Deployment and Integration of Instructional Shake Tables Using the NEES Cyberinfrastructure

工程-土木工程(54)土木工程本科生理解和适当准备减灾主题的重要性是显而易见的。这一扩大工作的重点是传播以前实施的、经过严格评估和改进的活动。主要目标是让广泛的学生在地震工程的框架内进行创新的实验室体验，地震工程是一种容易证明的减灾要素。实验室练习利用基准教学摇摆台和网络基础设施工具提供涉及基本概念和新兴技术相结合的学习经验。部署机制是通过一个主要的网络基础设施项目--NEES(地震工程模拟网络)。已经开发了用于远程控制(远程操作)以及观看和分析流数据和视频(远程参与)的工具，用于控制因特网上的教学摇台。这一经历加强了本科教育，为学生进入劳动力市场做好了更好的准备，使他们对减灾有了更深入的了解，并鼓励学生寻求创新的研究生经历。学生和机构的不同群体参与其中，服务于拓宽和参与未来的劳动力队伍。教师发展活动也包括在内，以建立一个教育合作实验室。

Engineering - Civil (54)The importance of understanding and proper preparation for hazard mitigation topics in undergraduate civil engineering students is clear. This expansion effort focuses on the dissemination of previously implemented exercises that have been rigorously assessed and improved. The primary goal is to engage a wide range of students in innovative laboratory experiences based within the framework of earthquake engineering, one readily demonstrated element of hazard mitigation. The laboratory exercises, utilizing benchscale instructional shake tables and cyberinfrastructure tools provide learning experiences involving a combination of fundamental concepts and emerging technology. The mechanism for deployment is through a premier cyberinfrastructure project, NEES (Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation). Tools have been developed for the remote control (tele-operation) and the viewing and analysis of streaming data and video (tele-participation) for the control of the instructional shake tables over the internet. This experience is enhancing undergraduate education, better preparing students to enter the workforce with a deeper understanding of hazard mitigation, and encouraging students to seek out innovative post-graduate experiences. A diverse group of students and institutions is involved, serving to broaden and engage the workforce of the future. Faculty development activities are also included to build an educational collaboratory.