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Tuned Mass Damper, Ruichen Guo

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Abstract

My research aims to design a tuned mass damper for a model structure. In the real world, tuned mass dampers are designed to limit the motion of the building when it is subjected to an external excitation, such as an earthquake or hurricane. The design of the mass damper involves determining the mass, stiffness of the spring, and the dimensions of the mass. Once the tuned mass damper is fabricated, I will conduct experimental testing to identify the effectiveness of the tuned mass damper to control the response of a four-story model building. I expect that the mass damper, …

Red Bird Water Kiosk Pavilion _ Clean Water Clean Life, Garrett Keyes Nelli

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Architecture has the power to strengthen community bonds, support a healthy life style and enrich individual lives. The Red Bird Water Kiosk seeks to achieve all three of these on the site of the Red Bird Mission campus, located deep in the Appalachian Mountains of Clay County, Kentucky. This is an area where most live below the poverty line, and about 64 percent of water sources are contaminated. As a result, lack of clean water has forced many locals to turn to unhealthy living standards. Because of these conditions, the county ranks as one of the poorest in the nation, …