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The Multi-Axial Full-Scale Sub-Structured Testing and Simulation facility (MUST-SIM) is a state-of-the-art physical and analytical simulation environment capable of representing the inelastic seismic response of full-scale structure-foundation-soil systems. Three Load and Boundary Condition Boxes (LBCBs) provide full hybrid action-deformation control at each of their three contact points. An L-shaped prestressed concrete wall provides the reaction structure for testing of full scale sub-structures while a suite of advanced analysis software is available for analytical simulation. The paper describes four sets of simulations under investigation. These are an RC bridge and a steel building, at scales between 1:1 and 1:16. Early results using a new concept of integrated simulation combining analytical and experimental components are reported on complex structure-foundation-soil bridge systems.
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ELNASHAI, A.S. et al. (2006). THE MULTI-AXIAL FULL-SCALE SUB-STRUCTURED TESTING AND SIMULATION (MUST-SIM) FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN. In: Wasti, S.T., Ozcebe, G. (eds) Advances in Earthquake Engineering for Urban Risk Reduction. Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4571-9_16
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