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>> Monotonic and cyclic tests were carried out on wall panel specimens in different configurations
(wall specimens with and without openings, different connection layouts) to establish their
lateral resistance and stiffness
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ground floor panel |
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Intermediate storey,
floor slab with lower
wall panel |
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Intermediate storey,
floor slab with upper
wall panel |
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Ground floor panel
with opening |
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>> In June and July 2006, a three-storey house with 7x7m in plan was tested on the shaking table
of the National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention in Tsukuba, Japan.
The SOFIE building survived catastrophical earthquakes in intensities even higher than the real
quakes.
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Kobe |
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Nocera Umbra |
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