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