Remote Parallel Pseudo-Dynamic Testings Using Internet on Base Isolated Bridge

인터넷을 이용한 원격병렬 유사동적실험 : 면진교량에 대하여

This paper presents a numerical simulation study for remote parallel pseudo-dynamic testings using Internet. In this testing method, experimental facilities located at different places can be parallelly used for testing a large-scale structure with many components subjected to severe nonlinear behavior. Example analysis is carried out on a base- isolated bridge for earthquake loading. The results indicate that the time required for data communication between two facilities located 250km apart through Internet for t 000 time steps is about 20 minutes, which is fairly equivalent to the time required for pseudo-dynamic testing. This testing method can be more powerful, as the data transmitting technique through Internet improves.