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000011725 100__ $$aSritharan, Sri
000011725 24500 $$aUtilizing Telepresence Tools to Remotely Participate in Wall Tests Conducted at the NEES@Minnesota Facility and Their Current Developments

000011725 24630 $$n14.$$pProceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000011725 520__ $$2eng$$aResearchers from the University of Minnesota (UMN), Iowa State University and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a consulting engineer from the Nakaki Bashaw Group, Inc. in California have undertaken a collaborative Pre-NEESR research project since 2004 to investigate the behavior of nonrectangular structural walls subjected to the effects of multi-directional loading. The experimental component of the study utilized the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing (MAST) system at the University of Minnesota (NEES@Minnesota) to conduct large-scale seismic testing of a T-shaped concrete wall and several rectangular walls. In each test, a variety of telepresence tools developed by the research team and the NEES Cyberinfrastructure Center (NEESit), were used to enable effective real-time collaboration between the researchers at the test site and those at the three remote locations. These tests were the first NEES experiments to extensively utilize the available telepresence tools and not only provided a proof of concept but were instrumental in identifying deficiencies and guiding future enhancements to the NEESit capabilities. This paper describes features of the NEESit telepresence tools, provides an end-to-end case study demonstrating the ability for remote researchers to actively participate in a seismic experiment, and describes the benefits of using various IT capabilities during large-scale physical testing including the ability to interact with people and equipment at the remote facility and manipulate test data in real-time. Also discussed are current developments of these telepresence tools to make them more suitable for real-time dynamic tests.

000011725 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000011725 653__ $$aTelepresence, information technology, data, large-scale testing, remote testing

000011725 7112_ $$a14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cBejing (CN)$$d2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17$$gWCEE15
000011725 720__ $$aSritharan, Sri$$iVan Den Einde, Lelli
000011725 8560_ $$ffischerc@itam.cas.cz
000011725 8564_ $$s1620206$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/11725/files/11-0166.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, Paper ID: 11-0166.
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