Behavior of a 6-Story Office Building Under Moderate Seismicity

该项目是北卡罗来纳州立大学、内布拉斯加州大学和Leap Associates，Inc.作为PRESS第二阶段协调研究计划的一部分，该计划旨在调查美国东部和中部典型的预制混凝土系统的地震行为。这项研究的目标建筑是位于中低地震活动区的低层预制混凝土结构。研究任务将分以下几个阶段进行：系统分析、板连接试验研究、框架连接试验研究和系统设计方面(生产和施工)。该项目将把重点放在系统上，而不是局限于孤立的细节，以便最终产品可以容易地应用于工业需求。

This project is a joint effort between the North Carolina State University, the University of Nebraska, and LEAP Associates, Inc., as part of the PRESSS Phase II Coordinated Research Program to investigate the seismic behavior of precast concrete systems typical of the eastern and central United States. Buildings targeted by this study are low-rise precast concrete structures in zones of low to moderate seismicity. Research tasks will be conducted in the following stages: system analysis, experimental investigation of panel connections, experimental investigation of frame connections, and system design aspects (production and construction). The project will focus on systems rather than being limited to isolated details in order that the end product may be readily applied to the needs of industry.