Reinforced Concrete Frame Building Response Comparison among Structural Analysis Tools Submitted: August 8th, 2014 REU Student: Operation Site: Project PI: REU Mentors: Jacob Gould, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Mehrdad Sasani, Associate Professor at Northeastern University Weslee Walton, Project Coordinator at University of Illinois Anahid Behrouzi, University of Illinois Graduate Student Abstract Hybrid simulation of structures typically involves analytically modelling the overall system and experimentally testing a limited number of subcomponents. This enables researchers to capture both the local and global behavior of individual elements and the structure. The Near Collapse Performance of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings (“RC Frames”) project being conducted at the University of Illinois NEES facility involves a complex OpenSees building model with three physical reinforced concrete specimens. The goal of the investigation detailed in this paper evaluates the potential of using SAP2000 and ZEUS-NL structural analysis platforms for the RC Frames analytical model, and more generally, the practicality of these programs in hybrid simulation projects with complex structural systems. These tools enable a level of visualization and user interactivity that make them attractive for the efficient creation of models. The primary objective was to investigate the consistency of results through these various structural analysis tools. Additional efforts were made to study the ease of use of each software package to help inform researchers on the functionalities and shortcomings that exist. KEYWORDS: Structural Analysis Software, Near-Collapse Performance, Existing Reinforced Concrete, Shear-Axial Failure, Column Shear Failure, Hybrid Simulation Page |1 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 2 LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................................................... 4 THEORY ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 METHODS & CONTRIBUTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 5 SAP2000 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................... 7 ZEUS NL RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................ 11 SAP2000 PRODUCT REVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 12 ZEUS NL PRODUCT REVIEW........................................................................................................................ 13 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................................. 15 FUTURE WORK............................................................................................................................................ 16 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 16 CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 16 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................... 17 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Page |2 INTRODUCTION Observations from experimental testing and in-field failures of various structures indicate that pre-1970’s reinforced concrete columns do not have adequate shear reinforcement to resist seismic loading (Liel, 2008). This problem has been addressed in modern structures through updates to various design codes, such as ACI318, that include provisions to improve ductility, and thus, the earthquake resistance of reinforced concrete buildings (Saadatmanesh et al., 1994). However, many buildings constructed before updates are still in use and pose a potential safety threat (Alaee and Karihaloo, 2003). Retrofit is necessary to ensure occupants well-being, additional research attention should be dedicated to investigating the seismic behavior of these older structures. Beyond understanding global performance of these buildings, it is important to study the response at the structural component level as single element failure does not necessarily result in a complete system collapse (Sasani et al., 2010). Therefore, a critical area of study involves determining which elements require retrofitting to avoid progressive collapse. At present, these topics are being investigated through the NEES Near Collapse Performance of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings (“RC Frames”) project. The effort led by Dr. Mehrdad Sasani of Northeastern University and his graduate student Justin Murray consist of hybrid tests of a prototype building subjected to an earthquake time history that results in extensive structural damage. The researchers are examining the behavior of a typical ten story office building designed in accordance with ACI318-63, pictured in Figure 1 and 2, after one or more of the structural columns have failed. The RC Frames project involved simulations where the overall structure is modelled in OpenSees and three columns are tested experimentally first at the one-tenth and then the full scale. These columns are located at A1 and B1 in Figure 1 on the first story and B1 on the second story. Figure 1. Portion of the floor plan Source. Murray, J. 2014 Page |3 Figure 2. AutoCAD representation of office building Over the course of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the University of Illinois’ George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) facility, there was a considerable opportunity to assist with experimental testing portion of the RC Frames project through sensor installation, calibration, and trouble-shooting as well as other test preparation tasks. The main research effort outside of this work was evaluating the potential of a variety of structural analysis software tools to be used in modelling full building systems for hybrid simulation, such as that shown in Figure 2. The RC Frames research team currently used a complex OpenSees model that required considerable experience and understanding to develop, besides the additional effort necessary to run this in parallel with the physical laboratory test. To