Pseudodynamic Testing of Buildings Retrofitted with External Steel Reinforced Concrete Frames to Increase Lateral Strength for Earthquake Damage Prevention

Table 3

Summary of the test conditions for cyclic loading and pseudodynamic tests.

Specimen	Experimental method	Strengthening type	Clear span of columns (mm)	Earthquake levels for pseudodynamic test (gal)
C-RC	Cyclic loading	—	1,400	—
PD-RC	Pseudodynamic	—	1,400	El centro (NS): 250, 300
PD-WESRCF	Pseudodynamic	Welding	1,400	El centro (NS): 300, 400, 500
PD-BESRCF	Pseudodynamic	Bolting	1,400	El centro (NS): 300, 400, 500

C-RC: nonstrengthened control specimen for the cyclic loading test; PD-RC: nonstrengthened control specimen for the pseudodynamic test; PD-WESRCF: specimen strengthened using the welded ESRCF system for the pseudodynamic test; PD-BESRCF: specimen strengthened using the bolted ESRCF system for the pseudodynamic test; NS: north-south.