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Report - PEER - University of California, Berkeley

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having a variety <strong>of</strong> gauge lengths. Furthermore, many strain gauges were glued onthe beam flanges and webs in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> beam-to-column connections as well ason the anchor bolts at the column bases. A total <strong>of</strong> 283 data channels were connectedto the measuring system.5.1 Overall Behavior5. TEST RESULTSForce (kN)Force (kN)500500-0.04 0.04-0.04 0.04Story Drift Angle(rad)Story Drift Angle(rad)-500North(1-Story)-500South(1-Story)Force (kN)(a)Force (kN)(b)500500-0.04 0.04-0.04 0.04Story Drift Angle(rad)Story Drift Angle(rad)-500North(2-Story)-500South(2-Story)(c)(d)Figure 5. Story shear versus story drift angle relationships: (a) first story innorth plane; (b) first story in south plane; (c) second story in north plane;(d) second story in south plane.Figure 5 shows the story shear versus story displacement relationships. Therelationships are presented with respect to the story (the first and second stories) andplane (the “North” and “South” planes). The story shear force was the load appliedby the jack placed in the concerned plane. In the relationships, those obtained from274

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