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Title: Joint US/Japanese program of full-size building tests for base seismic isolation

Abstract

Shimizu Corporation of Japan and Argonne National Laboratory of the USA initiated a joint research program on base seismic isolation. The program is centered on testing and analyzing isolation systems in a full-size building and to obtain data on relative response between isolated and nonisolated structures under earthquake conditions. The test facility consists of two identical full-size three-story buildings built side by side, located at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. Since April 1989, after the installation of bearings, over 20 earthquake data have been recorded at Sendai test facility. This paper describes the test facility, isolation bearings, observed earthquake records, and responses of isolated and nonisolated buildings under earthquake loads. 3 refs., 15 figs.

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Shimizu Corp., Tokyo (Japan). Nuclear Power Div.
  2. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
7176417
Report Number(s):
CONF-900804-19
ON: DE90011156
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International topical meeting on fast reactor safety, Snowbird, UT (USA), 12-16 Aug 1990; Other Information: Agreement CES-8800871
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; BUILDINGS; BEARINGS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; SEISMIC EFFECTS; DAMPING; DYNAMIC LOADS; EARTHQUAKES; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JAPAN; REACTOR SAFETY; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; RUBBERS; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TEST FACILITIES; USA; ASIA; BREEDER REACTORS; COOPERATION; ELASTOMERS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUNCTIONS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; REACTORS; SAFETY; SEISMIC EVENTS; 220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety; 210500 - Power Reactors, Breeding

Citation Formats

Kuroda, T, Chang, Y W, and Seidensticker, R W. Joint US/Japanese program of full-size building tests for base seismic isolation. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Kuroda, T, Chang, Y W, & Seidensticker, R W. Joint US/Japanese program of full-size building tests for base seismic isolation. United States.
Kuroda, T, Chang, Y W, and Seidensticker, R W. 1990. "Joint US/Japanese program of full-size building tests for base seismic isolation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7176417.
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author = {Kuroda, T and Chang, Y W and Seidensticker, R W},
abstractNote = {Shimizu Corporation of Japan and Argonne National Laboratory of the USA initiated a joint research program on base seismic isolation. The program is centered on testing and analyzing isolation systems in a full-size building and to obtain data on relative response between isolated and nonisolated structures under earthquake conditions. The test facility consists of two identical full-size three-story buildings built side by side, located at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. Since April 1989, after the installation of bearings, over 20 earthquake data have been recorded at Sendai test facility. This paper describes the test facility, isolation bearings, observed earthquake records, and responses of isolated and nonisolated buildings under earthquake loads. 3 refs., 15 figs.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7176417}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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