Implementation of a Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing (MAST) laboratory system

Arturo Schultz, Catherine French, Jerry Hajjar, Carol Shield, Douglas Ernie, Robert Dexter, David Du, Paul Bergson, Craig Polley, Drew Daugherty

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Abstract

The implementation of the University of Minnesota Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing (MAST) system, in a new laboratory on the Minneapolis campus was discussed. The MAST system enables multi-axial cyclic static tests of large-scale tests of large-scale structural subassemblage. The six-degree-of-freedom control technology employed by the MAST system advances the technology by allowing the experimental simulation of complex states of deformation and load through its multi-axial capabilities. It is suggested that MAST facility will fit into an integrated data-centric approach for experimentation, computation, theory, databases and model-based simulations facilitated through the Network for Earthquake Engineering (NEES) System Integration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages177-178
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 2003
Event2003 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress and Exposition: Engineering Smarter - Seattle, WA, United States
Duration: May 29 2003May 31 2003

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Other2003 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress and Exposition: Engineering Smarter
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle, WA
Period5/29/035/31/03

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