Shaking Table Test On Seismic Response OfReduced-scale Models Of Multi-story BuildingsAllowed To Uplift

The effects of rocking vibration accompanied by uplift motion may reduce seismic damage to buildings. Structural systems that are allowed to uplift can be recognized as one of the simplest “self-centring” systems utilizing potential energy of self-weight. To investigate the effect of uplift motion on seismic responses of buildings experimentally, we conducted parametric shaking table tests using reduced-scale specimens with multi-stories. In this paper, the results of the tests are reported and discussed.