On Wednesday, 12/11/08, I attended a dynamic test of a 110-foot long bridge model at the University of Nevada Reno, Structures Laboratory. This test is part of series of tests to investigate the performance of various technologies to improve bridge performance in earthquakes. The principal investigator is my former advisor, Dr. Saiid Saiidi, but the work is part of a group of researchers that span across the country: University of California San Diego, University of California at Berkeley, Florida International University. The testing is part of an overall network of research: The George E Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) that is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
