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A general approach to the definition and assessment of response errors in dynamic and pseudo-dynamic tests is presented. By use of complete measurements during the test, the characteristics of the experimental and the prototype system can be estimated by means of a linear ideal representation. This allows comparing quantitatively in terms of eigenfrequencies and damping ratios the experimental system and the prototype one. In the pseudo-dynamic test, the apparent effect of control errors is a modification of the linear-equivalent matrices of stiffness and damping which are identified from the experimental data. In the shaking-table test, the control errors may introduce spurious excitation that, if properly measured, can also be shown to modify the response characteristics.
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The work presented in this paper was funded by the European Commission through the SAFECONSTRUCT institutional action n. 32003 of the IPSC, JRC.
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Molina, F.J., Magonette, G., Pegon, P. (2010). Reliability Assessment in Pseudo-Dynamic and Dynamic Tests. In: Fardis, M. (eds) Advances in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8746-1_39
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