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000019136 04107 $$aeng
000019136 046__ $$k2017-01-09
000019136 100__ $$aKonstantinidis, Dimitrios
000019136 24500 $$aShake Table Study on the Seismic Response of Medical Equipment on Wheels/Casters

000019136 24630 $$n16.$$pProceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000019136 520__ $$2eng$$aThis paper presents an experimental investigation on the seismic response of medical equipment supported on wheels and casters. The test specimen was a large ultrasound machine, commonly found in hospitals. An extensive shake table testing program was carried out to understand and quantify the behavior of the equipment. The input signals for the shake table tests included floor motions of a four-story steel braced-frame hospital designed to satisfy seismic requirements of a site in the Los Angeles area. The results of the shake table tests reported in this paper include the seismic performance of the equipment under both unlocked and locked conditions, located on various floor levels of the building. It was observed that engaging the casters’ locking mechanism does not necessarily decrease the relative displacement. The displacement response was sensitive to the excitation intensity and the orientation of the equipment with respect to the input excitation.

000019136 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000019136 653__ $$amedical equipment, nonstructural components, hospital, shake table testing

000019136 7112_ $$a16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cSantiago (CL)$$d2017-01-09 / 2017-01-13$$gWCEE16
000019136 720__ $$aKonstantinidis, Dimitrios$$iNikfar, Farzad
000019136 8560_ $$ffischerc@itam.cas.cz
000019136 8564_ $$s3460828$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/19136/files/2924.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on USB, paper 2924.
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000019136 980__ $$aPAPER