Coordination of U.S.-Japan Coordinated Program for Masonry Building Research

在美国和世界范围内，砖石结构占建筑结构的很大一部分。由于其经济、防火、建筑灵活、施工方便等明显的特点，在中、高震区砌体结构的应用越来越多。砌体结构分析和设计、材料和施工技术的现状无法准确预测建筑在侧向荷载（如地震荷载）下的性能。这个研究项目将协调美日砖石建筑研究协调计划。该计划的美国方面包括20多个独立的研究任务，必须协调以实现计划目标。将执行的活动包括组织和召开与任务研究人员的会议，监测项目进展，加快研究人员之间的数据交换，与砌体行业对接，安排材料并建立研究人员-用户组沟通，以及与UJNR小组和日本研究项目对接。

Masonry construction comprises a large portion of building construction in the U.S. and the world. Reinforced masonry construction use is increasing in moderate to higher seismic zones because of its apparent features of economy, fire safety, architectural flexibility, and ease of construction. The present state of masonry structural analysis and design and materials and construction technologies does not enable an accurate prediction of building behavior under lateral loads such as seismic loads. This research project will coordinate the U.S.-Japan Coordinated Program for Masonry Building Research. The U.S. side of the program consists of over 20 separate research tasks that must be coordinated to attain the program goals. Among the activities that will be performed are organizing and conducting meetings with the task researchers, monitoring program progress, expediting data exchange between researchers, interfacing with the masonry industry to arrange for materials and establish researcher-user group communication, and interfacing with the UJNR panel and the Japanese research program.