NEES Training Day

Applications are invited to participate in the second training course on the NEES facility at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Multi-axial Full-Scale Sub-structured Testing and Simulation (MUST-SIM) facility is a state-of-the-art system for combining physical testing and analytical simulation to investigate the seismic response of complex systems that include the structure, its foundation and the underlying soil. The key components in the MUST-SIM facility include: (1) an RC strong wall of 15.2 × 9.1 × 8.5 × 1.5 m; (2) three Load and Boundary Condition Boxes (LBCBs) capable of imposing any combination of six actions and six deformations; (3) three advanced non-contact measurement systems; (4) simulation coordinators, which integrate numerical and physical models; (5) full NEESgrid capability; (6) a visitor center and user studio; (7) and a fully-operational scale-model testing facility that provides a realistic pre-test environment and training center. The program will include presentations and hands-on control of the LBCBs, non-contact instrumentation, and data-acquisition systems through several tests on small-scale test structures that represent multi-site physical-analytical experiments. Full documentation on the facility, its use and reference applications will be provided to participants. Limited funding is available to support attendance of participants. Further information and the application procedure are available at: http://nees.uiuc.edu/TrainingDay2005.asp.