Strong floor Strong wall laboratory

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Name of infrastructure: Strong floor Strong wall laboratory

Hosting Entity

Cyprus University of Technology

Scientific Domain: Earthquake Simulation Laboratories

Description and purpose of the Research Infrastructure

Strong floor – strong wall facility for static and pseudo-dynamic tests on real scale structures. The arrangement has a total strong floor area of 88.5m2 and a 5*5.75*1m strong wall. An overhead 10T crane covers the whole area. The forces are applied on structures by servo-hydraulic actuators, connected on a controller network for operation and powered by a hydraulic power unit and hydraulic service manifolds. There two dynamic double-ended and two single-ended actuators. They can be adjusted and programmed in any combination of simultaneous or independent operation. The controller system provides analog and digital outputs to extract data on external acquisition systems.

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USEFUL FIGURES

5

Personnel

60%

Male

40%

Female

3

Publications

ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE

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CONTACT INFO

Address: 2-8 Saripolou Street, Achilleos 1 Building, 2nd floor, office 214

Postal Code: 3036

City: Limassol

Website: https://hephaestuslab.eu/

Head of RI: Christis Chrysostomou

Contact Person of RI: Nicholas Kyriakides | 25002356

INFORMATION OF INSTRUMENTATION OPERATING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE

Strong floor strong wall

Name: Strong floor strong wall
Description: Strong floor – strong wall facility for static and pseudo-dynamic tests on real scale structures. The arrangement has a total strong floor area of 88.5m2 and a 5*5.75*1m strong wall. An overhead 10T crane covers the whole area. The forces are applied on structures by servo-hydraulic actuators, connected on a controller network for operation and powered by a hydraulic power unit and hydraulic service manifolds. There two dynamic double-ended and two single-ended actuators. They can be adjusted and programmed in any combination of simultaneous or independent operation. The controller system provides analog and digital outputs to extract data on external acquisition systems.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

support structures for testing and fix actuators

Year: 2007

Funding Source:

National

MTS FlexTest 60 Controller

Name: MTS FlexTest 60 Controller
Description: Provides real-time closed-loop control and function generation to drive the actuators. Receives the measurements of the actuators sensors (LVDT, Load Cells, Temposonic) and gives readouts.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

contoler of the instrumentation

Year: 2007

Funding Source:

National

MTS Hydraulic Power Unit

Name: MTS Hydraulic Power Unit
Description: Hydraulic water cooled pump designed for output pressure of 3000psi. The pressure fluid is branched through manifolds to 4 actuators.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

hydraulic water system for the actuators

Year: 2007

Funding Source:

National

MTS Hydraulic Service Manifold

Name: MTS Hydraulic Service Manifold
Description: manifold for the actuators
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics

Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:

manifold for the actuators

Year: 2007

Funding Source:

National