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Episode 3: Sustainable Functional Recovery: A New Engineering Design Paradigm The novel Converging Design research project merges post-earthquake functional recovery with sustainability. Project PI Andre Barbosa discusses potential results from this effort, such as building code updates and new building products. Other tangible outcomes: successful industry-academia partnerships — and a cohort of engineering students who will take lessons about _sustainable functional recovery_ into the future. Barbosa welcomes individuals curious about sustainable design to contact or visit to the Tallwood Design Institute, located on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Find out the Tallwood Design Institute, a collaboration between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon: https://tallwoodinstitute.org/ Get background info on the multi-institutional NHERI Converging Design project: https://tallwoodinstitute.org/converging-design-home-5663/ Read up on Professor Barbosa’s research at Oregon State University: https://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~barbosa/ The NHERI at UC San Diego shake table, LHPOST6, is the world’s largest outdoor shake table: https://ucsd.designsafe-ci.org/ Follow Dr. Barbosa on X: @BarbosaRDGroup Collaborative Research: Converging Design Methodology: Multi-objective Optimization of Resilient Structural Spines NSF Award #2120683 https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2120683&HistoricalAwards=false Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com.
Episode 2. Shake-Table Testing Earthquake-Resistant Building Components Earthquake engineer Andre Barbosa joins us to describe the fascinating NHERI Converging Design project, currently testing earthquake-resilient building components on the NHERI at UC San Diego shake table. Barbosa describes U-shaped flexural plates (UFPs), which can deform and dissipate energy – and with post-tensioning rods, recenter. Also, the team is testing buckling restrained braces, which function like replaceable “structural fuses.” Lastly, the project is examining traditional steel moment frames coupled with braced frames that include energy dissipating (“yielding”) fuse-like elements. These tests will guide the future of resilient structural design in earthquake-prone regions. Get background info on the multi-institutional NHERI Converging Design project: https://tallwoodinstitute.org/converging-design-home-5663/ Read up on Professor Barbosa’s research at Oregon State University: https://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~barbosa/ The NHERI at UC San Diego shake table, LHPOST6, is the world’s largest outdoor shake table: https://ucsd.designsafe-ci.org/ Follow Dr. Barbosa on X: @BarbosaRDGroup Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com.
Andre Barbosa Professor, Structural Engineering Oregon State University Episode 1. The NHERI Converging Design project merges functional recovery with sustainability. Project PI Andre Barbosa of Oregon State University joins us to discuss how the shake table experiments at UC San Diego shake table will lead to improved building codes in seismically vulnerable zones like the Pacific Northwest. Get background info on the multi-institutional NHERI Converging Design project: https://tallwoodinstitute.org/converging-design-home-5663/ Read up on Professor Barbosa’s research at OSU: https://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~barbosa/ The NHERI at UC San Diego shake table, LHPOST6, is the world’s largest outdoor shake table: https://ucsd.designsafe-ci.org/ Follow Dr. Barbosa on X: @BarbosaRDGroup Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com.
Alia Amer Postdoctoral Researcher NHERI Lehigh Facility ATLASS Research Center Lehigh University Hybrid simulation at Lehigh tests structural resilience In our second episode with NHERI Lehigh engineer Alia Amer, find out how this engineering lab performs real-time hybrid simulation, RTHS. This sophisticated, cost-effective testing method connects a numeric model of a substructure — with a physical model or device. Then researchers apply a natural hazard – wind, earthquake or waves – to test device resilience. Lehigh website: https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/facility/overview/ Follow NHERI Lehigh on X: https://twitter.com/NHERILehighRTMD Read more about Alia Amer, PhD, an up-and-coming researcher in the field of natural hazards engineering and resilience: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2023/november/researcher-alia-amer-is-all-about-resilience-large-scale-structures/ Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com.
Alia Amer Postdoctoral Researcher NHERI Lehigh Facility ATLASS Research Center Lehigh University Research engineer Alia Amer gives us an overview of ATLSS research center, core of the NHERI facility at Lehigh University. Amer shows examples of complex, large-scale tests – multi-hazard simulations – at Lehigh. The lab designs accurate, complete simulations, including soil-structure-interactions, of natural hazard events such as earthquakes and windstorms. Dynamic, quasi-static, and hybrid simulations! Lehigh website: https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/facility/overview/ Follow NHERI Lehigh on X: https://twitter.com/NHERILehighRTMD Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com.
