Data Set for a Shake-Table Test of a 2-Story Low-Damage Concrete Wall Building
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 148, Issue 7
Abstract
A shake-table test of a 2-story full-scale low-damage concrete wall building was conducted on the multifunctional shake-table array at Tongji University to validate the system-level dynamic response of this type of building. The test building implemented state-of-art low-damage structural systems, including post-tensioned (PT) precast concrete walls, precast concrete frames with slotted beam connections, and a variety of energy-dissipating devices. The building was subjected to 39 separate earthquake tests, consisting of a range of structural design configurations and ground motions including different intensity records, far-field and near-fault records, and short- and long-duration records. The test data and documentation recorded throughout the project have provided a significant high-quality data set for improving understanding both global and local response of post-tensioning concrete wall buildings. The data set has been published and is publicly available. The methodology of the test documentation and data collection for each stage of the project are described, and a road map for navigating the archived data set is provided to support its future use.
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Data Availability Statement
All of the final documentation and test data generated or used during this project are available in the published repository. The data can be accessed as “PRJ-2447-ILEE-QuakeCoRE Shake-Table Test of a 2-Storey Low-Damage Concrete Wall Building” on DesignSafe-CI (https://www.designsafe-ci.org) or directly linked from DOI: 10.17603/ds2-ncac-sg36. The data are published under an Open Data Commons Attribution license, and the data DOI must be cited when reused for any purpose. The authors would encourage data users to contact them with any queries about the published data set.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the funding provided by the International Joint Research Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering (ILEE) at Tongji University, the Building Systems Performance branch of the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), the New Zealand Centre for Earthquake Resilience (QuakeCoRE), and Concrete NZ. The authors also would like to acknowledge Shanghai City-Raise Construction Group for their extensive support during component construction and building demolition, Livable Building Technology Co. Ltd. and Huanyu Building Engineering Material Co. Ltd. for donating the grout, and Stahlton Engineered Concrete and ComFlor Building Systems for donating the floor systems. The advice and support from the project industry advisory group is also greatly appreciated, including Alistair Cattanach, Didier Pettinga, Tony Holden, Peter Smith, Des Bull, and Craig Muir. In addition, the assistance of the technicians in Tongji University lab during setup and testing is also sincerely appreciated, in particular Dr. Lu and Chengyu Yang for their controlling shake table.
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Volume 148 • Issue 7 • July 2022
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Received: Jul 4, 2021
Accepted: Jan 26, 2022
Published online: May 7, 2022
Published in print: Jul 1, 2022
Discussion open until: Oct 7, 2022
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