Caltrans/FHWA program for the performance testing of seismic isolation and energy dissipation systems
- California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA (United States)
In cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) launched a full-scale dynamic testing program of seismic isolation and energy dissipation systems. This program is the first of its kind in the United States and in the world. Over a dozen companies from five countries are participating in the testing program, which will lead to uniform guidelines for prototype and verification testing as well as design guidelines and contract specifications for each of the different systems. This paper provides an overview of the testing program, the evaluation process and the various organizational and technical issues involved in this massive project.
- OSTI ID:
- 129049
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950740-; ISBN 0-7918-1325-8; TRN: IM9550%%417
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Joint American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)/Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) pressure vessels and piping conference, Honolulu, HI (United States), 23-27 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Seismic, shock, and vibration isolation 1995. PVP-Volume 319; Mok, G.C. [ed.] [Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)]; Chung, H.H. [ed.] [Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)]; Lin, C.W. [ed.] [Lin (Chi-Wen), Martinez, CA (United States)]; Fujita, S. [ed.] [Tokyo Denki Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering]; Ishida, K. [ed.] [Central Research Inst. of Electric Power Industry, Chiba (Japan)]; Suzuki, K. [ed.] [Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. (Japan)]; Karim-Panahi, K. [ed.]; PB: 334 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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