address some of these challenges, there was an interest to explore other publicly or commercially available software options that would provide visualization and some level of user interactivity to assist in model development. In evaluating the options it was necessary to determine how results compare in each of the structural analysis platforms to determine consistency. To achieve these goals, models of the prototype RC Frames structure were developed, analyzed, and compared for Zeus-NL and SAP2000. Beyond side-by-side comparisons of analytical simulation results in OpenSees, Zeus-NL, and SAP2000, efforts were made to study the ease of use of each software package to summarize the unique functionalities that exist to support model development and shortcomings that may impede it. Page |4 LITERATURE REVIEW Over the past several decades, engineers and researchers have been putting a great deal of effort into understanding how pre-1970s reinforced concrete structures will behave under seismic loads (Henkhaus et al., 2013; Murray et al., 2013). Numerous simulations have been focused on various aspects of how reinforced concrete structures under seismic loadings will fail (Henkhaus et al., 2013; Murray et al., 2013). While much has been learned about failure modes that occur in reinforced concrete structures, these tests are often complicated in terms of their loading conditions and data acquisition, and it is difficult to address many of the research questions related to non-ductile design in an individual test program (Li et al., 2011; Zhou et al., 2013). Therefore, simulations have been broken up into smaller, more manageable sub-sets that allow data collection where each portion addresses a specific concern of the researcher. These test sub-sets include such concerns as loading distribution (Jiang, 2013), progressive collapse (Mirzaei et al., 2011), and retrofitting of the existing structure (Sasani et al., 2010). Analytical simulations have been developed that model a structure after initial damage has occurred and resulted in partial or complete column removal; this damage may be attributable to seismic load, explosions, or collisions and result in load redistribution (Levy and Salvadori, 1992) (Sasani et al., 2008). The results of these simulations have brought attention to how we design our structures (Abruzzo et al., 2006). Column failure can also lead to increases in bending moments, axial compression, and tension forces. This phenomenon is referred to as progressive collapse and can be seen in many different events such as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 where a central point of damage eventually led to almost complete collapse of the structure (Val et al., 2006). According to Sagiroglu and Sasani, column removal and subsequent load redistribution be easy to conceptualize, it can be difficult to simulate in a controlled lab setting. In the specific case of the RC Frames project, four years of extensive preparation was necessary for both the analytical model and experimental test to capture the behavior researchers wanted to examine. The ability to model collapse with respect to different failed elements is essential in furthering the capability of current structural analysis programs such as OpenSees, SAP2000, and Mastan2 that are used for new design and to evaluate existing structures. The objective of the RC Frames project, as a whole, is to further the ability to predict progressive collapse that results from column failure. The intended outcome is advanced models that allow engineers to take action to either retrofit susceptible structures or come up with designs that are not vulnerable to this type of failure (Sagiroglu and Sasani, 2014). While the ability to predict this failure is important, it is equally critical to understand effective methods to retrofit pre-1970s buildings to alleviate issues related to non-ductile structural systems (Alaee and Karihaloo, 2003). Numerous techniques, such as beam or column isolation, have been implemented to resolve these problems. However, current solutions are not regulated by any code (Gould et al., 2006). While there are guidelines that engineers can reference in designing and detailing retrofits, there is need for codes supported by laboratory Page |5 research and in-field testing that standardizes the way that the structures are retrofitted (Gould et al., 2006). THEORY The premise of hybrid simulation is that the overall structural system is modelled using a structural analysis software and a small sub-set of the structural components are physically tested (Schellenberg et al., 2008). In the case of an earthquake time-history hybrid-simulation a load step is applied to the analytical structure and the resultant forces and displacements at the nodes of the physically-modelled specimens become commands to the experimental load control. In turn, the feedback from the test specimen is utilized as the response of those elements in the model. In the case of the RC Frames project, the model has been constructed in OpenSees, and as mentioned earlier is quite complex with considerations for non-linear column behavior and a high level of element discretization that results in many thousands of nodes. This type of model becomes very time-intensive to prepare and requires extensive knowledge of the analysis program as it is completely text-based input. To increase efficiency and ease of both producing and trouble-shooting models, two structural analysis platforms with graphical user interfaces are investigated as substitutes for OpenSees in a complex hybrid simulation such as the RC Frames project; these include Zeus NL and SAP2000. The former is an open-source program from the University of Illinois Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center used by various academics around the world for earthquake engineering analyses, the latter is a tool that is used for similar purposes but is prevalent in the industry setting and has a wide