Bi-axial 2-D shaking shaking table
For dynamic tests, the centrifuge incorporates a unique biaxial servo-hydraulic shaker to model earthquake-induced engineering problems (Shen et al., 1998 & Ng et al., 2001). The biaxial shaker is capable of simulating earthquake motions in two horizontal directions simultaneously. The shaker can accommodate a mode size of up to 0.6 m×0.6 m×0.4 m in size and up to 3,000 N in weight. The centrifuge can be operated at up to 75g for dynamic tests.
The bi-axial 2-D shaking table
Conference Papers
- Shen, C. K., Li, X. S. & Ng, C. W. W., Van Laak, P. A., Kutter, B. L., Cappel, K. & Tauscher, R. C. (1998). Development of a geotechnical centrifuge in Hong Kong. In Proceedings of International Conference on Centrifuge, vol. 1, pp. 13-18. Tokyo, Japan.
- Ng, C. W. W., Van Laak, P. A., Tang, W. H., Li, X. S. & Zhang, L. M. (2001). The Hong Kong geotechnical centrifuge. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Soft Soil Engineering, pp. 225–230. The Netherlands: Soft Soil Engineering.