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When the earth rocks... vibrating table tests at ZAG

ZAG Ljubljana, Slovenia

Introduction

The ZAG Ljubljana, Zavod za gradbeni tvo Slovenije, is Slovenia’s national Institute for building and civil engineering, where building products are tested and certified. Building, civil engineering and mechanical engineering structures, their construction elements and assemblies are tested in laboratory and field tests. Together with the earthquake engineering department, the Institute implements tests to evaluate the dynamic and static properties of building structures.

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Vibration tests require extremely high measurement accuracy

All models are tested over several steps with increasing vibrating table movements. The maximum movement in the first step is about 0.6 mm and only the relative movement of the house to the foundation is of interest here.

This is normally a maximum of 0.1 mm. The subtraction of two equivalent values (movement of the roof and movement of the foundation) requires very high measurement accuracy so that accurate results can be obtained.

The number of transducers is dependent on the building type

A two-storey terraced house requires:

  • Seven inductive displacement transducers W100 and W50 for measuring the movement of the walls and foundation.
  • Seven accelerometers B12/200
  • Four DD1 strain transducers inside the house to display the first cracks

HBK technology for more than 30 years

The construction laboratory includes a HBK KWS/6 T-5 amplifier and an MBS4 magnetic tape recorder that have been in use for more than 30 years.

The development of the hydraulic control system was accompanied by computer-based data acquisition which meant that the number of measurement points could be increased.

At a later date, more equipment was added, including amplifiers (KWS 6A-5, KWS 3073, KWS 3082A) and transducers (W 200, W100, W 50, W 20, B12/200, D 1).

New technology provides higher quality…

A new data acquisition and control system was used for the first time at the beginning of 2003: two MGCplus system units with 13 amplifier racks ML55B, transducer WA/200 mm, accelerometer B12/200, strain transducer DD1, strain gages, a GP-IB interface and the data acquisition software LabView 6.1, together with a PCI-6052E NI-DAQ unit.

The precise calibration of the WA/200 and the advantages of the MGCplus with its high resolution, filtering and simultaneous sampling means that very precise and reproducible results can be achieved, even with very low strength earthquakes.

…and facilitates test procedures and analysis

The high resolution of the amplifier means that the measurement range from the beginning (0.1mm relative movement) to the end of the test (up to 50mm relative movement) does not need to be changed.

This facilitates test procedures and analysis, and excludes possible sources of error. Work is also simplified by the filter function provided by the MGCplus.

ZAG is the leading Slovenian Institute in the field of building and civil engineering.Through high-quality work it successfully promotes the progress-orientated Slovenian applied science and technical expertise on a global scale. The organization is widely recognized both in Slovenia and in other countries by means of its experts, top-class equipment and multi-disciplinary work, including life cycle analyses of different construction materials.

ZAG is involved in the international co-operation in science and technology with institutions from the EU, the USA and other countries. Over the last 10 years ZAG has participated in more than 50 projects funded by the EU (4th – 7th FP). Its research and testing sector is divided up into four departments: materials, building physics, structures, and geotechnics and infrastructure, it also has its own department for metrology. In the field of tasks deriving from the CPR (the Construction Products Regulation) it has two independent services: the Certification Service and the Service for Technical Assessments.

 

Its main activities include:

  • fundamental and applied research in the fields of building materials and structures,
  • development of new methods of testing and measurement,
  • certification and attestation of conformity of products, materials and executed works,
  • training of research and technical staff in particular technical fields,
  • participation in the preparation of technical codes and standards.

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