Experimental Research in Earthquake Engineering: EU-SERIES Concluding Workshop

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