Shaking-Table Tests for Immersed Tunnels at Different Sites

An Expert System for Shaking Table Diagnostics

An expert system, for fault diagnosis of shaking table operations, is presented. The system is designed as one element of an integrated, computer-based method for plant enhancement, for application in the mineral processing industry. The relationship between expert and conventional software techniques is discussed. The system is based on prod uc tion rule s and has been wri tten in the PROLOGla...

Explosion loads in immersed tunnels February 2009

Bidirectional Shaking Table Tests of a One-fourth Scale Reinforced Concrete Space Frame

Shaking table tests on the 1/4th-scale three-story reinforced concrete frames were carried out to investigate the effects of bidirectional earthquake motions on overall nonlinear response of reinforced concrete frame buildings. Two identical models were constructed and one was subjected to bidirectional horizontal earthquake motions and the other was subjected to unidirectional one. A series of...

On the Optimum Placement of Dissipators in a Steel Model Building Subjected to Shaking-Table Tests

The following research presents the numerical and experimental results obtained on a reduced scale steel model of a medium-rise building structure dynamically protected with energy dissipaters. The steel-steel friction dissipates energy as the structure undergoes interstory drifts. A preliminary numerical analysis is performed to determine the best position of the friction dampers in the longit...

THE SHAKING TABLE CONCENTRATOR: INFLUENCE OF TABLE PARAMETERS ON MANGANESE CONCENTRATION

Abstract: point of view. In this study, a shaking-table was used for concentrating a manganese ore sample from the Ghasem Abadarea in Kerman, Iran. Experiments were designed by using LThe influence of each variable and their interactions on the operation of the device was studied. The variables underinvestigation were: table slope, table frequency, water flowrate, feed rate, and particle size. ...