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

这个项目的目标是鼓励更多优秀的本科生从事研究事业。在过去四年中，在成功的REU站点方面获得了相当多的经验。今年，该计划继续实施前几年的关键方面，包括：(1)成功的招生计划；(2)仔细地将学生的兴趣与现有的研究项目相匹配；(3)有效的管理结构；(4)学生可以在拟议的时间框架内快速掌握并完成的研究任务；以及(5)旨在保持学生研究兴趣的后续程序。这四个研究项目涉及概率方法、最新的土壤测试、比例模型、结构测试和土-结构相互作用。每个项目有两名学生参与，以便于学生互动。互动也通过小组研讨会和会议来促进。后续战略包括在这名REU学生离开缅因州大学后邮寄一份时事通讯。学生们充分利用了先进的实验室和计算设施。

The goal of this project is to encourage more outstanding undergraduates to pursue research careers. Considerable experience has been gained in the last four years with successful REU sites. This year the program is continued with the key aspects of the previous years including: (1) a successful recruitment program; (2) careful matching of student interests with available research projects; (3) an effective management structure; (4) research assignments the students can quickly grasp and complete in the proposed time frame; and (5) follow-up procedures designed to maintain student interest in research. The four research projects involve probabilistic methods, state-of-the-art soils testing, scale modeling, structural testing, and soil-structure interaction. Two students are involved in each project to allow for student interaction. Interaction is also fostered by group seminars and meetings. Follow- through strategies include a newsletter mailed after the REU student leaves the University of Maine. The students have full use of advanced laboratories and computational facilities.