Earthquake engineering frontiers in the new millennium/ edited by B.F. Spencer, Jr., Y.X. Hu

Cooperative earthquake engineering and hazard mitigation research: Challenges and opportunities in the new millennium
Report of Working Groups

Plenary lectures
Twenty years of fieldwork on dam-foundation-reservoir interaction
Ray W. Clough

Some challenges to earthquake engineering in a new century
Li-Li Xie

Seismic performance of transportation structures
J. Penzien

Perspectives on successful international collaborative research
Yozo Fujino

Measured ground shaking and observed damage: Do recent events confirm a direct connection?
M.A. Sozen

An overview and preview ofChina-US joint research on earthquake engineering
Xiyuan Zhou & Yuxiau Hu

Research of earthquake engineering in Hong Kong: Current status and future challenge
Y.L. Xu, J.M. Ko. KS. Chau, S.S. Lam, & Y.L Wong

Contributed papers
Strengthen the link between engineering and seismology
Yuxian Hu

The center approach in earthquake engineering research and education
G.C. Lee & S.C. Liu

Improving management ofurban earthquake disaster risks
Yaoxian Ye & Norio Okada

Ground motion pulses and structural response
Paul C. Jennings

An overview of US-PRC cooperation on earthquake engineering at lEM and future prospects of the program
Xiaozhai Qi

Catastrophe risk modeling and financial management
Weimin Dong

Some recent work in earthquake engineering at Dalian University of Technology
G.D. Cheng & X.J. Kong

Assessing countermeasures to emergency response in earthquakes
Yifan Yuan

Development of new seismic design concepts considering moderate seismicity in Korea
Sung Pil Chang, Hyun Moo Koh, &Jae Kwan Kim

Research on effects of seismic source on space correlation
Xing Jin, Chao Chen, Haiping Ding, & Mingyu Zhang

Seismic response ofprecast industrial buildings during the IW earthquakes in Turkey
S.L Wood & M. Posada

Outline and concept of new Japanese seismic code
Hisahiro Hiraishi & Hiroyuki Yamanouchi

The studyon earthquake disaster estimation in urban areas
F.X. Zhao & Z.J. Hem

Lessons on building performance from the great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake disaster in 1995
Tsuni'o Okada

A combine method to establish attenuation law of wide response spectrum
Y.X. Yu & Y.X. Hu

Reliability analysis ofexisting frame structure based on failure correlation
Da Huo. Guanghui Li, Dongwei Wang & Fang Fu

Dynamic model failure tests of dam structures
Gao Lin

Modeling earthquake impact on urban lifeline systems: Advances and integration in loss estimation
S.E. Chang, A.Z. Rose. M. Shinozuka. &K.J. Tierney

Earthquake behavior of aich dams
Chuhan Zhang. Yanjie Xu, Guanglun Wang, & Feng Jin

Seismic reliability of lifeline systems
Yang Han & Shaoping Sun

Acell-phone based wireless information system and its application
G.Z. Qi

Effects of sediment on the dynamic pressure of water and sediment on dams
Xiuli Du. Jinting Wang. & Tin-Kan Hung

Seismic response characteristics of multispan cable-stayed bridges with stabilizing cables
J.M. Ko. Y.Q. Ni, & G.J. He

Earthquake input and reliability analysis of water delivery systems
Xiaojun Li

Seismic reliability analysis ofelectric power network system
Jie Li & Jun He

Seismic behavior of underground structures and site response
Y.M.A. Hashash

Earthquake damage and countenneasure of industrial lifeline and equipment
Yonglu Li & Xiangdong Xi

Urban lifelines effects degree sequence tUid recovery time sequence
Youpo Su, Yajie Ma. & Ruixing Liu

"Smart" base isolation systems: Theory and experiments
B.F. Spencer. Jr.. H. Yoshioka. J.C. Ramallo, & E.A. Johnson

Magnetorheological fluid and smart damper for structural vibration control
Jinping Ou & Xinchun Guam

