System Dynamics Laboratory

EQUIPMENT

Commercial Software

• COMSOL Multiphysics
• Structural Dynamics Toolbox  

GUI Software Developed by SDLab Personnel  

• MI-Tool: GUI modal identification software based on either frequency response functions, or earthquake-induced vibrations, or operational vibrations (Manual)
• FEMUS: GUI finite element model validation and updating software based on vibration data (Manual)

Hardware

• Small Shaking Table 
  • 1 113 ELECTRO-SEIS Shaker, long stroke electrodyamic shaker
  • 1 124-EP Power Amplifier
  • magnetostrictive velocity/displacement transducer
  • force transducer
  • small centrifugal shaker
• Data Acquisition
  • 1 NI PCI-6030E, 16 Bit, 16-Analog-Input Multifunction DAQ
  • 1 NI PCI-6289, 18 Bit, 32 Analog Inputs
  • 1 NI SCXI-1000, 4-Slot AC Powered Chassis
  • 1 NI SCXI-1143, 8-Channel Butterworth Lowpass Filter
  • 2 NI SCXI-1140, 8-Channel Simultaneously Sampling Differential Amplifier Module
  • 1 NI SCXI-1124, 6-Channel Isolated D/A Converter Module
  • 2 NI BNC-2110, Shielded Connector Block           
• Sensors for Experimental Dynamics
  • 6   Piezobeam Accelerometers 
  • 4   Integrated K-BEAM Accelerometers
  • 4   K-BEAM Interface
  • 1   Tension/Compression force preloaded senor
  • 1   Impulse Force Hammers
  • 2   Pressure Sensors 

• Infrastructure Wireless Health Monitoring
• 9 wireless IMOTE2 programmable sensor boards with 3-axial accelerometer, temperature, humidity and light sensors s well as 4-channel 0-3V ADC with external inputs

• Monitoring of Earthquake/Ambient Vibrations
• 5 triaxial and 3 uniaxial SYSCOM acceleration sensors units with common triggering using cables or GPS.