Research Article
Influence of the Wave Form on the Material Response Delay
Table 3
Experimental tests sequence.
| | Sequence of tests | Period (s) | Trapezoidal wave ratio θ | Rising time (s) |
No. of cycles |
| | 1° | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 20 | | 2° | 10 | 2 | 1.25 | 20 | | 3° | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 20 | | 4° | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 25 | | 5° | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25 | | 6° | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 30 | | 7° | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 25 | | 8° | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 30 | | 9° | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 20 | | 10° | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 20 | | 11° | 10 | 2 | 1.25 | 20 | | 12° | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25 |
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