Experimental Research in Earthquake Engineering: EU-SERIES Concluding Workshop

✍ Scribed by Fabio Taucer, Roberta Apostolska (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 624
• Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering 35
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this volume, top seismic experts and researchers from Europe and around the world, including the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) in the USA, present the most recent outcome of their work in experimental testing, as well as the results of the transnational access activities of external researchers who have used Europe's seven largest and most advanced seismic testing facilities in the framework of the Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies (SERIES) Project financed by the European Commission in its 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013). This includes EU’s largest reaction wall facility, EU's four largest shaking table laboratories and its two major centrifuges. The work presented includes state-of-the-art research towards the seismic design, assessment and retrofitting of structures, as well as the development of innovative research toward new fundamental technologies and techniques promoting efficient and joint use of the research infrastructures. The contents of this volume demonstrate the fruits of the effort of the European Commission in supporting research in earthquake engineering.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
The George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES): Reducing the Impact of EQs and Tsunamis....Pages 1-9
A Faceted Lightweight Ontology for Earthquake Engineering Research Projects and Experiments....Pages 11-19
The SERIES Virtual Database: Architecture and Implementation....Pages 21-30
The SERIES Virtual Database: Exchange Data Format and Local/Central Databases....Pages 31-48
Qualification of Seismic Research Testing Facilities in Europe....Pages 49-64
Towards Faster Computations and Accurate Execution of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation....Pages 65-81
Pseudo-Dynamic Testing Based on Non-linear Dynamic Substructuring of a Reinforced Concrete Bridge....Pages 83-98
Geographically Distributed Continuous Hybrid Simulation Tests Using Shaking Tables....Pages 99-116
Hybrid Simulations of a Piping System Based on Model Reduction Techniques....Pages 117-132
A Support Platform for Distributed Hybrid Testing....Pages 133-140
Substructuring for Soil Structure Interaction Using a Shaking Table....Pages 141-158
On the Control of Shaking Tables in Acceleration Mode: An Adaptive Signal Processing Framework....Pages 159-172
Refined and Simplified Numerical Models of an Isolated Old Highway Bridge for PsD Testing....Pages 173-198
Assessment of the Seismic Behaviour of a Retrofitted Old R.C. Highway Bridge Through PsD Testing....Pages 199-227
Full-scale Testing of Modern Unreinforced Thermal Insulation Clay Block Masonry Houses....Pages 229-246
Assessment of Innovative Solutions for Non-Load Bearing Masonry Enclosures....Pages 247-267
Seismic Behaviour of Thin-Bed Layered Unreinforced Clay Masonry Frames with T- or L-Shaped Piers....Pages 269-293
Shake Table Testing of a Half-Scaled RC-URM Wall Structure....Pages 295-306
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Torsionally Irregular RC Shear Wall Buildings with Rutherma Breakers....Pages 307-325
Assessment of the Seismic Response of Concentrically-Braced Steel Frames....Pages 327-344
Shaking Table Test Design to Evaluate Earthquake Capacity of a 3-Storey Building Specimen Composed of Cast-In-Situ Concrete Walls....Pages 345-358
High-Performance Composite-Reinforced Earthquake Resistant Buildings with Self-Aligning Capabilities....Pages 359-372
Experimental Study on Seismic Performance of Precast Concrete Shear Wall with Joint Connecting Beam Under Cyclic Loadings....Pages 373-386
The Importance of connections in Seismic Regions: Full-Scale Testing of a 3-Storey Precast Concrete Building....Pages 387-403
Caisson Foundations Subjected to Seismic Faulting: Reduced-Scale Physical Modeling....Pages 405-421
Development of New Infinite Element for Numerical Simulation of Wave Propagation in Soil Media....Pages 423-436
Analysis of the Dynamic Behaviour of Squat Silos Containing Grain-like Material Subjected to Shaking Table Tests—ASESGRAM Final Report....Pages 437-457
Multi-Building Interactions and Site-City Effect: An Idealized Experimental Model....Pages 459-476
Centrifuge Modeling of Dynamic Behavior of Box Shaped Underground Structures in Sand....Pages 477-491
Dynamic Response of Shallow Rectangular Tunnels in Sand by Centrifuge Testing....Pages 493-507
Centrifuge Modelling of the Dynamic Behavior of Square Tunnels in Sand....Pages 509-523
FLIQ: Experimental Verification of Shallow Foundation Performance Under Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction....Pages 525-542
Centrifuge Modelling of Retaining Walls Embedded in Saturated Sand Under Seismic Actions....Pages 543-562
Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Nonlinearity in Soils Using Advanced Laboratory-Scaled Models (ENINALS Project): From a Site-Test to a Centrifuge Model....Pages 563-578
Damping Estimation from Seismic Records....Pages 579-593
Development of Wireless Sensors for Shake Table and Full Scale Testing and Health Monitoring of Structures....Pages 595-609
Back Matter....Pages 611-614

✦ Subjects

Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Structural Mechanics; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Database Management