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

该合同将为纽约州立大学布法罗大学（UB）提供资金，用于购买三个22 kip的液压动力执行器（每个冲程为+/- 1米，速度为+/-2.5米/秒，加速度为+/- 3 g）和一个单层测试结构，用于在George E. Brown, Jr.地震工程模拟网络（NEES） UB实时混合地震测试设备进行非结构部件测试，该设备将由NEES财团公司运营。在2005 - 2014财政年度作为国家共享使用设施。该设备将与9.1米高、12米宽的反应墙、12米宽、24米强的地板以及UB NEES设施中广泛的动态/地震传感器阵列一起使用。设备性能的选择是基于对在过去地震中观察到的选定建筑物的运动的研究。该设备将通过NEES Consortium， Inc.， UB NEES设施提供给地震工程研究界。该奖项由NSF NEES重大研究设备和设施建设（MREFC）项目资助，是国家减少地震灾害计划（NEHRP）的一个组成部分。

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)