Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The grand opening of Russia's largest seismic test rig, designed for comprehensive seismic testing of building structures, took place in Moscow. The event was part of the All-Russian Scientific and Technical Council "Metal and Wooden Structures" and the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Steel. Wood. Seismics."
Vladimir Tarasov, Associate Professor of the Higher School of Industrial, Civil, and Road Construction, represented the SPbPU Institute of Civil Engineering at the opening ceremony. The research topics of Vladimir Tarasov, head of the new educational program "Construction of Thermal and Nuclear Energy Facilities" at the Institute of Civil Engineering, are directly related to seismic resistance calculations for buildings and structures.
The new seismic rig boasts unique technical characteristics, including not only translational but also rotational components, bringing test conditions closer to real-world earthquake scenarios. It enables testing of structures weighing up to 100 tons with the simulation of six-component seismic impacts.
The new seismic stand opens up broad opportunities for experimentally validating or refuting numerous scientific and engineering results obtained by earthquake engineering specialists through theoretical and numerical research and modeling, noted Vladimir Tarasov.
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