Model validation of a four-story base isolated building using measurements from seismic shake-table experiments

S. De, T. Yu, E. A. Johnson, S. F. Wojtkiewicz

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Abstract

The presence of uncertainties in real-life structures results in many mathematical models proposed to describe a structure's behavior. However, structural control design, lifetime prognosis, hazard analysis and so forth all require a model (or a set of models) that accurately predicts the response. Model falsification can be used to eliminate some of the incorrect models based on the philosophy that measurement data can only be used to reject a model instead of supporting one; however, it cannot judge the relative merits of retained (unfalsified) models. In contrast, Bayesian model class selection can be used to provide such relative judgments; however, it can be computationally intensive for complex models and can, in the end, choose as best a model that is itself invalid. This paper investigates a synergy of these two approaches to mitigate their respective shortcomings. The proposed model validation approach is illustrated using a four-story base-isolated reinforced concrete (RC) building that was tested in 2013 at Japan's E-Defense earthquake engineering research center by subjecting it to different earthquake excitations. The structure is an RC moment frame with structural walls in one corner to resist lateral loading. The isolation layer consists of several kinds of passive devices. The data from the 8 August 2013 tests are used to validate different model classes of the superstructure. The results demonstrate that the Occam's razor built in this validation approach prefers models with fewer parameters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018, NCEE 2018
Subtitle of host publicationIntegrating Science, Engineering, and Policy
PublisherEarthquake Engineering Research Institute
Pages1789-1793
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781510873254
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018: Integrating Science, Engineering, and Policy, NCEE 2018 - Los Angeles, United States
Duration: Jun 25 2018Jun 29 2018

Publication series

Name11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018, NCEE 2018: Integrating Science, Engineering, and Policy
Volume3

Conference

Conference11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018: Integrating Science, Engineering, and Policy, NCEE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period6/25/186/29/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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