UNR Engineering School Visits

Today three students from the College of Engineering visited our class to do a science lab on earthquakes and foundations.  Students learned the basics about the best foundations for building upon.  In addition, they learned the difference between S-waves and P-waves.  Basically, students built structures out of sugar cubes and tested them on shaker tables (representing an earthquake) for stability.  Students were able to see which foundations under their structure worked best. These UNR students were fantastic, positive role models which were also to excite the students about possible future careers in engineering.