Agenda for VTC Site Visit

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Agenda for VTC Site Visit
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LARGE DISPLACEMENT SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
FACILITY FOR LIFELINE SYSTEMS
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OVERVIEW

• Introduction
• Schedule/Budget
• Site Visit/External Advisory Group Meeting
• Detailed Progress Reports

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VISION

• Cornell/RPI Large Displacement Facility will be a
  unique, world-class resource for research,
  education, outreach focused on underground
  lifeline response to large ground deformation
  the seismic performance of highly ductile
  above-ground structures using advanced materials
  construction.

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THE NEES TEAM
Keith Kesner, CU
Tarek Abdoun, RPI
Scott Jones, CU
David Ash, CU
Mike ORourke, RPI
Harry Stewart, CU
Tom ORourke, CU
Brett Shelton, CU
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LIFELINE SYSTEMS

• Electric Power
• Gas and Liquid Fuels
• Telecommunications
• Transportation
• Wastewater Facilities
• Water Supply

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RPI SPLIT-BOX FOR LIFELINE EXPERIMENTS
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COLLABORATION WITH ADVANCED SENSOR AND ROBOTICS
COMPANIES

• Corning Optoelectronics Advance Photonic
  Sensors
• ULC Robotics Advanced Pipeline Inspection
  Sensor Systems

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VISION-MISSION-FUTURE

• World-Class Research Facility
• Vigorous Education Outreach
• Underground Lifelines
• Highly Ductile Aboveground Structures
• Advanced Materials and Construction
• Continuing Industry Support

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
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BUDGET
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CORNELL NEES SITE VISIT

• Meeting at Cornell on January 28-29 2003
• Provided SWOT Assessment as Part of Cornell Risk
  Management Plan

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CORNELL NEES SITE VISIT

• Participants
• Robert E. Bachman, SE
• Structural Engineer, Sacramento, CA
• James E. Beavers, Ph.D.
• Visiting Associate Director, External
  Affairs, University of Illinois
• Sami F. Masri, Ph.D.
• Professor, Civil Engineering Department, USC
• Ellen M. Rathje, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil
  Engineering, UT Austin
• David P. Stoten, Ph. D.
• Professor of Control and Dynamics, Head,
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, University
  of Bristol
• Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Ph.D., PE
• Principal Simpson, Gumpertz Heger, Inc.,
  Waltham, MA
• Thomas L. Anderson, Ph. D.
• Expert, NEES Program, CMS, NSF
• Richard Fragaszy, Ph. D.
• Geomechanics and Geotechnical Systems Program
  Director, CMS, NSF

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CORNELL NEES SITE VISIT

• Focus on Reaction Wall Design with Construction
  Design Documents in July, 2003
• Develop and Post Website by March 1, 2003

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CORNELL NEES EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD
J.P. Bardet USC
J. Isenberg, Weidlinger
D. Lifka, Cornell
D.J. Nyman, Nyman Assoc.
A. Palmer, U of Cambridge
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CORNELL NEES ADVISORY BOARD

• Meeting at Cornell in March 2003
• Provided SWOT Assessment as Part of Cornell Risk
  Management Plan
• Provided Recommendations and Contacts for
  Industry Partnership

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CORNELL NEES ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

• Focus on Reaction Wall Design with Construction
  Design Documents in July, 2003
• Provide for Bending/Axial Loading for Strain
  Based Pipe Criteria
• Collaboration with Other Universities Industry
• Concerns about System Integrator

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CORNELL NEES ADVISORY BOARD CONCERNS ABOUT
SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR

• Data Format Standards
• Reliance on Linux
• SI Training of NEES Sites on Installation, Setup,
  and Use of Its Products
• SI Software Support
• Commercially Available Backup Software

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MODULAR REACTION WALL DESIGN

• Post-tensioned Modular Structure
• Low Wall 9 Units 16.4 m. Long
• High Wall L-Shaped 7.3 m. Tall
• 14 Rock Anchors Used for Deflection Control
  Supplement Existing Floor Anchors

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MODULAR REACTION WALL
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MODULAR REACTION WALL
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TEST CONFIGURATIONS
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TEST CONFIGURATIONS
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LOCAL AREA NETWORK

• Baseline Needs/Requirements
• LAN Supplement
• Network Infrastructure
• Conduit / Network Cable
• Critical LAN Equipment
• Ciscos
• Current Purchasing

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NETWORK SETUP

• Servers and Network Rack
• Network Addressing Scheme
• OS Installation / OS Level Security Measures
  (firewalls, acls)
• Grid Packages (neespop, tpm, grid-security)
• Grid Authentication (x.509 certificates)

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NETWORK DIAGRAM
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SOIL STORAGE BINS

• 75 Cubic yds. Capacity
• Integrated Into Structural Wall of Facility
• Design and Position Coordinated with Soil
  Conveyor System and Reaction Walls

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SOIL STORAGE BINS

• Preliminary Design Completed
• Modular Construction with Units Bolted into
  Existing Facility
• All Welding Done Off-site
• Final Design by September
• Contracts in Place by Late September with
  Installation by the end of the Fall

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SOIL STORAGE BINS
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SOIL CONVEYOR SYSTEM

• Flexible and Adaptable to Different Experimental
  and Equipment Configurations
• Vertical Lift gt 20 Ft
• Horizontal Transport gt 30 Ft
• 25 Cu. Yd/ Hr Soil Transport

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SOIL CONVEYOR SYSTEM
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SOIL CONVEYOR SYSTEM CONFIFURATION
VERTICAL LIFT
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SERVO-HYDRAULICS

• Hydraulic Pump and Hydraulic Wedge Grips Received
• Digital Controllers and Hydraulic Manifolds
  Expected Soon
• Hydraulic Actuators Expected in September

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INSTRUMENTATION

• All Equipment Received (Dell, National
  Instruments, Vishay, MTS, Geokon, Dynatest, FISO)
• Calibration of Instruments Underway
• See Handouts for Examples of Preliminary
  Calibration Procedures

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RPI SPLIT SOIL BOXES

• Design of Boxes Completed
• Contract between RPI and Cornell finalized in
  mid-July 2003
• Construction will begin shortly

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EDUCATION/OUTREACH

• Website posted on March 1, 2003
  www.nees.cornell.edu
• Educational website in development
• Virtual Reality model of George Winter Lab in
  development
• This summer 6 undergraduate students and 1 high
  school student

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Cornell/RPI NEES Site

• Ready Before Sept. 2004
• Thank you!