Experimental characterization, modeling and identification of the NEES-UCSD shake table mechanical system

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-264

  Ozcelik, O ^a   Luco, J E ^a   Conte, J P ^a   Trombetti, T L ^b   Restrepo, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Modeling; Shake table

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

COULOMB FRICTION; HYSTERESIS RESPONSE; SHAKE TABLE;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

DAMPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHAKING TABLE TEST; STIFFNESS;

EID: 38649108133     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: 10969845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.754     Document Type: Article

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