U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifeline Systems

在过去的几十年里，美国和日本一直在分享信息和技术，以减轻地震对各种设施的影响。 近年来受到相当关注的一类设施是生命线。 两国政府都认识到这些系统在地震后的重要性，也承认它们对地震的极端脆弱性。 因此，鼓励研究人员为抗震评估、设计和施工确定新的和更好的方法。 对现有的生命线设施给予了特别关注。 该项目是组织和举办第七届美国-日本生命线系统防震讲习班。 第七届研讨会将延续以往轮流举办的传统，于1997年11月在华盛顿的西雅图举行。 这次研讨会是重要的，将使研究人员提出详细的研究结果，从1994年1月17日北岭，和1995年1月17日，科比地震。 该项目是美国政府资助的一项活动，日本自然资源计划（UJNR）。 美国国家标准与技术研究院（NIST）分担此次研讨会所需资金的50%。

For the past several decades, the United States and Japan have been sharing information and technologies on ways to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on a variety of facilities. One group of facilities which has received considerable attention in recent years has been lifelines. Both governments recognize the importance of these systems after earthquakes and also acknowledge their extreme vulnerability to earthquakes. As a result, researchers have been encouraged to identify new and better approaches for seismic evaluation, design and construction. Special attention has been given to existing lifeline facilities. This project is to organize and hold the Seventh U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifeline Systems. In continuing the previous tradition of alternating the location of the workshop site, this seventh workshop will beheld in Seattle, Washington in November of 1997. This workshop is significant that will enable researchers to present detailed study findings from the January 17, 1994 Northridge, and January 17, 1995, Kobe earthquakes. This project is an activity under the amspices of U.S.-Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) Program. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) costs share 50% of funds required for this workshop.