简介：SubscriptionsEarthquakeEngineeringandEngineeringVibration(PrintISSN1671-3664,CN23-1496/Pwww.iem.net.cn/eeev)ispublishedbiannuallybytheChinaSciencePress.SubscriptionRatesVolume2,2005,2issues?80.00forinstitutionsand?60.00forindividualsformainlandofChina;andUS$80.00andUS$60.00(includingairmailpostage)forinsti-tutionsandindividuals,respectivelyforotherregions.

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简介：Journalwebsite:http://www.springerlink.comAIMSANDSCOPEThisjournalisestablishedbytheInstituteofEngineeringMechanics(IEM),ChinaEarthquakeAdministration,topromotescientificexchangebetweenChineseandforeignscientistsandengineerssoastoimprovethetheoryandpracticeofearthquakehazardsmitigation,preparedness,andrecovery.Toaccomplishthispurpose,thejournalaimstoattractabalancednumberofpapersbetweenChineseand

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简介：ThisjournalisestablishedbytheInstituteofEngineeringMechanics(IEM),ChinaEarthquakeAdministration,topromotescientificexchangebetweenChineseandforeignscientistsandengineerssoastoimprovethetheoryandpracticeofearthquakehazardsmitigation,preparedness,andrecovery.

简介：Thisjournal,publishedbiannually,isestablishedbytheInstituteofEngineeringMechanics(IEM),ChinaEarthquakeAdministration,incooperationwiththeMultidisciplinaryCenterforEarthquakeEngineeringResearch(MCEER),UniversityatBuffalo,StateUniversityofNewYork,topromotescientificexchangebetweenChineseandforeignscientistsandengineerssoastoimprovethetheoryandpracticeofearthquakehazardsmitigation,preparedness,andrecovery.

简介：Thisjournal,publishedbiannually,isestablishedbytheInstituteofEngineeringMechanics(IEM),ChinaEarthquakeAdministration,incooperationwiththeMultidisciplinaryCenterforEarthquakeEngineeringResearch(MCEER),UniversityatBuffalo,StateUniversityofNewYork,topromotescientificexchangebetweenChineseandforeignscientistsandengineerssoastoimprovethetheoryandpracticeofearthquakehazardsmitigation,preparedness,andrecovery.

简介：Thisjournal,publishedbiannually,isestablishedbytheInstituteofEngineeringMechanics(IEM),ChinaEarthquakeAdministration,incooperationwiththeMultidisciplinaryCenterforEarthquakeEngineeringResearch(MCEER),UniversityatBuffalo,StateUniversityofNewYork,topromotescientificexchangebetweenChineseandforeignscientistsandengineerssoastoimprovethetheoryandpracticeofearthquakehazardsmitigation,preparedness,andrecovery.

简介：ThedevelopmentofearthquakeengineeringinChinaisdescribedintothreestages.Theinitialstagein1950's-1960'swasmarkedwiththeinitiationofthisbranchofsciencefromitscreationinthefirstnational12-yearplanofscienceandtechnologybyspecifyingearthquakeengineeringasabranchitemandIEMwasoneparticipant.Thefirstearthquakezonationmapandthefirstseismicdesigncodeweresooncompletedandusedinengineeringdesign.Siteeffectonstructuraldesignandsiteselectionwereseriouslystudied.ThesecondstagemarkedwiththeoccurrenceofquiteafewstrongearthquakesinChina,fromwhichmanylessonswerelearnedandcorrespondingconsiderationswerespecifiedinourdesigncodesandfollowedinconstructionpractice.Thethirdstageisastageofdisastermanagement,whichismarkedbyaseriesofgovernmentdocumentations,leadingbyanationallawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaontheprotectingagainstandmitigatingearthquakedisastersadoptedatthemeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongressofthePeople'sRepublicofChinain1997,andthenfollowedbysomeprovincialandmunicipallawstoforcetheactionsoutlinedinthenationallaw.Itmaybeexpectedthatoursocietywillbemuchmoresafertoresisttheattackoffuturestrongearthquakeswithlesslosses.Lastly,possiblefuturedevelopmentsarealsodiscussed.

