Download Current Directions in Earthquake Engineering Education

Current Directions in Earthquake
Engineering Education
Shirley J. Dyke
Department of Civil Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
2000 ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference
Austin, Texas
Outline
Washington University
• Equipment
• Coursework
• Undergraduate Research
• Outreach
UCIST
• Equipment Selection & Purchase
• Outcomes
• Timeline
• Evaluation
Washington University
GOALS: To provide students at Washington University with:
• an understanding of structural dynamics
• exposure to innovative structural control techniques
• experience with modern laboratory equipment
and instrumentation
APPROACH:
• purchase instructional shake table lab stations
• integrate earthquake engineering experiments into
undergraduate and graduate curriculum
• provide opportunities for undergraduate research
Equipment
Curriculum Development
• CE 146: Introduction to Civil Engineering:
basic concepts in structural vibrations
• CE 336: Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
familiarize students with instrumentation
develop an understanding of natural frequencies, mode shapes,
and damping ratios
• CE 550: Structural Dynamics
compare mathematical model and experimentally obtained responses
• CE 590: Experimental Methods in Structural Dynamics
new course with experimental modal analysis, system identification,
and structural control
Undergraduate Research
Development of control circuit for shake table
Development of demonstration of seismic effects of
building contents
Video: Active Mass Driver Control System
Outreach
University Consortium
on Instructional Shake Tables
GOALS: To provide:
• students with an an understanding of structural dynamics
• non-engineering students with exposure to the potential
consequences of earthquakes
• other universities with effective laboratory exercises
APPROACH:
• purchase instructional shake table lab stations
• integrate earthquake engineering experiments into
undergraduate and graduate curricula
Organization and Planning
UCIST originally consisted of 23 Universities
affiliated with the three national earthquake centers
(PEER, MCEER and MAE)
Each university will contribute one experiment or video
to the project for distribution through web site
An additional 16 universities have joined including
institutions from Japan and Italy
Each university will incorporate at least three
experiments into their curriculum
Equipment Selection and Purchase
A task force of faculty from member universities
was formed to formulate specifications and select
equipment.
Accessories:
• 2 story building
• 3 accelerometers
• Computer
• Real-time control/data
acquisition board
• Function generator
Equipment Selection and Purchase (cont)
Shake Table
Power
Supply
Building
Function
Generator
Safety Feature
Outcomes
Classroom experiments with lab manuals
Videos of select experiments
Undergraduate and school children competitions
CD-ROM of experiments and videos (web page)
Undergraduate research projects
Outreach projects
Examples of experiments to be developed
• Basic Concepts in Structural Dynamics
• K-12 Outreach Activities in Earthquake Engineering
• Demonstration of Lateral/Torsional Coupling in Buildings
• Seismic Response of Building Frames
• Demonstration of Non-Structural Seismic Hazards in the Home
• Dynamic Behavior of Simple Soil-Structure Systems
• Web-Controlled Shake Table
• Demonstration Experiment of Sloshing Fluid Damper and
Tuned Mass Damper
Timeline
Fall
1999
Spring
2000
Summer
2000
Fall
2000
Spring
2001
Deliver Shake Tables
Prototype Testing
Funding Obtained
Develop Specs
Develop Experiments
CD-ROM Assembled
Evaluation
Evaluation is planned through the web site
including the following tools:
• each faculty/student involved will complete
annual on-line surveys
• web page statistics will provide external impact
measures (domains, countries)
Web Server Statistics
otenet.gr
edu.au
ucsd.edu
cols.net
co.uk
aae.ac.jp
ucdavis.edu
psu.edu
nd.edu
duke.edu
wsu.edu
unican.es
cornell.edu
stanford.edu
For Further Information...
http://wusceel.cive.wustl.edu/quake/
http://wusceel.cive.wustl.edu/ucist/
These programs are funded in part by the
National Science Foundation, Grants Nos.
DUE-9851198 (ILI Program)
DUE-9950340 (CCLI Program)
CMS 97-33272 (CAREER Program)
Mid-America Earthquake Center (Project ED–9)
Corporate Support: Quanser Consulting, PCB Piezotronics,
and SMI Technology