Event Title
Faculty Sponsor
Bill Mackie, Jennifer Heath, Tianbao Xie, & Michael Crosser
Location
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Date
5-11-2012 3:00 PM
End Date
5-11-2012 4:30 PM
Subject Area
Physics (general)
Description
An earthquake shake table was constructed with three orthogonal directions of motion to simulate seismic waves. The peak amplitude and directions of motion are adjustable by the user. The table’s acceleration was measured at different amplitude settings for all three directions of motion, and that data was fit to the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) scale. This allows the table motion to be calibrated to the proper magnitude of an earthquake. 5.0 magnitude was achieved.
Recommended Citation
Barnes, Jordan E., "Seismic Modeling with an Earthquake Shake Table" (2012). Science and Social Sciences. Event. Submission 13.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/studsymp_sci/2012/all/13
Seismic Modeling with an Earthquake Shake Table
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
An earthquake shake table was constructed with three orthogonal directions of motion to simulate seismic waves. The peak amplitude and directions of motion are adjustable by the user. The table’s acceleration was measured at different amplitude settings for all three directions of motion, and that data was fit to the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) scale. This allows the table motion to be calibrated to the proper magnitude of an earthquake. 5.0 magnitude was achieved.