Network Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Program
NEES - a major research equipment project of the National Science
Foundation (NSF)
The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
(NEES) will provide a national resource that will shift the emphasis
of earthquake engineering research from current reliance on physical
testing to integrated experimentation, computation, theory, databases,
and model-based simulation. As a national resource, NEES will:
Include 15 major earthquake engineering experimental research equipment
installations networked through the high performance Internet. [Initially
through 2004, NEES will include equipment sites funded through NSF
program solicitations. NSF envisions, however, that other globally
significant earthquake engineering equipment sites will participate
in NEES and bring unique experimental capabilities to NEES.]
Be developed by September 30, 2004.
Be operational through September 30, 2014.
Improve the seismic design and performance of our Nation's civil
and mechanical infrastructure systems.
Use advanced experimental and simulation capabilities to test and
validate more complex and comprehensive analytical and computer
numerical models.
Provide end-to-end system connectivity to operate distributed experimental
research equipment, including teleobservation and teleoperation,
and to enable computation and distributed simulation for earthquake
engineering experimentation.
Provide researchers with remote access to a curated repository of
databases, user-developed simulation software, and models for use
in model-based simulation and visualization through access to a
computational grid.
Form an integrated network that facilitates interdisciplinary global
collaboration among scientists and engineers.
Enable participation from a broader earthquake engineering community,
including educators, students, practitioners, and public sector
organizations and individuals, who will have access to the equipment,
data, models, and software from NEES.
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