UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #444

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Submission Number: 444
Submission ID: 8491
Submission UUID: 8e78f532-845a-4c78-9a15-40d200497d43

Created: Tue, 08/15/2023 - 01:25 PM
Completed: Tue, 08/15/2023 - 01:25 PM
Changed: Wed, 09/27/2023 - 01:54 AM

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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

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Primary Research Mentor Name Juyeong Choi
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) jchoi3@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) Hiba Jalloul and Maral Nazemi
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) hjalloul2@fsu.edu
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Title of the Project ***Small scale experiments for building demolition and rescue operations
Project Keywords Sustainability, resilience, rescue, demolition, optimization, productivity
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 6
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Civil and Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Project Location: 1753 W Paul Dirac Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32310
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Yes
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5 to 6 hours a week
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description Recycling and reuse of demolition waste is the key to making the construction industry more sustainable and decoupling resource consumption from economic growth. Globally, the construction industry is notoriously one of the largest raw material consumers with low resource recovery. Although around 90% of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is recyclable after proper processing and could be used to meet a building’s raw material demand, at least 35% of global C&D waste is sent to landfill sites. Considering the growth of economies and elevated concerns about raw material supply disruptions, there is a pressing need for sustainable harvesting of demolition waste, which comprises most C&D waste (more than 90%). As such, sustainable demolition operations are important from the environmental sustainability perspective.
Parallelly, the realm of building demolition operations, integral to rescue efforts after structural collapses, plays a pivotal role in saving lives. In this context, the swift and safe removal of rubble becomes paramount to maximizing survival rates.
Building demolition operations for both cases largely involve heavy machines (i.e., excavators). However, there has been a lack of study on the optimal operation of heavy machine for demolition tasks and the design of excavator buckets.
In this research project, UROP students will participate in experiments where they operate small-scale heavy equipment for different demolition tasks in order to look for more sustainable demolition operations and develop the optimal bucket design for rescue operations.
Research Tasks - Performing a literature review on sustainable demolition and building collapse rescue operations
- Operating small-scale machines to generate data needed for understanding demolition operations and finding optimal bucket designs.
- Collecting and analyzing motion and pressure data collected from small-scale experiments
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Data analysis (recommended); Experience with sensors (recommended)
Mentoring Philosophy I believe trust is an instructor’s most important quality, as it motivates students to welcome challenges and become active problem solvers. A advisor’s belief in students’ capability in solving problems as well as a respect for their opinions can strongly motivate learning and bring students into the center of the learning process. While I will provide guidance as needed, I will open myself to students' opinions and discuss them. Also, I always encourage students to challenge themselves, come up with their own solutions, and share them with me. In this way, I can provide more constructive feedback.
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Roundtable times and Zoom links 3:00 - 3:30 PM, September 5 (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/99125994125)
3:00 - 3:30 PM, September 6 (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/99168279637)
(or email me at jchoi@eng.famu.fsu.edu if you are unavailable during the given times)
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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