Press Project 1.1: Concept Development

这是抗震预制混凝土结构协调研究计划的一部分。该项目将开发在美国地震带使用预制混凝土的结构概念。主要由于现行建筑规范和缺乏相关的分析和实验数据，预制混凝土目前没有在美国地震区使用。最初，将在全国各地举办几个区域研究讲习班。这些会议的规模有限，以促进与会者之间的互动，他们将被邀请代表设计/建筑行业的各种贡献者（包括建筑师、开发商、研究人员等）。接下来，将研究设计概念的经济可行性和结构可行性。将利用讲习班提出的概念编写设计文件。将从总承包商那里获得关于改进细节的经济方法的反馈。还将考虑使用自动化流程的可能性。分析模型开发和设计标准开发项目将需要设计工程师和其他行业代表的反馈。在整个项目期间，将向学术研究人员提供所需的信息和其他手段。

This is a part of the coordinated research program in seismic precast concrete structures. This project will develop structural concepts for using precast concrete in seismic zones of the United States. Due primarily to current building codes and lack of relevent analytical and experimental data, precast concrete is not currently used in U.S. seismic zones. Initially, several regional research workshops will be held around the country. These will be limited in size to facilitate interaction among the participants who will be invited to represent various contributors to the design/construction industry (including architects, developers, researchers, etc.) Next, the economic viability as well as structural feasibility of the design concept will be investigated. Design documents will be prepared using the concepts resulting from the workshops. Feedback about economical ways to improve the details proposed from general contractors will be obtained. Potential use of automated processes will also be considered. The analytical model development and design criterion development projects will require a feedback from design engineers and other industry representatives. The required informtion to academic researchers and other means will be provided throughout the duration of this project.