Become an Engineer

09 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

2020 Vision for Earthquake Engineering Research (Poster)

28 Apr 2012 | Historical Documents | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke, Bozidar Stojadinovic, Pedro Arduino, Maria Garlock, Nicolas Luco, Julio Ramirez, Solomon Yim, Wei Song

This paper provides a brief summary of the outcomes of the recent workshop, Vision 2020: An Open Space Technology (OST) Workshop on the Future of Earthquake Engineering. Vision 2020 was established …

http://nees.org/resources/4423

PocketStatics - analysis tool

09 Apr 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Mahmoud M Hachem

PocketStatics is a structural analysis program for the PocketPC and Windows (Desktop or Tablet PC) Operating Systems.

http://nees.org/resources/4405

Landslide Tsunami Generator 3 - Conical Island Video

30 Jan 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Brian McFall, Hermann Fritz

Mulitple videos of the landslide tsunami generator.

http://nees.org/resources/4147

Cascading Effects of 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to Structural Damages of Bridges

27 Jan 2012 | Poster | Contributor(s): Jianwei Song

The March 11, 2011 Japan disaster represents a typical example of cascading events (main shock, tsunami and aftershocks) that may provide a rare opportunity to identify and develop important research …

http://nees.org/resources/4127

Evaluation of 9-Story Benchmark Building Shear Model

24 Jan 2012 | Computational Models | Contributor(s): Amin Maghareh, Matthew J. Barnes, Zhuoxiong Sun

In this model, the 9-strory benchmark FEM model is remodeled as a 9 degree of freedom shear building model.To evaluate the model, the displacement, velocity and acceleration responses of the shear …

http://nees.org/resources/4103

NEEShub Boot Camp Webinar - Simulation Capabilities Recording - January 2012

18 Jan 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Rajesh Thyagarajan

NEEShub Simulation Capabilities Audience: Simulation tool developers, NEES power users who: * have a very large simulations or many simulations in excess of 30 minutes run time. * need to script …

http://nees.org/resources/4087

NEEShub Simulation Capabilities Webinar

17 Jan 2012 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Gregory P Rodgers

This webinar will introduce advanced users to new NEEShub capabilities in the area of simulation and batch processing. Power users often write a script to orchestrate a set of simulation runs to …

http://nees.org/resources/4079

9 story building model

12 Dec 2011 | Computational Models | Contributor(s): Ahmad AlNaseem

This Model presents a representation of a 9 story and 9 degree of freedom model for a building excited by and earthquake input.

http://nees.org/resources/4027

Using the OpenSees Interpreter on Parallel Computers

30 Nov 2011 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Rajesh Thyagarajan

nbsp; OpenSees is an object-oriented software framework for creating nonlinear finite element nbsp;applications. The framework provides classes for modelling structural and geotechnical systems, …

http://nees.org/resources/3969

NEES Vision Report on Computational and Hybrid Simulation

10 Nov 2011 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Gregory Deierlein, Pedro Arduino, Dominic Assimaki, Juan M Caicedo, Shirley Dyke, Mahmoud M Hachem, Ayhan Irfanoglu, Frank McKenna, Patrick Lynett, Laura Nicole Lowes, Lelio Mejia, Silvia Mazzoni, Gilberto Mosqueda, Naru Nakata, Jian Zhang, Gregory P Rodgers

On November 1, 2011, the Simulation Subcommittee of the NEEScomm Project Advisory Committee, under the leadership of Prof. Greg Deierlein from Stanford University submitted to NEEScomm Headquarters …

http://nees.org/resources/3834

Understanding How Earthquakes Affect the Built Environment: Day 3

13 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/3690

ACI 369 Circular Column Database

06 Oct 2011 | Databases | Contributor(s): Wassim Ghannoum, Balaji Sivaramakrishnan, Santiago Pujol, Ann Christine Catlin, Ying Wang, Sumudinie Fernando

Damage of circular column during earthquake due to poor detailing of transverse reinforcement (source: World Housing Encyclopedia). The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) …

http://nees.org/resources/3658

FEM Element for Combined Loadings

11 Sep 2011 | Computational Models | Contributor(s): Ravi Mullapudi

The Finite element code developed for combined loadings is given here. The code was developed in FEAP which is Fortran based and OpenSees which is C++ based. This code will be continuously improved …

http://nees.org/resources/3561

MCEER Activity: Building Structure Exercise

31 Aug 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Nees EOT

Students will build structures out of various household materials, then test them on a shake table. More details regarding this activity can be found at …

http://nees.org/resources/3535

EHP Lesson: Tsunami Simulation Experiment

31 Aug 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Nees EOT

Students read the article, "Building a Tsunami Warning System" and discuss what a tsunami is and why it is important to have a tsunami warning system. Then, students conduct an experiment in a wave …

http://nees.org/resources/3533

Hyperbolic Tangent Model for 200 kN Large-Scale Magneto-Rheological Fluid (MR) Damper

15 Aug 2011 | Computational Models | Contributor(s): Zhaoshuo Jiang, Richard Christenson

This is a Hyperbolic Tangent model for 200 KN large-scale magneto-rheological fluid damper (a model of the PWM Servo-Amplifier used to drive the damper is also included) developed at the University …

http://nees.org/resources/3479

NEEShub Session Feedback Questionnaire 2011

08 Aug 2011 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Pamela McClure

NEEShub Boot Camp sessions took place at the NEES/MCEER Annual Meeting held in Buffalo on June 10, 2011. nbsp; Three Boot Camp sessions occurred based on NEEShub experience level. The sessions were …

http://nees.org/resources/3379

Quake Summit 2011 Committee Meetings Questionnaire

08 Aug 2011 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Pamela McClure

Quake Summit 2011 was held in June 2011 in Buffalo. nbsp; This was a partnership between NEES and MCEER. nbsp; As part of the annual meeting, NEES held their annual committee meetings. This survey is …

http://nees.org/resources/3387