Design and Planned Use of a 2-Kiloton Eccentric Mass Vibrator

by J. C. Stoessel, ANCO Engineers Inc, Culver City, CA, USA,
P. Ibanez, ANCO Engineers Inc, Culver City, CA, USA,
R. S. Keowen, ANCO Engineers Inc, Culver City, CA, USA,
K. R. Merz, ANCO Engineers Inc, Culver City, CA, USA,
C. C. Kidd, ANCO Engineers Inc, Culver City, CA, USA,
T. J. Solimeo, ANCO Engineers Inc, Culver City, CA, USA,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Recent Advances in Structural Dynamics

Abstract:

High-level testing of large civil structures is usually not practical, due to structural damage considerations and available testing equipment. However, in the case of a joint American/German research effort, both of these issues have been resolved. In order to test a nuclear power plant containment structure to response levels of approximately 1. 0 g, a 2-kiloton eccentric mass vibrator has been designed and built. It will be used in early 1986 to test the containment structure to obtain data on soil-structure interaction and nonlinear response. Simulations have been performed to predict structural response and shaker performance. Included in this paper are vibrator design specifics, anchorage description, and simulation results.

Subject Headings: Vibration | Soil-structure interaction | Soil structures | Power plants | Structural response | Soil tests | Nuclear power

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