Test #

Name

Shape

b/t or D/t

L/r

Loading Protocol

Speed

Comments

1

HQ4

HSS 4X4X1/4

14.2

79

Far-Field

Slow

Reinforced Net Section

2

HQ6

HSS 4X4X1/4

14.2

79

Near-Fault (Compression)

Slow

"

3

HQ5

HSS 4X4X1/4

14.2

79

Far-Field

EQ Rate

"

4

HT1

HSS 4X4X3/8

8.46

81

Far-Field

Slow

"

5

HT2

HSS 4X4X3/8

8.46

81

Far-Field

EQ Rate

"

6

PT1

PIPE 3STD

16.2

103

Far-Field

Slow

 Reinforced

7

PT3

PIPE 3STD

16.2

103

Far-Field

Slow

Not Reinforced

8

PT4

PIPE 3STD

16.2

103

Near-Fault (Tension)

EQ Rate*

 Not Reinforced

9

PT2

PIPE 3STD

16.2

103

Near-Fault (Tension)

EQ Rate*

Reinforced

10

PF4

PIPE 5STD

21.6

63

Near-Fault (Tension)

EQ Rate*

 Not Reinforced

11

PF1

PIPE 5STD

21.6

63

Near-Fault (Tension)

EQ Rate*

Reinforced

12

PF3

PIPE 5STD

21.6

63

Far-Field

Slow

 Not Reinforced

13

PF2

PIPE 5STD

21.6

63

Far-Field

Slow

Reinforced

14

W3

W12X16

7.5#

155#

Near-Fault (Compression)

Slow

---

15

W2

W12X16

7.5#

155#

Far-Field

Slow

---

16

W1

W12X16

7.5#

155#

Near-Fault (Tension)

EQ Rate*

---

17

HQ2

HSS 4X4X1/4

14.2

79

Far-Field

Slow

Concrete Filled

18

HQ3

HSS 4X4X1/4

14.2

79

Near-Fault (Compression)

Slow

Concrete Filled

19

HQ1

HSS 4X4X1/4

14.2

79

Far-Field

Slow

Middle of Brace Reinforced

*Only first pull was done at the EQ rate; #not permissible under current AISC seismic (2005) provisions

 

The calendar below shows the test dates:

 

October 2005

 

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

 

 

 

Test 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSS4x4x1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow-Rate

 

 

 

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

 

 

 

 

Test 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSS4x4x1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Near-Fault (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow-Rate

 

 

23 / 30

24 / 31

25

26

27

28

29

 

 

Test 3

 

Test 4

 

 

 

 

HSS4x4x1/4

 

HSS4x4x3/8

 

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

Far-Field

 

 

 

 

EQ-Rate

 

Slow-Rate

 

 

 

November 2005

 

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

 

 

Test 5

 

 

Test 6 – Pipe3

 

 

 

HSS4x4x3/8

 

 

Reinforced

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

 

Far-Field

 

 

 

EQ-Rate

 

 

Slow-Rate

 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

 

 

Test 7 – Pipe3

 

Test 8 – Pipe3

 

 

 

 

UnReinforced

 

UnReinforced

 

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

Near-Fault (T)

 

 

 

 

Slow-Rate

 

EQ-Rate*

 

 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

 

Test 9 – Pipe3

 

Test 10 – Pipe5

 

Test 11 – Pipe5

 

 

Reinforced

 

UnReinforced

 

UnReinforced

 

 

Near-Fault (T)

 

Near-Fault (T)

 

Near-Fault (T)

 

 

EQ-Rate*

 

EQ-Rate*

 

EQ-Rate*

 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

 

 

Test 12 – Pipe5

 

 

 

 

 

 

UnReinforced

 

 

 

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow-Rate

 

 

 

 

27

28

29

30

 

 

 

 

Test 13 – Pipe5

 

Test 14 – W12

 

 

 

 

Reinforced

 

Near-Fault (C)

 

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

Slow-Rate

 

 

 

 

Slow-Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2005

 

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

Test 15 – W12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow-Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

 

Test 16 – W12

 

 

Test 17

 

 

 

Near-Fault (T)

 

 

HSS4x4x1/4

 

 

 

EQ-Rate*

 

 

Concrete Filled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Far-Field

 

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

 

Test 18

 

Test 19

 

 

 

 

HSS4x4x1/4

 

HSS4x4x1/4

 

 

 

 

Concrete Filled

 

Middle Reinf.

 

 

 

 

Near-Fault (C)

 

Far-Field

 

 

 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31