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developed a course modules section on the </span><span class="m_19457851396068874gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/facility/overview/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">EF website</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt">.
We would like to announce this new feature to the community: </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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The NHERI Lehigh EF has created the following course modules on earthquake engineering
topics:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1- Seismicity, Effects on the Built Environment Background</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2- Equivalent Lateral Load Procedure ASCE 7 – Part 1</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3- Equivalent Lateral Load Procedure ASCE 7 – Part 2</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4- Understanding Seismic Hazard and Selecting Ground Motions</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">These course modules were developed by James Ricles,
Professor of Structural Engineering at Lehigh University, Richard Sause,
Professor of Structural Engineering at Lehigh University, and Brent Chancellor,
former PhD graduate research assistant at Lehigh University. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The modules are used in a senior level undergraduate course
entitled Building Systems Design and in a graduate course on earthquake
engineering. The contents of the modules are related to research that was
performed at the Lehigh Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure
(NHERI) Experimental Facility. Video of experiments and data from tests
performed at the Lehigh EF are included in the modules. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We encourage you to view our new modules. Find them here:  <span class="m_19457851396068874gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/outreach/course-modules/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/outreach/course-modules/</a></span>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jmp3nkqo0" alt="Lehigh.png" width="264" height="66" style="margin-right:0px"><br></div><div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jmp3o5wl1" alt="nsf-small.jpg" width="45" height="45"><br></div></div>

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