Current Committee Chair: Dimitrios Kalliontzis
The Shake Table Committee is working to develop a functional and cost effective shake table for use in outreach events and Undergraduate Seismic Design Committee structure testing.
Currently the committee is assembling a simple sinusoidal shake table with frequency and amplitude control. Materials have been acquired, and the committee is in the process of developing a functional model and complete work plan before beginning construction.
Future goals include: the possible development of a non-sinusoidal snake table, purchase and assembly of a data acquisition system, and recurring maintenance of the existing equipment.
Previous projects include the development of the current outreach shake table, a sinusoidal shake table designed to be powered by an electric drill and constructed primarily out of plywood.