************************************************************IISEE Newsletter No.17
3 July 2007************************************************************+++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. 2007 Blind Analysis Contest by E-Defense
2. Video Workshop on Feasible and Affordable Seismic Constructions in Developing
Countries
3. Experimental Research of Masonry Walls in the Catholic University of Peru++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==================================================================[1] 2007 Blind Analysis Contest by E-Defense
The executive committee on the E-Defense steel building project is pleased to announce
the 2007 blind analysis contest for a full-scale 4-story steel building, which will betested to collapse by using the world's largest three-dimensional shaking table locatedat Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The building will be shaken and collapsed from
September 20 to 30, 2007, by applying an intense ground motion, a scaled version of thenear-fault motion recorded during the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Details of contest rules
and building data is posted on the E-Defense Blind Analysis web-site.
<http://www.blind-analysis.jp/index_e.html>http://www.blind-analysis.jp/index_e.html
Taiki Saito
Chief Research Engineer, IISEE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[2] Video Workshop on Feasible and Affordable Seismic Constructions in Developing
Countries
BRI and our partnered institutes organize an international video workshop on Feasible
and Affordable Seismic Constructions in Developing Countries on July 18, 2007. The
main venue is Tokyo and 7 sub venues in five countries will be connected by videoconference system and web streaming services will be provided, which allow people inanywhere can participate the workshop through internet. For further information,please visit the web site of BRI at following address. The proceedings of our previous
international workshops are also available in the web site of BRI.
announcement:
http://www.kenken.go.jp./english/information/information/event/ws-fascdc2007/index.pdf
proceedings:
http://www.kenken.go.jp./english/information/information/event/tokyo-2007/index.htm
http://www.kenken.go.jp./english/information/information/event/tokyo-2006/index.htm
Tatsuo Narafu
Senior Coordinator for International Cooperation, BRI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[3] Experimental Research of Masonry Walls in the Catholic University of Peru
I inform the participants and ex-participants of IISEE about experimental research ofmasonry walls made in the Catholic University of Peru. Please visit following website,
there are many information about experimental research of masonry walls.
http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/albanileria
Angel San Bartolome
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