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CSU Fresno NEESAdapt-Struct Progress

Dr. Thomas Attard

Mark Weaver, Graduate Research Assistant

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Status Summary

Web site developed for future expansion into learning and outreach tool

Preliminary shake table demonstrations performed on wood frame structures

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NEES NextGen Webpath NextGen Webpath will be developed to:

– Provide a platform for H-Nonlin access by students

– Allow easy access to NEES research– Function as a learning tool for students– Function as a recruitment tool– These objectives will be accomplished

using five modules which are discussed in detail in the following slides

The NextGen Webpath webpage can be found at: http://lennon.csufresno.edu/~mark4561/NextGen-WebPath/home.html

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NEESR-NextGen Modules

Five Modules that will be Developed as Part of the NEESR-NextGen Program– Module 1: NEESR-NextGen HS– Module 2: NEESR-NextGen MEP– Module 3: NEESR-NextGen Pro– Module 4: NEESR-NextGen FSU– Module 5: NEESR-NextGen Dyna

Promote Engineering to High School Students

Keep Students Active using Various Progressive Modules throughout their Academic Careers

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Module 1: NEESR-NextGen HS ModuleGoal

– Recruit High School Students into Engineering

What is It?– Four-Week Summer Program

• Promoted Annually at Several High Schools and Junior High Schools in the Fresno Area

• Teams of 3 Students will be Created– (e.g., 1 HS freshman, 1 HS sophomore, 1 HS junior)

– Each Group will be Guided through Learning Tutorials Available on a New Interactive Website (NEESR-NextGen-WebPath)

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Module 2: NEESR-NextGen MEP Module

MEP: Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement (Mesa) Engineering Program– Eligible for New Freshman (Increase

Recruitment)• Hispanic, African-American, or Native American

Heritage • College-earning 2-credit Summer Course that works in

Parallel with the Existing Engineering Pathways Summer program

• MEP Module will Enhance the Study Skills and Leadership Skills

• Offered Simultaneously with the NEESR-NextGen HS module

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Module 3:NEESR-NextGen Pro Module

Has a Career-Building FocusDeveloped in Conjunction with Local

Engineering Practitioners– Program will Award Summer Internship

Opportunities to Qualified Sophomores and Juniors

• Students must have First Completed NEESR-NextGen HS and/ or NEESR-NextGen MEP Modules

• Students will be selected by Local Engineering Practitioners

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Module 4:NEESR-NextGen FSU ModuleDesigned for Junior or SeniorsModule will Consist of NextGen Learning Step

Tutorials Integrated into Two Undergraduate Courses– Timber Structures (CE 136)– Reinforced Concrete Design (CE 132)

Use NEESR-NextGen-WebPath to Simulate Three Protected Timber Homes or R/C Bridges– Simulation Results will be Compared to a Suite of Actual

Seismic Lab Test Results (3 Timber-Tested Homes and 3 R/C Bridges), Funds Permitting

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Module 5:NEESR-NextGen Dyna ModuleLab Component of Dynamics of Structures Course

– Graduate Students Currently Develop Computer Simulation Programs (MDOF)

Program Codes Verified/ Experimentally-Tested– Wood Homes or Steel Frames, Funds Permitting– Tests would be shown live in Web-Enhanced Classrooms

via NEESR-NextGen-WebPath– Video would be Shown to Local High Schools

• Recruiting Tool for Potential Students Entering Upcoming Next NEESR-NextGen HS module

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Preliminary Shake Table Demonstrations

Two demonstrations of the shake table have been performed one of which is presented (in part) on the next slide

The purpose of these tests were:– To generate interest from current

students– To use as a recruitment aid for future

students

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Demonstration (Please Click To Launch In Separate Window)

Movie.wmv

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Future Goals

Future goals include:– High School Student Recruitment– Perform Additional Shake Table Tests

• July ’09: One wood frame home, approximately 10ft. in height, weighing about 4,000 pounds

– Embed Test Data into H-NONLIN– Make H-NONLIN Web Accessible– Generate Online Training Platform For

Students As Part Of NextGen Webpath (NextGen Learning Steps)