EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE AND ELASTIC RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS OF SHAKING TABLE TEST

A shaking table test on a full-scale steel building was conducted at the E-Defense to evaluate structural and functional performance of the building under design-level ground motions and the safety margin against collapse under exceedingly large ground motions. The specimen is a 4-story moment resisting frame designed and constructed according to the current Japanese code. This paper presents the outline of the experimental plan including the design of a specimen and shaking table test results under elastic range. The elastic response characteristics regarding stiffness, restoring force and damping of the specimen are examined comparing with structural design properties.