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Schedule for 2006 NSF-REU Program in Bridge Engineering*
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Week
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Day
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Time
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Activity
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6/4 | Sunday | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Dorm check-in; meet with Prof. Chajes after check-in |
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6/5 | Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | NSF-REU orientation, including brief meetings of student/faculty teams, safety/lab orientation with Lab Coordinator Danny Richardson, library orientation after lunch, afternoon gathering at Grotto Pizza |
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6/7 | Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. | STAAD Training Session, eCALC room, 140 DuPont Hall, Prof. Chajes |
| 6/8 | Thursday | 9:00 a.m. | Primer on Bridge Design, Prof. Dennis Mertz, 302 DuPont | |
| 6/9 | Friday | 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch seminar, 302 DuPont, Prof. Chajes, Structural Failures | |
| 6/9 | Friday | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Reception for 2nd Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management (AISIM), UD campus | |
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6/10 | Saturday | all day | 2nd Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management, UD campus, dinner included |
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2
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6/11 | Sunday | 10:00 a.m. |
Leave for International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 6/12 - 6/13 | Monday - Tuesday | stay 2 nights; return to Newark after Tuesday's sessions | International Bridge Conference | |
| 6/16 | Friday | 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch seminar, Guidelines on Making an Oral Presentation, Prof. Chajes, 302 DuPont | |
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3
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6/21 | Wednesday | morning (leave at 9:30 a.m.) | Trip to Delaware Memorial Bridge |
| 6/23 | Friday | 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch seminar, 302 DuPont, "Field Test/Fatigue Investigation of the Summit Bridge," by Dr. Harry "Tripp" Shenton | |
| 4 | 6/30 | Friday | 10:30 - 1:00 | Interim presentations, followed by lunch |
| 5 | 7/3 | Monday | HOLIDAY | |
| 7/4 | Tuesday | HOLIDAY | ||
| 7/7 | Friday | all day (leave at 7:30 a.m.) | Trip to New York City (bridges, Circle Line Cruise) with Prof. Chajes and Diane | |
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6
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7/12 | Wednesday | 12:00 - 5:00 |
Ethics Workshop, Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, includes lunch (pizza and wraps) |
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7/14 | Friday | 11:00 - 1:00 |
Myers-Briggs instruments to be interpreted by Dave Berilla, Career Planning and Placement; includes lunch, 302 DuPont |
| 7 | 7/19 | Wednesday | all day (leave at 8:45 a.m.) | Trip to DelDOT |
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7/21 | Friday | 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch and seminar, Guidelines on Report Writing, Diane Kukich, 302 DuPont |
| 8 | 7/26 | Wednesday | all day | Trip to manufacturing sites |
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7/28 | Friday | 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch seminar, The Graduate School Experience, 302 DuPont |
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8/3 | Thursday | 4:00 p.m. | Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball game |
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8/4 | Friday | 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch and comedy movie clips with Dr. Chajes |
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10
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8/9 | Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. | Bridge Research Symposium, including final REU student presentations, Gore Hall |
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8/10 | Thursday | 6:15 - 8:30 p.m. | End-of-summer picnic at Prof. Chajes's house |
| 8/11 | Friday | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Mandatory Program Checkout: Final report and presentation files due, keys and ID's returned, etc.; dorm rooms must be vacated by end of day |
* Note: Other field trips and activities are being planned and will be added as they are scheduled. Check frequently for updates.
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