In recent years, elastic metamaterials inspired from electromagnetic metamaterials have been used to protect buildings during earthquakes, and their effectiveness in seismic wave attenuation has been verified by experiments on the geophysical scale. The development of seismic metamaterials however provides a new approach to seismic engineering. Herein the research progress of seismic metamaterials in terms of geometry, physics, and application is introduced. Low frequency and wide bandgap are the two main areas of interest for seismic metamaterials. Then, the parts of elastic metamaterials which are adapted to the two characteristics of seismic waves and do not attract much attention are addressed. Finally, the problems existing in the current research are summarized, and future research prospects are provided, to improve the research framework of seismic metamaterials and provide effective solutions for seismic engineering.

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地震超材料的研究述评

近年来，受电磁超常材料启发的弹性超常材料已被用于在地震中保护建筑物，并通过地球物理规模的实验验证了它们在地震波衰减中的有效性。但是，地震超材料的发展为地震工程提供了一种新方法。本文介绍了地震超材料在几何学，物理学及其应用方面的研究进展。低频和宽带隙是地震超材料的两个主要关注领域。然后，研究了适应地震波的两个特征并且没有引起太多注意的弹性超材料的部分。最后，总结了当前研究中存在的问题，并提供了未来的研究前景，