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Pseudodynamic test method for seismic performance evaluation: theory and implementation

Shing, Pui-shum B.; Mahin, Stephen A.

UCB/EERC-84/01, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1984-01, 162 pages (555.3/S54/1984)

The pseudodynamic test method is an experimental technique for evaluating the seismic performance of structural models in a laboratory by means of on-line computer control simulation. This report presents the results of analytical and experimental studies conducted to evaluate the capabilities and limitations of the method. An implementation method and results of several verification tests are presented and discussed.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-84-01.pdf (7 MB)