Live Webshaker Experiment

There are currently three types of Live Webshaker Experiments for each story model.

Sinusoidal Input:
Uses a sinusoidal input signal to drive the shaker and users can specify the frequency and amplitude of the signal.

1-Story Model 2-Story Model

Earthquake-like Records Input:
Uses earthquake-like records to drive the shaker, and users can choose which earthquake to simulate. Please note that the earthquake-like records available for experiment are scaled and shortened due to limitations of the shaker and might not produce the same response on the test structure as a real earthquake would.

1-Story Model 2-Story Model

Webshaker Comparison to SDOF and 2DOF:
  1. Webshaker comparison to SDOF: First runs a Webshaker experiment with a user specified sinusoidal or earthquake-like signal. Then runs a Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) numerical simulation using parameters from the Webshaker experiment. Users can compare the results of the Webshaker experiment with the numerical model of the SDOF computer experiment.

    Sinusoidal Input Earthquake-like Records Input

  2. Webshaker comparison to 2DOF: First runs a Webshaker experiment with a user specified sinusoidal or earthquake-like signal. Then runs a Two Degree of Freedom (2DOF) numerical simulation using parameters from the Webshaker experiment. Users can compare the results of the Webshaker experiment with the numerical model of the 2DOF computer experiment.

    Sinusoidal Input Earthquake-like Records Input