There are several different experimental techniques that can be used to test the response of structures to verify their seismic performance, one of which is the use of an earthquake shaking table (a shaking table, or simply shake table). This is a device for shaking structural models or building components with a wide range of simulated ground motions

Earthquake simulation

Earthquake simulation applies a real or simulated vibrational input to a structure that possesses the essential features of a real seismic event...

, including reproductions of recorded earthquake

Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...

s time-histories. While modern tables typically consist of a rectangular platform that is driven in up to six degrees of freedom (DOF)

Degrees of freedom (engineering)

In mechanics, degrees of freedom are the set of independent displacements and/or rotations that specify completely the displaced or deformed position and orientation of the body or system...

 by servo-hydraulic

Hydraulic cylinder

A Hydraulic cylinder is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a unidirectional force through a unidirectional stroke. It has many applications, notably in engineering vehicles.- Operation :...

 or other types of actuators, the earliest reported uses of shake tables date back more than a century.

Test specimens are fixed to the platform and shaken, often to the point of failure. Using video records and data from transducer

Transducer

A transducer is a device that converts one type of energy to another. Energy types include electrical, mechanical, electromagnetic , chemical, acoustic or thermal energy. While the term transducer commonly implies the use of a sensor/detector, any device which converts energy can be considered a...

s, it is possible to interpret the dynamic behaviour of the specimen. Earthquake shaking tables are used extensively in seismic research, as they provide the means to excite structures in such a way that they are subjected to conditions representative of true earthquake ground motions.

A World List of Shaking Tables

Below is an attempt to create a definitive list of shaking tables around the world that are used for seismic testing. The list is almost certainly not complete and not all the data has been verified by the shaking table owners. If you operate a shaking table please help by correcting and updating and adding to this list.

This list was originally based on information from the following documents:
Experimental Facilities for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Worldwide,
Directory of International Earthquake Engineering Research Facilities and papers by Chowdhury , Duarte , Kamimura and Nakashima and EERI .

