Field Testing

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Field Testing Monitoringof Structural
Performance

Education Outreach Jonathan P. Stewart, co-PI
University of California, Los Angeles
NSF Site Visit June 17-18, 2002
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Overview

• Educational outreach through SETEL collaboration
• Enhancement of existing UCLA courses
• CEE 121 (Foundation design)
• CEE 137L (Structural dynamics laboratory)
• Structural dynamics web module
• Post-earthquake reconnaissance
• Community outreach

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SETEL Multi-Campus Course

• Commence Spring 2004
• Participants
• UCLA CEE137L
• Caltech CE180 (Prof. James Beck)
• UCI CEE245 (Prof. Gerald Pardoen)
• Demonstration projects on
• Caltech Millikan Library
• 241 Tollway
• UCLA Factor Building

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UCLA Course Enhancement

• CEE 121 (Foundation Design) demonstrate CPT
  equipment in field
• CEE 137L (Structural dynamics laboratory) SETEL
  course

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Web Module

• Online web module developed to provide background
  information on structural dynamics as applied to
  forced vibration problems using UCLA NEES
  equipment

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Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance

• PI, co PI participation in recent reconnaissance
  efforts
• Turkey
• Taiwan
• India
• PI, co PI participation in EERI Learning from
  Earthquake project
• Instruction of EERI-sponsors training seminars
• Potential for tie-in of NEES equipment into
  reconnaissance efforts for future earthquakes

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Community Outreach

• K-12 Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
• 2 teachers participating (Summer 2003)
• Develop education modules for high school
  elementary
• NEES presentations at conferences
• (7NCEE, Case Western, 8th US-Japan, FMGM 03,
  13WCEE)

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Outreach

• PEER Four Seasons Payload Workshop (July 22
  2003)
• Plans for users workshop (Jan 2004)
• SEAOSC
• Newsletter announcement
• Presentation at board meeting
• PI participation on research committee