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[Watch time-lapse video of test-setup]
NEES@UNR
UPCOMING UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO -
The capstone experimentation in the NEES Nonstructural project will begin in November 2012, using a two-story test bed frame mounted on multiple shake tables at the University of Nevada at Reno (UN-Reno). The testing, under the direction of Principal Investigator Professor Manos Maragakis, who is also the Dean of the College of Engineering at UN-Reno, will subject full-scale partitions, suspended ceilings, and sprinkler piping layouts, to earthquake motions. The tests are designed to investigate the system-level interactions of these nonstructural components using large accelerations.
The system experiments will be conducted in a multistory building test bed to establish the following:
• response of the nonstructural components, as part of a system under large drifts/accelerations.
• interactions within and between the nonstructural components.
• Interactions between the components and the structure.
• Effects of structural yielding on response of the nonstructural components.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS [current as of 12/21/2012]:
- Test-Bed Erection on August 13, 2012
- Start the Construction of Nonstructural Components on October 29th.
Running the Linear Tests:
- Test L-1 : Linear Structure with large area ceiling system using 2" wall angles and pop rivets.
- Test L-2 : Linear Structure with large area ceiling system using Seismic Clips and 7/8" wall angles.
- Test L-3 : Linear Structure with large area ceiling system using Seismic Clips, 7/8" wall angles, and seismic expansion joints.
- Test L-4 : Linear Structure with large area ceiling system using Seismic Clips, 2" wall angles, and seismic expansion joints.
- Test L-5 : Linear Structure with small area ceiling system.
- Test L-6 : Linear Structure with small area ceiling system and heavy tiles.
Running the Nonlinear Tests:
- Test NL-1 : Nonlinear Structure with small area ceiling system.
- Test NL-2 : Nonlinear Structure with large area ceiling system using 2" wall angles and pop rivets.
- Test NL-3 : Nonlinear Structure with large area ceiling system using Seismic Clips and 7/8" wall angles.
Downloads:
• Loading protocol for linear experiments (Test L-1 through Test L-5)
• Summary report of 1st experiment (Test L-1)
• Summary report of 2nd experiment (Test L-2)
TESTING UPDATE:
Testing has begun at the University of Nevada, Reno on the two story structure extending across three shake tables.
The link to the webcast is mms://newscast.ce.unr.edu/lssl/
(Note the viewer requires Windows Media Player, so the viewer will not play on a Mac computer).
Photos and videos from testing to date may be found the Engineering Lab's account on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/EQSimLabUNR
Laboratory video feeds may be accessed from:
http://neestpm.ce.unr.edu/portal?section=local_video
Upcoming Tests:
LT-5 is scheduled for 1/29 and 30.
LT-6 is scheduled for 2/6 and 7
NL-1 is scheduled for 2/21 and 22
NL-2 is scheduled for 3/22 and 23
NL-3 is scheduled for 4/22 and 23
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