Workshop on Soil Improvement and Foundation Remediation WithEmphasis on Seismic Hazards

房地产开发的自然过程，无论是住宅、工业用地还是大坝用地，往往首先利用最容易开发的地块。因此，随着21世纪的临近，岩土工程师面临着越来越多的挑战，即为将要在土壤条件较差或边缘的场地上建造的设施提供令人满意的基础。这一趋势，再加上危险分析的改进，以及公众对已建设施无风险的更高期望，预计将会增加。对于在危险地区贫瘠的土壤上建立的现有建筑来说，这一点尤为紧迫。这次研讨会的目的是提供一个论坛，让在土壤改良、地基补救和岩土地震工程方面有不同观点和观点的专家交流知识和经验。研讨会的具体目标是：(1)总结有关土壤改良的知识现状及其对各种岩土灾害，特别是地震引起的岩土灾害的地基补救的适用性；(2)确定和评估这些领域目前的研究需要和机会；以及(3)确定土壤和地基修复方面的研究需求并确定其优先顺序。与会者是土壤改良、地基补救和地震工程方面的专家，来自工业界、政府和学术界，因此就将要讨论的主题提供了广泛的背景和观点。研讨会将于1991年7月在西雅图华盛顿大学校园举行。

The natural process of real-estate development, whether residential or industrial or dam sites, tends to utilize the most easily developed sites first. Thus, as the 21st century approaches, geotechnical engineers are increasingly being challenged to provide satisfactory foundations for facilities to be constructed on sites with poor or marginal soil conditions. This trend, combined with improvements in hazard analysis, and the increased expectations of the public for constructed facilities to be risk free, can be expected to increase. It is especially urgent for existing structures founded on poor soils in hazardous locations. The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience among experts with a wide variety of viewpoints and perspectives on soil improvement, foundation remediation, and geotechnical earthquake engineering. The specific goals of the workshop are: (1) to summarize the current state of knowledge concerning soil improvement and its applicability to foundation remediation for various geotechnical hazards, especially those which are earthquake induced; (2) to identify and evaluate current research needs and opportunities in these areas; and (3) to identify and prioritize research needs in soil and foundation remediation. The participants are experts in soil improvement, foundation remediation and earthquake engineering, and come from industry, government and academia, thereby providing a broad range of background and perspective on the topics to be discussed. The workshop is to be held during July 1991 on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle.