National Center for

Seismic Risk Reduction

NATIONAL CENTER FOR SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION ROMANIA NATIONAL CENTER FOR SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION ROMANIA
Japan
International
Cooperation
Agency
NATIONAL CENTER FOR SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION, ROMANIA NATIONAL CENTER FOR SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION, ROMANIA
Viorel Popa
1)
& Drago Coofan
1)
1)
National Center for Seismic Risk Reduction &
Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
Division I Division I STRUCTURAL TESTING LABORATORY STRUCTURAL TESTING LABORATORY
REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS
STRUCTURAL TESTING EQUIPMENT STRUCTURAL TESTING EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL WORK EXPERIMENTAL WORK EXPERIMENTAL WORK EXPERIMENTAL WORK
REACTION FRAME REACTION FRAME
RETROFFITING RETROFFITING FRP JACKETING FRP JACKETING REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS
BASIC TEST SETUP BASIC TEST SETUP
The structural testing equipment was installed at UTCB in The structural testing equipment was installed at UTCB in
2004. It consists of a reaction frame and digital controlled 2004. It consists of a reaction frame and digital controlled
loading and data acquisition systems. loading and data acquisition systems.
Thi i t b d t f th f ll i Thi i t b d t f th f ll i
7
.6
0
m
9.70 m
2
0
0
t
100t
200mm 200mm

1
0
0
m
m
200mm
100t
200mm
Force - Displacement
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Displacement (mm)
Force ( tonf)
RETROFITTING RETROFITTING RC JACKETING RC JACKETING UNBONDED BRACES UNBONDED BRACES
0
100
200
300
This equipment can be used to perform the following This equipment can be used to perform the following
types of structural tests: types of structural tests:
--Bending with shear for beam type elements Bending with shear for beam type elements
--Axial force for brace type elements Axial force for brace type elements
-- Bending with shear and axial force for columns, walls Bending with shear and axial force for columns, walls
and portal frames and portal frames
--Bending and shear for frames joints Bending and shear for frames joints
Reaction frame capacity (max. specimen sizes) Reaction frame capacity (max. specimen sizes)
--Height 2.50m Height 2.50m
--Length 3,00m Length 3,00m
--Weight 7,0t Weight 7,0t
-300
-200
-100
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
LOAD CONTROL & MEASUREMENT LOAD CONTROL & MEASUREMENT
Technical University of Civil
Engineering Bucharest (UTCB)
PARTNERS PARTNERS & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION
MASONRY WALLS MASONRY WALLS
POST POST- -INSTALLED ANCHORS INSTALLED ANCHORS
Engineering Bucharest, (UTCB),
Romania
National Institute for Research and
Development in Construction and
Construction Economics
(INCERC), Romania
National Institute for Land,
Infrastructure and Management,
(NILIM), Japan
Building Research Institute
(BRI), Japan