On the R & D Front of the Alma Mater
Shake Table
The shake table at the Department of Earthquake Engineering of this University is the only laboratory of our country, where a given earthquake motion can be reproduced for seismic testing of prototypes or models of different systems.
Salient Features
| Size of platform | 3.5m x 3.5m Maximum |
| Pay load | 20 tonnes |
| Maximum stroke | 300mm in each direction |
| Data Acquisition | On line 16 Channel |
| Motion | Biaxial (one horizontal and one vertical ) or uniaxial matching given acceleration history or response spectra |
This facility has been used for and can tackle
- Seismic testing of power plant equipments
- Base isolation studies on models of different structures
- Studies on ferrocement model of water tanks
- Testing and calibration of strong motion instruments
- System indentification studies