Shaking Tables around the world

Region	Country	Location	Size (m)	Payload (metric tonnes)	Degrees of Freedom	X Horiz Disp (mm)	Y Horiz Disp (mm)	Z Vert Disp (mm)	X Horiz Vel (mm/s)	Y Horiz vel (mm/s)	Z Vert vel (mm/s)	X Horiz accel (m/s2)	Y Horiz accel (m/s2)	Z Vert accel (m/s2)	Max Freq (Hz)	Details checked
Africa	Algeria	CGS Laboratory (in construction)	6.1 x 6.1	60	6	±150	±150	±150	±1100	±1100	±1100	±10	±10	±10	100	30/6/2010
Africa	Johannesburg	University of Witwatersrand	4 x 4	10	1	±750	n/a	n/a	±1000	n/a	n/a	±10	n/a	n/a	40	17/7/2009
Asia	China	China Academy of Building Research, Beijing	6.1 x 6.1	60	6	±150	±250	±100	±1000	±1200	±800	±15	±10	±8	50	?
Asia	China	Guangzhou University	3 x 3	20	6	±100	±100	±50	±1000	±1000	±1000	±26	±26	±50	50	10/7/2008
Asia	China	Nanjing University of Technology	3 x 5	15	3	±120	±120	±120	±500	±500	±500	±10	±10	±10	50	?
Asia	China	Tongji University, Shanghai	4 x 4	25	3	±100	±50	±50	±1000	±600	±600	±40	±20	±40	50	?
Asia	China	Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology	2 x 2	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Asia	Singapore	Nanyang Technological University	3 x 3	10	1	±120	n/a	n/a	±650	n/a	n/a	±20	n/a	n/a	50	23/7/2008
Asia	Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Asia	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	3 x 3	10	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	10	?	?	?	?
Asia	Iran	Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST)	2 x 0.5	5	1	±60	n/a	n/a	?	n/a	n/a	±6.5	n/a	n/a	?	?
Asia	Iran	Sharif University of Technology (SUT))	4 x 4	30	3	±125	±200	?	±500	±800	?	±50	±40	?	50	7/19/2011
Asia	Japan	Aichi Institute of Technology	11 x 6	136	1	±150	?	?	±1000	?	?	±10	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Building Research Institute	3 x 4	20	3	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Asia	Japan	Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry	5 x 5	60	1	±500	n/a	n/a	±1500	n/a	n/a	±10	n/a	n/a	30	12/3/2008
Asia	Japan	NIED ‘E-Defence’ Laboratory, Miki City	20 x 15	1200	6	±1000	±1000	±500	±2000	±2000	±700	±9	±9	±15	50	3/3/2008
Asia	Japan	Fujita Corporation	4 x 4	25	1	±500	n/a	n/a	±1500	n/a	n/a	±10	n/a	n/a	50	?
Asia	Japan	Hazama Corp Ltd.	6 x 4	80	3	±300	±150	±100	±1150	?	?	±20	±3	±2	50	?
Asia	Japan	Hitachi Engineering Corp	4 x 4	20	1	±150	?	?	±750	?	?	±20	?	?	30	?
Asia	Japan	Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Ind Corp.	4.5 x 4.5	35	6	±100	±100	±67	±750	±750	±500	±15	±15	±10	50	?
Asia	Japan	JDC Corp.	?	20	6	±300	?	?	±1000	?	?	±10	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Corp.	?	30	3	±75	?	?	±400	?	?	±10	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Kajima Corp. Ltd. (1 of 2)	5 x 5	50	6	±200	±200	±100	±1000	±1000	±500	±20	±20	±20	60	3/3/2008
Asia	Japan	Kajima Corp. Ltd. (2 of 2)	4 x 4	20	2	±150	n/a	±75	±1140	n/a	±4450	±20	n/a	±10	50	?
Asia	Japan	Kumagai-Gumi Corp Ltd	5 x 5	64	6	±80	±260	±50	±600	±1500	±500	±30	±10	±10	70	?
Asia	Japan	Kyoto University	5 x 3	14	6	±300	?	?	±1500	?	?	±10	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Kyoto University Disaster Prevention Research Centre	3.5 diameter	?	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Asia	Japan	Ministry of Construction	6 x 8	100	2	±75	n/a	?	±600	n/a	?	±7	n/a	?	30	?
Asia	Japan	Mitsubishi Electric Corp.	?	40	2	±100	?	?	±700	?	?	±25	?	?	30	?
Asia	Japan	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Corp.	?	100	3	±50	?	?	±1500	?	?	±20	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	National Research Institute of Agriculture Engineering	6 x 4	45	3	±150	?	?	±750	?	?	±10	?	?	40	?
Asia	Japan	NIED (Nat. Inst. for Disaster Prevention) (1 of 2)	6 x 6	1100	3	±1000	?	?	±2000	?	?	±10	?	?	15	?
Asia	Japan	NIED (Nat. Inst. for Disaster Prevention) (2 of 2)	12 x 12	500	1	±220	?	?	±900	?	?	±10	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Nishimatsu Construction Corp	5.5 x 5.5	65	6	±500	?	?	±1500	?	?	±20	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation	15 x 15	908	2	±200	n/a	±100	±750	n/a	±375	±18	n/a	±9	30	?
Asia	Japan	NYK Corporation	2.6 x 2.6	20	6	±200	?	?	±600	?	?	±20	?	?	80	?
Asia	Japan	Obayashi-Gumi Corporation	5 x 5	46	3	±600	?	?	±2000	?	?	±30	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Okumura Corp.	?	60	6	±125	?	?	±1000	?	?	±30	?	?	70	?
