Hybrid simulation of 4 story frame to collapse: full frame test

This experiment consists of a hybrid simulation of a 4 story aluminum moment frame structure previously tested on the shaking table to collapse. The objective of the test was to verify the efficacy of hybrid simulation in being able to simulate structural response through collapse. The experimental substructure consisted of the full four story, two bay frame as it was previously tested on the shaking table. The inertial and damping forces as well as the P-Delta effects were modeled numerically. The test consists of a sequence of five ground motions with increasing amplitude following the protocol that was applied in the shake table testing.