Research Article

Shaking Table Array Tests of an Ultra-High-Voltage Cup-Type Transmission Tower-Line System

Table 5

Longitudinal peak acceleration responses of the middle towers of the four models.

Test seriesSingle-tower model (m/s2)Single-tower model with suspended lumped masses (m/s2)Three-tower-two-line model (m/s2)Five-tower-four-line model (m/s2)

0.07 g artificial wave5.9665.2785.9057.310
0.07 g El Centro wave4.5634.1224.4564.096
0.07 g Taft wave5.1374.2025.9615.810
0.07 g average5.2224.5345.4415.739
0.21 g artificial wave16.73816.16618.66317.921
0.21 g El Centro wave14.29111.37916.81511.809
0.21 g Taft wave15.79113.88017.45816.866
0.21 g average15.60713.80817.64615.532
0.63 g artificial wave64.67141.56646.21457.260
0.63 g El Centro wave46.16536.70345.40338.731
0.63 g Taft wave53.82841.16141.54649.032
0.63 g average54.88839.81044.38848.341