The 2020 undergraduate seismic design competition was held in conjunction with the 2020 national earthquake conference nec in san diego, california, united states, march 2th 6th, 2020. Eeri annual 20 meeting earthquake engineering research institute 499 14th street, suite 220, oakland, ca 94612 february 1215, 20. The competition will be held in conjunction with eeris annual meeting in seattle, washington, feb. Thirtyeight teams from all over the world competed. Perhaps the most valuable, and certainly the most exciting opportunity that student members have is to participate in the seismic design competition. Cees earthquake engineering research institute eeri student chapter placed sixth in this years seismic design competition in alaska in 2014 with a 29story model building that withstood three simulated earthquakes during the competition, buildings from more than 30 student groups were placed.
Tenth annual undergraduate seismic design competition sdc. Cees earthquake engineering research institute eeri student chapter placed sixth in this years seismic design competition in alaska with a 29story model building that withstood three simulated earthquakes during the competition, buildings from more than 30 student groups were placed on a shake table to see how they would react to the different ground motions. Architect and disaster recovery expert mary comerio profiled in latest eeris oral history. Participants are required to design a multistory building for seattle, washington, according to a variety of specifications, and then build a scaled balsa wood model based on. We are proud to be the only team from new england, and one of three from the northeast region along with penn state and the university of buf. Reconnaissance lessons learned from the 2019 eeri new zealand travel study program. Use search boxes above columns to filter data funding for our research is provided by the national science foundation under grant no. For more information about the 2018 competition please visit the sdc website.
Seismic design competition anchorage, ak, july 2026, 2014 last february in seattle, washington, umass amherst participated in its fourth historically west coast dominated competition. Fema contracted with the earthquake engineering research institute eeri contract number emw92k3955, task to solicit the input of the nations leading seismic professionals in developing an action plan that could be used to develop performance. Student leadership council earthquake engineering research. In this competition a team of undergraduate college students must design and construct a structure made of balsa wood. Discussion of an instate competition among the three major universities in the. Field trip sponsor west tennessee seismic safety commission 9th annual undergraduate student design competition cosponsors fema computers and structures degenkolb. The 2019 undergraduate seismic design competition will be held in. Teams are listed in alphabetical order ain shams university.
Conclusion building on our efficient and aesthetic design from last years competition, our model for the 11th eeri seismic design competition will place emphasis on structural and economic simplicity. Thirtythree teams from all over the world competed. The structures are tested to withstand historic ground motions. The 17th annual undergraduate seismic design competition will be held in san diego, california. Rice team competes at eeri seismic design competition. Earthquake engineering research institute utah chapter. The eeri student leadership council slc is coordinating and implementing the 11th annual undergraduate seismic design competition sdc at the 10ncee. The seismic design competition is organized by the student leadership council. Eeri seismic design competition teams 32 acknowledgements 33 37 about eeri 38 about flash 39. The 2015 undergraduate seismic design competition was held in conjunction with the 2015 eeri annual meeting in boston, massachusetts from march 31st to april 3rd. We are proud to represent the region, sending approximately 12 students to seattle, washington, for the 20 seismic design competition in february. This registration supersedes any previous preregistration. Introduction the 10 th annual seismic design competition will be held in conjunction with the 65th earthquake engineering research institute eeri annual meeting on february 12th through 15 th 20 at the grand hyatt in seattle, wa. Eight team members traveled to portland, oregon from march 7th to march 10th to represent cornell university at the earthquake engineering research institutes undergraduate student design competition this included presenting our building designarchitecture and putting the building under three different seismic strains, each getting progressively more intense.
The student leadership councils mission is to function as a centralized hub to provide the opportunity for students to develop leadership and. Student membership in eeri provides many opportunities for professional growth and development. News of the institute earthquake spectra leadership. The seismic design competition sdc is organized by the earthquake engineering research institute eeri student leadership council slc in the.
The 20 undergraduate seismic design competition was held in conjunction with the eeri annual meeting at the grand hyatt hotel in seattle, washington. The eeri undergraduate seismic design team traveling to san francisco to compete for isu. The iowa state university student chapter of the earthquake engineering research institute will travel to san francisco april 58 to compete in the 2016 undergraduate seismic design competition. Brown school of engineering has more than tenured and tenuretrack faculty in its nine departments. Eerilearning from earthquakes wednesday, april 1, 2015 4. There will be 35 schools from the us and canda participating. The team placed second for the second year in a row and was. Seismic design competition eeri chapter georgia tech. Earthquake engineering research institute eeri home. The eeri slc team would like to congratulate all 51 teams for qualifying to the 2020 seismic design competition in san diego, california. University of utah and utah state university currently do not have student chapters c. This is a video montage of a number of teams that participated in the 20 eeri undergraduate seismic design competition held at the eeri annual meeting in seattle, wa. Many of our faculty hold joint appointments with other engineering departments and with departments in other disciplines at rice. A pdf of the document must be emailed to the sdc chairs at the following email.
