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Shaking table tests of large-panel precast concrete building system assemblages

Oliva, Michael G.; Clough, Ray W.

UCB/EERC-83/14, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-06, 215 pages (530/O43/1985)

This report describes experimental studies of the first large scale shaking table tests of three panel wall structures. The experiments were performed at the Univ. of California Earthquake Simulator Lab. as part of a joint U.S.-Yugoslavian research project. The test models consisted of a single-bay simple wall, a single-bay simple wall with door openings at each level, and a single-bay flanged wall. Experimental results are examined to determine the relative importance of the controlling mechanisms, i.e., rocking and slip. The data are further studied to evaluate the degree of stiffness degradation and system ductility.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-83-14.pdf (17 MB)