Research Article
Development of the Shaking Table and Array System Technology in China
Table 1
Shaking table construction in China.
| Time | Sector | Dimension | Amount of model (t) | Frequency (Hz) | Maximum acceleration () | Vibration direction |
| In the 70s | China Academy of Building Research Foundation | 1.5 × 1 | 3 | 0.1∼30 | 1.0 | Unidirectional vibration | Academy of Railway Sciences | 1.5 × 2 | 2 | 0∼80 | 2.0 | Unidirectional vibration | Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute | 2 × 2 | 1 | 10∼300 | 1.0 | Unidirectional vibration | Institute of Engineering Mechanics | 1.2 × 1.2 | 0.75 | 0∼50 | 1.0 | Unidirectional vibration |
| In the 80s | Institute of Engineering Mechanics | 5 × 5 | 30 | 0.1∼50 | 1.0 | Three-way vibration | Academy of Water Resources and Hydropower | 5 × 5 | 20 | 0.1∼120 | 1.0 | Three-way vibration | Tongji University | 4 × 4 | 15 | 0.1∼50 | 1.2 | Two-way vibration | Institute of Architectural Engineering | 4 × 3 | 15 | 0.1∼25 | 1.0 | Unidirectional vibration | Institute of Seismic Engineering, Chinese Academy of Architectural Sciences | 3 × 3 | 15 | 0.1∼20 | 1.0 | Unidirectional vibration | Dalian Institute of Technology | 3 × 3 | 10 | 0.2∼50 | 1.0 | Two-way vibration |
| In the 90s | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | 1.5 × 2 | 2 | 0.4∼50 | 2.0 | Unidirectional vibration | Shanghai Youth Culture Center | 5 × 5 | 5 | 0.1∼15 | 0.5 | Two-way vibration | Tongji University | 4 × 4 | 15 | 0.1∼50 | 1.2 | Three-way vibration |
| After 2000 | Beijing University of Technology | 3 m × 3 m | 10 | 0.1∼50 | 1.0 | Unidirectional vibration | Nuclear Power Institute of Chengdu | 6 m × 6 m | 60 | 0.1∼50 | 1.0 | Three to six degrees of freedom | Chongqing highway | 6 m × 3 m | 20 | 0.1∼50 | 1.0 | Three to six degrees of freedom | China Academy of Building Research | 6 m × 6 m | 60 | 0∼50 | 1.0/1.5 | Three to six degrees of freedom | Harbin Institute of Technology | 2 m × 4 m | 7 | 0.5∼80 | 1.5 | Three to six degrees of freedom | Nuclear Power Institute of China | 6 m × 6 m | 70 | 0∼100 | | Three to six degrees of freedom |
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