Shaking table tests of a full-scale six-story wooden buildinng(07,2009)

NIED and the NEESWOOD (Project Leader: John W. van de Lindt, Professor at Colorado State University) carried out experiments on a seven-story wooden structure using E-Defense. This research was part of international collaboration programs between NEES (George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NIED. The specimen used for the test was of a wood frame structure (in Japan called Two-by-Four structure), which is the most common structure in North America. The specimen is a seven-story building assuming the first floor only steel moment frame structure, while the second to seventh floors comprise a wood frame structure. The specimen is about 12.4m by 18.4m, and 20.4m in height.

Test Run
Date of the test:July 14,2009
　 Simulated 
   :Outdoor situation(20090714_1.wmv)
   :Indoor situation   (20090714_2.wmv)

Shaking table tests of a full-scale seven-story X-Lam wooden buildinng(10,2007)

NIED and the CNR-IVALSA (Director: Professor. Ario Ceccotti) carried out international collaboration experiments on a seven-story wooden structure using E-Defense. This specimen used X-LAM system (massive wooden panels with cross-wise glued layers of planks) are made of cross-wise glued layers of boards with an average thickness of 2 cm by SOFIE project. SOFIE is a research project on sustainable buildings carried out by the IVALSA Institute of the National Research Council with the support of Provincia Autonoma di Trento. The specimen is about 7.5m by 15.0m, and 23.5m in height.

Test Run
Date of the test:October 23,2007
　 Simulated 
   :Outdoor situation(20071023_1.wmv)   :Indoor situation   (20071023_2.wmv)

Damage Reduction Measure for Long-Period Ground Motion（03,2008）

It is pointed out that plate-boundary earthquakes cause long-period ground motions in large cities of Japan.They input large seismic energy exceeding the level of design assumptions into high-rise buildings. 
In this study, researches and developments are carried out in regard to assessment of the seismic performance of high-rise buildings. The final aim is to mitigate the concerned disaster.

Test Run
Date of the test:March 21,2008
　 Simulated Nagoya Sannomaru wave (Tokai-Tonankai Earthquake)
   :Outdoor situation1(20080321_w11.wmv)
   :Outdoor situation2(20080321_w22.wmv)
   :Indoor situation    (20080321_w33.wmv)

Shaking table tests on Room safety issue of a High-Rise Building（01,2008）

An amplifying system was installed between the shaking table and the upper structure of a five-story steel structure frame. The amplifying system comprising two layers has four laminated rubber bearings with the diameter of 1.0 m in each layer. The amplification effect becomes double of the deformation capacity of one laminated rubber bearing. In an office, lockers fall down on workers. If the room is organized, the situation is very different. In a kitchen, many things, such as a refrigerator and knives, attack residents. If prepared, the situation is also very different. In a bed room, grandfather, who can not stand up by himself, sustains fatal wound because of no preparations.

Test Run
Date of the test:January 24, 2008
　 Simulated Higashi-Yuuenchi wave (Nankai Earthquake)(20080124_t1.wmv)

Shaking table tests of a full-scale four-story steel buildinng（09,2007）

The tests were conducted to investigate the seismic performance of a steel building comprising the moment frame.
Test Run
Date of the test:September 25, 2007
　 1995 JR Takatori 40% (20070925.wmv)
Date of the test:September 27, 2007
　 1995 JR Takatori 100% (20070927.wmv)

Shaking table tests on non-structure furniture in a high-rise buildinng（03,2007）

The test was conducted to investigate the seismic performance of part of a high-rise building. The damage of outer walls, ceilings and furniture and household were inspected. 
Test Run
Date of the test:May 29
　 The Future Nankai Earthquake 180sec (20070329.wmv) 

Shaking table tests on wooden houses(late,02.2007)

In Dai-Dai-TokuⅡ project, shaking table tests on wooden houses were conducted to investigate the seismic performance of wooden houses.
Test Run
Date of the test:February 28
　1995JR Takatori 100% (20070228_1.wmv)
　1995JR Takatori 100% (20070228_2.wmv)
　1995JR Takatori 100% (20070305_4.wmv)

Shaking table tests on traditional wooden houses(early,02.2007)

In Dai-Dai-TokuⅡ project, shaking table tests on wooden houses were conducted to investigate the seismic performance of wooden houses
Test Run
Date of the test:February 2
　1995 JMA Kobe 100% (20070202.wmv) 

Shaking table tests on Low-rise RC school buildings(10.2006)

In Dai-Dai-TokuⅡ project, shaking table tests on Low-rise RC school buildings were carried out to investigate the seismic performance 
Test Run
Date of the test:October 2
　1995 JMA Kobe 130% Not reinforced (20060930.wmv) 
  1995 JMA Kobe 130% Reinforced (20061030.wmv)
Shaking table tests on Large-scale rectangular rijid container(03.2006)

In Dai-Dai-TokuⅡ project, shaking table tests on Large-scale rectangular rijid container were conducted to investigate the seismic performance of Soil-Pile-Structure Systems
Test Run
Date of the test:March 29
　1995 JR Takatori 100% (20060323.wmv) 

Shaking table tests on Large-scale cylindrical laminar container（02.2006）
In Dai-Dai-TokuⅡ project, shaking table tests on Large-scale cylindrical laminar container were conducted to investigate the seismic performance of Soil-Pile-Structure Systems
Test Run
Date of the test:February 24
　1995 JR Takatori 100% (20060224.wmv) 
Test of a Six-story R/C Building（01,2006）

NIED carried out a full-scale earthquake simulation test on reinforced concrete building structure using E-Defense on January 2006. The test was conducted as a part of five-year national research project, called DaiDaiToku project. The specimen was a 6-story wall-frame structure, 2 by 3 bays, total weight was 1,000 tonf. Outline of the test 

Test Run
Date of the test:January 13 
　1995 JMA Kobe 100% (20060113.wmv)
Date of the test:January 16
　1995 JMA Kobe 60% (20060116.wmv)
Shaking table tests on conventional wooden houses（late,11,2005）

Two wooden houses built before updating 1981 Japanese Building Code were tested. They were actually built in Akashi city in Hyogo Pref. and moved to E-Defense. One of the houses was reinforced to enhance the seismic resistances, and the other was changed nothing. These two models were set on E-Defense and tested simultaneously.

Test Run
Date of the test:November 21 1st 
　1995 JR Takatori 100% (20051121.wmv) 
Date of the test:November 24 2nd　
　1995 JR Takatori 100% (20051124.wmv)

Shaking table tests on Kyoto-style traditional wooden houses（early,11.2007）

The test models in this case are the Kyoto-style traditional wooden houses constructed more than 50 years ago and expected sever damages by a destructive earthquake. One of the models was actually built in Kyoto city and moved to E-Defense for this experiment. The other model was a newly built wooden house, which had almost same plan with moved one but newly designed wooden frames. These two models were set on E-Defense and tested simultaneously. 

Test Run
Date of the test:November 10 1st 
　400Gal max-acceleration (20051110_1.wmv)
Date of the test:November 10 2nd 
　1995 JMA Kobe 100% (20051110_2.wmv)