Project Experience | Shake Table Testing
For situations where analysis cannot adequately predict the behaviour of a specimen, experimental testing may be the best option. Shake-table tests are a favorable method used to apply dynamic loads to the base of the specimen. Shake tests are performed to simulate earthquake loads on a myriad of specimens, including structural and non-structural elements, as well as full-scale and partial-scale models. The shake-table can also synthesize earthquake time histories or signals such as sine, swept sine, and other controlled wave motions.
TVP has performed many shake-table tests over the years, testing non-structural and structural elements for both commercial and research purposes. Tests have been performed at the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility of the University of British Columbia and the ASET Laboratory in Bellingham, WA.