Aerosol penetration through a seismically loaded shear wall

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5251128

Farrar, C R; Girrens, S P

An experimental study was performed to measure the aerosol penetration through a reinforced concrete shear wall after simulated seismic damage. Static load-cycle testing, to stress levels sufficient to induce visible shear cracking, was used to simulate the earthquake loading. Air permeability tests were performed both before and after the simulated seismic loading damaged the structure. Aerosol penetration measurements were conducted on the cracked shear wall structure using 0.10 {mu}m monodisperse particles. The measured aerosol number penetration through the cracked shear wall was 0.5%. 7 refs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5251128
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-92-1234; CONF-920823--1; ON: DE92013551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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