Shaking table testing of a U-shaped plan building model

In this paper, the dynamic response of a very complex structure which has U -shaped floors and specially shaped slant columns is described. Shaking tab le tests of a scale model of the building were carried out to verify the sa fety of the structure and to confirm the results of a finite element analys is of the building. The elastic finite element analysis was done with the h elp of Super-SAP 93, a well-known structural analysis program. From the sha king table test and the finite element analysis, the dynamic characteristic s of the building and its maximum responses were evaluated. In the elastic region, the analytical results were in good agreement with the test results . At the end of this paper, some suggestions are given for engineering desi gn of this type of structures.