Beam and Drum Centrifuge

Scope

The Geotechnical Centrifuge Center (GCC) encompasses two geotechnical centrifuges, a 9 m diameter (500gton capacity) beam centrifuge and a 2.2 m diameter (440gton capacity) drum centrifuge, a cutting-edge earthquake simulator, a Miniaturized Tidal Generator (MTG), and a variety of actuators, tool platforms, and highly specialized devices and sensors. Our experimental infrastructure is predominantly used for research and teaching purposes. On demand, we also offer highly specialized consulting services to the industry.

Specifications

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Image Gallery

KRUPP Geotechnical Beam-centrifuge

Primary tidal tank

Schematic of the Actidyn on-board earthquake simulator

Schematic of the laminar container

The geotechnical drum centrifuge with two cylindrical strongbox installed

Tool platform (left) and zoomed-in detail of one of the actuators

Hybrid decoupled methodology