2023 Volume 29 Issue 71 Pages 198-203
This is a study by a shaking table experiment of an expansion joint that can follow the movement of two seismic isolated buildings. The response wave of the building is used for the input waveform. The movements of the two buildings were reproduced by using two shaking tables. We investigated the combination of building natural periods in which the movement between buildings is the most intense. We used a wheelchair to check the behavior of the person who was on the expansion joint. We compared the moved distance and acceleration of the wheelchair to see if the risk increased.
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