Numerical Modeling and Experimental Simulation in Earthquake Engineering

地震是对民用基础设施结构完整性的主要威胁之一。虽然地震工程学已经取得了重大进展，但仍然存在许多挑战。拟设教席的目的是为地震工程中的理论/数值模拟和实验模拟开发尖端工具和方法。中心的长期目标是为工程师、研究人员、规划者和决策者提供：(I)新的经过实验验证的模拟，以有效和高效地评估关键民用基础设施的地震结构安全性和性能，以及(Ii)创新的设计策略和修复技术，以减轻对新建或现有民用基础设施的地震影响。

Earthquakes are one of the main threats to the structural integrity of civil infrastructure. Although significant progress has been made in earthquake engineering, many challenges remain. The proposed Chair aims at developing cutting-edge tools and methodologies for theoretical/numerical modeling and experimental simulation in earthquake engineering. The long-term objectives of the CRC are to provide engineers, researchers, planners and decision makers with: (i) new experimentally-validated simulations for effective and efficient assessment of the seismic structural safety and performance of critical civil infrastructure, and (ii) innovative design strategies and rehabilitation techniques to mitigate seismic effects on new or existing civil infrastructure.