Abstract. The study of the cumulative damage characteristics of pile–anchor reinforced slopes under multiple earthquakes is important for evaluating their long-term …
Recognizing the pivotal role that shaking table testing plays in examining the seismic performance and failure patterns of structures, a proposed concrete gravity dam intended for construction in a high seismic zone was the focus of this study, with a planned height of 100 m. Through shaking table testing, the structural dynamic …
Tao et al. [1, 6] conducted a shaking table test to evaluate the seismic response of a prefabricated station structure and found that the mortise-tenon joint exhibited a higher bearing capacity ...
Recently, Yin et al. [21] conducted a large-scale shaking table test on a 1/4 scale single-story masonry structure model, comparing its performance with and without the GSI-RSM system under various input acceleration amplitudes. The results demonstrate that the GSI-RSM system effectively reduces the seismic response of superstructures.
The seismic horizontal load is generally regarded as the main control factor in engineering design. 59 The El Centro wave, which is widely used by scholars in the field of seismic research, was selected for the shaking table test. 60 As the first seismic wave recorded with a maximum acceleration of more than 300 gals, the El Centro wave agrees ...
Test facilities The shaking table in China Nuclear Power Research and Design Institute was used in the test (see Figure 2). This table could provide concise seismic motion with a maximum acceleration of 3.5g in horizontal and 3.0g in vertical. Other parameters of the table are listed in Table 1. Model chamber sized 2.5m32.5m32m was Cui and Ma 3
The traveling wave and slope amplification effects should be considered in the shaking table test of large-span structures in mountain areas. Based on the structural characteristics and site conditions of a large-span structure in a mountain area, this paper designed a high-rise steel frame structure with viscous dampers through finite element …
f ull-scale shaking table test on seismic performance of a steel frame with translational-type precast-concrete exterior . wall panel. j ianhua s hi, f an z hang, x uefei z hao, w ei t ian, j ...
Construct the shaking table model of the slope and perform shaking table model tests under the ground motions with various intensities. (3) Analyze the seismic responses …
The time-frequency analysis method based on Hilbert-Huang transform is proposed and used to the seismic response analysis of accumulation landslide reinforced by pile-plate retaining wall. Taking the landslide along the Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway as the prototype, the shaking table test of the accumulation landslide reinforced by pile-plate …
In order to compare and analyze the seismic response characteristics of a safety-related nuclear structure on a non-rock site in the condition of raft and pile group foundations under unidirectional and multidirectional seismic motion input, a large-scale shaking table test of the soil-nuclear structure system was carried out in this paper. In …
The shake table test of the reduced-scale test model has been completed, and a theoretical design method suitable for the floor system and resilient steel frame with this specific type of floor is proposed. ... Seismic design and shake table tests of a steel post-tensioned self-centering moment frame with a slab accommodating frame …
Stability prediction of rock slope under seismic loads is important for landslide hazard assessment. For studying the dynamic response of anti-dip rock slope, one two-dimensional physical model of anti-dip slope containing two groups of rock joints was designed for shaking table test. The influences of different dynamic parameters …
Small-scale single-axis motion simulator. The Quanser Shake Table II is a mid-size, open architecture, single-axis motion simulator ideal for teaching and doing research in structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, and other topics related to structural, earthquake, and civil engineering. Users can apply sine waves, chirp signals and scaled ...
In order to study the dynamic response of the LNG storage tank under the action of seismic load and the seismic isolation effect of the lead-core rubber bearing, this paper establishes the experimental storage tank model with reference to the structural form of the large-scale LNG storage tank, and the seismic response of the test tank is …
The MTS seismic simulator portfolio features a host of standard, pre-engineered and custom tables for evaluating everything from nonstructural infrastructure to structural components and substructures to model-scale and full-scale civil structures. Precise seismic loading in up to six degrees-of-freedom can be applied to a broad array of test …
final stage of shaking table testing. The shaking table testing method followed ICC-ES AC 156 [14], and it was executed by creating a Required Response Spectrum (RRS) and artificial seismic waveforms that satisfied the common requirements of both the Building Seismic Design Standards and Seismic Design Criteria. The …
The shaking table test of the AMSES carried out in this paper was part of the shaking table test of a single-arch and large-span PSSS (Ding et al., 2019, Tao et al., 2019, Tao et al., 2020).In the previous research, the research team performed the shaking table test of an AMS and the same type of cast-in-place structure, as shown in Table …
The list of existing shake table testing facilities is long and increasing, as more are built, in an effort to improve the testing capabilities in the earthquake engineering research field. In Tables 8.1 and 8.2 are presented the main characteristics of some of the major shake table testing facilities around the world [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 ...
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics is a civil engineering journal publishing research in structural, and geotechnical earthquake engineering. ... This paper presents the results of extensive shake table testing and finite element analyses of a small-scale, 1.5-meter-tall shaking table specimen that was designed and scaled to ...
Through shaking table testing, the structural dynamic response and seismic vulnerability of the gravity dam were investigated. This approach not only offers …
Seismic isolation technology is being applied in large long-span-structured public buildings more and more often worldwide. Aimed to investigate the horizontal and vertical dynamic response of long-span gird structure, the shaking table tests of 1/20 scale long-span grid structures with and without base-isolation considering horizontal two …
A series of 1g shaking table tests were conducted at the multi-functional shaking table system of Tongji University [33, 34].As shown in Fig. 2 a, the table size is 4 m × 6 m, the load capacity for the table is 70 ton, and three degrees of freedom can be output from the table, i.e. horizontal transverse, longitudinal and horizontal rotation on a …
Li Xiaojun et al. [14, 15] conducted a shaking table test of the soil-structure system under three-dimensional seismic motion input with the research object of the CAP1400 nuclear power plant ...
The present paper investigates the seismic performance of wharf models with and without batter piles using 1 g shaking table tests with harmonic excitation as well as real earthquake records. Sensitivity analysis was performed by studying the effect of the deck load, shaking frequency, embedment depth of the pile and the relative density of …
ICC-ES AC156. The most common testing procedure used for IBC and HCAI applications is the International Code Council Evaluation Services Acceptance Criteria 156 (ICC-ES AC156). This criteria specifies a specific input motion to which nonstructural components should be subjected. Input motions are required to be 30 seconds in length with a ...
Students learn about how engineers design and build shake tables to test the ability of buildings to withstand the various types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes. Just like engineers, students design and build shake tables to test their own model buildings made of toothpicks and mini marshmallows. Once students are satisfied …
In order to clarify the dynamic behaviors and damage mechanism of subway structures due to the 1995 Hyogoken-nanbu earthquake, scaled model shaking tests and its simulation analyses were performed. The dynamic responses, dynamic forces (shear earth pressures, lateral earth pressures) acting on the structure and bending strains …
In this paper, the seismic amplification effect, the hydrodynamic effects, and the vibration control by a single TMD are investigated through a series of underwater shaking table tests based on a 1:20 scaled model of a 5 MW OWT. The "no water", "with water", and "with water and TMD" tests are evaluated and compared.
The most common method to critically evaluate the seismic response of a structure or a sensitive component to ground motions is the shaking table test method. Typical shaking tables undergo bearing capacity, tracking, …