1. HBM04 Photographic Chronology 8/10/2010 Supported by the NSF under Grant No. CMMI-0830331 through NEES. Participants include the University of California, Berkeley (lead institution), University of Buffalo-SUNY, University of California, Davis, University of California, San Diego, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and the Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering. This project utilizes the NEES equipment site at the University of California, Davis. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. H. B. MASON, N. W. TROMBETTA, S. M. GILLE, J. N. LUND, J. D. ZUPAN, K. C. JONES, H. PUANGNAK, C. BOLISETTI, J. D. BRAY, T. C. HUTCHINSON, G. L. FIEGEL, B. L. KUTTER, A. S. WHITTAKER

2. Note: Click on the icons to see the pictures Model Construction Rack/Prep for the arm

3. Date: June 23, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Determining the placement of the cross frames for the rack. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

4. Date: June 24, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Location of the angle brackets attached to the cross frames. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

5. Date: June 24, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Placing an LP holder for C2 of the North structure Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

6. Date: June 24, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: LP holder locations for the south structure. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

7. Date: June 24, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Spray painting the rack components black to reduce glare from the cameras during testing. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

8. Date: June 24, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Rack components assembled and ready for instrumentation. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

9. Date: June 25, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Soil LPs on the west side of the box. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

10. Date: June 25, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: LP measuring the relative displacement between the shear wall and the south structure. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

11. Date: June 25, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Rack with LPs installed. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

12. Date: June 30, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Organizing the strain gages into the strain gage boxes. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

13. Date: June 30, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Installing the strain gages into the boxes and checking their resistances to determine their quality. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

14. Date: June 30, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Strain gage box locations on the west side of the box. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

15. Date: June 30, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Securing loose wires to the top of the box to prepare the model for the trip down to the centrifuge arm. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

16. Date: June 30, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Transporting the model to the centrifuge arm with the forklift. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

17. Date: June 30, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Preparing to weigh the model before placing it on the centrifuge arm. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction

18. Date: June 30, 2010 Location: UC Davis Description: Lifting the model into the centrifuge arm. Back Rack/Prep for the arm Model Construction