Makris episode 2 Testing novel pressurized sand dampers at NHERI Lehigh Nicos Makris explains his innovative protective damper system made with pressurized sand, which obviates problems presented by traditional dampers that use oil. In partnership with the NHERI Lehigh experimental facility, Makris is performing component testing and developing the numerical model in preparation for hybrid simulation testing, also at Lehigh. The cyber-physical tests allow researchers great flexibility when developing large-scale engineering devices. #dampers #CLT #sustainabiility #crosslaminatedtimber #seismic #earthquakeengineering #hybridsimulation #RTHS #naturalhazards #engineering #LehighUniversity #SouthernMethodistUniversity #SMU Read about Makris’s research and testing at the NHERI Lehigh website: SMU-Lehigh Collaboration: Supplemental Energy Dissipation Through Pressurized Sand Dampers to CLT Rocking Structures https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/projects/supplemental-energy-dissipation-through-pressurized-sand-dampers-to-clt-rocking-structures/ Nicos Makris at Southern Methodist University: https://www.smu.edu/Lyle/Departments/CEE/People/Faculty/Nicos-Makris NSF Award: Investigation of a Novel Pressurized Sand Damper for Sustainable Seismic and Wind Protection of Buildings: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2036131&HistoricalAwards=false Learn more about the NSF-funded Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure, NHERI: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/ Contact us: nheri.communications@Gmail.
Nicos Makris, Professor and Chair of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Southern Methodist University Makris episode 1 Dampers: shock absorbers for buildings Earthquake engineer Nicos Makris joins us to discuss protective dampers, large-scale devices that function like shock absorbers for buildings and bridges. Dampers built into a structure absorb and isolate earthquake, wind, and traffic vibrations. Prof Makris reveals a new type of damper he’s designed that uses pressurized sand to address hydraulic failures in oil-based dampers. More info on Professor Makris’s sand damper research at NHERI Lehigh: SMU-Lehigh Collaboration: Supplemental Energy Dissipation Through Pressurized Sand Dampers to CLT Rocking Structures https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/projects/supplemental-energy-dissipation-through-pressurized-sand-dampers-to-clt-rocking-structures/ Investigation of a Novel Pressurized Sand Damper for Sustainable Seismic and Wind Protection of Buildings https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2036131&HistoricalAwards=false NHERI Lehigh facility: https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/facility/overview/ NHERI on X https://twitter.com/NHERIDesignSafe NHERI on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/nheri-designsafe/ Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com.
Special Episode 2 November 13, 2023 SCIENCE PLAN SPECIAL EPISODE: Moving civil engineering research into practice Editor Ian Robertson provides details on using the NHERI Science Plan, Third Edition, as a practical guide to successful civil engineering research, including technology transfer and interdisciplinary research teams. NEW in the third edition: · NHERI SimCenter simulation software for estimating damage and simulating mitigation measures. · NHERI CONVERGE social science resources, for incorporating social science methodologies. · PLUS extreme events teams who conduct post-event reconnaissance missions. Download the NHERI Science Plan: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/designsafe.storage.published/PRJ-4240 Learn more about the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure, NHERI: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/ #techtransfer #researchtopractice #NSFfunded #Scienceplan #naturalhazardsEngineering #naturalHazards #extremeEvents #disasterScience #NHERISimCenter #simulationSoftware #hazardModeling #hazardsEngineering #engineeringResearch
SPECIAL EPISODE! Introducing the NHERI Science Plan, Third Edition Ways to leverage NSF-funded facilities in natural hazards research Just released: the NHERI Science Plan, 3rd Edition! This comprehensive, 130-page research guide outlines ways researchers can use NSF-funded facilities to study natural hazards damage and prevention. With lead author Ian Robertson, research engineer with the University of Hawaii. NEW in the third edition: · NHERI SimCenter simulation software for estimating damage and simulating mitigation measures. · NHERI CONVERGE social science resources, for incorporating social science methodologies. · PLUS extreme events teams who conduct post-event reconnaissance missions. Download the NHERI Science Plan: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/designsafe.storage.published/PRJ-4240 Learn more about the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure, NHERI: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/ #NSFfunded #Scienceplan #naturalhazardsEngineering #naturalHazards #extremeEvents #disasterScience #NHERISimCenter #simulationSoftware #hazardModeling #hazardsEngineering #engineeringResearch
Episode 3 Understanding major storms: key to coastal resilience Understanding the behavior of coastal systems requires specialized researchers, including engineers, to instrument shorelines before a major storm — and to collect and analyze the resulting data. Woods Hole scientist Britt Raubenheimer reiterates the vital importance of federal funding, including NSF funding, which allows for multidisciplinary teams like NEER to perform nested, coordinated reconnaissance missions with NHERI engineers and agencies like USGS and NOAA. NEER website: https://neerassociation.org/ NHERI extreme events organizations: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/converge/ Follow Britt Raubenheimer on Twitter: @BrittRaubenhei1 Twitter: @NHERI_EER Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com. Entender las grandes tormentas: clave de la resistencia costera Comprender el comportamiento de los sistemas costeros exige que investigadores especializados, entre ellos ingenieros, instrumenten las costas antes de una gran tormenta y recojan y analicen los datos resultantes. Britt Raubenheimer, científico de Woods Hole, reitera la importancia vital de la financiación federal, incluida la de la NSF, que permite a equipos multidisciplinares como el NEER llevar a cabo misiones de reconocimiento anidadas y coordinadas con ingenieros del NHERI y organismos como el USGS y la NOAA.
