Full-Scale Shake Table Test Damage Data Collection Using Terrestrial Laser-Scanning Techniques

Mohammad Aghababaei

doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002905

Full-Scale Shake Table Test Damage Data Collection Using Terrestrial Laser-Scanning Techniques

2021-03-01

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Mohammad Aghababaei *

DOI：10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002905

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This paper presents the use of modern survey techniques, particularly light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scanning, to collect time-sensitive information before and after shake table experiments. Two full-scale, three-story residential buildings were tested simultaneously on the largest shake table in the world. The focus of this study is on the use of LiDAR to document observations during these tests. The challenges experienced during this study prompted the development of a formalized survey procedure using LiDAR scanning techniques, which can be used by other researchers when planning to collect such time-sensitive data from similar experimental programs. In this paper, damage assessment through visual inspection, which is commonly performed during full-scale tests, is compared to postexperiment assessments using postprocessed LiDAR-derived point clouds. Various examples of damage to structural and nonstructural components, including columns, bracing, partition walls, and facades, are illustrated through postshaking visual inspections as well as LiDAR-derived point clouds. The feasibility of making accurate measurements using LiDAR point clouds, and automatically detecting damage using the point-to-point cloud comparison, is presented. Finally, the relationship between observations through traditional instruments (e.g., accelerometers and laser meters) and LiDAR is discussed. In one example, the measurements from eight laser meters around the buildings are used to validate the measurements obtained using LiDAR point clouds. It is concluded that observations through LiDAR are complementary to those from traditional instruments, while permanent/residual displacements after the tests can be measured from both traditional and modern instruments. (C) 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Damage

Full-scale shake table tests

Terrestrial laser scanning

Light detection and ranging (LiDAR)

Wood buildings

Full-Scale Shake Table Test Damage Data Collection Using Terrestrial Laser-Scanning Techniques

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