Research Article

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

Table 6

Vertical 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 wave4.6122.5633.6624.059
0.07 g El Centro wave1.7951.1921.7161.538
0.07 g Taft wave3.3492.2362.9962.333
0.07 g average3.2521.9972.7912.643
0.21 g artificial wave13.7107.44111.51110.878
0.21 g El Centro wave5.8274.9115.6694.603
0.21 g Taft wave10.9636.6769.5227.003
0.21 g average10.1676.3438.9017.495
0.63 g artificial wave35.34921.69732.24826.287
0.63 g El Centro wave17.25813.43318.08813.516
0.63 g Taft wave29.54320.80624.01020.001
0.63 g average27.38318.64524.78219.935