Britt Raubenheimer, PhD Senior Scientist, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Principal Investigator, Nearshore Extreme Event Reconnaissance team, NEER Episode 2 NEER: Nearshore breakwaters and unintended consequences Coastal scientist Britt Raubenheimer describes NEER’s data reconnaissance missions before, during, and after Hurricane Laura, which struck southwestern Louisiana in 2020. NEER data revealed that breakwater structures could slow storm-surge inundation – but then they would also retain floodwaters passing through it, significantly slowing recovery of the shoreland marsh. NEER website: https://neerassociation.org/ NHERI extreme events organizations: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/converge/ Follow Britt Raubenheimer on Twitter: @BrittRaubenhei1 Twitter: @NHERI_EER Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: nheri.communications@gmail.com. NEER: Rompeolas cercanos a la costa y consecuencias imprevistas El científico costero Britt Raubenheimer describe las misiones de reconocimiento de datos del NEER antes, durante y después del huracán Laura, que azotó el suroeste de Luisiana en 2020. Los datos del NEER revelaron que las estructuras de rompeolas podían ralentizar las inundaciones provocadas por las tormentas, pero también retendrían las aguas de crecida que las atravesaran, lo que ralentizaría considerablemente la recuperación de las marismas costeras.
Britt Raubenheimer, PhD Senior Scientist, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Principal Investigator, Nearshore Extreme Event Reconnaissance team, NEER NEER: IMPROVING RESILIENCE OF THE NEARSHORE DURING EXTREME EVENTS Woods Hole scientist Britt Raubenheimer talks with host Dan Zehner about coastal resiliency. Raubenheimer is principal investigator for NSF-funded Nearshore Extreme Event Reconnaissance team, NEER. NEER deploys multi-disciplinary researchers to collect data on nearshore systems before, during and after extreme events. She discusses the 2020 NEER mission during Hurricane Laura – which made useful discoveries about the efficacy of breakwater structures in the Delta marshlands. NEER website: https://neerassociation.org/ NHERI extreme events organizations: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/converge/ Twitter: @NHERI_EER NEER: Mejora de la resistencia de las zonas costeras en caso de fenómenos extremos El científico de Woods Hole Britt Raubenheimer habla con el presentador Dan Zehner sobre la resistencia costera. Raubenheimer es el investigador principal del equipo NEER (Nearshore Extreme Event Reconnaissance), financiado por la NSF. NEER despliega investigadores multidisciplinares para recoger datos sobre los sistemas costeros antes, durante y después de los fenómenos extremos. Habla de la misión NEER 2020 durante el huracán Laura, que permitió hacer útiles descubrimientos sobre la eficacia de las estructuras de rompeolas en las marismas del Delta
Episode 3: A new experimental facility for simulating windstorms The National Science Foundation is funding a new, multihazard experimental facility called “NICHE,” still in the planning stages. As a co-principal investigator, Frank Lombardo is to helping to design methods for re-creating non-synoptic winds and wind profiles — storms of short duration and limited in space, like thunderstorms, derechos, and tornadoes. Learn more about NSF-funded NICHE, the National Full-Scale Testing Infrastructure for Community Hardening in Extreme Wind Surge and Wave Events https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/experimental/niche/ Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu -------------- Una nueva instalación experimental para simular tormentas de viento La National Science Foundation financia una nueva instalación experimental para riesgos múltiples llamada "NICHE", aún en fase de planificación. Como co-investigador principal de NICHE, Frank Lombardo está ayudando a diseñar métodos para recrear vientos y perfiles de viento no sinópticos -tormentas de corta duración y limitadas en el espacio, como tormentas eléctricas, derechos y tornados.
