EEFIT MISSION TO HAITI FOLLOWING THE MAGNITUDE 7 EARTHQUAKE OF 12 JANUARY 2010

总部设在英国的地震工程实地调查小组（EEFIT）将对海地太子港及周边地区进行勘察，以研究2010年1月12日发生的7.0级地震的影响。这次任务的目的是深入了解建筑和基础设施在地震中的表现，以及地震对当地社区的影响。为此，一个由四人组成的团队将在现场花费大约5天的时间收集数据。由于当地的情况，预计海地特派团将与其他西非支助团特派团非常不同。因此，该小组只有四名成员，目前正在进行广泛的任务前规划。在小组成员返回后，将使用作为项目一部分开发的新的灾害管理工具分析实地数据，并将调查结果分发给研究人员和专业工程师。这项拨款申请旨在为EEFIT小组的三位学术成员提供财政援助，以参与这项任务。

The UK based Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) will be conducting a reconnaissance mission to the Port-Au-Prince and the surrounding areas in Haiti to study the effects of the Mw 7.0 earthquake that occurred on the 12th January 2010. The purpose of this mission is to gain insight into how buildings and infrastructure performed during this earthquake and the consequent effect on the local community. To do this a team of four people will spend approximately 5 days in the field collecting data. It is anticipated that th Haiti mission is going to be very different to the other EEFIT missions due to conditions on the ground. The team was therefore limited to four members and extensive pre-mission planning is being carried out. On the return of the team members, the field data will be analysed using novel disaster management tools that will be developed as part of the project and the findings disseminated to both researchers and professional engineers. This grant application seeks financial assistance for the three academic members of the EEFIT group to participate in this mission.