EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.,
March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global
supplier of high-performance test systems, motion simulators and
sensors, today announced a research collaboration with the Sismo
Lab at Universidad Mariano Gálvez in Guatemala City, Guatemala to create seismic simulation
solutions that will help predict and minimize earthquake damage to
historical buildings.
Architectural heritage preservation through structural
retrofitting is a critical civil engineering responsibility that is
gaining attention from governments and researchers globally. To
maintain cultural relevancy, the buildings, structures and
monuments that have stood for centuries need to be protected from
natural disasters and preserved for future generations. MTS and the
Universidad Mariano Gálvez are addressing this need for disaster
risk reduction with systems and models that simulate seismic events
and thereby enable structural retrofitting of historical
constructions in Latin
America.
With the goal of protecting significant structures, the
university's research team built a 1:8.75 adobe scale model of the
Church of San Raymundo, a beautiful colonial church that was
previously damaged by the famous 1976 Guatemala earthquake. The
model was placed on an MTS seismic simulation system and
instrumented with accelerometers and deformation sensors to record
the structure's behavior when subjected to simulation of the 7.5
moment magnitude 1976 quake. Through the data gathered from this
simulation, engineers will be able to stabilize and reinforce the
Church of San Raymundo and proactively predict the earthquake
resistance of other historical landmarks.
The research team used the simulation results to validate
mathematical models that will help determine the dynamic behavior
of similar structures, providing important input for future
retrofit and disaster risk reduction plans. The project's research
findings were presented at the International Conference on
Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions in Cuzco,
Peru.
"MTS is pleased to help architectural preservationists and
engineers find ways to retrofit irreplaceable historical buildings
to make sure they remain standing for future generations to enjoy,"
states Dr. Jeffrey Graves, MTS
President and CEO. "For several years, MTS seismic simulators have
been used to evaluate new construction technologies, and determine
the likely effects of seismic activity on existing buildings and
infrastructure. Now, MTS looks forward to using this technology in
future opportunities to stabilize and protect culturally
significant treasures and World Heritage landmarks."
About MTS Systems Corporation
MTS Systems Corporation's testing and simulation hardware, software
and services solutions help customers accelerate and improve their
design, development and manufacturing processes and are used for
determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products and
structures. MTS' high-performance sensors provide measurements of
vibration, pressure, position, force and sound in a variety of
applications. MTS had 3,400 employees as of September 29, 2018 and revenue of $778 million for the fiscal year ended
September 29, 2018. Additional
information on MTS can be found at: http://www.mts.com
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