Tori trexel cee eeri seismic design compeition rice. Please see the bottom of the webpage for the attached documents. This is an international event, where teams construct model buildings tested to failure on a shake table using earthquake motions. About the event multiple universities from around the world enter their design of a highrise structure. Byu has successfully operated a student chapter of eeri for years b. The 2019 undergraduate seismic design competition will be held in conjunction with the 2019 eeri annual meeting in jw marriott parq vancouver, british columbia, canada, march 5th 8th, 2019. In midapril the club will be hosting the first annual pa high school seismic design competition. New white paper from eeri provides framework for functional recovery. Download the abstract pdf an evaluation of damage scenarios and detection methods in mid and highrise buildings densely instrumented by. The bussola torre which was named after the italian phrase compass tower was designed, constructed, and analyzed with regard to the core objectives of the competition. Off the campus, eeripsu is also trying to have an impact through community outreach. As an eeri intern, he has helped with lfe reconnaissance workshops, lfe business resilience, 11ncee, and. Student membership will be confirmed for each participant after the final registration deadline.
Earthquake engineering research institute 499 14th street, suite 220, oakland, ca 94612 usa 510 4510905 fax 510 4515411 email. Ross boulanger, professor of civil engineering at the university of california, davis location. The first part of competition was dedicated to the team presentations. Eeri undergraduate seismic design competition download fullscreen clear filters nowrap. The seismic design competition team with their 29story balsa wood model. Founded in 1948, eeris mission is to reduce earthquake risk by 1 advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering, 2 improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment, and 3 advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for. Provide civil engineering undergraduate students with an opportunity to work on a handson. Kelvin kai hin chu, chao zhou, jason xu yan, jacob eull team captain, phuong vo, jacob verry, and dr. Design competition is a national event hosted on the west coast in conjunction with the eeri seismic engineering convention. Earthquake engineering is an essential priority in california where earthquakes are commonplace.
Promote the study of earthquake engineering among undergraduate students. The team captain, stanley wu, and the analysis team lead, andrew chan, presented for the ucsd seismic design team. Eerisjsu is looking for sponsors to help fund our trip to the 2014 seismic design competition sdc in anchorage, alaska. Rice team competes at eeri seismic design competition thursday, march 16, 2017 tori trexel, a senior civil engineering major, was excited about heading to portland for this years earthquake engineering research institute eeri seismic design competition. Eeri student chapter jumps into top 10 at seismic design. The competition is an opportunity for undergraduate teams to design, analyze. Student teams compete by shaking to failure models of highrise office buildings they have designed, analyzed, and fabricated. Seismic design team heads to eeri competition civil and. The oregon state university seismic team, sponsored by eeri and asce student chapters and the school of civil and construction engineering, sent three students, ben sundberg, jakob walter, and thanh hyunh, to the 20 eeri undergraduate seismic design competition in seattle, february. Earthquake engineering research institute wikipedia. Since 2008 the eeri and slc have held the undergraduate seismic design competition, which was previously run by the pacific earthquake engineering research center peer. Eeri sdc competition outstanding student award contact. The 2018 undergraduate seismic design competition will be held in.
Vibration isolation and seismic control manufacturers association, contact mr. Earthquake engineering research institute, through the student leadership council, organizes between march. The earthquake engineering research institute is the leading nonprofit membership organization that. The eeri student leadership council slc is coordinating and implementing the th annual undergraduate seismic design competition sdc at the 2016 annual meeting. The eeri student leadership council slc is coordinating and implementing the 11th annual undergraduate seismic design competition sdc at the 10ncee the objectives of the competition are to.
The earthquake engineering research institute penn state. Architect and disaster recovery expert mary comerio profiled in latest eeri s oral history. All in all, our tower will generate the most final annual building income that the competition can allow. The ground motions and design guide for the 2018 competition have been posted. Yes, student participants must be members of the schools student chapter of eeri to compete in the seismic design competition. Your taxdeductible contribution will allow our chapter to represent the silicon valley in a competition of engineering design and ingenuity. Eeri undergraduate seismic design competition open, 10. Minutes from utah chapter eeri board meetingjanuary 22. The earthquake engineering research institute eeri is a leading technical society in dissemination of earthquake risk and earthquake engineering research both in the u.
The structure is limited by many rules, such as a weight. The 2020 undergraduate seismic design competition will be held in. Executive summary 1 the earthquake engineering research institute eeri and federal alliance for safe homes flash hosted the quadrennial 2020 national earthquake conference nec2020 from march 4 to march 6 in. During his time at sfsu, he and his team competed in eeris 2016 seismic design competition and placed 7th place international and 2nd place in california. The top ten design proposals are given below in alphabetical order.
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