realm of applicability with its continuous software refinements. The investigation detailed in this paper attempts to validate the results of the Zeus NL and SAP2000 models by examining the consistency between the two programs and OpenSees; establishing consistency is seen as the first step in identifying if these are potential stand-ins for the current analytical model. METHODS & CONTRIBUTIONS The most significant portion of effort required for this investigation was developing full-scale analytical models of the prototype RC Frames building with SAP2000 and Zeus NL: visualization of these models can be seen in Figures 4 and 5. The ultimate goal was to examine and compare the predicted failure modes, deflections, and other metrics of global system response resulting from earthquake loading for the various programs. However, there were shortcomings for each of the structural analysis tools had that limited the accuracy and effectiveness of the analysis. For each program, models were generated with as much detail that was permitted by the available input parameters of the given software. These properties include material descriptions (concrete compressive strength of 4500 psi, Grade 60 steel for reinforcement), section geometry (column/beam cross section dimensions; reinforcement size, number, and location based on provisions from the ACI 318-63), overall structural geometry (bay and story spacing), static loading (live and dead loads), and earthquake loading based on the Lucerne Page |6 Station ground motion record from the Landers Earthquake as shown in Figure 3. The original structure is a ten story office building is based on a survey of typical pre-1970s reinforced concrete buildings in the San Francisco area. This building has 2 by 6 bay structural layout with a twenty foot spacing between columns in both directions. The first level of the building is 154 inches tall while the remaining nine levels are 129 inches tall. Each floor consists of a four inch concrete slab that supports a superimposed 30 lb/ft2 live load and 65 lb/ft2 dead load. Landers Earthquake 20 Acceleration (in/s2) 10 0 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 -10 -20 -30 Time (sec) Figure 3. Landers earthquake time-history record In discussing the models, it is relevant to note that many of the structural elements has rebar cut-offs along their length which meant that there could be distinct cross-sections with varying amounts of longitudinal reinforcement over the member. Neither Zeus NL nor SAP2000 program allows the user to incrementally change the longitudinal reinforcement along the length of a single member. For this reason, each member was divided into three different sections and reinforcement was placed to correspond to the RC Frames prototype building design according to the specifications. All other relevant details can be found in the Appendix. Page |7 Figure 4. Zeus NL model representation Figure 5. SAP2000 model representation SAP2000 RESULTS The first analysis conducted in SAP2000 was a linear, modal timehistory using the previously mentioned Lucerne accelerogram, this was applied via a base excitation of the structural model in the xdirection. Various response parameters were examined in the time domain. During this process, efforts were made to ensure that the results are reasonable by either engineering judgment or quick calculation; for example, reviewing the deflected shape at various time stages allowed the author to see if the movement of the structure followed the expected path. The deflected-shape envelope of the structure for the Lucerne ground motion is shown in Figure 6 to the right. From the deformed shape, several observations can be made. First, the magnitude of the absolute deflection of the nodes at the top of the building are much higher than the lower nodes. Second, the lower levels have the highest inter-story drift. This observation may be explained by the effect of the masses at the top of the structure: the top levels will not want to translate relative to each other and will move more as a unit. The lower levels, however, are very close Figure 6. Deflected shape envelope Page |8 to the excitation input location at the base and will be affected almost regardless of the presence of mass. One final observation from the deflected shape is the behavior of the fixed supports at the base of the structure. The rotations near the fixed base supports are quite large and it seems that the system may have experienced a leaning-column failure. Examination of the rotations near the base at various time steps during the earthquake record show that there is otherwise very low rotation compared to that seen in the deflected envelope. Other rigid connections throughout the building seem to also show limited rotations through the timehistory. Comparison of SAP2000 time-history results to the OpenSees model (Murray, J 2014) involved deflection of individual members: Column A1 for the first floor, and Columns B1 on the first and second floor (Figure 7 and 8). Above are the time-displacement graphs created by OpenSees for the 1st and 2nd floor. second floor (Figure 7 and 8). Above are the time-displacement graphs 1st Floor X-Displacement 3.5 X-Displacement (in) 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 -0.5 0 5 -1 10 15 Time (sec) Figure 7. 1st floor OpenSees X-displacements 2nd Floor X-Displacement 6 X-Displacement (in) 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 0 5 10 15 Time (sec) Figure 8. 