DATASET: Test Results from Shake Table Tests of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Grade 60 or 100 (420 or 690) Reinforcement

Abstract

This dataset reports the acceleration and displacement data collected during tests of two reinforced concrete frames that differed in one way: the longitudinal bars were Grade 60 (420) in C1 and Grade 100 (690) in H1. The frames were placed side-by-side on the NCREE shake table in Taipei, Taiwan, and subjected to 16 earthquake simulations. Details of the specimens and ground motions are reported in references [1] and [2], along with inferences made by the authors.

This dataset includes one image file (“Instrument Locations”), which shows the locations and IDs of the instruments used during testing, and 39 excel files. The excel file named “Description of Runs” identifies the excitation type associated with each of the 38 runs, which include low-amplitude excitation recorded to determine dynamic properties before and after each earthquake simulation. Excel files named “Run 1” to “Run 38” each contain the recorded displacement (mm) and acceleration (g) data versus time.

References: [1] Chin, C.-H., Cheng, M.-Y., Lepage, A., & Lequesne, R. D., (2024). Shake Table Tests to Compare the Seismic Response of Concrete Frames with Conventional and High-Strength Reinforcement. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 53(1), 89-115. doi: 10.1002/eqe.4008

[2] Chin, C.-H., (2022). Shaking Table Test of RC Column Using High-Strength Flexural Reinforcement Under Low Axial Load. M.S. Thesis, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 175 pp. (In Chinese)