Previous studies on the overturning of rocking structures subjected to earthquake motions have focused on the development of numerical tools to estimate dynamic response.  These tools can be used successfully to estimate the response of a rocking structure but only after systematic calibration against experimental results from tests designed to reproduce accurately the conditions of interest. 

This dataset contains data from 312 earthquake simulations on rocking blocks with various aspect ratios and sizes. The input motions were modeled after six different components of ground motions measured in Japan (Kobe), California USA (Northridge, Chalfant Valley, Mammoth Lakes, Imperial Valley), and Turkey (Duzce).

The test setups were instrumented using two accelerometers, an LVDT, and a set of Optotrak optical markers which measured movement in three dimensions. In addition, a high-speed camera was used to record many tests.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Klaboe, K.; Pujol, S.; Laughery, L. A. (2017). Stability of Rocking Structures. Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/R7FB513S

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1. Civil Engineering
2. Civil Engineering (Dept)
3. concrete block
4. datacenterhub
5. Design
6. dynamic scheduling
7. earthquake
8. earthquake simulation
9. energy stability
10. overturn
11. rocking
12. rocking structure

This dataset was compiled on 2016-10-18 by Kari Klaboe and Lucas Laughery in the datacenterhub. Its original location is at https://datacenterhub.org/resources/14255. This dataset was imported to PURR for preservation and long-term access in summer 2017.