Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Civil Engineering

来自西南落基山脉地区的八名本科生 将参加为期十周的综合研究体验， 1991年夏天，在新墨西哥州的大学。 根据 他/她的兴趣，每个学生将做以下之一：1） 参与设计、建造和运营一个小型 地下水含水层修复的渗透屏障; 2）调查 用激光干涉测量法在岩石和混凝土中断裂; 3）进行 小型结构件的无损检测方法; 4）加入 一种新的快速扫描电子显微镜的令人兴奋的发展; 5)使用交互式图形设计月球光学望远镜 分析; 6）协助实验，以了解微裂纹的 固体使用UNM x射线设备; 7）协助数值模拟 使用离散元模型，包括2D圆盘和3D 石英球; 8）研究土壤的理想破坏剖面- 通过视频成像来构建互动。 超过一半的学生 将从UNM以外的机构的申请人中挑选， 尤其是那些没有积极研究计划的人。 妇女、少数群体和 特别是残疾申请人将被招募。 学生 将通过早期接触熟悉他们的项目， 研究人员。 每个学生都可以期望学会工作， 在整个夏天里，独立地，将呈现一个最终的 研讨会的研究，并将协助编写一份出版物 描述工作。

Eight undergraduate students from the Southwest Rocky Mountain Region will participate in a ten-week, comprehensive research experience at the University of New Mexico during the summer of 1991. In accordance with his/her interests, each student will do one of the following: 1) participate in the design, construction and operation of a small-scale permeable barrier for groundwater aquifer remediation; 2) investigate fracture in rock and concrete using laser interferometry; 3) conduct nondestructive test methods on small structural components; 4) join in an exciting development of a new fast-scan Scanning Electron Microscope; 5) design a Lunar optical telescope using interactive graphical analysis; 6) assist in an experiment to understand microcracking of solids using a UNM x-ray device; 7) assist in numerical simulations of granular soil using a discrete element model involving 2D discs and 3D quartz spheres; and 8) study idealized failure profiles of soil- structure interactions through video imaging. Over half of the students will be selected from applicants at institutions other than UNM, especially those without active research programs. Women, minority and handicapped applicants particularly will be recruited. The students will become familiar with their projects through early contact with the research faculty. Each student can expect to learn to work quite independently over the course of the summer, will present a final seminar on the research, and will assist in writing a publication describing the work.