ADVANCING EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BASED ON INSTRUCTIONAL SHAKE TABLES

摘要

The University Consortium of Instructional Shake Tables (UCIST) was formed in 1998 to enhance undergraduate and graduate education in earthquake engineering (see: http://ucist. cive.wustl.edu/. This educational consortium, a joint effort between several universities associated with the three national earthquake centers, has endeavored to enhance the education of civil engineering undergraduates through the procurement of instructional shake tables and the development of corresponding curricula to be used at the undergraduate level. Additionally, outreach activities and undergraduate research opportunities are encouraged with of this equipment. The consortium is headquartered at Washington University in St. Louis. This paper will discuss the accomplishments of the UCIST project to date. Specifically, achievements relevant to the overall goal of incorporating structural dynamics and control into the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum will be described, including the development of "hands-on" experiments, implementation of the equipment for undergraduate research, as well as relevant outreach efforts and undergraduate research opportunities.