Development of a Real-Time Hybrid Seismic Testing National Facility for Non-Structural Components and Upgrade of the University at Buffalo NEES Node

该奖项为纽约的州立大学和布法罗大学（UB）提供资金，用于在乔治E.小布朗地震工程模拟网络（NEES）UB实时混合地震测试设施，将由NEES联盟公司运营，2005 - 2014财政年度作为国家共享使用设施。 该设备将与UB NEES设施中9.1米高、12米宽的反应墙、12米宽、24米厚的坚固地板以及大量动态/地震传感器一起使用。 设备能力的选择是基于对过去地震期间选定建筑物中观察到的运动的研究。 该设备将通过NEES联盟公司提供给地震工程研究界，UB NEES设施。 该奖项由NSF NEES重大研究设备和设施建设（MREFC）项目资助，是国家地震灾害减少计划（NEHRP）的组成部分

This award provides funding to the State University of New York, University at Buffalo (UB) to acquire three 22 kip, hydraulic dynamic actuators (each with a stroke of +/- 1 meter, velocity of +/-2.5 meters/second, and acceleration of +/- 3 g's) and a one-story test structure for nonstructural component testing at the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) UB real-time hybrid seismic testing facility that will be operated by NEES Consortium, Inc., as a national shared use facility during FY 2005 - FY 2014. This equipment will be used in conjunction with the 9.1-meter tall by 12-meter wide reaction wall, 12-meter by 24-meter strong floor, and the extensive array of dynamic/seismic sensors available at the UB NEES facility. The equipment capabilities were selected based on a study of motions observed in selected buildings during past earthquakes. This equipment will be available to the earthquake engineering research community through the NEES Consortium, Inc., UB NEES facility. This award is funded by the NSF NEES Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) project and is a component of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)