5 Jan. 2015

■  The number of open full-text files has exceeded 2,500!

On Oct. 18^th 2014, the registration of open-access full-text files surpassed the 2,500 mark. T2R2 will continue to disseminate Tokyo Tech research results to the world. We appreciate your continuing support for T2R2 system, and ask you for further cooperation in data input and file registration.

We would like to introduce Associate Professor Daiki SATO of the Materials and Structures Laboratory , who has registered the 2,500th open full-text file.


Article
Title：　E-DEFENSE SHAKING TABLE TESTS ON A STEEL HIGH-RISE BUILDING RETROFITTED BY STEEL DAMPERS AGAINST LONG-PERIOD GROUND MOTIONS
Author：　Daiki Sato, Takuya Nagae, Hayato Ouchi, Yu Shimada, Haruyuki Kitamura, Kunio Fukuyama, Koichi Kajiwara, Takahito Inoue, Masayoshi Nakashima, Taiki Saito, Nobuo Fukuwa
Journal：　Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ)
Volume, Page：　Vol. 76 No. 667 pp. 1639-1648
http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/cgi-bin/publicationinfo.cgi?q_publication_content_number=CTT100667715


Comments
• Please summarize the applicable paper.
  It is possible that high-rise buildings constructed before the 1980s may suffer significant damage in long-period ground motion. This paper verifies the actual damage that may result by using the E-Defense, the world’s largest shake table, to shake (via long-period ground motion) a specimen that is an actual-sized model of the lower portion of a high-rise building constructed in the 1980s. Moreover, this paper also indicates the reinforcement effects of a vibration control device (damper).
  
  
• What is the target audience for this paper published via the T2R2 system?
  In addition to researchers in structural engineering and earthquake engineering, I hope it will be read by researchers and students in other fields.
  
  
• What research activities do you plan to conduct in the future?
  There is concern that a giant earthquake will occur, such as in the Nankai Trough or the earthquakes directly hitting the Tokyo metropolitan area. Due to these circumstances, I hope to conduct research on vibration control structures and base-isolated buildings that can be used immediately following an earthquake to protect human lives and building functions.


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