Earthquake Engineering Research Center

纽约州立大学布法罗分校将建立一个地震工程研究中心。该中心的目标是开展研究，以大幅提高最先进的基础知识，改进工程实践，改进地震减灾实践的实施，以最大限度地减少财产和人命的损失，以及严重地震造成的人类活动的各个方面的中断。主要研究方向是以结构体系和生命线体系为中心的地震工程研究协调集成方法；并强调在美国落基山脉以东地区减轻地震危害。研究活动将集中在地面运动、土壤动力学、系统响应和不可服务性、可靠性和风险评估、实验室和现场实验、创新计算和专家系统、编纂设计相关问题以及社会和教育问题。该中心的两个业务部门是研究部和教育与技术转让部。其他将参与研究活动的机构包括纽约城市学院、哥伦比亚大学、康奈尔大学、拉蒙特-多尔蒂地质观测站、利哈伊大学、普林斯顿大学和伦斯勒理工学院。

The University at Buffalo, State University of New York will establish an Earthquake Engineering Research Center. The goal of the Center is to conduct research to substantially improve state- of-the-art basic knowledge, improve the engineering practice, and improve implementation of earthquake hazard mitigation practices in order to minimize the loss of property and human lives and the disruption of all facets of human activities resulting from severe earthquakes. The major research thrusts are a coordinated and integrated approach to earthquake engineering research centered on structural system and lifeline systems; and an emphasis on earthquake hazard mitigation in the area of the United STates east of the rocky Mountains. Research activities will be concentrated on ground motions, soil dynamics, system response and unserviceability, reliability and risk assessment, laboratory and field experiments, innovative computing and expert systems, codified design related issues, and social and educational issues. The two operational divisions of the Center are the Research Division and the Education and Technology Transfer Division. Other institutions that will participate in the research activities are the City College of New York, Columbia University, Cornell University, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Lehigh University, Princeton University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.