U.S.-Japan Seminar on Advanced Stability Concepts and Methods for Seismic Design in Structural Steel

9526170陈本项目是组织和进行一个联合的美国-日本“钢结构抗震设计的先进稳定性概念和方法”研讨会。“研讨会将集中讨论过去几年来在最先进技术方面取得的进展，重点是北岭和神户大地震后的经验和研究所取得的成就。 它将最终产生一个专著，希望将作为一个国家的最先进的指南，分析和设计的抗震改造和新的建筑钢。研讨会和专题论文将揭示当前美国和日本实践中的弱点和空白，以及最有希望提高抗震性能的新技术。 它们将促进变革，以消除现行标准和规范中的这些缺陷，并提供新的设计概念和方法。 这项活动是由NSF国际部和日本科学促进会（JSPS）共同管理的美日合作科学计划的一部分。 ***

9526170 Chen This project is to organize and conduct a joint U.S.-Japan Seminar on "Advanced Stability Concepts and Methods for Seismic Design in Structural Steel." The seminar will focus on advances in the state- of-the-art achieved in the last few years, with major emphasis on achievements resulting from the experiences of and research subsequent to the Northridge and Great Hanshin Earthquakes. It will culminate in the production of a monograph which is hoped will serve as a state-of-the-art guide to analysis and design for seismic retrofitting and new construction in steel. The seminar and monograph will reveal weaknesses and voids in current American and Japanese practices as well as new technologies that are the most promising for improving seismic performance. They will foster change to eliminate these deficiencies from current standards and specifications and provide new design concepts and methodologies. This activity is a part of US-Japan cooperative science program administered jointly by the International Division of NSF and Japanese Society of promotion of Sciences (JSPS). ***