Preventing earthquake disasters : the grand challenge in earthquake engineering : a research agenda for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) / Committee to Develop a Long-Term Research Agenda for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.) Committee to Develop a Long-Term Research Agenda for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquake resistant design.

Earthquake engineering.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is scheduled to become operational in 2004. These network sites will perform a range of experiments to test and validate complex computer models being developed to simulate the behavior of structures subjected to earthquakes. To assist in this effort, the NSF requested the National Research Council(NRC) to frame the major questions to be addressed by and to develop a long-term research agenda for NEES. Preventing Earthquake Disasters presents an overview of the grand challenge including six critical research problems making up that challenge. The report also provides an assessment of earthquake engineering research issues and the role of information technology in that research effort, and a research plan for NEES.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Sidebars""; ""Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Preventing Disasters: The Grand Challenge for Earthquake Engineering Research""; ""2 Issues in Earthquake Engineering Research""; ""3 NEES and Grand Challenge Research""; ""4 Revolutionizing Earthquake Engineering Research Through Information Technology""; ""5 Achieving the Grand Challenge: A Research Plan for NEES""; ""6 Recommendations for Meeting the Grand Challenge""; ""Appendixes""

""A The George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation""""B Biographies of Committee Members""; ""C Time Line of Precipitating Events, Discoveries, and Improvements in Earthquake Engineering, 1811-2004""; ""D Agendas for the Committee's Public Meetings""; ""E The Stakeholder Forum""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179411

9780309167000

0309167000

9781280179419

1280179414

9780309527231

0309527236

OCLC:

54672979