I am writing on behalf of the [certain university] SDC Team to seek clarification regarding the construction guidelines for beams in the upcoming competition. Specifically, we would like to inquire whether the use of outside beams […] is allowable for our project. Alternatively, are we obligated to construct the beams piece by piece, […] (with beam and column centerlines aligning)?
We interpreted “outside beams” as perimeter beams that connect to perimeter columns with a specific eccentricity, causing the centerline of the columns to deviate towards the inner part of the building, rather than aligning with the centerline of the beams. Both configurations are okay according to the rules, provided that the layout provided by the […]
Under the official rules, there stated a damper rule. But I wasn’t able to find it in the EERI website.
There would be a separate deadline for submitting a damper proposal. The damper proposal requirements would be released soon.
My team and I are wondering if we can use the site given in the ground motion as our site location or do we need find a different one. Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
Please use the same site (4th and James). This site corresponds to the location where the boring logs were obtained and is the assumed location of the building.
I was wondering if we are to register in the 2024 Annual Meeting in Seattle because the EERI 2024 SDC is the same date and time as the meeting or we register somewhere else for the EERI 2024 SDC. I was also wondering if the Special Session Proposals and Poster Abstracts is needed for EERI 2024 SDC or is it something else because the due date is coming up on October 17th and I wanted to make sure. Do we just need to follow the schedule on 2024 Seismic Design Competition website? We are also waiting for the 2024 rules and other documents for the competition, so would it be possible if you post updates in the discord whenever it is updated on the website?
Registration for SDC team members has not opened yet. The Special Sessions Proposals and Poster abstracts are not part of the SDC, but rather the conference portion of the EERI Annual Meeting. The schedule on the SDC website is a good guide as for when to expect milestones to occur and we will be posting […]
I noticed that the rules and design guide mention that GM#1 will be released on the SDC website. However, it doesn’t appear to be up yet. Will GM#1 be released before the proposal is due?
GM#1 will be released after the proposal due date, sometime in January.