Geotechnical Centrifuge and Hydraulic Shaker
Coordinator:
Professor Hung, Wen-Yi (ext: 34151)
Major Facilities:
1. Geotechnical Centrifuge
Type： Acutronic 665
Arm Radius：3m
Static Modeling Payload Condition：
Maximum Payload Weight in 200g：550 kg
Maximum Payload Weight in 100g：1000 kg
Payload Size：80cmx100cmx80cm(LxWxH)
2. Servo-Hydraulic Shaker
Payload Size：80cmx40cmx50cm(LxWxH)
Shaking Direction：One Direction
Maximum Payload Weight：400 kg
Maximum Centrifugal Acceleration：80 g
Nominal Shaking Force：±54.3 kN
Maximum Shaking Velocity：1 m/sec
Maximum Displacement：±6 mm
Operation Frequency Range：0-250 Hz
Research Trend:
The Geotechnical Centrifuge facilities are intended for use by researchers from academia and industry. The current research interests are as follows: Stability analysis and remediation of caisson type quay wall during earthquakes, Use of sheet pile walls as a liquefaction remediation method for existing buildings and embedded tunnels, Response of offshore pile foundation in sand during earthquakes, Visualization of model test data measured from the geotechnical centrifuge modeling.
Slop Failure Mechanisms in clay
Visualization of seismic response of soil system modeled in geotechnical modeling
