Substructure Pseudo-Dynamic Tests of A Two-Story Steel Plate Shear Wall Frame

National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering

Introduction ......

About the tests and the SPSW specimen (pdf)

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Objectives ......

  • Investigate the seismic performance of two story steel panel shear wall structures
  • Investigate the effectiveness and seismic design of the lateral restrainers for the SPSW
  • Incorporating the PISA3D into the substructure pseudo-dynamic testing in ISEE
  • Investigate the seismic performance of the RBS connections in the SPSW specimen
  • Investigate the effect of the concrete slab in preventing the buckling of the girder when large inter-story drifts and severe buckling of the SPSW occurred
  • Validate the 2D and 3D analytical model constructed by PISA3D
  • Verify the effectiveness of the capacity design of the 2nd floor girder
  • Investigate the performance of the column base details
  • Observe the behavior of the SPSW frame under the in-plane earthquake forces


Online data presentation ......

Test Schedule Webcast
2005/11/14 13:30am (Taipei) Plots

2006/2/8 10:00am (Taipei)

Excitation: Chi-Chi (TCU082EW)
Hazard Level: 2% in 50 Years (PGA=0.67g)

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2006/2/9 9:30am (Taipei)

Excitation: Chi-Chi (TCU082EW)
Hazard Level: 10% in 50 Years (PGA=0.53g)

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2006/2/10 9:30am (Taipei)

Excitation: Chi-Chi (TCU082EW)
Hazard Level: 50% in 50 Years ((PGA=0.22g
)

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2006/3/1 9:30am (Taipei)

Excitation: Chi-Chi (TCU082EW)
Hazard Level: 2% in 50 Years (PGA=0.67g)

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3D (Top)
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2006/3/2

Excitation: Cyclic 2.5%

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2006/3/3

Excitation: Cyclic

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