Role of Seismic Testing Facilities in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering : SERIES Workshop - Fardis, Michael N.; Rakicevic, Zoran T.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012)
Preface -- 1 How Can Experimental Testing Contribute to Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering; F. Taucer, A. Pinto -- 2 Earthquake and Large Structures Testing at the Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering; M.S. Dietz et al -- 3 Structural and Behaviour Constraints of Shaking Table Experiments; Z.T. Rakicevic, A. Bogdanovic, D. Jurukovski -- 4 Eucentre TREES Lab: Laboratory for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering and Seismology; S. Peloso, A. Pavese, C. Casarotti -- 5 Cross-Facility Validation of Dynamic Centrifuge Testing; U. Cilingir et al -- 6 Towards a European High Capacity Facility for Advanced Seismic Testing; F. Marazzi, I. Politopoulos, A. Pavese -- 7 Performance Requirements of Actuation Systems for Dynamic Testing in the European Earthquake Engineering Laboratories; L. Dihoru et al -- 8 Model Container Design for Soil-Structure Interaction Studies; S. Bhattacharya et al -- 9 Computer Vision System for Monitoring in Dynamic Structural Testing;  F. Lunghi et al -- 10 Quality Needs of IT Infrastructure in Modern Earthquake Engineering Laboratories; M.H. Zaharia, G.M. Atanasiu -- 11 Use of Large Numerical Models and High Performance Computers in Geographically Distributed Seismic Tests; F. Obón Santacana, U.E. Dorka -- 12 Shaking Table Testing of Models of Historic Buildings and Monuments - IZIIS' Experience; V. Shendova -- 13 Dynamic Behaviour of Reinforced Soils -Theoretical Modelling and Shaking Table Experiments; J. Soubestre et al -- 14 Evaluation and Impact of Qualification of Experimental Facilities in Europe; M. Zola, C.A. Taylor -- 15 Qualification of Large Testing Facilities in Earthquake Engineering Research; Ö. Kurç et al -- 16 Performance Based Seismic Qualification of Large-Class Building Equipment: An Implementation Perspective; J. Gatscher -- 17 Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Steel Buildings with Passive Dampers Using Real-Time Hybrid Simulation; T.L. Karavasilis et al -- 18 Experimental Investigation of the Seismic Behaviour of Precast Structures with Pinned Beam-to-Column Connections; I.N. Psycharis, H.P. Mouzakis, P.G. Carydis -- 19 Experimental Investigation of the Progressive Collapse of a Steel Special Moment-Resisting Frame and a Post-Tensioned Energy-Dissipating Frame; A. Tsitos, G. Mosqueda -- Index.
Keywords: Civil engineering; Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; Geotechnical engineering; Vibration; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Civil Engineering; Solid Mechanics; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control