The Advances and Prospects of Research on Earthquake Engineering at IEM

This paper describes briefly the recent advances and acievements of the research projects conducted by the Institute of Engineering Mechanics(IEM) in the period of the Ninth Five-Year Plan(1995-2000) with the support of the China Seismological Bureau(CSB),These projects are related with key problems in the field of earthquake engineering.They are:development of the methods for determining earthquake resistant design load level,study on mechanisms of earthquake damage to buildings.development of new technology of base isolation,and study on earthquake damage prediction and seismic losss assessment methods.Through these studies,quite a number of problems have een solved and some of them have een applied in earthquake engineering design and practice.     

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Huixian Earthquake Engineering AWARD The Huixian Earthquake Engineering Foundation and the US-China Earthquake Engineering Foundation promote the Huixian Earthquake Engineering Award by presenting it with great appreciation to Prof. George Housner (USA) and Prof. Yuxian Hu (China) for their extraordinary achievements in and excellent contribution to the field of earthquake engineering. The Huixian Earthquake Engineering Foundation, Heilongjiang, China The US-China Earthquake E…     

George C.Lee Honored by White House

On November 16,2007,George C.Lee,the editor-in-chief of our journal-Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (EEEV),was among 11 people to receive a 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) from President George W.Bush in a ceremony at the White House.     

Active Tectonic Research for Seismic Safety Evaluation of Long-Line Engineering Sites in China

INTRODUCTIONAlong-line engineering site refers to the one that is linearly distributed such as the oil or gaspipelines,water conveyance pipeline,railways and high-grade highways,etc.The Chinese Code forSeismic Safety Evaluation of Engineering Site,GB17741…     

From the editors

<正>Dear JEEEV Contributors, Readers and Friends,This issue of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Vol. 9, No. 3) includes five papers that were presented at the 4th     

Notice of Retraction

Apostolakis,G.,Qu,B.,Ecemis,N.and Dogruel,S.(2007).Field reconnaissance of the 2007 Niigata-Chuetsu Oki earthquake,Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration,Volume 6(4):pages 317-330. Authors Statement of Retraction and Apology(abbreviated version) We request the retraction of our paper entitledField reconnaissance of the 2007 Niigata-Chuetsu Oki earthquakeby Apostolakis G.,Qu B.,Ecemis N.,and Dogruel S(2007) published in the Volume 6,No.4 issue of the Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Enginee...     

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING VIBRATION

SubseriPtion, Earthquake Engineering and助gineering Vibration(Print ISSN1671一3664,CN23一1496用www.lem.net.耐eeev)15 published biannually by the China Seienee press· Sub.eriP牡on Rates VOlumeZ,2005,2 issues $80.00 for institutions and$60.00 forindividualsformainland ofChina;and USS 80刀0 and US$60.00(ineluding airmail Postage)for insti- tutions and individuals,resPeetively for other regions. COPyright Copynght020os:Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration All …     

From the editors

正Dear Members of the Editorial Board, Contributors and Friends of the journal,This issue of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration(Vol. 19, No. 3) includes two papers in a special section "Recent progress in evaluation and improvement on seismic resilience of engineering structures". The special     

From the editors

Dear Members of the Editorial Board,Contributors and Friends of the journal,This issue of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration(Vol.20,No.2)includes two papers in a special section“Recent progress in evaluation and improvement on seismic resilience of engineering structures”.The special section aims to collect state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice research findings on the latest developments and challenges in seismic resilience evaluation.We thank guest editors Professor Wang Tao of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics,China Earthquake Administration and Professor Gian Paolo Cimellaro of the Politecnico di Torino,Italy,for their invaluable guidance.     

From the editors

Dear Members of the Editorial Board,Contributors and Friends of the journal,This issue of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration(Vol.20,No.1)includes two papers in a special section“Recent progress in evaluation and improvement on seismic resilience of engineering structures”.The special section aims to collect state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice research findings on the latest developments and challenges in seismic resilience evaluation.We thank guest editors Professor Wang Tao of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics,China Earthquake Administration and Professor Gian Paolo Cimellaro of the Politecnico di Torino,Italy,for their invaluable guidance.     

Calendar of events

正October 19-21,2019,Bali,Indonesia2019 4th International Conference on Engineering Design and Analysis(ICEDA 2019)Tel:+86-28-86512185Email:iceda@iacsitp.com Web Site:http://www.iceda.org/October 18-20,2019,Jeju Island,South Korea2019 3rd Interna tional Joint Conference on Civil and Mechanical Engineering(JCCME 2019)Tel:85230696823Email:jccme@iased.org Web Site:http://www.jccme.org/     

第16届世界地震工程大会特刊序

<正>世界地震工程大会(World Conference on Earthquake Engineering,简称WCEE)是国际地震工程协会(International Association for Earthquake Engineering,简称IAEE)举办的主要会议。世界地震工程大会始创于1956年,每4年举办一次。第1届世界地震工程大会是由美国地震工程学会为纪念1906年旧金山地震50周年而发起的,到目前为止已举办16届。世界地震工程大会是集宣读论文、学术活动以及各类     

From the editors

正Dear Members of the Editorial Board,Contributors and Friends,2018 is the tenth anniversary of the Wcnchuan earthquake disaster.To commemorate the Wenchuan earthquake disaster,the journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration(EEEV)will publish special sections with invited papers in the issues of 2018.We sincerely appreciate the contributions from the following experts:Professor Masayoshi NAKASHIMA.Professor Hongnan LI,and Professor Ying ZHOU.     

From the editors

正Dear Members of the Editorial Board,Contributors and Friends,2018 is the tenth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake disaster.To commemorate the Wenchuan earthquake disaster,the journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration(EEEV)will publish special sections with invited papers in the issues of 2018(January,April and July).We sincerely appreciate the contributions from the following experts:Professor Xilin Lu,Professor Michel Bruneau,Professor Baitao Sun,and Professor Gian Paolo Cimellaro.     

George C. Lee Honored by White House

On November 16, 2007, George C. Lee, the editor-in-chief of our journal ?Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (EEEV), was among 11 people to receive a 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and