简介：Canearthquakesbepredicted?Howshouldpeopleovercomethedifficultiesencounteredinthestudyofearthquakeprediction?Thisissuecantakeinspirationfromtheexperiencesofweatherforecast.Althoughweatherforecastingtookaperiodofabouthalfacenturytoadvancefromempiricaltonumericalforecast,ithasachievedsignificantsuccess.AconsensushasbeenreachedamongtheChineseseismologicalcommunitythatearthquakepredictionmustalsodevelopfromempiricalforecastingtophysicalprediction.However,itisseldommentionedthatphysicalpredictionischaracterizedbyquantitativelynumericalpredictionsbasedonphysicallaws.Thisarticlediscussesfivekeycomponentsfornumericalearthquakepredictionandtheircurrentstatus.Weconcludethatnumericalearthquakepredictionshouldnowbeputontheplanningagendaanditsroadmapdesigned,seismicstationsshouldbedeployedandobservationsmadeaccordingtotheneedsofnumericalprediction,andtheoreticalresearchshouldbecarriedout.
简介：ThedevelopmentofearthquakeengineeringinChinaisdescribedintothreestages.Theinitialstagein1950's-1960'swasmarkedwiththeinitiationofthisbranchofsciencefromitscreationinthefirstnational12-yearplanofscienceandtechnologybyspecifyingearthquakeengineeringasabranchitemandIEMwasoneparticipant.Thefirstearthquakezonationmapandthefirstseismicdesigncodeweresooncompletedandusedinengineeringdesign.Siteeffectonstructuraldesignandsiteselectionwereseriouslystudied.ThesecondstagemarkedwiththeoccurrenceofquiteafewstrongearthquakesinChina,fromwhichmanylessonswerelearnedandcorrespondingconsiderationswerespecifiedinourdesigncodesandfollowedinconstructionpractice.Thethirdstageisastageofdisastermanagement,whichismarkedbyaseriesofgovernmentdocumentations,leadingbyanationallawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaontheprotectingagainstandmitigatingearthquakedisastersadoptedatthemeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongressofthePeople'sRepublicofChinain1997,andthenfollowedbysomeprovincialandmunicipallawstoforcetheactionsoutlinedinthenationallaw.Itmaybeexpectedthatoursocietywillbemuchmoresafertoresisttheattackoffuturestrongearthquakeswithlesslosses.Lastly,possiblefuturedevelopmentsarealsodiscussed.
简介：Thesystemofgeophysicalshells(lithosphere,atmosphere,ionosphere)isconsideredasanopencomplexnonlinearsystemwithdissipationwhereearthquakepreparationcouldberegardedasaself-organizingprocessleadingtothecriticalstateofthesystem.Theprocessesinatmosphereandionosphereareconsideredfromthepointofviewofnon-equilibriumthermodynamics.Theintensiveionizationofboundarylayerofatmosphere(probablyprovidedbyradoninoccasionofearthquakepreparation)givesstarttothesynergeticsequenceofcouplingprocesseswheretheionosphereandevenmagnetospherearethelastlinksinthechainofinteractions.Everyanomalyobservedindifferentgeophysicalfields(surfacetemperature,latentheatflux,electromagneticemissions,variationsinionosphere,particleprecipitation,etc.)isnotconsideredasanindividualprocessbutthepartoftheself-organizingprocess,thefinalgoalofwhichisthereachingofthepointofthemaximumentropy.RadonanomalybeforetheKobeearthquakeisconsideredasaperfectexampletosatisfytheformalseismologicaldeterminationoftheearthquakeprecursor.Whatisgeneticallyconnectedwithradonthroughtheionizationprocesscanalsoberegardedasaprecursor.Theproblemofco-seismicvariationsofthediscussedparametersofatmosphereandionosphereisconsideredaswell.
简介：Earthquakeengineeringresearchanddevelopmenthavereceivedmuchattentionsincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Thisvaluableresearchpresentedahugestepforwardinunderstandingearthquakehazardmitigation,whichresultedinappreciablereductionoftheeffectsofpastearthquakes.Nevertheless,the2011Tohokuearthquakeandthesubsequenttsunamiresultedinmajordamage.Thispaperpresentsthetimelineofearthquakemitigationandrecovery,asseenbytheauthors.Possibleresearchdirectionswheretheauthorsthinkthatmanyopenquestionsstillremainareidentified.Theseareprimarilybasedontheimportantlessonslearnedfromthe2011Tohokuearthquake.
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简介：Journalwebsite:http://www.springerlink.comAIMSANDSCOPEThisjournalisestablishedbytheInstituteofEngineeringMechanics(IEM),ChinaEarthquakeAdministration,topromotescientificexchangebetweenChineseandforeignscientistsandengineerssoastoimprovethetheoryandpracticeofearthquakehazardsmitigation,preparedness,andrecovery.Toaccomplishthispurpose,thejournalaimstoattractabalancednumberofpapersbetweenChineseand
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简介：Chinaisthecountrywiththemostearthquakesandthemostserioushazardsfromcontinentalearthquakesintheworld.Duringthe1960sand1970s,aseriesofstrongearthquakesattackedthecitiesandcountiesinChinacausinggreatdamageandmanycasualties.ThemoststrikingonewastheTangshanearthquake(Ms7.8)inJuly1976,inwhichover240,000peoplediedandalargeindustrialcitywasleveled.Publicdemandforearthquakeforecastingsurgedafterthisdisaster.Fromthemid-1960s,systemicresearchonearthquakeforecastinghasevolvedthroughoutthecountry,InthispaperthemainadvancesinearthquakepredictionresearchinChinahavebeensummarized.
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