Asia	Japan	Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. (1 of 2)	?	60	6	±300	?	?	±1000	?	?	±5	?	?	70	?
Asia	Japan	Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. (2 of 2)	?	60	6	±200	?	?	±750	?	?	±10	?	?	70	?
Asia	Japan	Port and Airport Research Institute	3.4 x 3.4	55	2	±200	n/a	±100	±750	±500	n/a	±8	±15	n/a	50	?
Asia	Japan	Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)	8 x 8	300	6	±600	±600	±300	±2000	±2000	±1000	±20	±20	±10	50	10/5/2008
Asia	Japan	Sanryo Heavy Industries Corporation	6 x 6	90.7	3	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Asia	Japan	Shimizu Corporation	4 x 4	20	3	±200	?	?	±1000	?	?	±10	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Taisei Corp Ltd	4 x 4	20	2	±200	?	?	±450	?	?	±10	?	?	50	?
Asia	Japan	Tobishima Corp Ltd	4 x 4	20	2	±75	?	?	?	?	?	±15	?	?	30	?
Asia	Japan	Tobishima Corp Ltd	?	20	6	±200	?	?	±800	?	?	±10	?	?	30	?
Asia	Japan	Tokyu Const. Corp.	4 x 4	30	6	±500	±200	±100	±1500	±1000	?	±10	?	?	30	?
Asia	Japan	Toshiba Electric Co.	5 x 5	20	2	±750	n/a	±380	±400	n/a	±250	±10	n/a	±7	30	?
Asia	Korea	Hyundai Institute of Construction Technology Development (1 of 2)	2 x 2	5	2	±75	±75	n/a	±500	±500	n/a	±10	±10	n/a	?	5/2/2009
Asia	Korea	Hyundai Institute of Construction Technology Development (2 of 2)	5 x 3	30	1	±100	n/a	n/a	±500	n/a	n/a	±10	n/a	n/a	?	5/2/2009
Asia	Korea	Korea Institute of Machinery and Metals	4 x 4	30	6	±200	±200	±134	±750	±750	±500	±15	±15	±10	50	?
Asia	Korea	Pusan National University (1 of 3)	5 x 5	300	2	±300	±200	n/a	±1000	±1000	n/a	±20	±20	n/a	60	24/7/2008
Asia	Korea	Pusan National University (2 of 3)	5 x 5	600	2	±300	±200	n/a	±1000	±1000	n/a	±30	±30	n/a	60	24/7/2008
Asia	Korea	Pusan National University (3 of 3)	4 x 4	300	6	±300	±200	±150	±1500	±1500	±1000	±20	±20	±40	60	24/7/2008
Asia	Malaysia	Sabah University	1.5 x 1.5	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Asia	Taiwan	National Center for Research in Earthquake Engineering	5 x 5	50	6	±250	±100	±100	±1000	±600	±500	±10	±30	±10	50	12/3/2008
Australia	Australia	University of Melbourne	2 x 2	3	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Australia	Australia	University of Technology, Sydney	3 x 3	10	1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	50	15/12/2009
Canada	Canada	Royal Military College	2.7 x 2.7	5	1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canada	Canada	University of British Columbia (EERF Lab)	4 x 4	30	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canada	Canada	University of Sherbrooke	? x ?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Europe	France	Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), AZALEE (1 of 3)	6 x 6	100	6	±125	±125	±100	±700	±700	±700	±10	±10	±25	50	27/01/2011
Europe	France	Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), VESUVE (2 of 3)	4 x 3	20	1	±125	n/a	n/a	±1000	n/a	n/a	±10	n/a	n/a	50	27/01/2011
Europe	France	Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), TOURNESOL (3 of 3)	2 x 2	10	3	±125	n/a	±100	±2000	n/a	±1300	±10	n/a	10	50	27/01/2011
Europe	Germany	HYMAS facility at IABG	2.5 x 2	10	6	±125	±125	±50	?	?	?	±40	±40	±80	150	10/7/2008
Europe	Greece	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	1.2 x 1.2	15	2	±50	n/a	±50	?	n/a	?	?	n/a	?	30	?
Europe	Greece	National Technical University of Athens	4 x 4	10	6	±100	±100	±100	±1000	±1000	±1000	±20	±20	±40	100	12/3/2008
Europe	Italy	Ansaldo Meccanica Nucleare	3.5 x 3.5	6	3	±70	?	?	±860	?	?	?	?	?	60	?
Europe	Italy	ENEA	4 x 4	10	6	±125	±125	±125	±500	±500	±500	±30	±30	±30	50	?
Europe	Italy	Enel. Hydro S.p.A.; business unit ISMES (1 of 3)	4 x 4	60	6	±100	±100	±100	±550	±550	±440	±30	±30	±20	120	?
Europe	Italy	European Centre for Training & Research in Earthquake Engineering (EUCENTRE)	5.6 x 7	70	1	±500	?	?	±2200	?	?	59	?	?	?	?
Europe	Italy	European Centre for Training & Research in Earthquake Engineering (EUCENTRE)	1.6 x 4.4	?	5	±350	?	±60	±2200	?	±250	18	?	?	20	?
Europe	Macedonia	Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (IZIIS), University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje (1 of 2)	5 x 5	40	5	n/a	±125	±60	n/a	±1000	±500	n/a	±30	±15	80	20/9/2011
Europe	Macedonia	Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (IZIIS), University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje (2 of 2)	1.4 x 2.5	8	1	±100	n/a	n/a	?	n/a	n/a	±20	n/a	n/a	80	7/7/2008
