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Aircraft Accident Investigation - Sept. 29 - Oct. 10, 2008
Mon, Sep 29, 2008
Aviation Safety and Security Program
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
AAI 09-1
For more information and to register for Aviation Safety and Security Program courses, please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/aviation.Audiences: Registered Attendees Only
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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CANCELLED- Yahoo! Information Session
Mon, Sep 29, 2008
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS INFORMATION SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED!
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Meet USC
Mon, Sep 29, 2008
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid.Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/meet_usc.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs Division
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Pasadena City College Transfer Fair
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Students interested in transferring to USC's Viterbi School of Engineering can explore Viterbi's programs and majors, learn about the application process, and speak directly with a Viterbi transfer advisor.
Location: Paint Shop (PAS) - adena City College
Audiences: Prospective Transfer Students
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs Division
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BME Faculty Research Overview Presentations (Han, Yen, Chow, Valero-Cuevas)
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Presenters:
View As Web Page BME Faculty Research Overview Presentations: (1)Dr. Bo Han, Asst Professor of Research, Dept. of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine;
(2) Dr. Jesse Yen, Asst Professor of Biomedical Engineering;
(3) Dr. Robert Chow, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Keck School of Medicine;
(4) Dr. Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Assoc. Prof. of Biomedical Engineering and Biokinesiology.Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 132
Audiences: Graduate/Department/Sponsors only
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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DIFFRACTION OF SH-WAVES BY SURFACE OR SUB-SURFACE ...
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
TOPOGRAPHIES WITH APPLICATION TO SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION ON SHALLOW FOUNDATIONSOral Defense by:Hao LuoSonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringAbstract:Seismic response of local sites is a fundamental problem that has been broadly researched for decades. It is an essential step in evaluating maximum intensity of earthquake effects for a specified local site that might happen in the future considering the effects of local topography or various massive artificial structures, so it is crucial to seismic hazard, risk analysis, and earthquake microzonation. Seismic waves can be categorized into body waves and surface waves. Among the three types of body waves: P-, SV-, and SH-waves, the response of SH-waves, is restrained to the out-of-plane unidirection, thus is the most fundamental one and studied in this dissertation.
The objectives of this dissertation are: first, to explore diffraction of incident plane or cylindrical SH-waves by various topographies or underground irregularities; secondly, to investigate the Soil-Structure Interaction (S.S.I.) effects. Two-dimensional plane strain models studied are as diverse as ground surface irregularities (e.g., hills, canyons, canyons), geotechnical engineering (e.g., tunnels, underground cavities, excavations, foundations), and Soil-Structure Interaction models with non-, rigid, or flexible foundations. Although the geometries adopted in those models are relatively much simpler than the ones by numerical methods, the analytical solutions gained by these simple models are indispensable in verifying solutions by various numerical methods (e.g., Finite Element Method; Boundary Element Method). All the models attempted are sitting or encased in an elastic half-space. All the materials appeared are isotropic, homogeneous, and perfectly elastic.
Wave function expansion method is used for solving all the mathematical models in an analytical scheme. The model is computed by mathematically assembling different segments together on their interfaces adjacent to each other. Finally, the problem is reduced to solving a series of infinite linear equations. The governing finite linear equation systems after truncation via this way are always ill-conditioned that require carefully coped with to ensure the accuracy of solutions.
With the analytical solution attained, the response of displacement and stress along the free ground surface are discussed. Displacement and stress residues are calculated to verify the validity of those numerical results. Great effects on dynamic stress concentration and motion nearby due to the existence of those irregularities are expected and analyzed.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
