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Testing Seismic Isolation with Real-time Hybrid Simulation
Episode 117

Testing Seismic Isolation with Real-time Hybrid Simulation

DesignSafe Radio

June 7, 202210m 38s

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Show Notes

University of Oklahoma earthquake engineer Scott Harvey is developing a base isolation system to protect valuable and sensitive contents inside buildings. He employed the shake table at the NHERI Lehigh University experimental facility to learn how his isolation system behaves under shaking. In his next experiments, Harvey will deploy the magic of real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) to numerically simulate buildings with his physical device -- using NHERI Lehigh’s well-known RTHS capabilities.

Video footage of Harvey’s isolation system on the NHERI Lehigh shake table: https://www.facebook.com/NHERILehighRTMD

Harvey’s NSF base isolation research : https://sites.google.com/view/harveyresearchgroup/research-projects/3d-seismic-isolation?authuser=0

A description of Harvey’s isolation system at NHERI Lehigh: https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/projects/quantifying-seismic-resilience-multi-functional-floor-isolation/

 

This video is supported by NSF grant #2129782: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2129782 

Topics

scott harveylehighstructural engineerbase isolation systemnatural hazardsnherinsffundedfloor isolationdesignsafe