Frank Lombardo Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Director, Wind Engineering Research Lab Co-director, Extreme Wind Resilience Center University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Wind Engineering Research Lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://publish.illinois.edu/ftlombardo/about/ Keep up with Lombardo and the UIUC Wind Engineering Lab on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WindLaboratory/ @WindLaboratory Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu
Episode 1: Wind engineers hunt dust devils Dust devils! Understanding how these short-lived whirlwinds behave may help wind engineers understand tornadoes. In field studies, U of Illinois wind engineer Frank Lombardo collects data on dust devils, which occur more frequently – and are easier (and safer) to capture – than their high-powered relatives. Lombardo’s team has recorded more than 50 of these brief, 45 MPH windstorms. Find out how, where, and what the data show. Wind Engineering Research Lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://publish.illinois.edu/ftlombardo/about/ Keep up with Lombardo and the UIUC Wind Engineering Lab on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WindLaboratory/ @WindLaboratory Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu
Wind engineer Pedro Fernández-Cabán conducts experiments at the NHERI University of Florida wind tunnel, trying to discover how to prevent roof failure in low-rise buildings during hurricanes. In this episode he describes how he uses a special component of the UF wind tunnel that creates large and long-lasting wind gusts: the Flow Field Modulator. See it in action: a cell from the Flow Field Modulator. Hold your ears! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ErHtAUU8Wns Pedro Fernández-Cabán also describes specific ways roofs can be altered to redirect wind flow and reduce suction pressure – and roof damage. Parapets, for instance. Another goal for his project: use the UF Flow Field Modulator to develop a roadmap for wind conditions, revealing how different locations are subject to specific sorts of damaging wind fields – and to provide mitigation advice to builders and homeowners based on that roadmap. Fernández-Cabán on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nzBOhdoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu
Episode 2: Wind tunnel research to protect low-rise buildings from hurricane winds In this episode, Pedro Fernández-Cabán describes specific ways roofs can be altered to redirect windflow and reduce suction pressure – and roof damage. Parapets, for instance. Another goal for his project: use the UF Flow Field Modulator to develop a roadmap for wind conditions, revealing how different locations are subject to specific sorts of damaging wind fields – and to provide mitigation advice to builders and homeowners based on that roadmap. Fernández-Cabán on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nzBOhdoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Fernández-Cabán on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/plferndz/ See it in action: a cell from the Flow Field Modulator. Hold your ears! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ErHtAUU8Wns Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu
Pedro Fernandez-Caban Assistant Professor Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering Episode 1: Designing roofs to resist hurricane winds Wind engineer Pedro Fernández-Cabán conducts experiments at the NHERI University of Florida wind tunnel, trying to discover how to prevent roof failure in low-rise buildings during hurricanes. In this episode he describes how he uses a special component of the UF wind tunnel that creates large and long-lasting wind gusts: the Flow Field Modulator. See it in action: a cell from the Flow Field Modulator. Hold your ears! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ErHtAUU8Wns Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu
Episode 2: StEER reconnaissance: how does it work? StEER’s Stephanie Pilkington covers virtual damage assessments, travel and data-sharing logistics, and the business of deciding the types of damage data to collect. Field-mission complexities include coordinating w/local authorities and EM teams – and federal agencies like FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers, and in the case of hurricanes, NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Visit the StEER website https://www.steer.network/ Join StEER on the NHERI Slack board: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/slack-online-collaboration/ Follow StEER leaders on Twitter: Stephanie Pilkington (@PhDisaster_) UNC engineer David Rouche (@auburn_windengr) Auburn University wind engineer Interested in extreme events recon and research? Follow NHERI Extreme Events on Twitter: @NHERI_EER Keywords: extreme events, engineering reconnaissance, perishable data, natural hazards Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu
Episode 1: Post event reconnaissance with StEER, the Structural Engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance network Engineer and UNC professor Stephanie Pilkington introduces the StEER network, a group of volunteer experts who perform post-event recon missions after extreme events like hurricanes and earthquakes. Learn about StEER data collecting and how you can get involved. Visit the StEER website https://www.steer.network/ Connect with StEER leaders on Twitter: Stephanie Pilkington (@PhDisaster_) UNC engineer David Rouche (@auburn_windengr) Auburn University wind engineer David Prevatt (@DavidPrevatt2) U Florida wind engineer Interested in extreme events recon and research? Follow NHERI Extreme Events on Twitter: @NHERI_EER Keywords: extreme events, engineering reconnaissance, perishable data, natural hazards Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu
