Third Annual Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition 2006

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Third Annual Undergraduate Seismic Design
Competition 2006
If interested please email Your e-mail
here An information session will be organized
soon and you will be contacted
Eligible PEER Universities PEER Core
Institutions University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis University of
California, Irvine University of California, Los
Angeles University of California, San Diego
California Institute of Technology Stanford
University University of Southern California
University of Washington PEER Affiliate
Institutions California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo California State
University, Los Angeles California State
University, Northridge San Jose State
University University of Hawaii Oregon State
University
Sponsored by Pacific Earthquake Engineering
Research Center (PEER) http//peer.berkeley.edu Co
-Sponsored by Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute (EERI) http//www.eeri.org
Create a team that will design, construct and
test a model commercial office building on an
earthquake shake table. Forget about limit state
design!! The future is in performance based
engineering. Structures will be evaluated based
on architectural design, structural innovation
and highest financial return for the client over
the life of the structure. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!!!
And be REWARDED with recognition from all the
whos-who of earthquake engineering who will be
gathered for the massive 100th anniversary
earthquake engineering conference commemorating
the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
2005 Competition
MONEY is available from PEER to offset cost
of construction materials, shipping of the
structure to the event AND to send several team
members to the venue!!!
Competition Date April 19th to 21st, 2006
Venue the HUGE 100th anniversary conference
commemorating the 1906 San Francisco
earthquake Location Moscone Center San Francisco
Competition Rules and Details Available
at http//peer.berkeley.edu/students/Seismic.html