Acquisition of Uniaxial Shaking Table for Dynamic Testing of Structural Elements

摘要

This project aims at acquisition of uniaxial shaking table for dynamic testing of structural elements. The new shaking table has a 5x5 platform, +/- 6 in stroke, and 10 ton payload. Several on-going projects will benefits from using the new shaking table. These projects were planned to be carried out using static cyclic testing. However, satic cyclic testing does not necessary reflects the true behavior of characteristics and strain rate effects. Both of them are essential characteristics to investigate the dynamic behavior of structural elements. The on-going projects that will benefit from the new shaking table focus on the development of several types of innovative and sustainable structural elements that can sustain damage due earthquake ground motions as well as accelerate bridge systems. Moreover, the tested elements will be monitored using innovative sensor.