Experimental Investigations of Earthquake Resistance of SORMAT Anchors

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Rubric:     Theoretical and experimental studies   
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Experts of the Research Center of Earthquake Engineering at the V.A.Kucherenko TsNIISK and F-EXPERT Co. based at the Institute of Facade Structures (IFBT GmbH - Leipzig, Germany) have performed the complex dynamic studies to assess the earthquake resistance of SORMAT anchor fittings. The paper presents the anchor dynamic test program and the methods allowing assessment of their behavior under earthquake effects with 7-9-point intensity. The tests of anchors were conducted in the laboratory at the Research Center of Earthquake Engineering and in IFBT (Institut fur Fassaden und Befestigungstechnik).