The University Consortium of Instructional Shake Tables (UCIST) was developed in 1998 to enhance undergraduate and graduate education in earthquake engineering through the incorporation of bench scale instructional shake table experiments into the undergraduate curriculum (Dyke et al., 2002, 2003).
DetailsJan 01, 2022· This paper presents and discusses the measured responses of single and grouped helical piles to strong ground motions during a large-scale shake table testing program. The effects of earthquake characteristics (i.e., intensity and frequency content) on the seismic performance of single and grouped helical piles are evaluated from the …
DetailsFigure 4. Instructional Shake Table with Test Prototype Structure Figure 5. Seismographs of Northridge Earthquake recorded on Jan. 17, 1994 APPROPRIATE COURSES The instructional shake tables are to be used to illustrate a series of hand-on experiments in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. The experiments are designed to …
DetailsThe third module is a Jupyter notebook for viewing and analyzing data from tests on a 3-story steel Modular Testbed Building (MTB2) conducted on the recently upgrades 6DOF shake table at the UC San Diego NHEIR Experimental Facilty as reported by Van Den Einde et al (2020). These tests will examine the shake table performance and structural ...
Detailsbase excitation, run the experiment, download the results (Fig. 4) of the experiment (i.e., model response in terms of acceleration and displacement time histories / response spectra recorded by the installed instrumentation), view a real-time streaming video of the shake-table and the mounted test structure, and finally conduct a numerical
DetailsTitle: UCIST University Consortium on Instructional Shake Tables Shirley J. Dyke Washington University in St. Louis March 23, 2000 1 ... 2000 2 UCIST Project Description. Acquire bench-scale shake tables for undergraduate experiments ; Involves 23 universities from the three national earthquake centers (PEER, MCEER, MAE) ...
DetailsTo simulate a quake in the classroom, you need to create a simple testing device called a "shake table." Your educator guide and engineering journal give detailed instructions for making one, using . . . self-adhesive , two notebook-sized core boards, 2 clear plastic tubes, hex nuts, and; common office supplies like tape and rubber bands.
DetailsSep 01, 2021· The shake table testing shows that the maximum difference in the natural frequencies of the crane for the portal sway mode, between the friction boundary and pin support, was 2.1%. Due to the effects of derailment and uplift of the landside legs, the bending moments in the crane's seaside legs with a friction boundary were 109% higher …
DetailsThis teacher's manual contains a sample set of data for the experiments in the Student Manual. The ultimate goal for these experiments is to compare results from an earthquake simulation done on the UCIST Shake Table to analytical results using SAP 2000 software. 1.1 Introduction The UCIST Shake Table was designed for experimental use and for
DetailsShake tables. The Center has three biaxial shake tables in operation. Manufactured by MTS, each table measures 14 x 14.6 ft (4.3 x 4.5 m), has a stroke of ±12 in (± 300 mm), and can reach a peak velocity of 40 in/sec (1000 mm/sec) and an acceleration of 1g with a 50 ton payload (445 kN). All three tables can be constrained to act together as a single …
DetailsII.1 Shaking Table and Control System At the Laboratory of Materials and Structural Testing of the University of Naples "Federico II" some testing are developed on a unidirectional shaking table moving in the horizontal direction. The shaking table is an MTS system and is it automatically connected to a system which both gives the input
Detailsshake table, use at least one experiment from the web page, and submit surveys online when they are requested. All members are encouraged to submit newly developed projects to the ... This experiment fully utilizes the capabilities of the shake table, and was developed at Washington University, in pa rt, to serve as an example for other investi-
Detailsconduct shake table test using E-Defense on two type models; 1) component models and 2) system models. They are called C1 test (C1 models) and C2 test (C2 models), respectively. Component experiments (single columns) Component experiments on single RC column models with as large sections as possible was proposed as shown
DetailsThe UW's shake table was installed in the early-1990's. Since then, hydraulic control technology has advanced significantly. While the shake table has the structure or "bones" to test structures with a plan area as large as 12 feet by 15 feet and weights up to 30,000 lbs, the controller and oil accumulation system limit the capabilities ...
DetailsIn this work, a series of shake table experiments were conducted using the GW six-degree-of-freedom shake table to investigate the response of saturated sand deposits with embedded seams of silt. ... Washington, DC 20052 202-994-4901 [email protected] ...
DetailsApr 04, 2021· This paper presents the behavior of floor diaphragms of a shake-table experiment of a full-scale 2-story mass-timber building structure. The structure consists of glued-laminated timber beams and columns, and floors and walls were designed and built making use of cross-laminated timber panels. ... Professor, Dept. of Civil and …
Detailstered at Washington University in St. Louis, was initially a cooperative educational effort between 23 universities associated with the three U.S. ... accessible means of performing shake table experiments without the presence of a shake table. Students attending UCIST schools and non-UCIST school alike will use the VSDL program. Users are able ...
DetailsBent dimensions and column reinforcement details of the shake-table specimen are shown in Fig. 3 and 4. The bridge length was 69.25 ft. (21.11m); The clear height of the specimen was 127 in. (3.21 m); the total imposed weight on the bridge was 170.2 kips (757.4 kN ). Fig. 1. Shake table specimen Fig. 2. Overall dimension of the shake-table ...
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