Description
In this volume, top seismic experts and researchers from Europe and around the world, including the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) in the USA, present the most recent outcome of their work in experimental testing, as well as the results of the transnational access activities of external researchers who have used Europe’s seven largest and most advanced seismic testing facilities in the framework of the Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies (SERIES) Project financed by the European Commission in its 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013). This includes EU’s largest reaction wall facility, EU’s four largest shaking table laboratories and its two major centrifuges. The work presented includes state-of-the-art research towards the seismic design, assessment and retrofitting of structures, as well as the development of innovative research toward new fundamental technologies and techniques promoting efficient and joint use of the research infrastructures. The contents of this volume demonstrate the fruits of the effort of the European Commission in supporting research in earthquake engineering. Fabio Taucer is Scientific Officer at the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) and works for the European Commission since 2001. He is responsible for the coordination of RTD European Projects in the field of earthquake engineering, with emphasis on Pre-Normative research in support to the Eurocodes. He received his MEng in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991. He has working experience both in research and industry, having worked at an international level in seismic design and retrofit of long span bridges. He is Editor of two European reports on large-scale experimental facilities, and of a set of seven European Reference Reports on Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Analysis. Roberta Apostolska is professor at the University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Institute for Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (IZIIS) Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Since June 2013 she is Scientific Officer-Detached National Expert at the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, ELSA, Ispra, Italy where she provides scientific and technical contribution in the context of the JRC support work to DG ENTR for implementation of the Eurocodes in the non-EU countries in the Balkan region. She received her Master Degree in 1995 and her PhD degree in 2003, both from the University of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. She has more than 20 years working experience both in research and education in the field of earthquake engineering with emphasise on seismic performance of building structures. 1. The George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES): Reducing the impact of EQs and Tsunamis 2. A faceted lightweight ontology for earthquake engineering research projects and experiments 3. The SERIES Virtual Database: Architecture and Implementation 4. The SERIES Virtual Database: Exchange Data Format and local/central databases 5. Qualification of seismic research testing facilities in Europe 6. Towards Faster Computations and Accurate Execution of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation 7. Pseudo-dynamic testing based on non-linear dynamic substructuring of a reinforced concrete bridge 8. Geographically distributed continuous hybrid simulation tests using shaking tables 9. Hybrid simulations of a piping system based on model reduction techniques 10. A Support Platform for Distributed Hybrid Testing 11. Substructuring for soil structure interaction using a shaking table 12. On the control of shaking tables in acceleration mode 13. Refined and simplified numerical models of an isolated old highway bridge for PsD testing 14. Assessment of the seismic behaviour of a retrofitted old R.C. highway bridge through PsD testing 15. Full-scale testing of modern unreinforced thermal insulation clay block masonry houses 16. Assessment of innovative solutions for non-load bearing masonry enclosures 17. Seismic behaviour of thin-bed layered unreinforced clay masonry frames with T- or L-shaped piers 18. Shake Table Testing of a Half-Scaled RC-URM Wall Structure 19. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Torsionally Irregular RC Shear Wall Buildings with Rutherma Breakers 20. Assessment of the Seismic Response of Concentrically-Braced Steel Frames 21. Shaking table test design to evaluate earthquake capacity of a 3-storey building specimen composed of cast-in-situ concrete walls 22. High-Performance Composite-Reinforced Earthquake Resistant Buildings with Self-Aligning Capabilities 23. Experimental Study on Seismic Performance of Precast Concrete Shear Wall with Joint Connecting Beam under Cyclic Loadings 24. The importance of connections in seismic regions: Full-scale testing of a 3-storey precast concrete building 25. Caisson foundations subjected to seismic faulting: reduced-scale physical modeling 26. Development of New Infinite Element for Numerical Simulation of Wave Propagation in Soil Media 27. Analysis of the dynamic behaviour of squat silos containing grain-like material subjected to shaking table tests – ASESGRAM Final Report 28. Multi-Building Interactions and Site-City Effect: an idealized experimental model 29. Centrifuge Modeling of Dynamic Behavior of Box Shaped Underground Structures in Sand 30. Dynamic Response of Shallow Rectangular Tunnels in Sand by Centrifuge Testing 31. Centrifuge Modelling of the Dynamic Behavior of Square Tunnels in Sand 32. FLIQ: Experimental Verification of Shallow Foundation Performance under Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction 33. Centrifuge modelling of retaining walls embedded in saturated sand under seismic actions 34. Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Nonlinearity in Soils Using Advanced Laboratory-scaled Models (ENINALS project): from a site-test to a centrifuge model 35. Damping Estimation from Seismic Records 36. Development of Wireless Sensors for Shake Table and Full Scale Testing and Health Monitoring of Structures
