Interpretation and Design Implications of Test Results of the U.S.-Japan Full-Scale Steel Building

作为美日合作研究计划的一部分，全尺寸六层钢结构的测试现在已经完成。这一合作项目包括全尺寸结构的拟动力试验，以及几个协调支撑试验和对建筑物的部件和模型的分析。多项支援研究仍在进行中。该项目将深入调查、分析、评估和报告足尺结构的试验结果。根据当前的设计实践，特别是从美国的角度对结果进行调查。将在研究开始后6个月内编写一份中期报告，以迅速公布一般测试结果和结论。最后将编写一份更详细的最终报告。这份报告将涵盖整体建筑反应和个别成员的行为。第三份报告将从钢结构建筑抗震设计的实用角度包含研究的设计影响，这将是参与这一合作计划的所有研究人员的共识报告。

As part of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program, the testing of the full-scale six-story steel structure has now been completed. This cooperative program included pseudo-dynamic tests of the full-scale structure, as well as several coordinated support tests and an analysis of components and models of the building. A number of the support studies are still in progress. This project will thoroughly investigate, analyze, evaluate, and report the results of tests of the full-scale structure. The results are investigated in light of current design practice, especially from a U.S. perspective. An interim report will be prepared within 6 months of the start of the study to quickly disseminate general test results and conclusions. A more detailed final report will be prepared at the end. This report will cover overall building response and the individual member behavior. A third report will contain design implications of the study from a practical standpoint of seismic design of steel buildings, which will be a consensus report from all the investigators involved in this cooperative program.