Building cladding as multi-hazard protection
March 28, 2018
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A collaborative research project between Lehigh and Iowa State aims to expand the role of traditional building cladding.
NHERI Lehigh Seminar Series
October 4, 2017
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Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, PhD, Assistant Professor from The University of Kentucky will discuss Multi-agent replicator control of methodologies for sustainable vibration control of smart building and bridge structures on October 23rd, 2017. See post for registration and abstract details.
Test to see how special wood structures fare in quakes
July 25, 2017
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KTVZ news reports on the Cross-laminated timber project being performed at the RTMD facility.
Lehigh wins $5M for natural hazards engineering research
September 25, 2015
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Recognizing the national need for resilience against multiple natural hazards, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated a new chapter in hazards research with a $40-million investment in Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI).
Everest grad and Lehigh REU student builds robot to study earthquakes
November 11, 2014
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PLATTEVILLE — Marissa Wildeck of Weston has learned a lot about earthquakes and robots. She is a senior civil engineering major with emphases in structural and geotechnical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and in August completed a summer research experience for undergraduates through the George E. Brown Junior Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. Read […]
Testing of NEESR-CR: Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems at Lehigh University Friday, November 10, 2014
September 9, 2014
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This NEESR project entitled NEESR-CR: Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems (PIs: Yahya Kurama, University of Notre Dame, and Michael McGinnis, University of Texas at Tyler) is conducting large-scale experiments and accompanying numerical simulations of post-tensioned coupled shear wall structures at the Real-time Multi-directional (RTMD) Earthquake Simulation Facility, the Lehigh NEES Equipment Site. The goal of this NEESR project is to develop a new type of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete (RC) coupled wall system with significant performance and economic benefits over conventional coupled wall systems.
Full-scale, components test of Inertial Force-Limiting Floor Anchorage Systems for Seismic Resistant Building Structures
May 29, 2014
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The NEESR project entitled NEESR: Inertial Force-Limiting Floor Anchorage Systems For Seismic Resistant Building Structures (PI: R. Fleischman, J. Restrepo, R. Sause) is currently conducting a full-scale components test at the Real-time Multi-directional (RTMD) Earthquake Simulation Facility, the Lehigh NEES Equipment Site. The testing of the anchorage system that uses a Buckling Restrained Brace in […]
Souderton Area H.S. students from the civil/structural engineering class recently visited ATLSS and Fritz Lab.
May 12, 2014
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See more at the Lehigh University Tumblr post below: http://lehighu.tumblr.com/post/85019987284/scenes-from-atlss-souderton-area-h-s-students
Engineers re-create tsunami debris impacts to measure their force
April 4, 2014
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In a tsunami, devastation is created by far more than the wave itself. Debris that hits homes and other structures plays a huge role in a tsunami’s destructive power. But until now, engineers could only estimate the forces at work when debris, such as a floating telephone pole, hits a house. With support from the […]
Testing of NEESR-CR: Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems at Lehigh University Friday, November 08, 2013
November 8, 2013
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This NEESR project entitled NEESR-CR: Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems (PIs: Yahya Kurama, University of Notre Dame, and Michael McGinnis, University of Texas at Tyler) is conducting large-scale experiments and accompanying numerical simulations of post-tensioned coupled shear wall structures at the Real-time Multi-directional (RTMD) Earthquake Simulation Facility, the Lehigh NEES Equipment Site. The goal of this NEESR project is to develop a new type of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete (RC) coupled wall system with significant performance and economic benefits over conventional coupled wall systems.