The 2011 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition was held
in conjunction with the 63rd EERI Annual Meeting on February 10-12
at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla in San Diego, California.
Twenty-eight teams competed, including three international teams.
The professionalism, hard work, and innovation of all students made this year’s event a towering success. The SLC would like to congratulate all participants of the 2011 competition!
We hope to see you in Tennessee year at the 2012 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition!
2011 SDC Champions: Oregon State University
Congratulations to the top three teams, who had the highest annual revenue, as determine by cost performance, oral presentation, poster, workmanship, and architectural design.
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| Ranking | Team Name | Prize |
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| 1 | Oregon State University | $500 |
| 2 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $300 |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | $200 |
Thirteen judges scored the presentation and architectural appeal of the structures: Thalia Anagnos (San Francisco State University), Jack Baker (Stanford University), Jay Berger (EERI), Svetlana Brzev (British Columbia Institute of Technology), Heidi Faison (PEER), Jon Keech (Digitexx), Anne Lemnitzer (CSU Fullerton), Bret Lizundia (Rutherford and Chekene), Mark Mahoney (FEMA), Farzad Naeim (John A. Martin), Chris Poland (Degenkolb), Lisa Star (UCLA), and Andreas Stavridis (UCSD).
2011 SDC Results Summary:
Sixteen structures survived all three ground motions: 1940 El Centro, 1994 Northridge, and GM3 (Davis).
| Ranking | Team Name | ||
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| 1 | Oregon State University | photo | video |
| 2 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | photo | video |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | photo | video |
| 4 | University of Southern California | photo | video |
| 5 | California Polytechnic University, Pomona | photo | video |
| 6 | Brigham Young University | photo | video |
| 7 | Penn State University | photo | video |
| 8 | UC Davis | photo | video |
| 9 | San Jose State University | photo | video |
| 10 | University of Texas, Austin | photo | video |
| 11 | UC San Diego | photo | video |
| 12 | California State University, Fullerton | photo | video |
| 13 | UC Irvine | photo | video |
| 14 | UC Berkeley | photo | video |
| 15 | California State University, Los Angeles | photo | video |
| 16 | Technical University Cluj-Napoca, Romania | photo | video |
The remaining structures survived El Centro and Northridge, but collapsed during GM3.
| Ranking | Team Name | ||
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| 17 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | photo | video |
| 18 | Johns Hopkins University | photo | video |
| 19 | University of British Columbia | photo | video |
| 20 | Roger Williams University | photo | video |
| 21 | Purdue University | photo | video |
| 22 | Georgia Institute of Technology | photo | video |
| 23 | San Francisco State University | photo | video |
| 24 | University of Missouri | photo | video |
| 25 | UC Los Angeles | photo | video |
| 26 | University at Buffalo | photo | video |
| 27 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | photo | video |
| 28 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | photo | video |
The full results can be downloaded here: 2011 SDC Competition Scores
The judge score summary can be downloaded here: 2011 SDC Judge Results
Predicted/actual structural responses can be downloaded here: 2011 SDC Predicted/Actual
2011 SDC Special Awards:
Charles Richter Award for the Spirit of the Competition: UC Davis
The most well known earthquake magnitude scale is the Richter scale which was developed in 1935 by Charles Richter, of the California Institute of Technology. In honor of his contribution to earthquake engineering, the team which best exemplifies the spirit of the competition is awarded the Charles Richter Award for the Spirit of Competition.
Honorable Mention Nominees: Penn State University, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Egor Popov Award for Structural Innovation: Technical University Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Egor Popov had been a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley for almost 55 years before he passed away in 2001. Popov conducted research that led to many advances in seismic design of steel frame connections and systems, including eccentric bracing. In honor of his contribution to structural and earthquake engineering, the team which makes the best use of technology and/or structural design to resist seismic loading is awarded the Egor Popov Award for Structural Innovation.
Honorable Mention Nominee: UC Davis
Fazlur Khan Award for Architectural Design: San Jose State University
As a Structural Engineer Fazlur Khan played a central role behind the “Second Chicago School” of Architecture in the 1960’s and is regarded as the “Father of tubular design for high-rise buildings”. In honor of his contribution to Structural Engineering and Architecture Design of high-rise buildings, the team whose building provides a remarkable expression of architecture design and inherently integrates a sound structural design will be awarded the Fazlur Khan Award for Architectural Design.
Honorable Mention Nominees: Brigham Young University, California Polytechnic University, Pomona
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Many thanks to the generous sponsors of the 2011 SDC!.
2011 Competition Rules – Appendix
2011 Competition – Ground Motion
If you have any questions regarding the competition, please visit our FAQ page: https://slc.eeri.org/seismicfaq.htm.
For more information regarding team registration, please visit: https://slc.eeri.org/seismicinfo.htm.
If you any other inquires, please feel free to contact: seismic.design.competition@gmail.com.
Archive from last 2 year’s competitions :
2010 Competition Results (old)
2010 Competition Rules – Main (old)
2010 Competition Rules – Appendix (old)
2010 Ground Motions (old)
2009 Annual Undergraduate Competition Results (old)
2009 Competition Rules (old)
2009 Ground Motions (old)
 2010 Seismic Design Competition, San Francisco, CA |
2008 Seismic Design Competition, New Orleans, LA |
 2009 Seismic Design Competition, Salt Lake City, UT |
