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| Computers and Structures, Inc. proudly sponsored the 6th Annual Undergraduate Student Seismic Design Competition at the 2009 EERI Annual Conference held in Salt Lake City, Feb 11-14, 2009. The event, organized by EERI's Student Leadership Council, drew 100 of the best of the next generation of earthquake engineers from 18 universities throughout the country. They designed, analyzed, and fabricated scale models of high-rise office buildings, using CSI software in most cases. The competition room was filled to capacity with cheering onlookers, both students and professionals. The students made presentations describing their creative and innovative designs and then conducted shaking table tests on the models. | ||
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The teams were ranked by their overall performance index, with Cal Poly San Louis Obispo placing first, Brigham Young University placing second, and Oregon State University placing third. Two special awards were also given: the Charles Richter Competition Spirit Award went to a one-man team from Brigham Young University, and the Egor Popov Innovative Design Award was given to the University of California Davis. For more information about the seismic design competition, click here.
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