2nd floor OpenSees X-displacements Page |9 created by OpenSees for the 1st and 2nd floor. Figure 7 and 8). Above are the time-displacement Similarly the same time-deflection graph was developed by SAP2000 and these results were compared and differences were noted in the data and graphical representations. Below, Figures 9 and 10, are the graphs of the SAP2000 deflections in the x and y directions. SAP2000 X-Displacements of the Center Columns X-Displacement (in) 4 2 0 -2 0 10 20 30 40 50 -4 -6 -8 Time (sec) 2nd Floor 1st Floor Figure 9. X-displacement of 1st and 2nd level columns SAP2000 Y-Displacements of the Center Columns Y-Displacement (in) 0.05 0.03 0.01 -0.01 0 10 20 30 40 50 -0.03 -0.05 Time (sec) 1st Floor 2nd Floor - interior 2nd Floor - exterior Figure 10. Y-Displacement of 1st and 2nd level columns Once the data was collected the author evaluated whether the results could be accepted as reasonable response to the input ground motion. The time-acceleration graph shows the highest acceleration around the same time as the peak X-displacements. It should also be noted that the ground motion is in the x-direction seems fitting that the deflection in the y-direction is minimal. The only node that is showing deflection in the y-direction is the exterior column that will experience more stresses than the center columns during the ground motions; however, P a g e | 10 this value is still very small. Figure 11 below shows output from OpenSees and SAP2000 for the absolute values of the X-displacements to show relative magnitude of displacements compared to the original position. 1st Floor Absolute X-Displacements 4.5 X-Displacement (in) 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 OpenSees 1.5 SAP2000 1 0.5 0 8 10 12 14 16 Time (sec) Figure 11. X-displacement comparisons From Figure 11, it can be seen that the SAP2000 model tends to yield much larger displacement values than OpenSees by about 20 – 25%. One cause for this difference might be a potential reduction factor in the earthquake record in OpenSees. The graduate researcher indicated a factor was used to reduce the magnitude of the seismic activity to diminish the damage to the structure. If this reduction factor is only accounted for in the OpenSees model, then two programs seem logical. However, while the magnitude of the deflections may make sense, the time-shift in the location of peaks must be explained. As can be seen from above the graph, OpenSees tends to have deflection peaks about one second later than the SAP2000 model. This difference could be explained by reasons such as a variance in mass distribution or inconsistency with connection details between models. Following the time-history analysis, a model analysis was completed in SAP2000 to identify the primary mode shapes of the structure and periods associated with these modes. Using a ruleof-thumb provided by Anahid Berhouzi, that the period of the structure in seconds will be number of stories divided by ten, it was the impression that the period would be around one second. After the analysis was performed, the periods were obtained which can be seen in table 1 below. However, these results were not the original values obtained. When the analysis was first performed, the fundamental period was on the order of nearly a minute. This value was deemed far too high for the height, mass, and the input motions of the prototype structure and an investigation was necessary. The author determined when masses were defined only in the z-direction, the time periods seemed far more feasible rather than when masses were defined in all directions that produced very high period values. For this reason, the values P a g e | 11 obtained using masses in the z-direction only are displayed. These results will be later compared to the Zeus NL modal results. Table 1. SAP2000 modal period values Modal Period Values Period (sec) Mode 1 1.513 Mode 2 1.388 Mode 3 1.238 Mode 4 0.471 ZEUS NL RESULTS Creation of the Zeus NL model was challenging, and many of the obstacles which the author encountered are detailed in the “Zeus NL Product Review” section. The results obtained from this program are limited to a modal analysis as there was difficulty in successfully completing a complete time-history analysis due to issues with convergence. While the problem was investigated, a solution was never discovered before the completion of this paper. However, Zeus NL did complete an Eigenvalue analysis and provided periods associated with the first ten modes of the structure which are summarized in Table 2 to the right. At first glance the user may notice that these values are much higher than the rough estimate for the fundamental period of one second. The user can also see from Table 3 below that the values are also significantly higher than the SAP2000 values calculated. Table 2. Zeus NL modal period values Mode Zeus NL (sec) 1 3.191022 2.614617 2 3 2.580735 4 1.216076 5 1.033148 6 1.005096 7 0.969186 8 0.883982 9 0.728860 10 0.683270 Table 3. Zeus NL and SAP2000 modal differences Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Modal Period Differences Zeus NL (sec) SAP2000 (sec) Percent Difference 3.19102 1.513 110.86 2.61462 1.388 88.42 2.58074 1.238 108.47 1.21608 0.471 158.06 Because of rather large percent differences between the period of the fundamental mode in Zeus NL and SAP2000 as well as the rule-of-thumb calculation, and the fact that the program would not complete a time-history analysis, it can be inferred that the error is in the Zeus NL rather than SAP2000 model. It is believed that a user or programing error occurred to interrupt P a g e | 12 the analysis so that it produced invalid data for the model that was attempting to be analyzed. It is important to note, that while Zeus NL did not provide near the value anticipated, it should be assumed that the program produced the proper period time for the model that was created and that it is the model likely needs modification to improve accuracy. SAP2000 PRODUCT REVIEW When creating the model of the prototype RC Frames building in SAP2000, the author discovered that the most tasks necessary to define the structural model could all be done with minimal effort or after some amount of investigation of resources including the CSI website and online software discussion forums. When defining the section properties for each member, selecting the location of the rebar was relatively simple for columns because the program gives the user the capability