U.S. Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects

美日风与地震效应专门委员会成立于1968年。年度会议在日本和美国轮流举行(日本为奇数年，美国为偶数年)。该小组开发技术，改进工程设计和施工做法，以提高生活质量。该小组由参加十个任务委员会的17个联邦机构组成。这些任务委员会侧重于具体的国家问题，例如，减少地震灾害、地下管道、交通和电信系统、建筑物的维修和改造。任务委员会讲习班和会议的成果在年度联席会议上分享，通常作为会议记录公布。

The U.S.-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects was created in 1968. Annual meetings alternate between Japan and the U.S. (odd numbered years in Japan; even numbered years in the U.S.). The Panel develops technologies that advance engineering design and construction practices for an improved quality-of-life. The Panel is composed on 17 Federal agencies who participate in ten task committees. The task committees focus on specific national issues, e.g., earthquake hazards reduction, buried pipelines, transportation and telecommunication systems, repair and retrofit of structures. The results of the task committee workshops and conferences are shared at the annual joint meeting and usually published as proceedings.