Research Division-Engineering Seismology

Division of Engineering Seismology

Head of Division: Prof. WEN Ruizhi

Research Directions:

l Near-field Strong Ground Motion Simulation and Application

l Design Earthquake Ground Motion and Response Spectra

l Earthquake Hazard Analysis and Seismic Zonation

l Engineering Site and Geological Hazard Evaluation

l Characteristics and Attenuation of Strong Ground Motion

l Probabilistic Tsunami Hazards Analysis

Research Projects in Recent Years

1. Probabilistic tsunami hazards analysis in China, National Science Foundation of China, 2013-2016.

2. Study on key problems of structural earthquake safety based on multiple performance demands, Program of International S&T Cooperation, 2012-2015.

3. Seismic design ground motion and the key problems in structural seismic safety for nuclear power plant, National Science Foundation of China, 2013-2017.

4. Damage Action and its Spatial Distribution of Near-field Strong Earthquake Ground Motion, Sub-project of National Key Basic Research Program of China, 2007-2011

5. Study on the Key Technology of Earthquake Early Warning and Seismic Intensity quickly Reporting, Sub-project of National S&T Support Program, 2009-2012

6. Study on the basin effect of Weihe basin in the large 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake, Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2010-2013.

The strong ground motion simulation of Weihe Basin, Shanxi, China

Chinese historical earthquake related with tsunami

2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami simulation