BFRL ICON Next-Generation Building and Infrastructure Systems. Report of Task Committee B.


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Foutch, D.; Raufaste, N.; Roper, W.; Malilay, J.; Yip, F.; Rice, J.; Kaminosono, T.; Fukuyama, H.; Shiohara, H.; Saito, T.; Morita, K.

Technical Memorandum of PWRI 4075; Report of Task Committee B;

Wind and Seismic Effects. U.S./Japan Natural Resources Development Program (UJNR). Joint Meeting, 39th. Technical Memorandum of PWRI 4075. Proceedings. May 14-16, 2007, Tsukuba, Japan, 457-458 pp, 2007.

Keywords:

wind effects; seismic design; construction materials; evaluation; construction; maintenance; risk analysis; technology utilization

Abstract:

The objectives of the Task Committee are to enhance the development and implementation of innovative and new 1) structural and non-structural materials; 2) enabling technologies such as structural health monitoring and multi-hazard performance based engineering; 3) evaluation, analysis, design, construction, and maintenance methods through cooperative individual and organized and networked analytical and experimental approaches for the next-generation building and infrastructure systems. Opportunities during the next five years include topics on multi-hazard resilient buildings, embedded systems for the health and productivity of occupants, and collaborations with other researchers and practitioners.



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