Collapse Assessment of Steel Moment Frames Based on E-Defense …

"Simulation of E-Defense full-scale shake-table test results of moment-resisting steel frame." Proc., 6th Int. Conf. on Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Taylor & Francis Group, London. Google Scholar. Ibarra, L. F., and Krawinkler, H. (2005). "Global collapse of frame structures under seismic excitations."

Numerical simulation of the 2010 4-story reinforced

The E-Defense shake table is a three-dimensional full-scale earthquake testing facility, the largest in the world with a plan dimension of 20 m x 15 m and a payload of 1200 metric tons. The shake table was constructed by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), in the city of Miki, Japan and operating ...

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The world's largest shaking table, which can simulate high level ground motions, is taking shape in Japan. The opportunities and challenges provided through this facility are great. It will be a focus of full-scale …

E-Defense Shake Table Experiments | DesignSafe-CI

The large-scale, soil-structure interaction experiment of underground structures under dynamic loading conducted on the E-Defense shake table in Miki, Japan, in February 2012 provides the unique opportunity to study local and global behavior of tunnel-shaft systems installed in a laminar soil container under a series of two …

E-Defense Shake Table Experiments Implemented by NIED …

E-Defense, shake table, earthquake engineering, full-scale experiments. Abstract. The three-dimensional full-scale earthquake testing facility, "E-Defense" was constructed …

Model testing using shake tables – current practice

Summary. The use of shake tables has grown considerably over the last few decades to study both the possible impact of earthquakes on new constructions such as dams, buildings and bridges, and also the possible damage to existing structures. The latter studies are particularly useful to assess the risk to sites of cultural and heritage ...

E-Defense shake table: accomplishments and future prospects

Abstract: E-Defense, NIED's communal-use testing facility with a 300 square meter (20m x 15m) 6-DOF shake table, has completed 127 experiments, mainly on full-scale structures, since its operation started in 2005.These experiments were conducted to observe the failure process of structures to clarify collapse mechanisms, evaluate current …

(PDF) Detailed FE Analysis of E-Defense Shake Table Test on …

This paper presents the modelling and elasto-plastic analysis of E-Defense Shake Table test on soil-underground structure. Modified Cam-Clay model incorporating re-liquefaction phenomena by ...

ASCE-41 and FEMA-351 Evaluation of E-Defense …

The building (Figure 1) was tested in September 2007 on the E-Defense shake table located in Miki, Japan. Story heights and bay widths were typical full-scale dimensions, but the numbers of bays were fewer than usual in order to optimize the specimen in re-lation to the shake table capabilities. Typical Japanese design and construction practice

Collapse Assessment of Steel Moment Frames Based on E-Defense …

Similarly, other full-scale experiments conducted at the E-Defense shake table served the aforementioned purposes (Maison et al. 2009; Dao et al. 2013; Lignos et al. 2013). However, to the best ...

Pile group response to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading: E

This paper presented the results of the second large-scale test on liquefaction-induced lateral spreading at E-Defense shake table facility. The model comprised a gravity-type quay wall and a 2×3 pile group and the test was successful in reproduction of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading. The large extent of liquefaction …

E-Defense Shake Table Experiments Implemented by NIED …

This article introduces the researches and developments using E-Defense, chronologically linking them with the major earthquakes occurred in Japan after 1995. By summarizing …

Pile Group Response to Liquefaction-induced Lateral Spreading: E

Motamed et al. [22] conducted large scale shake table testing using E-Defense facility for a pile group located close to quay wall subjected to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading. Large ground ...

Modeling uncertainty of specimens employing spines and …

Modeling uncertainty of specimens employing spines and force-limiting connections tested at E-defense shake table Bryam Astudillo, David Rivera, Jessica Duke, Barbara Simpson, Larry A. Fahnestock, Richard Sause, James Ricles, Masahiro Kurata, Tro Okazaki, Yohsuke Kawamata, Zhuoqi Tao, Yi Qie

Initial damage observations from an E-Defense shake table …

Shake-table tests of a 3-story reinforced concrete building with post-disaster functions were performed at E-Defense. In the specimen, cladding wall elements were casted to be monolithic with the ...

JDR Vol.17 p.985 (2022) | Fuji Technology Press: academic …

The 3-D Full-Scale Earthquake Testing Facility, known by its nickname as "E-Defense," is the largest facility of its kind in terms of table size and operated by …

Shake table experiment on RC bridge columns using E …

This paper presents preliminary results of a large scale shake table experiment conducted to study the failure mechanism of reinforced concrete bridge columns. E-Defense which was constructed by National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention was used to excite three columns; a typical flexural failure dominant column in the 1970s ...

