Partial Support of the U.S.-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects; September1, 2007

该合同是为了继续支持美日风和地震影响小组的活动，该小组属于美日自然资源协议的保护伞。这笔资金用于支持本机构的年会。在2001年5月举行的第33次会议上，美日风与地震效应联合小组通过了一项战略计划，以简化其运作，并为小组未来的发展定位。小组的目标是：1。美日两国政府机构间的风力和地震工程技术交流（包括数据、信息、测量和测试设施以及研究人员）；2. 在两国政府、工业和学术组织的科学和工程研究人员之间发展和保持强有力的技术联系，并鼓励研究人员的交流；3. 开展强风、地震、风暴潮、海啸等领域的联合研究；公布联合研究成果；分发年度会议记录；和4。开展合作项目，改进工程设计和施工实践以及其他减少风和地震危害的做法。在减轻地震、风、海啸和风暴潮的危害方面，美国和日本是世界上技术最先进的国家。在风与地震效应联合小组的主持下，两国都从长达37年的信息和技术交流中受益匪浅。该小组的战略计划提供了一个框架，通过扩大小组的范围，使其包括大学研究人员、私营企业和其他国家研究人员的参与，从而加强研究活动的合作，加速研究成果的应用。新的框架还旨在通过高度集中的任务委员会结构，使小组能够迅速适应两国研究重点的变化（见上文关于任务委员会的脚注）。事务委员会就土木工程生命线、楼宇、海旁及海岸构筑物的设计及建造交换技术数据及资料。该小组提供的数据影响着正在进行的结构工程研究，并有助于修订和制定美国建筑规范和标准。

This award is for continued support for the activities of the U.S.-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects that falls under the umbrella of the U.S.-Japan Agreement on Natural Resources. The funding is in support of the Annual Meeting of this body. At its 33rd meeting in May 2001, the U.S.-Japan Joint Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects approved a strategic plan to streamline its operation and position the Panel for future growth. The Panel's objectives are to: 1. Exchange of wind and seismic engineering technology (including data: information; measurement and test facilities; and researchers) between U.S. and Japanese government agencies; 2. Develop and maintain strong technical links between scientific and engineering researchers of government, industrial, and academic organizations in the two countries and encourage the exchange of researchers; 3. Conduct joint research in areas of strong winds, earthquakes, storm surge and tsunamis; publish findings from joint research efforts; and distribute proceedings of annual meetings; and 4. Conduct cooperative programs to improve engineering design and construction practices and other wind and earthquake hazard mitigation practices. The United States and Japan are the most technologically advanced nations in the world with respect to mitigation of the hazards from earthquake, wind, tsunami, and storm surge. Both countries benefit greatly from the 37-year exchange of information and technology that occur through the auspices of the Joint Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects. The Panel's Strategic Plan provides a framework for increasing cooperation on research activities and accelerating the application of research results into practice by expanding the reach of the Panel to include university researchers, private industry, and participation by researchers in other nations. The new framework is further designed to permit the Panel to quickly adapt to address changes in the research priorities of the two countries through a highly focused Task Committee structure (see footnote on Task Committees above). The Panel provides the vehicle to exchange technical data and information on design and construction of civil engineering lifelines, buildings, waterfront, and coastal structures. The data produced by the Panel influence on-going structural engineering research and contribute to the revision and creation of U.S. building codes and standards.