简介：Inhighlypopulatedurbancenters,traditionalseismicsurveysourcescannolongerbeproperlyappliedduetorestrictionsinmoderncivilianlifestyles.Theambientvibrationnoise,includingbothmicroseismsandmicrotremor,thougharegenerallyweakbutavailableanywhereandanytime,canbeanidealsupplementarysourceforconductingseismicsurveysforengineeringseismologyandearthquakeengineering.Thisisfundamentallysupportedbyadvanceddigitalsignalprocessingtechniquesforeffectivelyextractingtheusefulinformationoutfromthenoise.Thus,itcanbeessentiallyregardedasapassiveseismicmethod.Inthispaperwefirstmakeabriefsurveyoftheambientvibrationnoise,followedbyaquicksummaryofdigitalsignalprocessingforpassiveseismicsurveys.ThentheapplicationsofambientnoiseinengineeringseismologyandearthquakeengineeringforurbansettingsareillustratedwithexamplesfromBeijingmetropolitanarea.Forengineeringseismologytheexampleistheassessmentofsiteeffectinalargeareaviamicrotremorobservations.Forearthquakeengineeringtheexampleisforstructuralcharacterizationofatypicalreinforcedconcretehigh-risebuildingusingbackgroundvibrationnoise.Byshowingtheseexampleswearguethattheambientnoisecanbetreatedasanewsourcethatiseconomical,practical,andparticularlyvaluabletoengineeringseismologyandearthquakeengineeringprojectsforseismichazardmitigationinurbanareas.

简介：ThispaperdescribesbrieflytherecentadvancesandacievementsoftheresearchprojectsconductedbytheInstituteofEngineeringMechanics(IEM)intheperiodoftheNinthFive-YearPlan(1995-2000)withthesupportoftheChinaSeismologicalBureau(CSB),Theseprojectsarerelatedwithkeyproblemsinthefieldofearthquakeengineering.Theyare:developmentofthemethodsfordeterminingearthquakeresistantdesignloadlevel,studyonmechanismsofearthquakedamagetobuildings.developmentofnewtechnologyofbaseisolation,andstudyonearthquakedamagepredictionandseismiclosssassessmentmethods.Throughthesestudies,quiteanumberofproblemshaveeensolvedandsomeofthemhaveeenappliedinearthquakeengineeringdesignandpractice.

简介：Internationallyearthquakeinsurance,likeallotherinsurance(fire,auto),adoptedactuarialapproachinthepast,whichis,basedonhistoricallossexperiencetodetermineinsurancerate.Duetothefactthatearthquakeisarareeventwithsevereconsequence,irrationaldeterminationofpremiumrateandlackofunderstandingscaleofpotentiallossledtomanyinsurancecompaniesinsolventafterNorthridgeearthquakein1994.Alongwithrecentadvancesinearthscience,computerscienceandengineering,computerizedlossestimationmethodologiesbasedonfirstprincipleshavebeendevelopedtothepointthatlossesfromdestructiveearthquakescanbequantifiedwithreasonableaccuracyusingscientificmodelingtechniques.ThispaperintendstointroducehowengineeringmodelscanassisttoquantifyearthquakeriskandhowinsuranceindustrycanusethisinformationtomanagetheirriskintheUnitedStatesandabroad.

简介：监视任何结构的表演要求批评的点的位置的变化的即时大小。不同技术能被用于这个目的，一个出现优点和劣势。这种技术基于放系统(GPS，GLONASS和未来伽利略)的卫星似乎为长时期结构至少很有希望。GPS特别地提供能与高精确性追踪动态排水量的采样率。它的服务能力独立于大气的条件，温度变化和监视目标的可见性。这篇论文调查双频率GPS接收装置的大小的可靠性和精确性。一台线性电磁的马达沿着一个给定的方向移动一个目标。位置的变化与他们由GPS接收装置记录了的估计相比，其天线位于参考书目标。比较基于足够地长的记录。

简介：Inrecentyears,aseriesofmajorearthquakesoccurred,whichresultedinconsiderableengineeringdamageandcollapse,triggeredheavygeologicalhaz-ards,andcausedextremelyhighcasualtiesandhugepropertyandeconomicloss.