UCLA Engineers Study Stability of Watts Towers

18 Mar 2013 | Notes | Contributor(s): NEES Media Communications, Marti LaChance

KTLA 5 TV | March 18, 2013 Web copy of KTLA TV news coverage. Quotes NEES engineer Bob Nigbor.

http://nees.org/resources/5805

A Case Study of Earthquake Damage and Repair

11 Jan 2013 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Nicholas Perez, Jake Moghtader, Justin Morris, NEES EOT

A Case Study of Earthquake Damage and Repair video: "An Earthquake History of Santa Barbara" Run time: 14 minutes, 10 seconds

http://nees.org/resources/5446

Template questions for uploading Learning Objects into NEESacademy

09 Jan 2013 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT, Pamela McClure

The contribution process is intended to be much like composing an e-mail: You'll start with writing the introduction and main content of your contribution and later attach files to it (video, PDFs, …

http://nees.org/resources/5443

3D Data Viewer

27 Sep 2008 | Tools | Contributor(s): Barry Leibson, Jason P Thomas, Ben Steinberg, Adam Ryan

Provide 3D Views of experimental models

http://nees.org/resources/25

K-12 Seismic Design Competition

27 Sep 2012 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Kelly Doyle, NEES EOT

This activity introduces K-12 students to earthquake engineering concepts by allowing them to build structures and test them on an educational shake table.  The competition is broken down into four …

http://nees.org/resources/5002

West Point Bridge Designer

09 Aug 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Brian Rohler, Cheng Song, Ellen M. Rathje

The West Point Bridge Designer (WPBD) software provides users with tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic specifications, constraints, and performance criteria.

http://nees.org/resources/4861

Assessment to be used with "Become An Engineer" Lesson #4432

01 Aug 2012 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Pamela McClure

This is an example of a brief exit survey/assessment that could be used after the Become An Engineer  learning object (Learning object 4432)

http://nees.org/resources/4772

Build a Classroom Wave Tank

15 May 2012 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Objective: Build a small classroom wave tank that can be used for demonstrating wave motion and engineering/technology lessons on tsunami preparedness. Materials List ($229.48) One 2'x4'x 1/2" …

http://nees.org/resources/4459

Become an Engineer

07 May 2012 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Build a structure to survive a wave. Waves can hurt or kill humans, as well as damage structures like houses, stores, and power plants. The goal of an engineer is to save lives and prevent damage to …

http://nees.org/resources/4432

World Earthquake 2011: Visualization Map

02 Apr 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Developed by a researcher in Japan, this 9 minute visualization shows the locations, magnitude and depths of the 9323 earthquakes with magnitude greater than or equal to 4.5 from January 1, 2011 to …

http://nees.org/resources/4389

Blinky Bug

23 Mar 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Keith T Adams, Pamela McClure, NEES EOT

This little earthquake detector can be made with $5 of electronics. Designed by Keith Adams.

http://nees.org/resources/4338

Tsunami Awareness Video

10 Feb 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

It can be many miles long, from 1 to 100 feet high, traveling at 400 miles per hour. This ocean monster is known as a tsunami and it can wreak havoc on coastal populations and landscapes. A …

http://nees.org/resources/4271

Earthquake Alarm Goes Off in School - WLFI News

08 Feb 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

CLICK THE "VIEW MEDIA" BUTTON TO WATCH THE VIDEO LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - An earthquake alarm is a sound no student ever wants to hear. That's what students at Glen Acres Elementary school heard at …

http://nees.org/resources/4247

Drill Prepares Hoosiers for Earthquake

07 Feb 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

CLICK THE "VIEW MEDIA" BUTTON TO WATCH THE VIDEO INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - People around Indiana and other states are using Tuesday to prepare for what to do if a big earthquake hit. It's called the …

http://nees.org/resources/4228

Post-Disaster Structural Data Collection Following the 11 March 2011 Tohoku, Japan Tsunami

01 Feb 2012 | Poster | Contributor(s): Michael James Olsen, Ian Robertson, Solomon Yim, kwok Cheung

The tsunami triggered by the 11 March 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Tohoku, Japan, created widespread structural damage in cities along the Japanese coastline. Careful documentation of flow depth …

http://nees.org/resources/4165

Visualization of Seismic Ground Motion as Observed by Sensors at Garner Valley Monitoring Facility

22 Nov 2011 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Amit Chourasia, Sandra Seale, Jamison Steidl

Seismic sensors installed at the surface, and at various depths within the different geological layers below, provide researchers with valuable information about how the near-surface geological …

http://nees.org/resources/3937

Natural Frequency: Masses on Rods

09 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French, NEES EOT

The mass and stiffness of a building affect how much an earthquake damages the building. The natural frequency, related to mass and stiffness, is the frequency that the structure will shake at. Since …

http://nees.org/resources/3830

What are Earthquakes?

09 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French, NEES EOT

Plate tectonics is a theory that describes the movement of the Earth #39;s crust. The Earth #39;s outer shell consists of individual plates, which interact in various ways and thereby produce …

http://nees.org/resources/3828

Slinky Waves

09 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French, NEES EOT

When an earthquake occurs, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. This activity uses slinkys, toothpicks and marshmallows to explore two types of seismic waves (p-waves and s-waves) and …

http://nees.org/resources/3826

Understanding How Earthquakes Affect the Built Environment: Day 5

17 Oct 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Amy Cerato, NEES EOT

This engineering educational module on the behavior of piles in soft clays during earthquake loading seeks to introduce engineering as a viable career to 5th-8th graders and teach students how …

http://nees.org/resources/3719