International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE)
Abstract
The present paper focuses on the research activities, namely networking activities and pseudo-dynamic test projects, being carried out at the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC), as part of the Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies (SERIES) project financed by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission. The SERIES networking activities aim at providing both off-line access to data by means of a distributed database and on-line access by means of telepresence implementation that allows virtual access to test equipments. The experimental test campaigns are part of SERIES transnational access activities. Ongoing projects at the reaction wall facility of ELSA are: the seismic retrofit of a four-storey reinforced concrete wall with shear walls, the design of a new steel-concrete composite eccentric braced frame with easily replaceable dissipaters, and the seismic assessment and retrofit of a multi-span reinforced concrete bridge.JRC.G.5 - European laboratory for structural assessmen
