Large-Scale Hybrid Simulation of a Steel Moment Frame Building Structure through Collapse
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Abstract
The implementation of two series of hybrid simulations that aim to trace the system-level seismic response of a four-story steel moment frame building structure through collapse is presented. In the first series of tests, a half-scale 1½-bay by 1½-story physical substructure of a special steel moment-resisting frame is considered, while in the second series the physical substructure corresponds to the gravity framing system with a similar-sized specimen. An objective of these tests is to demonstrate the potential of hybrid simulation with substructuring as a cost-effective alternative to earthquake simulators for large-scale system-level testing of structural frame subassemblies. The performance of a recently developed substructuring technique and time-stepping integration method for hybrid simulation are evaluated when employed with large and complex numerical substructures exhibiting large levels of nonlinear response. The substructuring technique simplifies the experimental setup by reducing the number of required actuators while adequately approximating the boundary conditions including lateral displacements and axial loads on columns. The test method was found to be reliable with capabilities to provide insight into experimental behavior of structural subassemblies under realistic seismic loading and boundary conditions.
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Acknowledgments
This work was primarily supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant CMMI-0748111 with additional support from the NEES equipment at the University at Buffalo supported by NSF. This support is gratefully acknowledged. Any opinions, findings, and conclusion or recommendation expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Received: Apr 4, 2014
Accepted: Mar 23, 2015
Published online: Jun 19, 2015
Discussion open until: Nov 19, 2015
Published in print: Jan 1, 2016
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