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• Year:Ìý2018-2019
• Industry Partners:ÌýPrescient Co. Inc., J. R. Harris & Co.,
• CIEST Personnel: Adan Salvador Camacho, Aldrich Valerian, Brice Lucero, Kent Polkinghorne, and company
• Primary Investigator:ÌýProf. Brad Wham
• Summary:ÌýProject included development of a bi-directional loading system to apply simultaneous axial and lateral loading to 6 in. (15.2 cm) diameter columns and splice connections. Nearly 60 full-scale tests were conducted to support evaluation of a new structural building system for seismic applications. Accredited testing performedÌýto ISO/IEC 17025 standard following protocols provided by FEMA 461.

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