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Strong floor Strong wall laboratory

GENERAL INFORMATION

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.

USEFUL FIGURES

Personnel

5

Personnel

Male

60%

Male

Female

40%

Female

Publications

3

Publications

ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Academia
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CONTACT INFO

INFORMATION OF INSTRUMENTATION OPERATING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE

MTS series 244 actuators
  • Name:  MTS series 244 actuators
  • Description:  Two double-ended (equal tension/compression), double-action (can extend and retract) hydraulic actuators with dynamic action rating and swivel base at both ends. Stroke: ±125mm, Capacity: 500kN.
  • Units:  4
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
apply forces and displacements
Year:  2007
Funding Source: 
  • National
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