理测试。远程会议的这一特点有利于机构之间的信息交流，同时也扩大了许多研究机构的实验能力。NEES设备组合用于改善美国土木和机械系统的抗震设计和性能，将对下一代工程师的教育和培训产生重大影响。在NEES下，这些研究设施将向大量研究人员开放，以进行地震工程领域的研究。这无疑将把地震工程研究领域推向新的境界。建立NEES的目标是提供一种国内和国际资源，将地震工程研究的重点从目前对物理测试的依赖转向综合实验、计算、理论、数据库和基于模型的模拟。从2004年开始的未来10年里，NEES联盟的另一个主要目标是在美国和世界各地增加其他研究设施。符合这个目标的；提议的国际研讨会的主要目标是发展美国和葡萄牙研究人员之间的研究联系。本次国际研讨会的参与者将包括土木基础设施抗震设计领域的美国和葡萄牙研究人员。PI预计将组建一个由10名美国研究人员和同样数量的葡萄牙研究人员组成的团队。

Abstract for: US-Portugal International Workshop on Earthquake Engineering Research Using NEES Facilities, CMS proposal 0410598PI: Pedro Silva, U. Missouri-RollaThe main plan for this proposal is to assemble a team of U.S. and Portuguese researchers that will actively participate in an international workshop to be held in Portugal. This international workshop will focus on establishing research partnerships between U.S. and Portuguese scientists in the field of earthquake engineering research. These research partnerships will be established within the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) collaborative goals, which emphasize shared use and timely access to research data. In particular it is expected that these research partnerships will lead to the formulation of Grand Challenge (GC) NEESR projects among international collaborators. A new era in earthquake engineering research is upon us. Today the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Research (NEES) is attempting to revolutionize earthquake-engineering research to a more predominant multidisciplinary, multi-institutional and worldwide collaboration. Under NEES, 16-research equipment sites are currently in the final stages of construction and are geographically distributed around the U.S. An important feature of these NEES research facilities is the teleobservation and teleoperation capabilities, which allows researchers at different locations to observe and operate the same physical test at one site. This feature of teleconferencing can benefit the exchange of information between institutions, while simultaneously expanding the experimental capability of many research institutions. NEES equipment portfolio for improving the seismic design and performance of the U.S. civil and mechanical systems will have a significant impact on education and training of the next-generation engineers. Under NEES these research facilities will be open to a large number of researchers for conducting research in the field of earthquake engineering. This without a doubt will propel the field of earthquake engineering research to new horizons. The goal for establishing NEES was to provide a national and international resource that will shift the emphasis of earthquake engineering research from current reliance on physical testing to integrated experimentation, computation, theory, databases, and model-based simulation. Over the next 10 years, and starting in 2004, another main goal of the NEES consortium is to add other research facilities in the US and around the world. In line with this goal; the main objective of the proposed international workshop is to develop research ties between researchers from the U.S. and Portugal. Participants in this international workshop will comprise of U.S. and Portuguese researchers in the field of seismic design of civil infrastructures. The PI expects to assemble a team of 10 researchers from the U.S. and an equal number from Portugal.