Full-Scale Building Tests on World's Largest Earthquake Shaking Table

Located just north of Kobe in Miki City, Japan, the E-Defense shake table measures approximately 65 by 49 ft. and can support building experiments weighing over two million pounds. Jan. 30, 2014. Tremors lasted only 20 seconds during the disastrous 1995 Kobe earthquake. However, the city was close to the epicenter and hit by the …

E-Defense

Three-Dimensional Full-Scale Earthquake Testing Facility is nicknamed "E-Defense." The symbol E indicates Earth, suggesting the critical need to promote research and …

E-Defense facilities: (A) overview of shaking table, (B) …

Some of these rare tests were performed at the University of California San Diego (Panagiotou et al. 2011;Chen et al. 2016), but most have been performed using the largest shake table in the world ...

Contributions of E-Defense Shaking Table to Earthquake …

The 3-D Full-Scale Earthquake Testing Facility, known by its nickname as "E-Defense," is the largest facility of its kind in terms of table size [6] and oper-ated by National Research …

Full scale shaking table collapse experiment on 4-story steel …

ABSTRACT. In order to evaluate structural and functional performance of the steel moment frame under design-level ground motions, and to determine the safety margin against collapse under exceedingly large ground motions, full-scale shaking table test of 4-story steel building was carried out at E-defense. This test is a part of the ...

Modeling uncertainty of specimens employing

Herein, a global sensitivity analysis was used to address modeling uncertainty in specimens with elastic spines and force-limiting connections (FLCs) physically tested at full-scale at the E-Defense shake table in Japan.

Shake-Table Test of a Full-Scale 4-Story Precast Concrete …

In 2010, a full-scale, 4-story precast concrete building was tested on the E-Defense shake table. The lateral-force-resisting system of the building included unbonded posttensioned (UPT) concrete walls in one direction and bonded posttensioned frames in the orthogonal direction. The companion paper presents an overview of the experimental ...

E-Defense/NEES Testing

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Observation from NEES/E-Defense Tests of a Full Scale …

In August 2011, a monumental series of shake table tests were completed at the Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center, otherwise known as E-Defense, of the National Research Institute of Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, through energized collaboration of U.S. and Japan researchers. In six total days of testing spanning a two

E-Defense: Beacon of hope amidst nature's fury

The E-Defense earthquake simulator not only symbolizes human ingenuity but also serves as a beacon of hope in the face of ongoing seismic threats. Recent tragic events, such as the 7.8-magnitude ...

Inside Japan's E-Defense Earthquake Simulator

The E-Defense facility shake table has a moving platform 20 by 15 metres in size with load capacity of 12,000 kilonewtons. It can reproduce ground movement in all three axes (roll, pitch, and yaw) with displacements of ±1 metre in X and Y axes and ±0.5 metre in Z. Accelerations of 9 m/sec² horizontally and 15 m/sec² are possible with …

Full-Scale Building Tests on World's Largest Earthquake …

Full-Scale Building Tests on World's Largest Earthquake Shaking Table. Located just north of Kobe in Miki City, Japan, the E-Defense shake table measures …

Design and Instrumentation of the 2010 E-Defense Four …

Design and Instrumentation of the 2010 E-Defense Four-Story Reinforced Concrete and Post-Tensioned Concrete Buildings, PEER Report 2011-104 ... four-story buildings tested simultaneously on the NIED E-Defense shake table in December 2010. The two buildings are similar, with the same height and floor plan; one building utilized a …

E-Defense Shake-table Test of a Building Designed for Post …

Abstract. Shake-table tests of a 3-story reinforced concrete building with cladding casted to be monolithic with frame elements was performed at E-defense to evaluate its post-disaster ...

Major specifications of E-Defense table | Download Table

Download Table | Major specifications of E-Defense table from publication: Experiences, accomplishments, lessons, and challenges of E-defense-Tests using world's largest shaking table | E-Defense ...

82. FULL-SCALE SHAKE TABLE TESTS OF 5-STORY STEEL …

This paper discusses E-Defense shaking table facility (test concept, method and test results, as well as details of the 5-story building that was tested repeatedly inserting and replacing each of 4 damper types; steel, oil, viscous and viscoelastic dampers). ... the world's largest three-dimensional shake table. The building was tested ...

Pile group response to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading: E

Two large-scale shake table tests on lateral spreading of liquefied sand behind quay walls were conducted at E-Defense facility during 2006. The first experiment comprised a sheet-pile quay wall and a 2×3 pile group behind the quay wall in landside which details can be found in Motamed et al. [21].The second test which was conducted …