Seismic Response of Rocking Precast Concrete Cladding in a Full-Scale Building

Experimental data from the RObust BUilding SysTem (ROBUST) project assesses the seismic performance of rocking precast concrete cladding panels. The dataset contains results from a full-scale, three-storey steel frame building subjected to unidirectional and bidirectional ground motions, inducing peak inter-storey drift ratios up to 1.71% and peak floor accelerations up to 0.95 g. Author Rajesh Kumar Shrestha published the findings on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the seismic performance of rocking cladding systems based on recorded peak rocking displacements and acceleration amplification factors.
• Correlating physical damage severity in cladding and sealant with measured inter-storey drift ratios.
• Identifying vibration modes and frequencies of cladding systems installed on multi-storey buildings.
• Validating numerical simulations of precast concrete cladding under bidirectional dynamic loading.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a full-scale, three-storey building specimen, providing realistic structural response.
• Experimental programme subjected the system to bidirectional ground motions, capturing complex loading conditions.
• Results include specific performance metrics, such as a first damage observation at 0.51% drift and systems sustaining up to 1% drift without damage.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
• The dataset is small at 861.0 KB, indicating a limited scope of recorded variables or test repetitions.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Rajesh Kumar Shrestha.

Collection Method

Experimental programme on a full-scale building specimen as part of the ROBUST project.

Time Range

The experimental timeframe is not specified; dataset was published in April 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 10:40:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Geographic location of the experiment is not specified.