Seismic Performance Data for Rocking Plasterboard Walls from Full-Scale Tests

Rajesh Kumar Shrestha's dataset contains experimental results from full-scale shake table tests on rocking plasterboard partition walls. The data includes measured peak rocking displacements, inter-storey drifts up to 2.12%, floor accelerations up to 0.97 g, and derived dynamic characteristics like natural frequencies and damping ratios. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-11.

Use Cases

• Validate theoretical predictions of rocking displacement based on measured peak displacements and drift demands.
• Compare seismic resilience of different wall configurations (planar, L-shaped, T-shaped) based on reported damage states.
• Analyze out-of-plane acceleration amplification factors ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 for partition wall design.
• Model dynamic characteristics of wall systems using provided natural frequency and damping ratio data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from full-scale, three-storey steel frame building tests, providing realistic structural interaction.
• Includes specific performance metrics: walls accommodated peak inter-storey drifts of 2.12% and peak floor accelerations of 0.97 g.
• Reports quantified dynamic properties: natural frequencies from 7.79 Hz to 13.22 Hz and damping ratios from 1% to 6%.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small at 667.4 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Rajesh Kumar Shrestha via figshare

Collection Method

Experimental data from full-scale shake table tests on a three-storey steel frame.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 11:55:46; freshness should be verified.