Research Article

Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output

Table 1

The technical specifications of the shake table array at CSU.

ItemsDynamic specifications

Number of shake tables4
Degrees of freedom6 (each table)
Size4 m × 4 m
Mass13 ton
Maximum specimen load30 ton (each table)
Maximum displacement and acceleration (full load)X 250 mm, ±0.8 g
Y 250 mm, ±0.8 g
Z 160 mm, ±1.6 g
Maximum velocity1000 mm/s
Frequency range0.1–50 Hz