Renewal of REU Site in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Maine

该项目的目标遵循了 去年的REU。 一个现实而周密的计划是 明确规定了谨慎招募 计划，坚实的管理结构，研究任务， 使学生的兴趣和能力相匹配， 有时间，并遵循计划，以促进持续的兴趣 在研究中。 所有这些元素都在 提议 学生项目将在四个领域的结构 岩土工程研究：土壤测试，概率方法， 结构测试和埋地管线设计。 一些 项目是1987年REU期间开始的项目的收缩 程序. 十年的经验和对卓越的承诺 在本科教育中， 活动

The goals of this project follow those which were achieved for the REU last year. A realistic and thorough plan is to be implemented which explicitly delineates the careful recruitment plan, a solid management structure, research assignments which match the students interest and capability to complete within the time available, and following plan to promote continual interest in research. All of these elements are fully described in the proposal. Student projects will be in four areas of structural and geotechnical research: soil testing, probabilistic methods, structural testing, and buried pipe line design. Some of the projects are contractions of those begun during the 1987 REU Program. The decade long experience and commitment to excellence in undergraduate education have been enhanced by the REU activity.