Full-scale shaking table test for examination of safety and functionality of base-isolated medical facilities.

A series of full scale shaking table tests are conducted using the E-Defense shaking table facility on a base isolated four story RC hospital structure. A variety of furniture items, medical appliances, and service utilities are placed on the hospital specimen in as realistic a manner as possible. F...

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Published in:Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics. 40, 13 (2011).
Main Author: Sato, Eiji
Format: Article
Language:English
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