2024 Volume 45 Pages 1-8
A experiential learning workshop was proposed and conducted at an elementary school, which is a disaster prevention center, utilizing sensors already installed for structural health monitoring. The workshop consisted of an initial vibration test using a paper model, followed by a vibration test using human excitation on an actual building. The workshop was designed to be highly effective as a hands-on learning experience that will be remembered for a long period of time, by linking the paper model experiment with the actual building experiment and by utilizing sensors. The workshop is also expected to increase local residents' awareness of the need for seismic retrofitting and to promote the development of seismic retrofitting in this area, which has a high disaster risk level.
