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Civil Engineers to Participate in National Seismic Design Contest

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Sarah Dudney, Christopher Irwin, Alex Keller and Katherine Brody (l-r) have been advised by Professor James Ricles and graduate students Xin Chu and Amy Kordosky. (Photo courtesy of John Gilpatrick)

Four civil engineering seniors plan to travel to Portland, Oregon, in March to compete in a contest sponsored by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). Christopher Irwin (team captain), Katherine Brody, Sarah Dudney and Alex Keller were invited to take part in EERI’s 2017 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition after submitting a proposal to design an imaginary building in downtown Portland. Click here to read the story by John Gilpatrick.

 

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

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