EXPERIMENTAL METHOD OF THE FULL SCALE SHAKING TABLE TEST USING THE INERTIAL LOADING EQUIPMENT

Abstract

In this paper, a new experimental method of the full scale shaking table test is proposed and verified. The main feature of this method is characterized -by the use of the inertial loading equipment. Thus, inertia force generated in the loading mass supported by isolators is applied to the specimen. The shaking table is one of the biggest shaking tables in the world, and it is possible to apply lOOkine velocity to 200ton of the weight. So, using this experimental method, a full scale and real time dynamic shaking of structural elements up to their collapse state is possible to carry out.