Maximum response evaluation of traditional wooden houses based on microtremor measurements

Abstract

The objective of this study is to propose the maximum response deformation evaluation method of traditional wooden houses based on microtremor measurements and the amplitude dependency of natural frequency of houses. The equation of the amplitude dependencyof natural frequency is based on the results of seismic observation of wooden houses, shaking table tests and static lateral loading tests of wooden frame specimens. To confirm the accuracy of the proposed evaluation method, the maximum response deformation angle onthe first story of the full scale specimens of shaking table test is evaluated.