Seismic Performance Assessment and Retrofit of Non-ductile RC Frames with Infill Walls
Tested Oct 10, 2007; Mar 7, 2008; Sep 9, 2008; Dec 9, 2008
![]() Frame ready to be poured |
![]() Intricate internals |
![]() The concrete delivery has arrived |
![]() Concrete being poured and voids eliminated |
![]() Frame being erected |
![]() Mixing the ECC for test 3 |
![]() Applying the ECC for test 3 |
![]() Completed frame for test 3 |
![]() CU-NEES personnel Setting up for data recording and experiment control |
![]() Checking out cracks in the ECC |
![]() Watching results with RDV |
![]() Wall seperating internally on test 3 |
![]() Seperation leads to hole on test 3 |
![]() Column shear on test 2 |
![]() Testing team |
Time-lapse video showing the last eight cycles of test 2
View time-lapse video of test 3
View time-lapse video of test 4
View time-lapse video of test 5
View time-lapse video of test 6
San Diego tests
In December a 2x3 frame was tested at the University of California, San Diego. Videos are available of the Gilroy at 130 percent and the El Centro at 250 percent tests.