LONG-TERM VISION FOR THE U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCEFOUNDATION GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. NETWORK FOREARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION (NEES)

摘要

When operations begin on October 1, 2004, the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for EarthquakeEngineering Simulation (NEES) in the U.S. will enable state of the art experimental research approachesthat will lead to a better understanding of how civil infrastructure systems respond during an earthquake.NEES will be a world class, shared national network consisting of 15 earthquake engineeringexperimental facilities, a centralized data repository, an archive of earthquake engineering simulationsoftware, and collaborative and visualization tools, all linked together by high-speed Internet connectionsand protocols. NEES Consortium, Inc., will operate NEES from October 1, 2004, through September 30,2014. The Consortium will provide national leadership and act as the focal point for NEES, by managing,operating, and maintaining the NEES experimental facilities and NEESgrid cyberinfrastructure;facilitating and scheduling research projects at the experimental facilities; coordinating training,education, and outreach activities; promoting new technology development; and forming partnershipswith facilities, research organizations, and other resources in the U.S. and abroad. The National ScienceFoundation is implementing a ten-year research program that will utilize the NEES infrastructure todevelop new methodologies and technologies for earthquake loss reduction.