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The images that look like photos are actually live shots and if you go to the site now, you can actually format the window to show all four camera views, set the frames per second rate at 10 and watch what is going on there right now - looks like Darcey (I think) and others documenting the conditions of the structure which apparently took longer to shake to failure than initially expected... I'm guessing that the tests will resume at some point today. It would be nice to have an official update if anyone has any idea about how far the testing went on Friday in terms of magnitude of forces, etc. and what's coming up...<br>
Meanwhile I have a condensed window of the four camera views playing away in the background on my laptop while I work on other things... in case I run out of ordinary distractions, I have this extraordinary one!<br>
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http://tpm.ce.unr.edu/perl/portal.pl?section=local_video<br>
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David Eisenberg<br>
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From: lotan-build@lotan.ardom.co.il<br>
To: GSBN@greenbuilder.com<br>
Sent: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 6:51 am<br>
Subject: Re: [GSBN] PAKSBAB Straw Bale House Shake Table Tests - Friday, M arch 27, 2009<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Dear Darcey,</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">If the photos that I see now on the
webcams are any indication of the condition of the strawbale house – I'd
say it survived the earthquake!</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I've been in contact in the past with
Caroline Meyer White about your <a target="_blank" href="http://www.paksbab.org/">www.paksbab.org</a></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> <font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;">work and it is worthy of much praise and
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Thank you and your colleagues for making this important work
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> Darcey Donovan
[<a href="mailto:ecoengineering@gmail.com?">mailto:ecoengineering@gmail.com</a>] <br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 25, 2009
6:51 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:GSBN@greenbuilder.com">GSBN@greenbuilder.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [GSBN] PAKSBAB Straw Bale
House Shake Table Tests - Friday, March 27, 2009</span></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">On Friday, March 27, Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate
Building (PAKSBAB) will be conducting shake table tests of a full-scale straw
bale house at the University of Nevada, Reno. We will begin around 10 am
PST with the final tests (high amplitude motions) and will continue increasing
the shaking amplitude until failure. The entire series will likely extend
into the afternoon.</span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">For the abstract, handout, and to observe the testing
live, please <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">go to </span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a target="_blank" href="http://nees.unr.edu/projects/straw_bale_house.html">http://nees.unr.edu/projects/straw_bale_house.html</a></span></font><font color="black"><span style="color: black;">. From this page you can also
connect to the 24 hour auxiliary cameras to view the UNR NEES Equipment Site
activity.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">If you wish to attend the test please RSVP to Kelly
Doyle at 775-784-4223 or by email at <a href="mailto:kellyd@unr.edu">kellyd@unr.edu</a>.</span></font></div>
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regards,</span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Darcey</span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Darcey Donovan, P.E., C.E.O.</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB)</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">P.O. Box 1083<br>
Truckee, CA 96160 USA<br>
(530) 902-5516 cell<br>
(530) 582-4965 fax</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">0344-9455664 PAK</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"><a href="mailto:ecoengr@sbcglobal.net">ecoengineering@gmail.com</a></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></font></div>
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