Projects

Below you will find all the past, present and upcoming projects at the RTMD facility.

NSF Funded

[2002-2005 Completed] Analytical and Large-Scale Experimental Studies of Earthquake-Resistant Buckling-Restrained Braced Frame Systems [Also funded by PITA]

[2003-2005 Completed] Seismic Performance Evaluation of a Large-Scale Composite MRF System with CFT Columns [Also funded by PITA]

[2004-2006 Completed] Pre-NEES: Multi-Site Soil-Foundation Interaction Test (MISST)

[2004-2008 Completed] Pre-NEES: Development of a Seismic Design Methodology for Precast Floor Diaphragms

[2005-2012 Completed] NEESR-SG: Self-Centering Damage-Free Seismic-Resistant Steel Frame Systems
[2005-2012 Completed] » Develop Energy Dissipation Elements Appropriate for SC-MRF and SC-CBF Systems
[2005-2012 Completed] » Large-Scale Experiments on Self-Centering Moment-Resisting Frame (SC-MRF)
[2005-2012 Completed] » Self-Centering Concentrically-Braced Frame

[2008-2012 Completed] NEESR-SG: Performance-Based Design and Real-time Large-scale Testing to Enable Implementation of Advanced Damping Systems

[2009-2012 Completed] NEESR-SD: Development of a Real-Time Multi-Site Hybrid Testing Tool for NEES

[2009-2012 Completed] NEESR-CR: Impact Forces from Tsunami-driven Debris

[2009-2013 Completed] NEESR-CR: Performance-Based Design for Cost-Effective Seismic Hazard Mitigation in New Buildings Using Supplemental Passive Damper Systems

[2010-2014 Completed] NEESR-CR: Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems

[2010-2013 Completed] Study of Soil-Structure Interaction Effects on Behavior and Damage to Structures in Washington, DC, during the August 23, 2011 Earthquake

[2011-2014 Completed] NEESR: Inertia Force Limiting Floor Anchorage Systems for Seismic-Resistance Building Structures

[2012-2014 Completed] NEESR: Reserve Capacity in New and Existing Low-Ductility Steel Braced Frames

[2012-2014 Completed] NEESR: Enhancement of Seismic Performance and Design of Partially Grouted Reinforced Masonry Buildings

PITA Funded

[2005-2008 Completed] Investigation of Prototype Elastomeric Damper Characteristics

[2007-2010 Completed] Control of Wind and Seismic Induced Vibrations Using Elastromeric Dampers

[2010-2012 Completed] Development of Advanced Servo-Hydraulic Control and Test Bed For Real-Time Testing Of Damped Structures Subjected To Earthquakes

Industry Funded

[2006-2007 Completed] Seismic Testing Of Piping Utilizing The Victaulic Grooved Piping System

[2009-2011 Completed] Experimental Testing of Controllable Damping Devices toward Extending the Lifespan of Existing Highway Bridges

[2011-2014 Completed] Unbonded Post-Tensioned Cast-in-place Concrete Walls for Seismic Resistance