Test of a Coupled Wall with High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams

27 Jan 2015 | Publications | Contributor(s): Remy Lequesne, Gustavo Parra-Montesinos, James Wight

  Results from the test of a large-scale coupled-wall specimen consisting of two T-shaped reinforced concrete structural walls joined at four levels by precast coupling beams are presented. Each coupling beam had a span length-to-depth ratio () of 1.7, and was designed to carry a shear...

Best Practices for Making Educational Videos

20 Jan 2015 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Daniel Kuchma, Aditya Bhagath, Gregory Pluta, Weslee Walton

This best practices video is intended to aid and equip the reader to leverage advanced research work and results to produce high quality videos for the purpose of education, outreach and training. This document was developed throughout several testing programs taking place at the Illinois NEES...

Instrumentation Tricks and Traps with Chris Hart

20 Jan 2015 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Christopher R Hart, Anahid Behrouzi, nathan braker

Christopher Hart is a PhD graduate of the University of Illinois Civil Engineering program. During his studies he conducted 5 major large scale tests at the NEES@Illinois facility. In this video he passes on his experience to the next generation of graduate students.

Tutorial: OpenSees and Building Tcl Files

24 Dec 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Silvia Mazzoni

This video explains how to use BuildingTclViewer program, particularly, focusing on material and section input for OpenSees.

Best Practices for Making Educational Videos

19 Dec 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Dan Kuchma, Gregory Pluta, Aditya Bhagath, Thomas Frankie

This best practices video is intended to aid and equip the reader to leverage advanced research work and results to produce high quality videos for the purpose of education, outreach and training. This document was developed throughout several testing programs taking place at the Illinois NEES...

Instrumentation Tricks and Traps with Christopher Hart

19 Dec 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Christopher R Hart, Anahid Behrouzi, nathan braker

Christopher Hart is a PhD graduate of the University of Illinois Civil Engineering program. During his studies he conducted 5 major large scale tests at the NEES@Illinois facility. In this video he passes on his experience to the next generation of graduate students.

CU/NEES 5 Week Outreach Program

19 Dec 2014 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Alisha Welch, Kent Polkinghorne

NEES@ University of Colorado Outreach Program The Education, Outreach and Training Department within NEES has many objectives. The goal of this document is to find out how EOT program can be improved to meet and exceed these expectations. Though all of the NEES sites are different we can all aim...

Simulating a Centrifuge Test using the Opensees Framework

17 Dec 2014 | Historical Documents | Contributor(s): Antonios Vytiniotis

This manual describes the basic OpenSees features needed for the simulation of vertically propagating shear waves in a scale model in a centrifuge. GID has been used for pre- and post- processing. For relatively simple configurations (even the one used in this paradigm) a pre-processor might not...

Intelligent Infrastructure Systems Lab Report Series

15 Dec 2014 | Series | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This is the report series for the IISL, which is housed in the Bowen Laboratory at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.Please see each of the individual reports for citation details.

Comprehensive Analytical Seismic Fragility of Fire Sprinkler Piping Systems

13 Dec 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Siavash Soroushian, Manos Maragakis, Arash E. Zaghi, Alicia Echevarria, Yuan Tian, Andre Filiatrault

For the first time, a comprehensive simulation methodology is developed for fire sprinkler piping systems and is used to generate seismic fragility parameters of these systems. The experimentally based analytical model accounts for inelastic behavior constituents of the system including: threaded...

2014 QPR 4

11 Dec 2014 | Active Documents | Contributor(s): Marti LaChance

Verification of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation With Shake Table Tests for a Three Story Structure Equipped with MR Damper

11 Dec 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Ali Irmak Ozdagli, Wang Xi, Gaby Ou, Shirley Dyke, Jian Zhang, Bin Wu

In the last few decades, Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) has become a recognized testing methodology for evaluating performance of structural components under potentially catastrophic events such as earthquakes. Although RTHS is cost- and time-effective compared to other existing test methods...

Seismic Performance of Architectural Precast Facade Systems

02 Dec 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Kurt Michael McMullin, Tara Hutchinson, Mark Hildebrand, Glen Underwood, Elide Pantoli

ModeratorKurt McMullin, Professor, San Jose State UniversitySpeakersTara Hutchinson, Professor, University of California at San DiegoMark Hildebrand, President, Willis Precast Co. Inc.Glen Underwood, Chief Structural Engineer, Clark-Pacific PrecastElide Pantoli, Doctoral Candidate, University of...

Shake Things Up!

25 Nov 2014 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Joe Paul Trudeau, Hanna Vincent, NEES EOT

This activity will educate students about earthquakes and vibrations using a shake table and the Quake Catcher Network (QCN) device. This experiment asks students to graph data for the interpretation and study of earthquakes. Shake tables are useful tools for testing structures. By simulating...

NEES@RPI Sensor Videos

25 Nov 2014 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Sensors are a critical component of physical modeling. They produce information that is used to quantify and understand physical phenomena. The centrifuge facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute uses many types of sensors and instrumentation. The following videos introduce two types of sensors.

Photogrammetry As A Non-Contact Measurement System In Large Scale Structural Testing

25 Nov 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Anahid Behrouzi, Daniel Kuchma

Photogrammetry is a non-contact measurement method that is being used in large scale structural experimentation to extract information about the overall geometry of the specimen as well as the XYZ motion of select points on the structure during testing. This is possible through the use of...

Best Practices in Developing Education, Outreach and Training Videos to Communicate NEES Research Findings

25 Nov 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Daniel Kuchma, Thomas Frankie, Aditya Bhagath

The purpose of this best practices document is to equip the reader to leverage advanced research work and results obtained through NEES funding to produce high quality videos for the purpose of education, outreach and training. This document was developed throughout several testing programs...

Response of a 2-Story Test-Bed Structure for the Seismic Evaluation of Nonstructural Systems

20 Nov 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Siavash Soroushian, Manos Maragakis, Arash E. Zaghi, Esmaeel Rahmanishamsi, Ahmad Itani, Gokhan Pekcan

A full-scale, two-story, two-by-one bay, steel braced-frame was subjected to a number of unidirectional ground motions using three shake tables at the UNR-NEES site. The test-bed frame was designed to study the seismic performance of nonstructural systems including steel-framed gypsum partition...

SEISMIC RESPONSE OF NONSTRUCTURAL SYSTEMS IN NEES TIPS/NEES NONSTRUCTURAL/NIED COLLABORATIVE TESTS

20 Nov 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Siavash Soroushian, Manos Maragakis, Keri L Ryan, Eiji Sato, Tomohiro Sasaki, Taichiro Okazaki, Lee Tedesco, Arash E. Zaghi, Gilberto Mosqueda, Dennis Alvarez

Nonstructural systems constitute a significant portion of the total property of typical buildings. Recent earthquakes have conclusively demonstrated that nonstructural damage results in significant loss of property and function with major catastrophic impact on communities. As part of the...

DEVELOPMENT OF SHAKE TABLE MOTIONS FOR SIMULATION OF THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF NONSTRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

20 Nov 2014 | Publications | Contributor(s): Manos Maragakis, Arash E. Zaghi, Siavash Soroushian, Ahmad Itani, Gokhan Pekcan

As part of the project entitled “NEESR-GC: Simulation of the Seismic Performance of Nonstructural System,” a series of system-level full-scale experiments of ceilings-piping-partition systems will be conducted at the University of Nevada, Reno NEES Site. This project is aimed at...