Consortium Development: George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation "NEES" Consortium Development Project

乔治E.小布朗地震工程模拟网络（NEES）是由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）主要研究设备拨款资助的项目。NEES的目标是提供一个全国性的，网络化的模拟资源，包括20个或更多地理上分布的，共享使用的下一代实验研究设备站点，具有远程观测和远程操作能力，这将通过协作和综合实验，计算，理论，数据库，和基于模型的模拟，以改善美国土木和机械基础设施系统的抗震设计和性能。 NEES将建造到2004年9月30日，然后从2004年10月1日到2014年9月30日进入运营期，在此期间，它将由NEES财团（根据本合同成立）运营。与大学地震工程研究联合会（CUREE）签订的这项为期36个月的合作协议将开展题为“乔治E.小布朗地震工程模拟网络（NEES）联盟发展。“这个奖项是同行评审的结果提交给项目招标NSF 01-56，“乔治E。小布朗地震工程模拟网络（NEES）：联合体发展。“广泛的项目团队由CUREE领导，包括来自以下组织的个人：土木工程研究基金会、康奈尔大学、路易斯安那州立大学地震工程研究所、俄勒冈州州立大学、圣何塞州立大学、加州大学伯克利分校、加州大学圣地亚哥分校、堪萨斯大学劳伦斯分校、密歇根大学安阿伯分校、明尼苏达大学双城分校、南加州大学和德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校。 该项目团队将广泛接触地震工程界、NEES系统集成获奖者和NEES设备现场获奖者，以完成三项主要任务。 首先，该项目将组织和开展活动，以获得社区产生的投入和广泛的共识，以建立一个以社区为基础和社区主导的NEES联盟的组织结构和治理。 这些活动必须在2003年10月1日或之前完成NEES联盟建立和运营所需的所有文件，并向NSF提交NEES十年运营（FY 2005-FY 2014）的提案。 2003年10月1日至2004年9月30日期间的活动包括使NEES财团能够启动NEES的运营。 第二，本项目将组织活动，以促进社区产生的投入和共识所需的NEES系统集成获奖者详细的网络设计。第三，该项目将协调NEES设备地点的推广和培训活动，因为它们将在2004年9月30日之前投入使用。 为完成这一范围的工作，项目活动将包括国家讲习班、区域讲习班、白色文件和由地震工程界成员组成的工作组。 该项目将维持一个互动网站，使地震工程界随时了解活动和进展情况。 项目活动将由一个执行理事会协调。 这些任务，关键的自我评估和项目管理将根据获奖者的项目执行计划进行。 NEES和这个奖项是国家减少地震灾害计划的一部分。

The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) is a project funded under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Equipment appropriation. The goal of NEES is to provide a national, networked simulation resource of 20 or more geographically-distributed, shared use, next-generation experimental research equipment sites, with teleobservation and teleoperation capabilities, which will transform the environment for earthquake engineering research and education through collaborative and integrated experimentation, computation, theory, databases, and model-based simulation to improve the seismic design and performance of U.S. civil and mechanical infrastructure systems. NEES will be constructed through September 30, 2004, and then enter its operational period from October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2014, during which time it will be operated by a NEES Consortium (to be established under this award). This 36-month cooperative agreement with the Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE) is to conduct the project entitled "George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Consortium Development." This award is the outcome of the peer review of proposals submitted to program solicitation NSF 01-56, "George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES): Consortium Development." The extensive project team is led by CUREE and includes individuals from the following organizations: Civil Engineering Research Foundation, Cornell University, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Oregon State University, San Jose State University, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at San Diego, University of Kansas at Lawrence, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Minnesota at the Twin Cities, University of Southern California, and University of Texas at Austin. This project team will outreach extensively to the earthquake engineering community, NEES System Integration awardee, and NEES equipment site awardees to accomplish three major tasks. First, this project will organize and run activities to gain community-generated input and broad consensus for the organizational structure and governance of a single community-based and community-led NEES Consortium. These activities must culminate in the completion by October 1, 2003, or earlier, of all documents required for NEES Consortium establishment and operation and in a proposal submitted to NSF for ten-year operation of NEES (FY 2005-FY 2014). Activities are included during the period from October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004 to enable start-up operation of NEES by the NEES Consortium. Second, this project will organize activities to facilitate community-generated input and consensus needed by the NEES system integration awardee for detailed network design. Third, this project will coordinate outreach and training activities for the NEES equipment sites as they become operational before September 30, 2004. To accomplish this scope of work, project activities will include national workshops, regional workshops, white papers, and working groups with membership from the earthquake engineering community. This project will maintain an interactive web site to keep the earthquake engineering community informed of activities and progress. Project activities will be coordinated by an Executive Council. These tasks, critical self-assessment, and project management will be conducted in accordance with the awardee's Project Execution Plan. NEES and this award are part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.