Reid Zimmerman, PE, SE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, KPFF Consulting Engineers Two approaches to engineering. For the NHERI Tallwood research project, practicing engineer Reid Zimmerman has been working with engineers in academia to produce a full-scale, 10-story wood building. The Tallwood structure is an experimental specimen that also looks and functions like a “real,” engineer-designed building. In this episode, Zimmerman talks about working with fellow engineers in the “applied research” capacity. KPFF Consulting https://www.kpff.com/ Tallwood Design Institute https://tallwoodinstitute.org
NHERI Tallwood Megaproject: a research and industry partnership. DesignSafe Radio host Dan Zehner catches up with Jeff Berman, NHERI Tallwood co-PI and earthquake engineer from the University of Washington. Berman explains how “mega-projects” like Tallwood simply can’t be done without significant collaboration between academia and industry experts at companies such as Simpson Strong-Tie, Swinerton and others with expertise in building construction, engineering, and mass timber design. The NHERI Tallwood project is funded by the National Science Foundation, with support from many industry partners. The shake table experiment is slated for early April, 2023. Follow the NHERI Tallwood project via the live video stream at UC San Diego: http://nheri.ucsd.edu/video/. More #NHERITallwood partners on Twitter: @NHERI_UCSD @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @NSF @slpei @commresilience @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @CEMCO_steel @csinconline @strongtie @TechGlassProd @uwengineering #NHERITallwood #CLT #Crosslaminatedtimber #massTimber #rockingwalls #naturalhazards #resilience #NSFfunded #earthquakeEngineering #NSFStories Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/ Looking for earthquake shaking data? Visit the NHERI DesignSafe Data Depot, a public repository of natural hazards research data. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/ On Twitter: Follow Shiling Pei (@slpei), Principal Investigator for #NHERITallwood. While you’re at it, follow NHERI DesignSafe (@NHERIDesignSafe) for all things related to natural hazards engineering. DYK? UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is home the world’s largest outdoor shake table. It’s called LHPOST, the Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table.
EPISODE 3 NHERI Tallwood: Testing earthquake performance of mass timber products In our final episode with NHERI Tallwood co-PI Jeff Berman, we learn about some of the wood products used in this 10-story wood structure — such as mass-plywood panels, cross-laminated timber, and laminated veneer lumber. Industry partners like Boise Cascade and Freres Engineered Wood have donated many mass-timber components, wanting to discover if they are resilient to earthquake loading. “This ten-story building has just about every type of mass timber that is currently made in it.” -- Jeff Berman Here’s a list of industry partners working with the NHERI Tallwood team, including wood product manufacturers: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/collaboration.html @Boise_Cascade @NHERI_UCSD @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @NSF @slpei @commresilience @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @uwengineering #NHERITallwood #CLT #Crosslaminatedtimber #CLT #massTimber #naturalhazards #resilience #NSFfunded #earthquakeEngineering #NSFStories Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/ DYK? UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is home the world’s largest outdoor shake table. It’s called LHPOST, the Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table.
NHERI Tallwood: Rocking walls in tall buildings. In our second episode with NHERI Tallwood co-PI Jeff Berman, we nerd out on “rocking walls.” How do these seismic-protection systems keep tall structures safe during earthquake shaking? The NHERI Tallwood project is funded by the National Science Foundation, with support from many industry partners. Follow the NHERI Tallwood project via the live video stream at UC San Diego: http://nheri.ucsd.edu/video/. More #NHERITallwood partners on Twitter: @NHERI_UCSD @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @NSF @slpei @commresilience @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @CEMCO_steel @csinconline @strongtie @TechGlassProd @uwengineering #NHERITallwood #CLT #Crosslaminatedtimber #massTimber #rockingwalls #naturalhazards #resilience #NSFfunded #earthquakeEngineering #NSFStories Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/ Looking for earthquake shaking data? Visit the NHERI DesignSafe Data Depot, a public repository of natural hazards research data. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/ On Twitter: Follow Shiling Pei (@slpei), Principal Investigator for #NHERITallwood. While you’re at it, follow NHERI DesignSafe (@NHERIDesignSafe) for all things related to natural hazards engineering. DYK? UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is home the world’s largest outdoor shake table. It’s called LHPOST, the Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table.
