Resources

Additional Information and Web Sites

Project Information

The NEESWood Project page at Colorado State University can be viewed at: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/NEESWood/. From this page one can access such materials the NEESWood Project abstract, a listing of research associates, publications that resulted from earlier test findings, and the SAPWood software package that resulted from the research effort.

View a slide presentation by John van de Lindt of Colorado State University about NEESWood with images and specific details about earlier tests.

NSF's Special Report on the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) with images, videos and descriptions from the 15 network sites can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/nees/index.jsp

Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED) maintains the E-Defense testing facility in the city of Miki, north of Kobe. In addition to hosting the NEESWood tests, the facility hosts other tests in partnership with NSF's NEES researchers.

One of the industry partners most involved with technical and design aspects of the 2009 NEESWood Capstone test is Simpson Strong-Tie of Pleasanton, Calif. They have captured footage and still images from the project that can be viewed at: http://www.strongtie.com/about/research/capstone.html.

Funding Information

This research was supported with $1,416,800 from the National Science Foundation's Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Division within the agency's Directorate for Engineering. Researchers who would like to apply for funding to conduct research at the NEES facilities can find detailed solicitation information at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6192&org=CMMI&from=home

Relevant NSF awards

0529903 and 0402490
NEESR SG; NEESWood: Development of a Performance-Based Seismic Design Philosophy for Mid-Rise Woodframe Construction
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0529903
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0402490

Additional Links

Main Web site for NSF's George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation: http://www.nees.org/

NSF's NEES network has a sophisticated cyberinfrastructure backbone. More information on the backbone can be found at: http://www.nees.org/it/

Colorado State University Press Release:
New Building Design Tested by Colorado State University, Simpson Strong-Tie Could Help U.S. Building Industry
http://www.news.colostate.edu/Release/4697

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Press Release:
Rensselaer Researchers To Participate in Seismic Test of Seven-Story Building
http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2604

UC San Diego Press Release:
UCSD Engineers to Shake Historic Masonry Building During Strong Simulated Earthquakes http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=865

The United States' National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: http://www.nehrp.gov/

The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

Videos from NSF's NEES facilities can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/user/neesit

NSF articles on NEES and earthquake-related research:
Istanbul Overdue for Earthquake Retrofit
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=105691
Earthquake Study Suggests Simple Building Fixes Can Save Lives
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104518
Long Wait Before Next China Quake?
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111901
During Earthquakes, Mineral Gel May Reduce Rock Friction to Zero
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100325
And the Bridge Came Tumbling Down
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=108375
Spanning the Future of Infrastructure
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112790
Large Centrifuge Helps Researchers Mimic Effects of Katrina on Levees
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=106790
Analysis of the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake Reveals Longest Fault Rupture Ever
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104179
Major Losses Projected for Earthquakes on Puente Hills Fault Beneath Los Angeles
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104196
Study of 2004 Tsunami Forces Rethinking of Giant Earthquake Theory
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=106726
NSF Funds Earthquake Research Centers in Calfornia, Illinois and New York
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=102833

In coordination with NEES research at Cornell University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Sciencenter in Ithaca, N.Y. developed a permanent exhibition called What Happens When the Earth Shakes? The 300-square-foot, interactive, museum exhibition focuses on earthquakes and how engineers at NEES sites study earthquake effects. The exhibition also includes a hands-on shake table for young children. Related videos can be viewed on the Cornell NEES Web site at http://nees.cornell.edu/index.htm and at the Sciencenter Web site http://www.sciencenter.org/earthquake