Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Oskar Granados, Cañada College; Maryam I Khan; Manuel Alexis Ramirez, San Diego State University; Madoka Oyama, Cañada College; Nathan Carlson, Cañada College

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California and Japan have caused significantimpact on human society (20 killed, $20B in direct losses during the 1994 Northridgeearthquake, and 5500 killed, $147B in direct losses during the 1995 Kobe earthquake). Similarearthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater can have a more profound impact on the greater SanFrancisco Bay Area. Earthquake engineering research is important to explore new lateral forceresisting systems and to improve existing design methodology for more economical and efficientstructural design. Being a cost-effective experimental method for large-scale civil engineeringsystems, real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) has started to see increased applications in seismichazards mitigation. RTHS combines physical testing and numerical

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Jean S Larson, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics

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Elena Zapata, Arizona State University Dr. Zapata is a recognized expert in the characterization and modeling of fluid flow and volume change behavior of arid and semi-arid (unsaturated) soil mechanics. She is the author of more than 40 techni- cal publications and multiple research reports in the areas of unsaturated soil mechanics, environmental effects in pavement design, and unbound material characterization. While Dr. Zapata possesses an excel- lent analytical and theoretical background in these areas, she has also significant experience in laboratory testing and instrumentation of resilient modulus and unsaturated soil characterization. Her contributions to pavement design has allowed for practical

Conference Session

Technical Session 1c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Alvaro Monge, California State University, Long Beach; Panadda Marayong, California State University, Long Beach; Shadnaz Asgari, California State University, Long Beach; Birgit Penzenstadler; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach

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tenured full professor. CSULB is a teaching-intensive institution and thus, he has taught classes at different levels from introduction to programming and data structures; to junior level classes in database design; senior level classes on database, web development, and senior projects; and finally to graduate classes in database systems. In 2014, Dr. Monge joined a team at Google that created NCWIT’s EngageCSEdu, an online living col- lection of peer-reviewed teaching instruments that use research-based techniques that retain and engage students, particularly effective in broadening participation in computing. Dr. Monge’s research inter- ests have evolved over time. Through his participation in an NSF sponsored

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Deana R. Delp, Arizona State University

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, while others do not.Some projects are much more defined with proposals, schedules, and budgets as a part of theprocess to the final design. With all these skillsets on display this is a good place for faculty toidentify the potential needs and/or strengths of a student with an ASD. Most students with anASD solve problems in creative, unconventional ways12. The ambiguous project may be an areafor the ASD student to research and thrive, while some ASD students will appreciate the moredirected project with rules and requirements. However, the scope of the guided project may beoverwhelming if presented all at once. A large project assignment should be broken down intosmaller steps/assignments with varying due dates. For example, the instructor

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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strategies to enable small communitycollege engineering programs to support a comprehensive set of lower-division engineeringcourses that are delivered either completely online, or with limited face-to-face interactions. Thebiggest challenge in developing such strategies lies in designing and implementing courses thathave lab components. This paper focuses on the development and testing of the teaching andlearning resources for Engineering Graphics, which is a four-unit course covering the principlesof engineering drawings, computer-aided design, and the engineering design process. The paperalso presents the results of the implementation of the curriculum, as well as a comparison of theoutcomes of the online course with those from a regular, face-to