1. Analysis of Earthquake Proof House Manhasset Science Research

2. Need ► The 2008 Sichuan earthquake costs about $146.5 billion Murphy, 2009

3. Knowledge Base ► Stress and Strain, Drift Capacity Valsaraj, 2004 Heaton, 2009

4. Knowledge Base ► Yielding, Murphy, 2009 Kim, 2009

5. Literature Review ► Moehle, 2008, “Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames.” U.S. Department of Commerce. Moehle, 2008

6. Literature Review ► Stewart, 2006, “ Input Ground motions for tall buildings with subterranean levels.” University of California. Stewart, 2006

7. Purpose ► The purpose of this experiment is to provide an alternative, performance based approach for seismic design and the analysis of tall buildings.

8. Engineering Goals ► The different infrastructures designs will have a much higher resistance against a simple frame structure.

9. Protocols ► Fixed Base (Control) ► Pinned Base ► “Grade- Beams” extended to adjacent moment frame column bases (Ex. Reinforced concrete adjacent to the original frame) ► base supported by springs for a flexible foundation.

10. Do-ability VendorOrder NumberQuantityDescriptionPrice Kelvin8408801Earthquake Machine$395 Kelvin8419751 Data Collection Interface$345 Kelvin2807248Aluminum$79.60 Kelvin9701755Balsa Wood$99.75 Special VendorsPhone NumberAddressFax NumberTotal Kelvin1-800-535-8469 280 Adams Blvd., Farmingdale, NY 117351-800-756-1025$919.35

11. Structural Analysis 1/group Fixed Base (Control) Pinned Base “Grade- Beams” extended to adjacent moment frame column bases Spring- supported foundation 20 second durations of different magnitudes on the shake table; analyze any structural failure and permanent yielding. Statistical analysis using One-Way ANOVA followed by a Scheffe post hoc test to see if there is a significant difference between the proposed designs and the traditional design

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