to set the clear cover, longitudinal bar size number and size in each direction, and stirrup size and spacing. The SAP2000 section property definition enables the user to select the “other” property type which opens the “Section Designer”, in Figure 12. This allows the user to create the column shape, rebar location and size, and many other properties with great flexibility. While this operation is very powerful, the creation of multiple members can be very time intensive. The reason for this is because clear cover and number of bars cannot be assigned up-front, rather each bar must manually be inserted and Figure 12. Section designer adjusted individually on a Cartesian coordinate system. When the user selects a row or group of rebar, after left clicking, a table appears that shows the shared properties of all selected items. The table appears to be modifiable which can be very useful so the user can place multiple items in a line or change the size or material in a single action. However this function does not appear to be fully functional P a g e | 13 because once a property is changes, no update occurs in the interactive graphical user interface or table of bar locations. Another difficulty that comes with SAP2000 is the addition of time dependent earthquake loading to the structural model. Initially to load a time-history activity, the user must create a new function. After the new function is defined, a load case must be created to model the previously defined function. Once the system has been run with the loaded function along with dead load, live load, and other applied loads, results given over time may be difficult to obtain and record. To perform this action, the user will need to go to time plots and select the property that is desired to be observed. The default of the program is to observe the property over time; however, both axis can be changed to various properties. Once these properties are displayed, the user has the option to export them into a text file for further data interpretation. While the capability certainly exists for a time-history, steps necessary to provide the input ground motion and extract the desired nodal or element results can be tedious. ZEUS NL PRODUCT REVIEW As previously stated, Zeus NL is an open-source user interface developed by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by a team of professors and graduate students at the MAE Center. With that being said, Zeus does not have the resources CSI has to produce structural analysis programs such as SAP2000 with support materials and updates. Even with these limitations, Zeus NL does have the capabilities and potential to be a useful program in earthquake analyses structures. The first issue the author encountered, similar to that in SAP2000, was the placement of longitudinal reinforcement in beams due to vertical asymmetry of the section. In principle defining rebar location should be a relatively simple action where the user indicates where the reinforcement is in the upper right quadrant of the rectangular cross-section as described in Figure 13, and then that rebar layout was reflected over the remaining three quadrants about the center of the column. The author determined that different size and/or number of reinforcement could not be placed on the top versus bottom of the cross-section because the Figure 13. Rebar placement note program assumes that it is doubly symmetric. The author initially tried using other, non-rectangular sections to see if it was possible to account for the singly symmetric layout of reinforcement. The most effective attempt to achieve this was by selecting a T-Beam section that allows the user to reflect the reinforcement about the vertical axis only. Also slight modifications need to be made to the P a g e | 14 overall beam dimensions to satisfy constraints placed on the T-beam definition. This means the user will create the flange a very small increment wider, for example 0.10 mm, than the web to satisfy the programs requirements that the flange must be larger than the web. By using this input method for the reinforcement definition, the geometry of the member has not changed by any appreciable amount and will result in a nearly insignificant change the analysis results. Another helpful feature of this program is its Data Entry Table shown in Figure 14. By using this feature, the user is able to copy and paste data points from another program such as Excel into Zeus NL. For example the user can enter the material name, material type, and material properties into the same row on Excel and then copy-paste into Zeus. The reason that this feature is so helpful is because manually entering in properties such as nodes or element connectivity can be time consuming but can be shortened by using the built in functions in Excel. That being said, Figure 14. Date entry table a good understanding of Excel is highly recommended before trying to use this program. However, one downside to using this function of Zeus NL is the fact that when certain types of data points are entered, the program does not immediately recognize them as acceptable property entries. The user will then have to double-click and then press “ok” on each data point to tell the program to utilize these values. This problem can become troublesome when a user is defining hundreds of nodes or elements, and has to complete this step for each of the entries. While the Data Entry Table is useful, it is not always the best option for creating properties such as connecting nodes to make an element. One of the more obvious flaws of the program is the limited amount of interaction the visualization created beside the data tables are with one another and the user. In SAP2000, the user can choose to draw a line and then click on two separate nodes, and an element will be created. The same programs will also show changes in geometries such as when the user changes the number of reinforcement bars in a beam or size of the beam. When