The NHERI Lehigh Experimental Facility (EF) hosts multiple workshop throughout the year to provide prospective users with the knowledge of facility capabilities, Experimental Protocol and discuss details toward developing research proposals. Materials and results from previous Lehigh workshops are available below.
The NHERI Lehigh Experimental Facility hosted an in-person Researcher Workshop on December 5-6. The workshop provided participants with the opportunity to learn more about the facility by attending presentations and demonstrations of the capabilities and resources of the facility, taking part in a laboratory tour, and having the opportunity to interact with the facility’s staff. Participants were exposed to advanced simulations by witnessing demonstrations of component-scale and large-scale multi-directional experimental tests, multi-physics real-time hybrid simulations of soil-foundation-structural systems, and civil infrastructure subjected to climate change induced natural hazard events including wind, waves, and earthquakes. The workshop provided prospective researchers with valuable information and insight that enables them to develop strategies for writing successful NSF research proposals that utilize the NHERI Lehigh Experimental Facility. Workshop participants were given the opportunity to attend office hours to discuss their interests and gain mentorship in preparing research proposals through face-to-face meetings with the PI, co-PIs, and facility staff.
The goals of this workshop were to:
Presentations and outcomes of the workshop:
Day 1
Overview of NHERI Lehigh EF – J. Ricles (PI, NHERI Lehigh EF)
NHERI Lehigh Experimental Facility Capabilities and Protocols – J. Ricles (PI, NHERI Lehigh EF)
NHERI Lehigh Experimental Facility IT Capabilities and Protocols – T. Marullo (IT Manager, NHERI Lehigh EF)
Example Research Projects at NHERI Lehigh – L. Cao (Research Scientist, NHERI Lehigh EF)
NHERI Lehigh Facility User Experience – O. Ozbulut (University of Virginia)
Developing and Implementing a FSSI-RTHS Framework Presentation – C. Reis (Co-PI, NHERI Lehigh EF)
Day 2
Guidelines for Proposal Preparation – J. Saunders (Operations Manager, NHERI Lehigh EF)
Payload Project Protocol, Small Group Planning and Training Workshop Opportunity – J. Saunders (Operations Manager, NHERI Lehigh EF)
NHERI User Forum Lighting Talk – M. Khosravi (Montana State University and NHERI User Forum Committee Chair)
NHERI Lehigh Facility User Experience – R. Fleischman (University of Arizona)