Travel Support to E-Defense for US Wood Researchers

美国国家科学基金会奖0529903题为“NEESR SG：NEESwood--基于性能的中层木结构抗震设计理念的发展”，于2009年6月至7月在日本三木对一栋六层木结构建筑进行了顶石抗震测试。E-Defense振动台由日本国家地球科学与灾害预防研究所运营，是世界上最大的振动台。NEESwood项目的目标是提供所需的知识，使在地震区建造中层木结构结构变得更加可行。NEESwood项目的木框架结构将是E-Defense迄今测试的最大结构。这栋公寓/共管公寓大楼有1400平方米的居住空间，可容纳23个居住单元。使用E-Defense振动台，这座建筑将于2009年7月14日进行最后测试，使用被认为是加利福尼亚州洛杉矶MCE级地震的2500年地震作为地震激励。鉴于E-Defense设施的独特性和这一里程碑式的顶石测试，将为最多10名职业早期研究人员提供旅行支持，以参与这些测试。活动计划在2009年7月12日至15日期间举行。智力上的好处是，得到支持的研究人员将了解NEESwood项目及其目标，获得E-Defense的实验测试的第一手经验，参与震动后的损伤检查，并会见日本研究人员。他们参与的更广泛的影响是有机会探索NEES/E-Defense与日本研究人员在地震工程方面的合作。顶石测试的结果将通过包括网络广播在内的各种媒体渠道在世界范围内广泛传播。

NSF award 0529903, entitled "NEESR SG: NEESwood - Development of a Performance-Based Seismic Design Philosophy for Mid-Rise Woodframe Construction," is conducting its capstone seismic tests on a six-story wood frame building using Japan's E-Defense shake table in Miki, Japan, during June and July 2009. The E-Defense shake table is operated by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention and is the world's largest shake table. The goal of the NEESwood project is to provide the knowledge needed to make construction of midrise wood frame structures in seismic regions more feasible. The NEESwood project's wood frame structure will be the largest structure tested to date at E-Defense. This apartment/condominium building has 1400 square meters of living space for 23 living units. Using the E-Defense shake table, this building will undergo its final test on July 14, 2009, using a 2500-year earthquake considered the MCE-level event in Los Angeles, CA, as the seismic excitation. Given the uniqueness of the E-Defense facility and this landmark capstone test, travel support will be provided for up to ten early career researchers to participate in these tests. Activities are planned for participants during July 12-15, 2009. The intellectual merit is that the supported researchers will learn about the NEESwood project and its goals, gain first hand experience with experimental testing at E-Defense, participate in the post-shake damage inspection, and meet Japanese researchers. The broader impact of their participation is the opportunity to explore NEES/E-Defense collaborations with Japanese researchers in earthquake engineering. The results of the capstone tests will be broadly disseminated world-wide through various media channels, including a webcast.