Earthquake Testing of Structural Models

Earthquake testing of structural models helps engineers understand how buildings may behave during ground shaking. Earthquakes remain a major hazard around the world. Damage can affect large regions and lead to heavy loss of life, as seen in the 2005 Banda Aceh earthquake in Indonesia.

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Structural dynamics, or the analysis of structure's behavior when subjected to dynamic forces, is critical both for designing buildings able to resist earthquake and fatigue loads, and for providing occupant comfort in structures subjected to wind and other types of cyclic loads.

In order to develop resilient design strategies for our cit...