Abstract
Seismic assessment of important existing structures that are designed according to
prior seismic codes or even without considering any earthquake load is one of the
most important issues for minimizing seismic vulnerability. Within this paper the
seismic assessment of an existing building for radioactive waste management is
presented. By means of dynamic measurements followed by finite element analysis
seismic vulnerability assessment was carried out. The application uses a mobile
vibration generator for forced vibration testing and offers the possibility of
measuring and assessing the structure as well the soil conditions with accurate
boundary conditions. By means of forced vibration tests an adequate frequency
range and vibration level could be induced in the structure and surrounding soil
surface. The advantages of forced excitation are the short test duration, the good
controllability and the favourable signal to noise ratio. The benefits of using field
testing and an overview about new developments will be given.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Structures Technology |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 11th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology - Duration: 4 Sept 2012 → 7 Sept 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology |
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| Period | 4/09/12 → 7/09/12 |
Research Field
- Former Research Field - Mobility Systems
Keywords
- field testing
- seismic analysis
- vulnerability assessment