Advancing Earthquake Engineering Advancing Earthquake Engineering Education through a Cooperative Effort Education through a Cooperative Effort
Using Instructional Shake TablesUsing Instructional Shake Tables
Shirley J. DykeShirley J. DykeScott Johnson, Juan Caicedo, Scott Johnson, Juan Caicedo,
Tyler Ranf, Manuel Soto-FournierTyler Ranf, Manuel Soto-Fournier
Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis
77thth US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Boston, MassachusettsBoston, Massachusetts
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AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments
Support for UCIST from NSF Grant (DUE 9950340)
Mid-America Earthquake Center (Project ED-9) plus travel support for 7NCEE
Washington University in St. LouisQuanser Consulting
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OutlineOutline
BackgroundObjectives of UCISTEquipment SelectionOutcomes to Date Example Outreach ActivitiesResearch ImplementationClosing
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BackgroundBackground
HistoryProposed at 1998 Trilateral Earthquake Center Education meeting in St. LouisMAE Project ED-9: Instruc. Shake Tables NSF – DUE/CCLI Funding Obtained (DUE Grant No. 9950340 – Aug 1999)Consortium became operational in summer 2000
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BackgroundBackgroundUniversity of Alaska – FairbanksUniversity of Hawaii
UC San Diego
UCLA
UC-Irvine
Univ. of Nevada – Las Vegas
Univ. or Nevada - Reno
UC DavisStanford
Oregon State Univ.
San Jose State Univ.
Penn State
UIUC
Southern Illinois Univ. - Edwardsville
Virginia TechWashington Univ.
Notre Dame
Univ. of Utah
CalPoly
Florida A& M
Currently over 50 Universities are members !
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Objectives of UCISTObjectives of UCIST
To provide engineering studentsan understanding of structural dynamicsexperience with modern laboratory equipment and instrumentationexposure to innovative structural control techniques
To provide non-engineering studentsAwareness of potential consequences of earthquakes
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Objectives of UCISTObjectives of UCIST
ApproachPurchase instructional shake tablesDevelop wide variety of experimentsShare experiments through web pageIntegrate experiments throughout undergraduate and graduate curriculaEnhance outreach activitiesEncourage undergraduate research
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Equipment SelectionEquipment Selection
FunctionGenerator
PowerSupply
Shake Table
Building
Safety Feature
Shake Table
2 Story building
3 accelerometers
Power Unit & Computer
Data acquisition
Pendant controller
AMD (Optional)
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Outcomes to DateOutcomes to Date
Experiments (Examples)
Introduction to Dynamics of StructuresK-12 Outreach Activities in Earthquake Engineering (Notre Dame)Earthquake-Resistant Bridge Competition for Introductory Engineering Students
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Outcomes to DateOutcomes to Date
Experiments (Examples)
Introduction to Dynamics of StructuresK-12 Outreach Activities in Earthquake Engineering (Notre Dame)Earthquake-Resistant Bridge Competition for Introductory Engineering Students
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Outcomes to DateOutcomes to Date
Other Representative ExperimentsDemonstration of Non-Structural Seismic Hazards in the HomeDynamic Behavior of Simple Soil-Structure SystemsLiquefaction Demonstration for the UCIST Shake TableSmall Shake Table Experiments and Comparison to Analytical Predictions
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Outcomes to DateOutcomes to DateInteractive Tutorial on Pendant Operation
(by Keenan Bull, REU 2000)
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Outcomes to DateOutcomes to DateVirtual Structural Dynamics Lab
(by Manuel Soto-Fournier, REU 2001)
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Outreach ActivitiesOutreach Activities
Earthquake Awareness Weekend (Wash U)
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Outreach ActivitiesOutreach Activities
K-12 Outreach (Notre Dame)
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Research ImplementationsResearch Implementations
◙ Wave Model Verification Studies (Washington Univ.)
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Research ImplementationsResearch Implementations
◙ Wave Model Verification Studies (Washington Univ.)
◙Wireless Sensor Development (Stanford Univ.)
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Research ImplementationsResearch ImplementationsWebLab™
Animated ModelReal-time Video
Input Selection Output
◙ Wave Model Verification Studies (Washington Univ.)
◙Wireless Sensor Development (Stanford Univ.)
◙Telepresence Laboratory (Notre Dame)
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ClosingClosing
Evaluation of the project’s impact is planned through…
Online surveys for faculty and studentsNumber of students exposed to projectWeb page statistics
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