| Abstract: | Acceleration measurements often provide engineers with a means by which to determine the forces within dynamic structural systems; however, for certain problems, information about the structural motion and the displacement-time history may also be of interest. One such application deals with the evaluation of stiffness in reinforced concrete structures during seismic events. Scaled model test of these events suggest that the stiffness of these structures often degrades drastically. The displacement response of these seismic events is required both for the hysteresis curve (load vs displacement) and evaluation of postulated structural stiffness models. By applying data processing techniques to acceleration data obtained from scaled model tests, displacement-time histories were obtained for low aspect shear walls subjected to simulated seismic loadings. Procedures, difficulties, and results of this work are discussed herein. |
