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Add Rappture to Your Software Development
23 Aug 2010 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Brian Rohler
Find the information about rappture at the following link: https://nanohub.org/infrastructure/rappture/
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Automated Crack Mapping
12 Jul 2011 | Poster | Contributor(s): Gautam Shankar, NEES EOT
The purpose of this project is to give researchers a better tool to analyze crack damage data. For this project, we focused on images of cylindrical columns used in earthquake testing experiments. The first steps were to combine adjacent images and flatten them onto a 2-D plane. The image...
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Cascading Effects of 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to Structural Damages of Bridges
30 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 agenda.In collaboration with research partners from Japan and Taiwan, and additional support from...
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Large Research Center Education and Outreach: Lessons from 5 years of Distributed Collaborative Design, Development and Implementation
23 Jun 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Sean Brophy, Thalia Anagnos
The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Summation (NEES) completes its tenth year of operation in September 2014. The NEES Center consists of a network of 14 large-scale experimental laboratories that collaborate and share resources in support of research to inform civil...
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Nevada's earthquake lab rocks and rolls with $4 million National Science Foundation project
23 Apr 2013 | Notes | Contributor(s): NEES Media Communications, Marti LaChance
Columbus Republic | April 23, 2013Newspaper and online.Features NEES at University of Nevada Reno Grand Challenge testing. Story covers research on non-structural elements of buildings during earthquakes. See attached PDF.
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New Bridge Design Improves Earthquake Resistance, Reduces Damage And Speeds Construction
01 Jul 2014 | Notes | Contributor(s): Marti LaChance
ScienceNewsline | July 1, 2014 | Online magazine
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Researchers test LAX's Theme Building for quake stability
07 May 2010 | Notes | Contributor(s): Rajesh Thyagarajan
The earth literally moved - albeit gently - for 10 minutes on Tuesday when scholars and engineers tested the durability of the iconic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport, which is set to reopen next month.A portable shaking machine nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" was mounted on the Theme...
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"Then the Earth Shook and Trembled..." The Washington National Cathedral in the Aftermath of Mineral
15 May 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): MATTHEW FARMER, CORTNEY FRIED
"Then the Earth Shook and Trembled..." The Washington National Cathedral in the Aftermath of MineralAs a result of the Mineral, Virginia earthquake on August 23, 2011 and associated aftershocks, a number of historic masonry structures throughout the District of Columbia sustained varying degrees...
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'Earthquake engineer's dream' installed at UNR
21 Mar 2014 | Notes | Contributor(s): Marti LaChance
Nevada Governor's Office of Econ Development | March 21, 2014 | Website (PDF)
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(Freshman) Study of Shear and Torsion
05 Oct 2010 | Series | Contributor(s): Gregory Pluta, Dan Kuchma, Thomas Frankie, NEES EOT
Designed for college freshman- this video describes the relationship between shear and torsion - and how this affects the failure of concrete columns. Conducted at the University of Illinois, and funded by the NEES Network - this video is a great example of the projects being undertaken at the...
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(K-12/Public) Study of Shear and Torsion
05 Oct 2010 | Series | Contributor(s): Gregory Pluta, Dan Kuchma, Thomas Frankie, NEES EOT
Designed for K-12 viewers, and also those in the general public - this video describes the relationship between shear and torsion - and how this affects the failure of concrete columns. Conducted at the University of Illinois, and funded by the NEES Network - this video is a great example of the...
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(Practitioners) A Study of Shear and Torsion
05 Oct 2010 | Series | Contributor(s): Gregory Pluta, Dan Kuchma, Thomas Frankie, NEES EOT
Designed for practitioners- this video describes the relationship between shear and torsion - and how this affects the failure of concrete columns. Conducted at the University of Illinois, and funded by the NEES Network - this video is a great example of the projects being undertaken at the...
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(Researchers) Study of Shear and Torsion
05 Oct 2010 | Series | Contributor(s): Gregory Pluta, Dan Kuchma, Thomas Frankie, NEES EOT
Designed for researchers- this video describes the relationship between shear and torsion - and how this affects the failure of concrete columns. Conducted at the University of Illinois, and funded by the NEES Network - this video is a great example of the projects being undertaken at the...
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(Senior and Graduate) Study of Shear and Torsion
05 Oct 2010 | Series | Contributor(s): Gregory Pluta, Dan Kuchma, Thomas Frankie, NEES EOT
Designed for seniors and graduate students - this video describes the relationship between shear and torsion - and how this affects the failure of concrete columns. Conducted at the University of Illinois, and funded by the NEES Network - this video is a great example of the projects being...
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1 Failure Analysis of Anchor s in Shear under Simulated Seismic Loads
29 Jul 2013 | Publications | Contributor(s): ZHIBIN LIN, Jian Zhao, Derek Petersen
This paper presents a study of the failure analysis of anchors in shear in simulated seismic loads. Ductile failure is critical for anchor design in seismic applications to avoid brittle catastrophe while existing design codes and guidelines that usually accept steel failure as ductile failure...
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110-Foot Concrete Bridge Withstands 8.0 Earthquake Simulation
25 May 2010 | Notes | Contributor(s): Rajesh Thyagarajan
After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a powerful jolting, three times the acceleration of the disastrous 1994 magnitude 6.9 Northridge, Calif. earthquake, and survived in good condition.
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11th Grade Introduction to NEES
29 Aug 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Tenille Denise Medley, Velvet Fitzpatrick
This powerpoint presentation gives students an overview of what NEES is and the type of research that we do.
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15 WCEE P1
29 Jul 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Thien Tran, John Wallace
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15 WCEE P2
29 Jul 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Kristijan Kolozvari, Thien Tran, Kutay Orakcal, John Wallace
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20 Years Later, UCLA Researchers Lead the Charge in Seismic Studies
14 Jan 2014 | Notes | Contributor(s): Marti LaChance
UCLA Engineering Newsroom January 14, 2014