Thybar Carrier Shaker Table Testing

A seismic qualification test series was performed by The University at Buffalo's (UB) Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL) for Thybar Corporation (Thybar). The Units Under Test (UUTs) consisted of four rooftop units mounted on four Thybar roof curbs. All four UUTs were mounted to a shake table and tested simultaneously. The main objective of the tests was to qualify for seismic performance under the 2006 International Building Code per ICC ES AC156 (2007) test protocol.

Based on the observed results of the tests reported herein, all four UUTs passed the seismic qualification requirements for a nonstructural component with an Importance Factor IP = 1.5 to a maximum spectral acceleration of 3.20g per Section 6.7.2 of ICC ES AC156 (2007).

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Thybar
• Seismic
• Testing
• Earthquake
• Roof Curb
• Shake Table
• International Building Code