Experimental Study on Non-Perpendicular Frame Structure of Tall Building

2008 ◽  
Vol 400-402 ◽  
pp. 593-598
Author(s):  
Wei Xing Shi ◽  
Cheng Qing Liu ◽  
Xi Lin Lu ◽  
Song Zhang ◽  
Ying Zhou

A shaking table model test is conducted for Guangzhou West Tower to study its seismic behavior in State Key Laboratory for Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering at Tongji University. Guangzhou West Tower adopts a new structure system and the significant characteristic of this system is the non-perpendicular frame arranged around the building, acting both as columns and bracings. Based on the similarity theory and member equivalent principle,a 1/80 scale model of this building is made of polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA). The model’s dynamic characteristics, earthquake-resistant behavior, responses of acceleration and deformation under different wave peak values are investigated, then the seismic responses of the prototype structure are deduced and analyzed. The whiplash effect of the prototype structure is studied, and the weak position of the structure is found out. The experiment results demonstrate that it is feasible to apply this structural type to practical engineering. Finally, some suggestions for the engineering design of the prototype structure are put forward.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shujin Li ◽  
Cai Wu ◽  
Fan Kong

A building developed by Wuhan Shimao Group in Wuhan, China, is a high-rise residence with 56 stories near the Yangtze River. The building is a reinforced concrete structure, featuring with a nonregular T-type plane and a height 179.6 m, which is out of the restrictions specified by the China Technical Specification for Concrete Structures of Tall Building (JGJ3-2010). To investigate its seismic performance, a shaking table test with a 1/30 scale model is carried out in Structural Laboratory in Wuhan University of Technology. The dynamic characteristics and the responses of the model subject to different seismic intensities are investigated via the analyzing of shaking table test data and the observed cracking pattern of the scaled model. Finite element analysis of the shaking table model is also established, and the results are coincident well with the test. An autoregressive method is also presented to identify the damage of the structure after suffering from different waves, and the results coincide well with the test and numerical simulation. The shaking table model test, numerical analysis, and damage identification prove that this building is well designed and can be safely put into use. Suggestions and measures to improve the seismic performance of structures are also presented.


2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 2053-2056
Author(s):  
Jian Yun Chen ◽  
Lin Qiang Ji ◽  
Qiang Xu ◽  
Jing Li

The failure shaking table model test of mass concrete structures is an important basis for understanding to the actual failure of structures. This paper derived all kinds of similar scales between model and prototype in nonlinear dynamic shaking table test, and constructed the reduced scale nonlinear numerical simulation model. The numerical results show that the failure of model and prototype matches the nonlinear similarity theory. Besides, the effect of the characteristics of ground motion was studied and it cannot be ignored to ensure the accuracy of the test.


2012 ◽  
Vol 166-169 ◽  
pp. 343-348
Author(s):  
Yu Sheng Cao ◽  
Ya Ling Zhao ◽  
Jie Li

A1:4 scaled model made of steel is tested on the shaking table. The SAP2000 finite element analysis software is used to analyze the elastoplastic time-history of the model and to compare the results with the experimental data. The purpose of the test is to study the dynamic characteristics of the model’s structure as well as the model’s acceleration response and displacement response in different earthquakes. The experimental and the theoretical analysis basically obtained consistent results tested against each other.


Author(s):  
Xinhai Zhou ◽  
Xuansheng Cheng ◽  
Lei Qi ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Shaofeng Chai ◽  
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