Research Activities

Building Engineering Studies

• Seismic evaluation and retrofit technologies of existing buildings
• Development of advanced innovative construction technology
• Revision of building seismic design codes Bridge Engineering Studies
• Seismic performance-based design of bearing systems in bridges
• Seismic evaluation and retrofit technologies of existing bridges

Structural Control and System Identification Studies

• Studies on structural health monitoring and structural control
• Seismic mitigation strategies for high-tech industrial structures

Geotechnical and Strong Ground Motion Studies

• Studies on earthquake prediction models
• Establishment of geological databases for strong motion stations of the Central Weather Bureau
• Seismic behavior of the investigation of soils in the large bi-axial shaking table shear box

Earthquake Scenario Studies

• Establishment and application of geotechnical earth science hazard database
• Development of Taiwan seismic scenario database and its applications
• Development of Taiwan Earthquake Loss Estimation System

Experimental Technology Studies

• Collaborative experiment technology using the internet
• Application of optical fiber sensors in civil engineering structures

Information Technology Studies

• Establishment of an earthquake engineering database
• Integration of numerical and experimental simulation