| Project
goals and objectives |
The
first goal is coordination of the UC Science Testbed—holding
meetings, sharing data, and completing the Testbed Report. The second
goal is to provide building contents data for fragility studies in
database and GIS formats for loss modeling. The third goal is to assemble
data on downtime to be used in loss modeling. |
| Role
of this project in supporting PEER’s vision |
| The
UC Science Testbed demonstrates the full range of the PEER methodology
- from the assessment of structural and nonstructural losses to the estimates
of cost and downtime. |
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Figure 27: Sample Lab #2, Examples of Critical Items
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| Methodology
employed |
This
project is focused on database development and calibration of loss
models. |
| Brief
description of past year’s accomplishments and more detail on
expected Year 6 accomplishments |
In
year 5, detailed building contents data was provided to Makris and
Hutchinson for shake table tests, and to Beck and Porter for a first
round of probabilistic loss modeling.
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| Other
similar work being conducted within and outside PEER and how this project
differs |
| Several
professional engineers are attempting to provide design services for
non-structural anchoring, but none are actually testing building contents.
Miranda is looking at building nonstructural elements in the Van Nuys
Testbed, but not contents. |
| Plans
for Year 7 if this project is expected to be continued |
| If
the project is continued, it would be to look at the impacts of detailed
building performance assessment on the loss estimates for a campus
of buildings. |
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Figure 25: Sample Lab #2, 3-Dimensional Diagram
with
Photos (a)
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| Describe
any instances where you are aware that your results have been used
in industry |
| I
have been asked to advise UCSF and Genentech on the anchoring equipment
in their labs, and I am consulting with a major Art Museum on Performance
based design. |
| Expected
milestones |
Completion
of the Testbed Report for the 2004 Annual Meeting.
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| Deliverables |
Data
to other researchers and the final Testbed report.
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