Multi-axis Substructure Testing System for Hybrid Simulation

• Main Authors: Al-Mahaidi, Riadh (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Hashemi, M. Javad (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kalfat, Robin (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Burnett, Graeme (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wilson, John (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Structural Mechanics ,
• Subjects: Engineering geology.; Engineering-Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Geotechnical engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Solid Mechanics.

This book describes the multi-axis substructure testing (MAST) system, a simulator developed at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, which provides state-of-the-art technology for large-scale hybrid testing of structures under realistic scenarios depicting extreme events. The book also dem...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background
• State-of-the-Art System for Hybrid Simulation
• Application of the MAST System for Collapse Experiments
• Closure.