<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:15pt 0in 7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The
Joint NHERI@UC San Diego – RAPID Researcher Workshop is being hosted by the
NHERI@UC San Diego Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table (LHPOST6) facility to bring together researchers and prospective users of the NHERI@UC
San </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt">Diego and RAPID facilities and equipment.</span></p><p style="margin:15pt 0in 7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b>Dec. 14-15, 8-12:30 Pacific Time<br></b></span><b style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt">Register in the <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/workshops/san-diego-ef/joint-rapid-workshop/" target="_blank">DesignSafe Learning Center</a> </b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The workshop will
identify how the facilities can help address grand challenges in earthquake
engineering research and highlight future research directions that may
benefit from deploying the state-of-the-art RAPID equipment in projects using
the newly upgraded 6-DOF LHPOST. We invite experts and leaders in the field,
including practitioners, academics, and representatives from the construction
industry to participate in the workshop taking place over two mornings.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The first day will
feature a series of presentations showcasing the capabilities and available
equipment of both facilities and outline best practices for proposal
preparation. The second day consists of virtual tours and hands-on videos of
the shake table facility and the equipment available at RAPID, as well as presentations
demonstrating the new features of both facilities, panelist
presentations and open discussion regarding potential future collaboration and
research.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For more details, see the attached flyer. Please share with interested colleagues.<br><br></span></p><div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_khxkgmk91" alt="UCSD.png" width="337" height="111" style="margin-right:0px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_khxkhxyz2" alt="RAPID-NHR-Color_280.png" width="280" height="72"><br></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=12XbEVKyTmNxWz2zhiLdBZVYuFfNlVaKQ&export=download" width="95" height="96"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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