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http://dx.doi.org/10.5000/EESK.2018.22.7.369

Weight Drop Impact Tests of Earthquake-Proof Table  

Eom, Tae Sung (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dankook University)
Huh, Seok Jae (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dankook University)
Park, Tae Won (Seismic Retrofit and Remodeling Center, Dankook University)
Lee, Sang Hyun (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dankook University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea / v.22, no.7, 2018 , pp. 369-378 More about this Journal
Abstract
Full-scale seismic retrofit of old and deteriorated masonry buildings requires a lot of cost and time. In such buildings, installing an emergency evacuation space can be considered as an alternative. In this study, requirements of the earthquake-proof table used as an emergency evacuation space for buildings hit by earthquake are investigated. Load conditions required for the table, including the impact effects due to building debris drop, are explained. To investigate the impact effects in more detail, weight drop test is performed for an prototype earthquake-proof table. In the test, the weight of the falling object and free fall height were considered as the main test parameters. The results showed that the duration of impact is very short (0.0226~0.0779sec), and thus the impact forces increase to 15.8~45.2 times the weight of the falling object. Based on these results, design considerations and performance verification criteria of the earthquake-proof table as an emergency evacuation space are given.
Keywords
Weight drop test; Impact test; Earthquake-proof table; Seismic shelter; Seismic design;
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