US - PRC Researcher Exchange Program

一些联邦机构已经与中国人民共和国制定了正在进行的合作计划。《中美地震研究科学技术合作研究议定书》附件三《地震工程与减灾》于1981年由美国国家科学基金会(NSF)和中国建设部共同发起。该议定书的主要目标是推进合作研究，以进一步减轻两国的地震灾害。附件三议定书的研究方案大大增加了地震工程方面的知识库，并进一步推动了议定书的目标，即制定安全和具有成本效益的工程设计方法、施工实践和其他地震安全对策。已经确定了许多合作研究领域，包括：高层建筑的混合减震控制，地震荷载下结构倒塌机制的研究，大坝的地震反应，拱坝的动力相互作用；大都市地区的综合减震研究，地震社会学，以及下一个世纪的新一代地震规范。美国和中国之间的交流研究人员为与会者提供了机会，了解更多关于地区性地震影响、准备、反应和重建的方法，以及减灾工作的成功。它被视为紧急地震工程知识交流的重要机制。该项目将在MCEER的组织监督下，继续为美国-中国研究交流计划提供NSF支持。MCEER的行政基础设施，其广泛的国际计划，以及该项目前两个阶段的成功执行，为代表NSF协调该计划提供了方便和有能力的基础。交流计划将通过一个外部小组根据优点、资格、主办机构的协议和潜在的后续活动进行审查和选择，公开实施，这将是多方面有益的。这是一个根据《美中地震议定书》附件三合作的地震减灾项目

A number of federal agencies have developed ongoing cooperative programs with the People's Republic of China. Annex III to the US-PRC Protocol for Scientific and Technical Cooperative Research in Earthquake Studies, 'Earthquake Engineering and Hazards Mitigation' was initiated in 1981 between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Ministry of Construction on the Chinese side. The protocol has as its primary objective the advancement of cooperative studies that will further earthquake hazard mitigation in both countries. Research programs of the Annex III Protocol have added substantially to the knowledge base in earthquake engineering and furthered protocol objectives of developing safe and cost effective engineering design methods, construction practices and other countermeasures for seismic safety. A number of areas have been identified for collaborative study, including: hybrid seismic mitigation control of tall buildings, studies of collapse mechanisms of structures under seismic loadings, earthquake response of dams, dynamic interaction of arch dams; integrated earthquake mitigation studies for metropolitan areas, seismo-sociology, and new generation of seismic code for the ensuing century.Exchange researchers between the US and China affords participants with opportunities to learn more about regionally specific earthquake impacts, approaches to preparedness, response and rebuilding, as well as the success of mitigation efforts. It has been viewed as a critical mechanism of exchange on emergent earthquake engineering knowledge. This project will continue NSF support of the US-PRC Research Exchange Program, under the organizational supervision of MCEER. MCEER's administrative infrastructure, its extensive international programs, and its successful execution of the past two phases of the project provides a convenient and capable basis for coordination of the program on behalf of NSF. The exchange program will be implemented openly through review and selection by an external panel based on the merit, qualification, agreement by the host institution and potential follow-up activities, which will be mutully benefical.This is a cooperative earthquake hazard mitigation project under the US-PRC Earthquake Protocol, Annex III