NHERI Tallwood Megaproject: a research and industry partnership. DesignSafe Radio host Dan Zehner catches up with Jeff Berman, NHERI Tallwood co-PI and earthquake engineer from the University of Washington. Berman explains how “mega-projects” like Tallwood simply can’t be done without significant collaboration between academia and industry experts at companies such as Simpson Strong-Tie, Swinerton and others with expertise in building construction, engineering, and mass timber design. The NHERI Tallwood project is funded by the National Science Foundation, with support from many industry partners. The shake table experiment is slated for early March, 2023. Follow the NHERI Tallwood project via the live video stream at UC San Diego: http://nheri.ucsd.edu/video/. More #NHERITallwood partners on Twitter: @NHERI_UCSD @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @NSF @slpei @commresilience @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @CEMCO_steel @csinconline @strongtie @TechGlassProd @uwengineering #NHERITallwood #CLT #Crosslaminatedtimber #massTimber #rockingwalls #naturalhazards #resilience #NSFfunded #earthquakeEngineering #NSFStories Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/ Looking for earthquake shaking data? Visit the NHERI DesignSafe Data Depot, a public repository of natural hazards research data. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/ On Twitter: Follow Shiling Pei (@slpei), Principal Investigator for #NHERITallwood. While you’re at it, follow NHERI DesignSafe (@NHERIDesignSafe) for all things related to natural hazards engineering. DYK? UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is home the world’s largest outdoor shake table. It’s called LHPOST, the Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table. Jeffrey Berman Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Washington https://www.ce.washington.edu/facultyfinder/jeffrey-w-berman
U of Nevada earthquake engineer Keri Ryan shows us the external wall units on the 10-story NHERI Tallwood building: spandrels with ribbon windows and glass curtain walls, called mullions. Architects as well as engineers want to see how such non-structural elements perform under earthquake loading. During the March 2023 shake table test, more than 750 sensor channels will record behaviors like drift, acceleration, and joint slip and movement. Follow the NHERI Tallwood project with the live video stream at UC San Diego: http://nheri.ucsd.edu/video/ Find Professor Keri Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keri-ryan-29332399/ Looking for earthquake shaking data? Visit the NHERI DesignSafe Data Depot, a public repository of natural hazards research data. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/ On Twitter? Follow Shiling Pei (@slpei), Principal Investigator for #NHERITallwood. While you’re at it, follow NHERI DesignSafe (@NHERIDesignSafe) for all things related to natural hazards engineering. More #NHERITallwood partners on Twitter: @NHERI_UCSD @Unevadareno @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @unrengineering, @NSF @slpei @commresilience @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @CEMCO_steel @csinconline @strongtie @TechGlassPro
In this episode, earthquake engineer and #NHERITallwood co-PI Keri Ryan gets specific about #NHERITallwood nonstructural components: non-loadbearing walls — elements extremely prone to earthquake drift and damage. Ryan shows us the cold-formed-steel exterior-wall subassemblies and some of the innovative building components that can prevent non-structural deformations due to ground shaking. CEMCO @CEMCO_steel Construction Specialities Group @csinconline Simpson StrongTie @strongtie Need to know more? Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/ Follow the NHERI Tallwood project with the live video stream at UC San Diego: http://nheri.ucsd.edu/video/ Find Professor Keri Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keri-ryan-29332399/ Twitter: @NHERI_UCSD @Unevadareno @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @unrengineering, @NSF @slpei @commresilience @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @CEMCO_steel @csinconline @strongtie #NHERITallwood #coldformedsteel #CFS #naturalhazards #resilience #NSFfunded #earthquakeEngineering #womeninengineering #NSFStories
In this special DSR episode, earthquake engineer Keri Ryan takes us on a 20-minute walking tour of the NHERI Tallwood structure. See the 10-story mass-timber building under construction — from the outside in! This milestone experiment is taking place at UC San Diego on the world’s largest outdoor shake table. For the first time, researchers are developing and validating a resilient seismic design methodology for tall wood buildings. The work is funded by the National Science Foundation, with support from many industry partners. Curious? Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/ Follow the NHERI Tallwood project with the live video stream at UCSD: http://nheri.ucsd.edu/video/ Find Professor Keri Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keri-ryan-29332399/ #NHERITallwood #CLT #Crosslaminatedtimber #massTimber #rockingwalls #naturalhazards #resilience #NSFfunded #earthquakeEngineering #womeninengineering #NSFStories Twitter: @NHERI_UCSD @Unevadareno @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @unrengineering, @NSF @slpei @commresilience @swinerton @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @Boise_Cascade
