Forced vibration test of the Hualien large scale SSI model

A Large-Scale Seismic Test (LSST) Program has been conducted at Hualien, Taiwan (Tang et al., 1991), to obtain earthquake-induced soil-structure interaction (SSI) data in a stiff soil site environment The Hualien program is a follow on of the Lotung program which is of soft soil site. Forced vibration tests of the Hualien 1/4-scale containment SSI test model were conducted in October, 1992 before backfill (without embedment) and in February, 1993 after backfill (with embedment) for the purpose of defining basic dynamic characteristics of the soil-structure system. Two horizontal directions excitation (NS, EW) are applied on the roof floor and on the basemat. Vertical excitation is applied on the basemat only. This paper describes the results of the forced vibration tests of the model without embedment. (author)