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ENGLEKIRK STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING CENTER
at UC San Diego
NHERI "NSF" UCSD Structural Engineering
UCSD Structural Engineering

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  • Displacements along X/Y/Z axes: ±0.89 / ±0.38 / ±0.13 m
  • Peak velocities along X/Y/Z axes: 3.0 / 2.0 / 0.5 m/s
  • Peak accelerations along X/Y/Z axes: 3.7 / 1.85 / {-3.4, +11.9} g
  • Force capacity along X/Y/Z axes: 6.8 / 3.4 / {-4.3, +22.9} MN
  • Vertical payload capacity: 20 MN
  • Frequency bandwidth: 0-33 Hz

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