Structural Soundscapes – Acoustic Interpretation of Earthquake and Structural Vibrations (ProTELC)
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Project information
submitted by
M.Sc. Peshawa Luqman Hasan
Co-Authors
M.Sc. Lissethe Fernanda Gonzalez Lamadrid, Dr.-Ing. Baban Abdulwahid Bapir
Mentors
Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars Abrahamczyk
Faculty:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Degree programme:
Natural Hazards and Risks in Structural Engineering (NHRE) (englischsprachig) (Master of Science (M.Sc.))
Type of project presentation
Research project
Semester
Summer semester 2026
- Marienstraße 13
Available during summaery's regular opening hours
Links
https://www.uni-weimar.de/de/bau…
Contributors:
M.Sc. Lissethe Fernanda Gonzalez Lamadrid, Dr.-Ing. Baban Abdulwahid Bapir
Project description
Structural Soundscapes was the 4th ProTELC Science Camp at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (22 September – 1 October 2025). This eight-day camp for master's students combined structural engineering, dynamics and acoustics to explore how buildings respond to vibration — especially during earthquakes — and how that motion can be made audible. In interdisciplinary teams, participants built small modular structures, instrumented them with accelerometers, and studied their dynamic behaviour on shaking tables. Using a digital twin (OpenSees), they modelled and calibrated their structures and deliberately "tuned" their natural frequencies. Through sonification, vibration signals were mapped into the audible range — »Can you hear your structure?« — culminating in a collective »orchestra« of tuned structures. Guest lectures and excursions with research and industry partners from across Thuringia and abroad complemented the hands-on work. Organised by the Faculty of Civil Engineering (Professorship of Advanced Structures / Professur Komplexe Tragwerke).