Open AccessSimulated earthquake test of a timber house
Author(s) -
W. J. Tracey
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.2.3.289-294
Subject(s) - test (biology) , forensic engineering , product (mathematics) , engineering , geology , seismology , civil engineering , mathematics , paleontology , geometry
As their product is being erected in many areas prone to earthquake, a New Zealand building company decided to investigate the effect of earthquakes on one of their units constructed at Rotorua. Recommendations which had been made by the D.S.I.R. on the nature of the tests were followed but were extended to give
a more comprehensive set of tests.