Deliverables

The outcome of this project will consist of:

1. Comparison of seismic design between European and American practices.
2. Refinement, based on experimental tests, of concrete models in numerical codes (CASTEM, OpenSees and Mercury).
3. Implementation, and possible refinement, of the force control method proposed by Sivaselvan for real time hybrid simulation.
4. Quantification of (earthquake related) rate effects in reinforced concrete with and without FRP retrofit.
5. Assessment of the feasibility of real time hybrid simulation for reinforced concrete, and the maximum size of the numerical model which can be simulated.
6. Evaluation of the effectiveness of FRP retrofit for seismically damaged structural elements.
7. Comparison of hybrid simulation with shaking table tests.
8. Improved performance-based predictions of collapse risk in non-ductile reinforced concrete frame structures, accounting for the vertical (gravity) column collapse mode.
9. International collaboration amongst French and American researchers.

Data Archiving:

Though not a NEES-R project, the Data Sharing and Archiving Policies and Guidelines of NEESinc (2006) will be strictly abided and data stored on our site for public access (users should register in our mailing list).

This archive will not be limited to laboratory data, but will also hybrid simulation analyses (Mercury) too.