Seismic Testing Laboratory: Shake-table

Submitted by moderator_US on Thu, 10/27/2022 - 14:44
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Attributes
Type of availability
research and commercial
Kind of shared resource
infrastructure
Category of shared resource
lab
Shareable
Yes

Location

University
University of Split
Location

Seismic Testing Laboratory

Ul. Hrvatskih velikana 38,

21251, Žrnovnica

Croatia

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
Nikola Grgić
Contact person e-mail
nikola.grgic@gradst.hr
Short description of shared resource

Shake-table serves in earthquake engineering. It is a very effective equipment to verify seismic performance associated with the direct damage to individual buildings or their models under specified ground shaking.

The shake-table at STC  properties:

Layout size:                 4 x 4 m

Motion direction:         horizontal

Motion component:      uniaxial

Max. displacement:      ± 150 mm

Max. frequency:           20 Hz

Model mass:                max 20 t

Model height:               max 9 m

 

Scientific disciplines
(FA) CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
(IF) ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Scientific Themes (keywords)
Experimental testing of building structures
Dynamics of structures
Earthquake engineering
Details

Potential application

Potential application

In research application it can serve for testing:

  • various structures (buildings, bridges, tunnels, dams, ...)
  • soil-fluid-structure systems (retaining walls, dams, reservoir,)
  • new technological solutions
  • retrofit, reparation, restoration...
  • improving regulations
  • verification of numerical models

In commercial practical application it can serve for testing:

  • examination of important existing buildings
  • model testing of important new structures
  • testing of new technological solutions for repair of structures
  • testing devices for damping (dissipation of energy)
  • testing of important equipment
  • testing of new structural solutions (prefabricated construction, etc.)