Structural Monitoring and Maintenance

Volume 11, Number 3, 2024, pages 173-185

DOI: 10.12989/smm.2024.11.3.173

Full structure pseudo-dynamic test method and application based on OpenSees-OpenFresco-MTS

Zhen Tian, Yuan Cheng, Xuechong Ren and Mengmeng Yang

Abstract

Currently, the electro-hydraulic servo loading control system manufactured by MTS, OpenFresco hybrid test interface software and OpenSees finite element software are widely used in structure laboratories to carry out hybrid test, but there is no relevant public information about full structure pseudo-dynamic test based on the above software and hardware. In order to study the feasibility of using the above software and hardware to carry out full structure pseudo-dynamic test, the full structure pseudo-dynamic virtual experiments of a single degree of freedom (SDOF) structure and a two degrees of freedom (2DOFs) structure are carried out based on the MTS 793 Demo Mode, and the results are respectively compared with the finite element analysis method. The results show that the finite element analysis results and full structure pseudo-dynamic virtual experiment results are highly consistent, which verifies the feasibility of carrying out the full structure pseudo-dynamic test based on the above software and hardware. Then, a three story steel frame full structure pseudo-dynamic test is conducted, and the smooth implementation of full structure pseudo-dynamic test of the three story steel frame further verifies the reliability of this testing method. The implementation method of carrying out the full structure pseudo-dynamic tests are introduced in detail, which can provide some reference for relevant research.

Key Words

full structure pseudo-dynamic test; MTS 793; OpenFresco; OpenSees; three story steel frame

Address

Zhen Tian, Yuan Cheng, Xuechong Ren and Mengmeng Yang: National center for materials service safety, University of science and technology Beijing, China University of science and technology Beijing innovation arena, Shahe Town, Changping District, Beijing, China