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Earthquake and Large Structures Testing at the Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering

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Role of Seismic Testing Facilities in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering

Part of the book series: Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering ((GGEE,volume 22))

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Integrated within the Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering (BLADE) at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bristol, the Earthquake and Large Structures (EQUALS) Laboratory is the UK’s largest dynamic test laboratory that specialises in earthquake engineering. The facilities contained include a six degree of freedom shaking table surrounded by a strong floor and adjacent strong walls. The capacity and capability of these facilities are described. The role and significance of the EQUALS infrastructure is demonstrated by discussion of a number of recent and ongoing projects. Subject areas ­encompassed include inclined cable dynamics, human-structure interaction, multiple support excitation, pile-soil interaction, non-linear self-aligning structures and corroded reinforced concrete.

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Acknowledgments

The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme [FP7/2007-2013] under grant agreement n° 227887. The authors acknowledge also the support of the following institutions: the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (under grants GR/R51261/01, GR/R99539/01, GR/R99539/01, GR/T28270/01, EP/D080088/1, EP/D073944/1), Rannis (The Icelandic Centre for Research), Landsvirkjun (the Icelandic National Power Company), the RELUIS consortium, and URS/Scott Wilson.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Queen’s Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TR, UK

    Matt S. Dietz, Luiza Dihoru, Olafur Oddbjornsson, Mateusz Bocian, Mohammad M. Kashani, James A. P. Norman, Adam J. Crewe, John H. G. Macdonald & Colin A. Taylor

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  1. Dept. Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, 265 00, Greece

    Michael N. Fardis

  2. Engineering Seismology (IZIIS), Dynamic Testing Laboratory & Informatics, Institute of Earthquake Engineering and, Salvador Aljende 73, Skopje, 1000, Macedonia

    Zoran T. Rakicevic

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Dietz, M.S. et al. (2012). Earthquake and Large Structures Testing at the Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering. In: Fardis, M., Rakicevic, Z. (eds) Role of Seismic Testing Facilities in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering. Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1977-4_2

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