The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program at Twenty-Five Years Accomplishments and Challenges -- Summary of a Workshop, February 20, 2003, Washington, DC (2003) / Chapter Skim
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The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program at Twenty-Five Years: Accomplishments and Challenges
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program at Twenty-Five Years: Accomplishments and Challenges
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A series of devastating earthquakes, including the 1964 earthquake in lyric Willis Sum Algal and the 1971 Still l4ernantlr' C~lif<>x~ia earthauake resulted in ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ 'l'hc National Research Council defines a "roundtable" as a type of convening activity of the National Academies that provides a means for representatives of government, industry, and academia to gather periodically for the identification and discussion of issues of mutual concern. In contrast to National Research Council study committees and other committees of the National Academies, roundtables are intended solely to enable dialogue and discussion among leek leaders and representatives on a particular issue.
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O., O c' 1 \ 1 1 PERSPECTIVES OF NEHRP AGENCIES This sermon ureas a moderated doctor featuring high lerelpoligy makers in the NEHRP agencies focusing on both issues as how the program fits into their agencies ' missions, program accomplishments in the past 25years, andf~t~re challenges. Peter Freeman, Assistant Director of the Computer Information Sciences and Engineering Directorate (CISE)
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Currently, there are about 120 projects at NIST that involve wide-ranging issues, including homeland security. Much of NIST's research experience is being directly applied to the investigation of the World Trade Center building performance following the September 11, 2001 attack.
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Lowe, Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mii~gaiton Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , pointed to a number of accomplishments of NEHRP during the past 25 years, including advanced knowledge on how faults behave, the development of seismic building standards and guidelines, and advances In the research infrastructure as exemplified by the earthquake research centers and the development of the Network for Earthquake Engineering Sin~ulai~on program.
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on earthquake hazards with USGS, has integrated its strong motion instruments with USGS' ANSS. PG&E also participates in the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center's Lifelines User-Driven Research Programed and the FEMA-sponsored American Lifelines Alliance7.
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Applied research should focus on issues such as systematically gathering basic data used in existing models, verification and calibration of existing engineering models, consensus building and test applications. Roblee also identified the need to get end-users much more involved in NEHRP strategic planning and programmatic decisions to assure applicability to practice.
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He indicated that nationwide research programs of the type supported by NEHRP have helped the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issue guidelines on new building and structures: FEMA 36,8/36'3, which set forth model seismic regulations for new buildings and FEMA 35G/3~7, which focus on seismic retrofitting of existing buildings.
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Alesch also noted that much has been learned about how individuals, organizations, and government respond to the earthquake threat and to earthquakes once they occur, including risk communication and about how to design and implement mitigation policy and programs. The major challenge he sees facing NEHRP social scientists and other relevant researcher is the need to direct attention to communicating what has been learned to decision makers: legislators, owners, engineers, insurers, planners and public administrators.
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Nelson said that one of the highest priorities for the program should be to develop an integrated cross-agency program that enables the earthquake community to make progress in research leading to hazards reduction, and that effectively implements the NEHRP strategic plan. NEHRP agencies also need to develop a strategy for making the case to the Office of Management and Budget that the program deserves strong support.
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· In addition to the four NEHRP agencies, many federal agencies, such as Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and General Services Administration, are directly involved in construction, which in many areas deals with earthquake risks. While NEHRP acknowledges these agencies, mechanisms for integrating these other risk reduction activities would increase seismic safety in the nation.
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