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December 2019</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute (ERI)
is pleased to announce <a href="http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/KUSUNOKI-LAB/index17.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">a blind
prediction competition</a> for an E-defense test to be performed in <a href="http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/KUSUNOKI-LAB/index17_4.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">December 2019</a>
as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Resilience Project. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The test specimen is a 3-story reinforced concrete building
with spandrel walls casted monolithically with the frame elements. Participants
will be tasked with predicting various building response parameters, such as
peak interstory drifts and base shear. For details on contest rules, specimen
details, test plan and prizes, <a href="http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/KUSUNOKI-LAB/index17.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">click here to visit
the project web site</a>. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A “Lessons Learnt” workshop will be held to assess the
reliability of analysis methods and assumptions adopted, identify future
research needs and discuss potential for international collaboration. This
workshop will be scheduled in September 2020, around the time of the <a href="http://www.17wcee.jp/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering</a>
in Sendai, Japan, with international participation anticipated.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Interested in participating or receiving blind prediction
competition and workshop updates? Send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:trevoryeow@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">trevoryeow@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp</a>
with your name and affiliation, and you’ll be added to the mailing list.<span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
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