Magnetorheological fluids - ready for real-time motion control
J. David Carlson

Recent development on seismic isolation, energy dissipation, passive and semi-active control of structures in P. R. China
Fulin Zhou & Qiaoling Xian

Introducing a benchmark control problem for a cable-stayed bridge subjected to seismic excitation
S.J. Dyke. J.M. Caicedo, LA. Bergman. &G. Turan

Ultimate vs. serviceability limit state in designing bridge energy dissipation devices
F. Casciati, L. Faravelli, & M. Battaini

Active/semiactive seismic response control of cable-supported bridges: Current research status and key issues
Y.Q. Ni, B.F. Spencer, Jr., &J.M. Ko

Study on seismic response reduction for floor increased structural system with friction bedding and dampers
Hongnan Li. Guanglei Liu, Yongwei Yin, & Liyan Lin

Variable-damping-based semiactive control: Analogy between structural and suspension systems
Akira Nishitani & Yoshihiro Nittta

Optimum and simulation ofsemi-active control system based on MRFD
L.H. Xu, Z.X. Li. & Y. Zhou

A new type of base-isolator: A vertical shock absorber
Masao Muraji. Toru Shimizu, Philip Eper. & Eizaburo Tachibana

Dynamic analysis for. structures supported on slide-limited friction base isolation system
Jian Fan & Jiaxiang Tang

The development of super high strength bolts
Kozo Wakiyama. Keiji Hirai, &Nnhuyoshi Una

Optimal seismic design of building structures with friction dampers
M.P. Singh & LM. Moreschi

Study on the control algorithm based on maximum energy dissipation for semi-active fluid dampers
Hui Li, Bo Wu, Lamhros Katafyoist, Yoshiyuki Suzuki. &Xuesong Yuan

Seismic assessment and retrofit of Beijing engineering in the capital area of Beijing
Yayong Wang

Space nonlinear time-history analyzing for base-isolated Suqian city gymnasmm
Weiging Liu. Jun Dong, Shuguang Wang. Zongjian ban. Shigong Yin. &Yougen Zhou

High performance, cost effective structural systems for seismic-resistant buildings
L.W. Lu. R. Sause. J.M. Ricles. &S.P. Pessiki

The optimal fortification load and reliability of aseisniic structures
Guangyuan Wang & Dagang Lu

Shaking table test study on a model of steel-concrete hybrid structure for tall buildings
G.Q. Li, X. Ding, & X.M. Zhou

Advances in earthquake engineering with information technology
G.L Fenves

Introduction of US/PRC workshop on experimental methods in earthquake engineering and its influence on seismic testing in China
Xinlin Lu & Wensheng Lu

Finite element response sensitivity analysis in earthquake engineering
J.P. Conte

Full-range pushover analysis of a RC frame
J. Qian & J. Zou

Study on shaking table tests of building models
M, Zhang, X. Gao, & Q. Meng

Experimental research and seismic design of RC frame with segmental short columns
Q. Hu, Y. Xu, Y. Hao, G. Kang, & Z. Li

Seismic design and retrofit using shape memory alloys
R. DesRoches, R. Leon, G. Hess, & J. Ocel

Strength reduction factor spectra based on structural damage performance
X. Zhu & Y. Ni

Shaking table tests to simulate earthquake responses of passive control structures
Michio Yamaguchi, Satoshi Yamada, Masayoshi Nakashima, & Akira Wada

Study on performance-based seismic design of foundations and geotechnical structures
X. Yuan

Nonlinear soil-pile-structure interaction for structures resting on a 2 x 2 pile group under earthquake excitations
K.T. Chau & X. Yang

Displacement-loading modes of low-cycle test simulating earthquake response ofstructure
Z.M. Huang, Y.W. Wang, & B.J. Yin

Loading method for quasi-static and pseudodynamic test
Fawei Qiu, Peng Pan, Wenfeng Li, & Jiaru Qian

Author index