[CAnet - news] Cool example of international cyber-infrastructure

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{Here is a cool example of potential of cyber-infrastructure. Basically Dr
Lau is carry out a distributed experiment of a 5 span bridge structure where
the experimental facilities, computers and databases are linked between
laboratories in Taiwan and Canada using CA*net 4 and TWAREN networks as part
of the Global Lambda Integrated Infrastructure (GLIF). In the next phase of
the experiment they need to maintain very tight real time coupling with
extreme adapt rates so they will be using UCLP lightpaths -- BSA]



Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Jointly with Professor K.C. Tsai, Director of the National Center for 
Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), and National Taiwan 
University (NTU) in Taiwan, and Carleton University, Canada,  we are 
planning a series of multi-site hybrid seismic testing of a 5-span 
bridge structure on Wednesday and Thursday Feb 22-23.  The first test is 
about to start now on Wednesday at 8:00 am (Ottawa time).  For the 
tests, we have setup a website for webcast of the test results in 
real-time to encourage interested parties to participate in the 
experiment and to observe the test results from all the test sites while 
the test is progressing in real-time.  The tests are pseudodynamic 
seismic test.  The first test will last slightly over an hour.  Later 
tests may take up to 2-4 hours to complete.  You are invited to view the 
test results at any time throughout the testing process.

The website address is:  http://www.cee.carleton.ca/graduate/ocbri
                                        http://exp.ncree.org/dscft Details
of the test schedule are listed on the website.

In this multi-site hybrid structural testing, a 5-span four-pier bridge 
structure is divided into 4 parts. One bridge pier is tested at 
Carleton's lab, a second one is tested at NCREE, and a third one is 
tested at NTU, while the fourth one and the bridge girders are simulated 
by computer models.  The tests and the simulations are carried 
concurrently at the 3 different sites in real-time.  The results are 
merged together to form a single experiment of testing of the whole bridge.

Sincerely,
David Lau

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David T. Lau, P.Eng, FCSCE
Professor of Civil Engineering
Director, Ottawa-Carleton Bridge Research Institute
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Tel: 613-520-2600 ext 7473
Fax: 613-520-3951
Email: [email protected]



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