Development of the Shaking Table and Array System Technology in China

Table 3

Multiple shaking table construction.

Construction	Table size (m)	Number	Bearing weight (t)	Frequency (Hz)	Vibration direction
Buffalo, USA	7 × 7	2	50	0∼50	Bidirectional six DOFs
Reno, Nevada	4.5 × 4.3	3	45	0∼50	Three DOFs
Saclay, France	6 × 6	2	100	0∼100	Bidirectional six DOFs
Taiwan Earthquake Engineering Center	8 × 8	1	150	0∼50	Three to six DOFs
	3 × 3	3	25
Chongqing Research Hospital	6 × 3	2	35	0.1∼50	Three to six DOFs
Beijing University of Technology	1 × 1	9	5	0.4∼50	Unidirectional
Fuzhou University	4 × 4	1	22	0.1∼50	Bidirectional four DOFs
	2.5 × 2.5	2	10
Tongji University	4 × 6	4	50	0.1∼50	Bidirectional four DOFs
Institute of Engineering Mechanics	5 × 5	1	30	0∼100	Bidirectional six DOFs
	3.5 × 3.5	1	10
China Nuclear Power	6 × 6	1	50	0∼100	Bidirectional six DOFs
	3 × 3	1	12
Central South University	4 × 4	4	30	0∼50	Three to six DOFs