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Class List and Groups
Tentative Schedule

HOMEWORKS-PROJECT:
  
HWK#1-Similitude
HWK#2
-ErrorAnalysis
 
+ Data + LabBackgrd

HWK#3-ServoTuning
HWK#4-DynIdentification     + Data + Test Data
HWK#5-LoadCellDesgn
HWK#6-
HybridSim
FINAL PROJECT -NOT ASSIGNED

GRADES
   #1 Mid Term Exams
   #2 Final Grades

LECTURE NOTES

Introduction
Lecture 01
Slides 01 Chapter 01
Modeling and Similitude

Lecture 02 Slides 02 Chapter 02
Data quality and processing
Lecture 03 Slides 03 Chapter 03
Materials Testing
Slides 04A Related
Test-Planning
Slides 04
StaticLoading+Actuators
Slides 05a Servovalves + SVN
DynamicLoading+Actuators
Slides 05b Related References
Advanced Loadings

Slides 06A
Slides 06B
Slides 06C
Related References PPT
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Slides 07-1 
Slides 07-2 
Principles of Data Acquisition
Slides 08
Data Management
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MatlabPresentation
DaDISP Presentation

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Load Cells Design
UCB Class

LAB SAFETY MANUAL

CIE616 - EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN STRUCTURAL ENG.
W  1:00 to
3:40, Room
140, Ketter Hall (lectures and demos)
M 1:00 to 4:00 Lab Work 3 hour bi-weekly

Prof. A.M. Reinhorn
Fall Semester 2008

 
Class web page: http://civil.eng.buffalo.edu/CIE616/
tentativeschedule  
Lecture and Lab Work, 3.00 credits   Registration #318605
 

Tentative Schedule

WK CLS DAY DATE

SUBJECT

LAB-HWK
1 1 W Aug 27 Introduction
2 2 W  Sep 3 Similitude and modeling  
  LB1 M   8 Similitude Hwk #1
3 3 W 10 Measurement systems, data quality
4 4 W 17 Measurement systems +Material Testing
  LB2 M   22 Materials testing - Data quality Hwk #2

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5 W 24 Loading Systems- static + actuators
6 6 W  Oct. 1 Loading Systems- dynamic + Planning
7 7 W 8 Loading Systems - assemblies -shakers

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8 W 15 Loading Systems - assemblies -shakers  
  LB3 M   20 Actuator controls - bench testing Hwk #3
  LB4 W   22 Vibration testing - identifications Hwk #4
9 9 W 29 Instrumentation
10 10 W Nov 3 Instrumentation
11 11 W   5 Loading Systems Advanced - Earthquake Simulation  
  LB5 M   10 Load cells design and calibrations Hwk #5
12 12 W 12 Loading Systems Advanced - Hybrid
13 13 W 19 Data processing - identification
W 26 R E C E S S  -   N O   C L A S S
  LB6 M Dec 1 Pseudo-dynamic testing Hwk #6
14 14 W 3 Data organization & test planning  
W 10 Final examination


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