Shaking Table Model Test of Steel Frame Structure

Abstract

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.