University of Toronto Seismic Design Team

Hi everyone! This is a reminder to our general members that we will be having our SAP 2000 tutorials this week and next! Our first tutorial is this Monday at 7pm, where we'll be going over the basics of SAP. The following one on Monday the 26th, we will be showing you how to build a full tower with ground motions! Meeting links below! The tutorials will be hosted via Microsoft Teams, and you will either need to have SAP 2000 downloaded, or be able to remotely access ECF.... Can't wait to see you all there! Basics of SAP: www.tinyurl.com/SAPTUT01 Full Tower Build Tutorial: www.tinyurl.com/SAPTUT02

Some construction updates! Our Senior Construction Lead, Eliza, has been doing more balsa wood tests in her home workshop. Here, she is testing buckling loads on different lengths of balsa wood. We can then find the Euler buckling load and see how it changes depending on the quality of wood!

Hello everyone! Is your company interested in being a sponsor for our team for EERI's 2021 Seismic Design Competition? We've recently released this year's sponsorship package and would love for you to take a look. Corporate sponsorships are incredibly valuable to us and are what help us succeed and grow as a design team throughout the years. Without the financial support and mentorship of our generous sponsors, UTSD would not be where we are today. We hope to continue to grow and learn, and with your help, we can achieve greatness. Click the link to view our sponsorship package (https://tinyurl.com/UTSDSponPackage) to learn more about our work, and the benefits of sponsoring our team!

Just a reminder that our kick-off meeting is happening now on Microsoft Teams! Come join us and learn more about UTSD and how to get involved: www.tinyurl.com/UTSDKickoff

UofT Seismic is having a kick-off meeting! Come join us to meet the team, learn what UTSD does, and help us design and construct our tower for the 2021 EERI seismic design competition by becoming a general member! Can't wait to see you all there!