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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Transactions ID Number: 29-629
Full Name: Amadeo Benavent-climent
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Edificio Politecnico Fuentenueva
Country: SPAIN
Tel: 958 246109
Tel prefix: 34
Fax: 958 246109
E-mail address: benavent@ugr.es
Other E-mails: obarquitec@coac.net
Title of the Paper: Earthquake engineering education through distance learning using advanced synchronous and asynchronous technologies
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Amadeo Benavent-climent
Email addresses of all the authors: benavent@ugr.es
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Experiments play an essential role in teaching earthquake engineering because the response of the structures is of dynamic nature and students are not usually accustomed to earthquake loads. Fortunately, severe earthquakes have long return periods, thus testing models in a shaking table until collapse is the best way to make the students understand the effects of earthquakes on structures and stimulate their interest on the field. However, testing a structure on a shaking table up to collapse can be dangerous and it is not feasible in the physical presence of a large number of inexperienced students. This paper presents an innovative approach for teaching earthquake engineering, based on an enhanced distance learning system, that uses synchronous ("video streaming") and asynchronous ("e-learning platforms") technologies. An extensive use of online educational tools are proposed to motivate students' participation in dynamic tests and competition for predicting the !
responses. As an example of implementation, a recent experience at the University of Granada is described. Here, several shaking table tests on two half scale models are combined with numerical simulations aimed at predicting the observed response. Based on this experience, the advantages and practical problems from the perspective of engineering are identified. In closing, several recommendations are made for improving the results of this teaching method.
Keywords: computer simulation; distance learning; dynamic tests; earthquake engineering; online; model
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Special (Invited) Session: Distance learning earthquake engineering through shaking table tests and online tools
Organizer of the Session: 620-097
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