Interagency Working Group Meeting (2nd) Earthquake Engineering Research Coordination Held at Knoxville, Tennessee on 18-19 September 1980.

Abstract

Discussion centered on three major fields of concern for earthquake engineering research: soils, structures, and geology/seismology. Emphasis was given to ongoing research and development directly related to the earthquake analysis for evaluating dam safety. It was observed that there exists reasonable agreement between member agencies as to the methodology for evaluating seismic safety of earth/rock-fill and concrete dams. As a result of discussions centered on strong-motion instrumentation and the mutual desire to improve the existing strong-motion data base, the following decisions were made: (a) Request IRCC member agencies to expedite dissemination of strong-motion data, (b) Contact USCOLD to determine the availability of a compilation of strong-motion data for dam installations worldwide and distribute these to IRCC member agencies, and (c) Establish liaison to avoid redundancy of strong-motion instrumentation at dams in close proximity of one another.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA099755

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Detectors
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Flood Control
  • Geography
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Risk Analysis
  • Structural Engineering
  • Structural Loads
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Seismology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.