Shake table test of a 2-storey low-damage concrete wall building

A system level shake-table test of a 2-storey low-damage concrete wall building was conducted on the multi-functional shake-table array at Tongji University. The test building used post-tensioned (PT) precast concrete walls and precast concrete frames with slotted beam connections. The test building was configured in seven different designs with a range of design drift targets, wall PT configuration, and alternative energy dissipating devices installed at the wall base and slotted beam joints. The building was subjected to 39 separate ground motion tests, consisting of the different design configurations and combinations of ground motions including different intensity records, far field and near fault records, and short and long duration records. The test building were monitored by 14 video cameras, 360 sensors for both global and local response, and inspections between each phase of tests. The project documentation was recorded comprehensively throughout the whole process of the test, including building design, construction, setup, instrumentation, testing and demolition. The recorded documentation and data has provided a significant high-quality dataset to verify design procedures, detailing practice and numerical models.