Facilities
Geotechnical Centrifuge
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | ACTIDYN SYSTEMS S.A. |
| Model | C72-4 |
| Platform Radius | 5.0m |
| Max. Capacity | 260 g-tons |
| Max. Payload | 2,600kg at 100g |
| Max. Accelleration | 130g with 1,400kg payload |
| Platform | 1.3m x 1.3m |
| Balancing | Full automatic balancing |
| Communications | Fluid rotary joints and 1Gbps FORJ for communications |
Advanced Centrifuge Testing Equipment
Earthquake Simulator
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Electro-hydraulic servo type |
| Shaking | Single-directional (X-axis) shaking |
| Frequency Response | 20 to 350 Hz |
| Inside Dimensions | 1.1m x 0.8m x 0.6m |
| Wave Motion | Arbitrary wave motion |
| Control System | Hydraulic and electrical control system |
4DoF In-Flight Robot
| Details |
|---|
| 2D Loading System P72 |
| 4-DoF - X, Y, Z, 𝚹z |
| Operational at 100g environment |
| Standard head with air, oil, water supply |
| Tools including CPT |
Dynamic Loading System
| Details |
|---|
| Electro-hydraulic servo type |
| Position and force control strategy |
| Sine sweep and fixed frequency sines |
| Hydraulic and electric control system |
CPT Testing
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| CPT | In-flight CPT for centrifuge testing |
| Cone Diameters | 4mm, 6mm, and 10mm |
| Penetration | 0.25-0.5m |
| Load | 100-1,000lbs |
| Soil Profiling | Measures qc and fs for soil profiling |
| Uses | Ideal for stratigraphy verification & numerical model calibration |
Centrifuge TBM Model
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Miniature tunneling machine |
| Drive System | Realistic drive system (advance and rotation control) |
| Diameters | 3.0-8.0m (Prototype scale) |
| Cutterhead | Cutterhead with different opening ratios |
Dynamic Loading System
| Details |
|---|
| Hottinger Brul & Kjaer GmbH |
| 40 kS/s dynamic sampling units |
| CATMAN AP software from HBM |
Other Instruments
- PHANTOM High Speed Camera 1280 x 800 @3200 fps
- PCB Accelerometer calibration system
- DRUCK Pressure calibration tool
- TEKSCAN pressure mapping system
- GCTS LVDT calibration tool
- PIEZO Bender Element test setup