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Test condition on vibration stage

Test condition on vibration stage

Tests on the vibration stage are continuously conducted.

Performance of base-isolation foundation SKID is confirmed based on the test results and depending on the condition of the earthquake.

Outline of test

Figure of relation between the maximum answering acceleration and the maximum Input acceleration

Figure of relation between the maximum answering acceleration and the maximum Input acceleration

Test date
April 2004

Test location
Vibration stage at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo

Input seismic wave
Original wave and floor answering wave of the following seismic wave

Input acceleration
El Centro wave (Imperial Valley Earthquake)
Hachinohe harbor wave (Tokachi-Oki Earthquake )
Tohoku University 1st Floor (Miyagi-Oki Earthquake )
Kobe marine observatory wave (Hyogoken-Nambu Earthquake)

Vibration input number
Approximately 120 waves

Test Result

Input Wave :EL CENTRO (NS direction)

Imperial Valley earthquake
[Answering wave on the 5th floor of a 5-storied RC building ]

 


SKID-AN
(With Restoration mechanism)


SKID-AR
(Without Restoration mechanism)


Input acceleration


Maximum acceleration: 716gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Maximum acceleration: 697gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Answering acceleration


Maximum answering acceleration: 94gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Maximum answering acceleration: 140gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Relative displacement


Maximum answering displacement: 12.5cm
Displacement (cm)
Time (sec)


Maximum answering displacement: 9.5cm
Displacement (cm)
Time (sec)

Input Wave : Tohoku University 1st Floor (NS direction)

Miyagi-Oki Earthquake
[Answering wave on the 5th floor of a 5-storied RC building ]

 


SKID-AN
(With Restoration mechanism)


SKID-AR
(Without Restoration mechanism)


Input acceleration


Maximum acceleration: 766gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Maximum acceleration: 852gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Answering acceleration


Maximum answering acceleration: 114gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Maximum answering acceleration: 147gal
Acceleration (gal)
Time (sec)


Relative displacement


Maximum answering displacement: 16.8cm
Displacement (cm)
Time (sec)


Maximum answering displacement: 15.7cm
Displacement (cm)
Time (sec)

Downloading Video File

Experiment of base-isolation foundation SKID (Video)

Experiment of base-isolation foundation SKID (Video)

Magnification

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Tohoku University 1st Floor (Miyagi-Oki Earthquake )

Input Wave


Answering wave on the 5th floor of a 5-storied RC building

Input acceleration


Horizontally 760gal (one direction), Vertically 370 gal

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Kobe marine observatory wave (Hyogoken-Nambu Earthquake)

Input Wave


Answering wave on the 5th floor of a 5-storied RC building

Input acceleration


Horizontally 700gal (one direction), Vertically 350 gal

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El Centro wave (Imperial Valley Earthquake)

Input Wave


Answering wave on the 5th floor of a 5-storied RC building

Input acceleration


Horizontally 710gal (one direction), Vertically 380 gal

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Hachinohe harbor wave (Tokachi-Oki Earthquake )

Input Wave


Answering wave on the 5th floor of a 5-storied RC building

Input acceleration


Horizontally 590gal (one direction), Vertically 320 gal

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