Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output

In order to avoid unexpected damage of structural specimens in the test, at the beginning, a signal with small amplitude is adopted to input the shake table device to gain the transfer function and corresponding drive signal, and then a strong earthquake output can be reproduced by amplifying the dr...

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Main Authors: Wei Guo, Ping Shao, Hai-yan Li, Yan Long, Jian-feng Mao
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9372505
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Jian-feng Mao
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description In order to avoid unexpected damage of structural specimens in the test, at the beginning, a signal with small amplitude is adopted to input the shake table device to gain the transfer function and corresponding drive signal, and then a strong earthquake output can be reproduced by amplifying the drive signal proportionally. However, as there are obvious nonlinearities inherent in the shake table device and structural specimen under strong earthquakes, errors inevitably exist in the replayed and amplified earthquake output if the linear transfer function and the drive signal, which are obtained by the small amplitude input, are adopted, and the desired output signal cannot accurately be achieved. Considering this point, several typical structural experiments are introduced and analyzed in this paper to study the earthquake output accuracy of the large-scale shake table test, such as inertia and elastic specimens, large-span floor, isolated building, high-speed railway station, bridge piers, and collision of adjacent multispan bridges. The transfer function of the shake table device and structural specimen is described. The energy-time history (energy-TH) index can assess the accuracy of the shake table on the strong earthquake output in the aspect of specimens other than signals themselves. The double parameter performance table is established based on this energy-TH index. More attention should be paid to energy and amplitude for the reproduction of strong earthquakes, and the accuracy details of signal reproduction should not be too strict.
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spelling doaj-art-6a299786811b4446bac60d96d8c1c9dc2025-02-03T05:57:32ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942019-01-01201910.1155/2019/93725059372505Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake OutputWei Guo0Ping Shao1Hai-yan Li2Yan Long3Jian-feng Mao4School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaIn order to avoid unexpected damage of structural specimens in the test, at the beginning, a signal with small amplitude is adopted to input the shake table device to gain the transfer function and corresponding drive signal, and then a strong earthquake output can be reproduced by amplifying the drive signal proportionally. However, as there are obvious nonlinearities inherent in the shake table device and structural specimen under strong earthquakes, errors inevitably exist in the replayed and amplified earthquake output if the linear transfer function and the drive signal, which are obtained by the small amplitude input, are adopted, and the desired output signal cannot accurately be achieved. Considering this point, several typical structural experiments are introduced and analyzed in this paper to study the earthquake output accuracy of the large-scale shake table test, such as inertia and elastic specimens, large-span floor, isolated building, high-speed railway station, bridge piers, and collision of adjacent multispan bridges. The transfer function of the shake table device and structural specimen is described. The energy-time history (energy-TH) index can assess the accuracy of the shake table on the strong earthquake output in the aspect of specimens other than signals themselves. The double parameter performance table is established based on this energy-TH index. More attention should be paid to energy and amplitude for the reproduction of strong earthquakes, and the accuracy details of signal reproduction should not be too strict.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9372505
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title Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output
title_full Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output
title_fullStr Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output
title_full_unstemmed Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output
title_short Accuracy Assessment of Shake Table Device on Strong Earthquake Output
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9372505
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