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- Title
- Guidelines for Pre-Qualification, Prototype and Quality Control Testing of Seismic Isolation Systems.
- File
- PB96193685.pdf
- Author(s)
- Shenton, H. W.
- Source
- January 1996, 152 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NISTIR-5800
- Abstract
- The Building and Fire Research laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed guidelines for testing and evaluation of seismic isolation systems. Included in the report are comprehensive guidelines for conducting pre-qualification, prototype and quality control tests of the isolation system. The guidelines are independent of the type of isolation system and application. Thus, they can be used to test elastomeric, sliding or hybrid isolation systems, for applications that involve buildings, bridges, facilities and other special structures. The guidelines include general requirements of the test facilities and other special structures. The guidelines include general requirements of the test facility, instrumentation, calibration, data acquisition, data analysis and reporting of results. All tests are presented in a standard format that includes test designation, purpose, sequence, procedure, performance criteria, special requirements and exceptions.
- Keywords
- Bridges (Structures); Standards; Prototypes; Hybrid systems; Displacement; Elastomeric systems; Loads (Forces); Requirements; Qualification; Quality control; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Vibration dampling; Sliding; Building codes; Test methods; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic structural analysis