Abstract
This special issue of Earthquake Spectra on the 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake required the collaboration, under adverse conditions, of engineers and scientists from many countries. The authors had to deal with three distinct and contradictory interpretations of U.S. law governing the collaboration of scientists from Iran and United States. As many facts, numbers, and theories regarding this earthquake are still being debated, the technical editors decided to let the authors express their own versions. This special issue, besides covering traditional subjects such as geology, seismology, strong motion measurements, performance of buildings and lifelines, and societal impacts, contains a section devoted to the utilization of remote sensing.
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