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The
George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
(NEES) at Cornell University is one among fifteen research laboratories
funded by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) for
construction, expansion and modernization of the nation's earthquake
engineering experimental research.
The Cornell Large Displacement Facility is a unique, world-class
resource for research, education, and outreach focused on underground
lifeline response to large ground deformation and the seismic performance
of highly ductile above-ground structures using advanced materials
and construction.
The NEES network aims at:
- Improving the seismic design and performance of civil and environmental
infrastructure systems.
- Using advanced experimental and simulation capabilities in order
to test and validate more complex and comprehensive analytical
and computer numerical models.
- Providing end-to-end system connectivity in order to operate
distributed experimental research equipments, including telepresence
and to enable computation and distributed simulation for engineering
earthquake experiments.
- Providing researchers with a remote access to a repository
of databases, user developed simulation software, and models for
use in model based simulation and visualization through access
to a computational grid.
- Forming an integrated network that facilitates interdisciplinary
global collaboration among researchers and engineers.
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