MSCE
Student and civil engineer Rei Kevin Tungcab and BSMS students, Jade Vanessa
Ching, Aldrei Ong and Vicente Raphael Chan with Dr. Rodolfo Mendoza Jr. as
coach represented DLSU Department of Civil Engineering at the shaking table
competition entitled "Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering
Research in Schools (IDEERS)" on Sept. 21-23, 2023 held at Taipei, Taiwan.
The team designed a three story wooden model based on the façade of St. Lasalle
Hall. The model was constructed with wood connected by glue with damper and
supported with a base-isolation system made of steel ball rollers. The model’s
parts were transported to the NCREE site and assembled for the shake table
testing which was held on Sept. 23, 2023. There were 11 teams that competed in
the graduate level including one team from UP ICE. The model of the Green
IDEERS team survived two stages of the testing (up to 800 gals) and failed on
the third stage. It was the first time for DLSU to join IDEERS unlike the other
teams that have been participating IDEERS for more than five or more years. The
team was supported by DLSU DCE and Petro Jikken. Dr. Jonel Galupino, Engr.
Salvador Oleivar and Dr. Andy Oreta supported the DLSU Green IDEERS team in the
preparation before the team left for Taipei. IDEERS was hosted by the Taiwan
National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) and the National
Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs).
DLSU Green IDEERS Model Building (Exhibit and Model)
The final score after the Shake Table Testing
IDEERS Shake Table with the competing model buildings
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