the user enters a property in Zeus NL, there is visual indication that the entry was successful. Being able to interact with the visualization by selecting elements and real-time updating would be a major step for this program to becoming more effective structural analysis modelling tool. One of the reasons that interaction in the visualization would be helpful is because the display options for this program are not user friendly. For example, if the user is trying to connect to nodes to create an element, there is an option to show all node names for the structure. If the user has created hundreds of nodes, nodes cannot be identified one from another because the labels are as close together as shown in Figure 15. The user may think that using the zoom, P a g e | 15 rotate, or pan features may help and to some extent they do. However, their helpfulness is limited because of a few reasons. The first major reason is the fact that the user cannot rotate the full 360˚ because it stops after turning only 90˚in any direction. By limiting our field of vision with these constraints, the user can only use 1/8 of the total view. While a seemingly simple issue of visibility, this can create complications when developing a model with thousands of nodes that need to be connected with elements of assigned masses. The final major limitation identified model Figure 15. Node locations are creation is the process of placing loads on the very close together structure. One important detail that seems to have been omitted from the User’s Manual was whether the model includes self-weight of the members or not. The program also has no way to place evenly distributed line or area loads upon a selected section, which is a major problem considering modern structural design involves distributed live and dead loads superimposed on each floor of a building. Despite this shortcoming in Zeus NL, a solution can be obtained if the distributed loads are turned into point loads placed at the column lines. For our particular solution, the slab and loads were placed on the top of each column based on tributary width and load paths, with the assumption that selfweight is not included. While some of these methods that were employed to develop the Zeus NL model may not be the most accurate or practical, ultimately it must be considered that this tool is a work-inprocess developed by a small team of engineering faculty and students. Zeus NL does have the makings to be a great program, but improvements must be made in the computing power, interaction with the model, and rebar placement along with others before it is considered for wide-spread application for analysis and certainly to produce the types of complex models utilized in hybrid analysis. CONCLUSION With the use of hybrid simulation, researchers can now perform work much more efficiently and effectively than ever before because of the integration of software into simulations. While improving the usage of time and resources is a great step forward, using hybrid simulation creates new issues for researchers. By implementing Zeus NL and SAP2000, researchers will now have more options to turn to for their research tools. As stated in this paper, both of these programs could streamline the process of hybrid simulation. By implementing these programs into the researcher’s toolbox, different capabilities will be explored and implemented for different simulations. The issues discussed in this paper about the programs should be P a g e | 16 addresses as well as further investigation be taken to discover the full potential of these programs. FUTURE WORK No model is ever a perfect representation of the actual structure constructed; however, steps can be made to improve the model and reduce errors as much as possible. Therefore, the future work will be to improve upon the models created for this paper. SAP2000 has many options that can be explored to help model ground conditions and joint connectivity among others in a more accurate manner than done previously. As stated previously Zeus NL could not perform a time-history analysis; therefore, the first step to be completed would be to create a working model. Once the model is functional, then the user will compare the results of the other programs stated in this paper to see the consistency of results. After that is completed, other avenue will be explored to make the model as similar as can be to the actual structure. It is also desired to use these programs in a hybrid simulation alongside fellow REU, Mitch Knapp’s work in VecTor 2. These programs will interact through UI-SimCor allowing a hybrid simulation to be completed. Once these results have been collected, it will be desired to compare these results to the tests being conducted on Near-Collapse Performance of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Dr. Mehrdad Sasani and Justin Murray for allowing me to work alongside them in this research project. Special thanks should also be extended towards mentors Weslee Walton, Anahid Behrouzi, and Do Soo Moon for their support throughout this project as well as fellow REU participant Mitch Knapp. I would finally like to thank the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the NEES REU Program who provides funding through Operation award number CMMI-0927178, and the National Science Foundation which funds this research project through Grant Number EEC-1263155. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions about testing procedure, results, or any other topic discussed in this paper please do not hesitate to contact anyone from the below list. - Dr. Mehrdad Sasani, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, sasani@neu.edu - Jacob Gould, Student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, gouldjh36@gmail.com - Justin Murray, Graduate Student at Northeastern University, murray.jus@husky.neu.edu P a g e | 17 APPENDIX Figure 16. Member locations Table 3. 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