Europe	The Netherlands	European Space Agency (ESA) ESTEC Test Centre	5.5 x 5.5	22.5	6	±70	±70	±70	±800	±800	±800	±50	±50	±50	2-100	23/7/2008
Europe	Portugal	Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC)	5.6 x 5.6	40	3	±175	±175	±175	±200	±200	±200	±18	±11	±6	20	?
Europe	Russia	Hydroproject Research Institute	5 x 5	50	3	±70	±70	±40	±600	?	?	±20	±20	?	40	?
Europe	Spain	CEDEX	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Europe	Turkey	Bogazici University (1 of 2)	3 x 3	10	1	±120	n/a	n/a	±650	n/a	n/a	±20	n/a	n/a	50	3/3/2008
Europe	Turkey	Bogazici University (2 of 2)	0.7 x 0.7	0.1	3	±120	±120	±120	±1200	±1200	±1200	±100	±100	±100	40	3/3/2008
Europe	Turkey	Middle East Technical University	2 x 1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Europe	UK	University of Bristol (EERC)	3 x 3	17	6	±150	±150	±150	±1100	±1100	±1100	±60	±60	±60	100	29/2/2008
India	Assam	IIT Guwahati	?	5	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
India	Karnataka	CPRI Bangalore	3 x 3	10	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
India	Karnataka	IISc, Bangalore	1 x 1	0.5	6	±220	±220	±100	±570	±570	±570	±30	±30	±20	50	23/7/2008
India	Tamil Nadu	SERC, Chennai (1 of 3)	4 x 4	30	3	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
India	Tamil Nadu	SERC, Chennai (2 of 3)	2 x 2	5	3	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
India	Tamil Nadu	SERC, Chennai (3 of 3)	3 x 3	10	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
India	Tamil Nadu	IGCAR, Chennai (3 of 3)	2.5 x 2.5	?	1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
India	Uttarakhand	IIT Roorkee	3.5 x 3.5	20	2	?	n/a	?	?	n/a	?	?	n/a	?	?	?
India	Uttar Pradesh	IIT Kanpur	1.2 x 1.8	4	1	±75	n/a	n/a	±1500	n/a	n/a	±50	n/a	n/a	50	25/6/2009
India	West Bengal	Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur	1.5 x 1.5	?	1	?	n/a	n/a	?	n/a	n/a	?	n/a	n/a	?	19/11/2009
India	Pakistan	NWFP University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar	6 x 6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
North America	Mexico	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)	4 x 4	20	5	±150	±150	±75	±1100	±1100	±450	±10	±10	±10	60	10/9/2008
USA	Alabama	NASA	3 x 4.5	1	6	±2440	?	?	±100	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
USA	USA	Civil Engineering Research Lab U.S. Army	3.6 x 3.6	45	3	±300	?	?	±1300	?	?	?	?	?	250	?
USA	North Carolina	Duke University	1.2 x 1.2	5	1	±75	n/a	n/a	±500	n/a	n/a	±50	n/a	n/a	60	15/4/2008
USA	New York	University at Buffalo (State University of New York) (2 identical tables of 3)	3.6 x 3.6	50	6	±150	±150	±75	±1250	±1250	±500	±12	±12	±12	100	12/3/2008
USA	New York	University at Buffalo (State University of New York) (3 of 3)	3.7 x 3.7	50	5	±150	n/a	±75	±762	n/a	±500	±12	n/a	±23	50	12/3/2008
USA	California	University of California at Berkeley	6.1 x 6.1	45	6	±127	±127	±51	±762	±762	±254	±15	±15	±20	20	30/4/2008
USA	California	California State University, Fresno	2.4 x 2.0	?	1	±125	n/a	n/a	?	n/a	n/a	?	n/a	n/a	?	19/11/2009
USA	California	University of California at San Diego	12.2 x 7.6	2000	1	±750	n/a	n/a	±1800	n/a	n/a	±10	n/a	n/a	20	7/7/2008
USA	Connecticut	University of Connecticut	1.5 x 1.5	1	1	±150	n/a	n/a	?	n/a	n/a	±20	n/a	n/a	50	8/5/2008
USA	Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana / Champaign	3.7 x 3.7	5	1	±50	?	?	±381	?	?	±30	?	?	50	?
USA	Nevada	University of Nevada at Reno (3 identical biaxial tables)	4.3 x 4.5	45	2	±300	±300	n/a	±1270	±1270	n/a	±20	±20	n/a	50	8/2/2010
USA	Nevada	University of Nevada at Reno (6 axis table)	2.75 x 2.75	50	6	±75	±300	±100	?	?	?	±20	±40	±10	50	13/3/2008
USA	Texas	Rice University	0.465m²	7	1	±75	n/a	n/a	±1400	n/a	n/a	±20	n/a	n/a	50	8/5/2008
USA	New York	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1.7 x 2.6	5	1	±130	n/a	n/a	±270	n/a	n/a	±20	n/a	n/a	50	8/5/2008
USA	USA	Wyle Laboratories (1 of 3)	6.1 x 5.5	27	2	±152	?	?	±890	?	?	±60	?	?	100	12/3/2008
USA	USA	Wyle Laboratories (2 of 3)	2.7 x 2.7	4.5	3	±250	±250	±250	±1120	±1120	±1120	±45	±45	±45	100	12/3/2008
USA	USA	Wyle Laboratories (3 of 3)	2.4 x 2.4	4.5	2	±305	n/a	±228	±1168	n/a	±838	±70	n/a	±80	70	12/3/2008

Notes:
This list is restricted to shaking tables bigger than 2m by 2m or with a capacity of more than 4 tonnes (i.e. tables suitable for seismic testing).