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Earthquake Engineering AbstractIntroduction

Earthquake engineering is the branch of engineering that focuses on the design and analysis of structures with earthquake risk concerns. The main goal of earthquake engineering is to enhance the structure’s resistance to seismic loads and oscillations. Components of earthquakeengineering include examining data from past earthquakes in history, theoretical predictions, computer simulations such as non-linear finite-element stress analysis, testing structures, and designing more resistive structures through the optimizing of materials and geometries.

The focus of this presentation is split into two sections: a construction method and a testing method. The design construction method is the implementation of steel plate shear walls (SPSW), which is one of the most advanced methods of resisting strong earthquakes and energy dissipation in buildings. The testing method is the shake table test which is currently the most accurate means of predicting the behavior of the structure under earthquake loads.

What is a Steel Plate Shear Wall (SPSW) and How Does It Work?

A SPSW is a lateral load resistant system designed in the 1970s with the sole purpose of withstanding seismic activities. This system consists of steel infill plates, two boundary columns and horizontal beams installed throughout the full height of a structure as seen in Figure 1.

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These systems absorb the lateral forces of earthquakes and transfer this force to the foundations of the building, therefore dissipating the energy. As for the design of the SPSW, all of the framing beams, the horizontal and vertical, are particularly designed to withstand the total gravity load without considering the plate walls. This is done in case the plate buckles and cannot help support the load. The infill panels are designed to withstand the seismic or wind loads. They experience a post buckling behavior that provides a higher shear resistance. As the plate buckles, a tension field is created, as seen in Figure 2, that resists the lateral loads.

How are SPSWs Designed?The equation in Figure 3 allows us to calculate the inclination angle, , of the tension

field. From there, we can calculate the maximum allowable shear force and thickness based on the different story levels of a building or structure. A sample of a SPSW under shear is shown in Figure 4.

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What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of SPSWs?

Advantages: SPSWs require about 10” less thickness than reinforced concrete shear walls. This helps

save 2% gross square footage. Additionally, this would lead to less weight required of theoverall structure

SPSW construction requires less time; therefore, there is a reduction in total cost of a project.

Retrofitting of SPSWs is much easier and faster than concrete methods The ductility of steel allows for a 4% drift without damage to the structure. Also, the

stiffness leads to a decrease in deflection compared to concrete shear walls.

Disadvantages: The construction sequence of SPSWs needs to be highlighted, as an improper order could

lead to a high initial compressive force in the plates. This excess force could falter with the tension-field phenomenon.

Case Study: Kobe City Hall, Japan

In 1995 a 6.9 magnitude earthquake known as the Great Hanshin hit Kobe, Japan. This earthquake resulted in the damage of about 400,000 building.

The building seen in Figure 5 is the city hall which was constructed in 1988 using SPSWsfrom the 2nd floor and up. It was reported that after the earthquake, there was no visible damage present.

Studies of the building post-earthquake showed that there was minimal damage. They found that the maximum drift experienced was 1.7% and that local buckling of some SPSWs occurred on the 26th floor.

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Case study: Sylmar Hospital, California

A 6.7 mag earthquake hit a region of Los Angeles, California. This earthquake recorded one of the fastest ground acceleration at 16.7 m/s2 and resulted in up to 50 billion dollars in damage.

This hospital, seen in Figure 6, is a 6-story building with the upper 4 floors having SPSWs installed.

Most of the damage that occurred was non-structural such as damage to the sprinkler units causing flooding, and TV sets that were bolted to walls broke off.

There was minimal structural damage due to the high stiffness of the structure.

Shake Table Testing: Test the response of structures to earthquakes of different magnitudes Models the vibrations of a real seismic event Video recordings and data collection through transducers used to analyze structure

behavior Most accurate method of examining actual behavior of structures under seismic loads.

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General Design of Shake Tables:

Mounting holes designed for specimen/structure

Measuring devices for displacement Shake table application software

(OpenSees most common) hydraulic actuators for movement of

shake table (Figure 8) Power unit Stiff table - usually concrete

Designed for high stiffness and high natural frequency

Controller for commanding movement on shake table including rotation, translation about 3 principalaxes.

Pressurized Air chamber below shaking table

PEER Earthquake Shaking Table is the largest and oldest (1972)

Advantages of Shake Tables: Most accurate/realistic force consideration (inertial and damping) and dynamic effects on

a structure undergoing seismic activity No loading devices required Easiest way of simulating ground motion effects on a structure

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Summary of Findings from Testing SPSW: key insight into seismic response of SPSW system SPSW can minimize the damage of the gravity frame components of the lateral force

resisting system If cross section is increased: shear strength and degree of coupling increase If length of coupling beams increases: shear strength increases and degree of coupling

decrease Strength degradation happens faster in small length, large cross section coupling beams Increasing length and cross section area decreases rotation but risks failure in connection

Relevance of Results: Results of worst-case scenario/resonant

frequency oscillations in a structure Dealing with collapse, structural damage, non-

structural damage and internal damage inbuildings

Data collection can be used in the aid of thedesign process considering areas of maximumstress concentration and displacement.

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