Advanced Dynamic Testing Techniques

Quasi-static loading test method (QST):

• A test specimen is subjected to slowly changing prescribed forces or deformations by means of hydraulic actuators
• Inertial forces within the structures are not considered in this method.
• The purpose is to observe the material behavior of structural elements, components, or junctions when they are subjected to cycles of loading and unloading.
• The dynamic nature of earthquakes is not captured

Shaking table testing method (STT):

• Test structures may be subjected to actual earthquake acceleration records to investigate dynamic effects
• Inertial effects and structure assembly issues are well represented
• The size of the structures is limited or scaled by the size and capacity of the shake table

Other testing methods (STT):

• Effective Force Method
• Pseudo-dynamic testing
• Real-Time Dynamic Hybrid Testing (new development)

  

Effective Force Testing Method (EFT):

• Effective Force Technique
• Hybrid Testing & Computing
• Real-Time Pseudo-Dynamic Hybrid Testing System
• Real-Time