About Pseudo Dynamic Test Facility

This facility will provide an affordable means for simulation of earthquake loading for prototypical structures as large as full-scale three-storey building or 15m long bridge. This 500 sq. m new lab space will be served by 200 kN EOT crane with its ceiling height at 15 m. The integrated strong floor and wall (10x15x4.0 m three cell box girder floor and 10.5 m high, 2 m thick post-tensioned walls) provide a rigid three-axis reaction system for application of vertical and lateral loads. Anchorages on walls at 0.6 m grid are capable of 2 MN for axial load and 1.5 MN for shear loads.

• Rai, D. C., Jain, S. K., Murty, C. V. R. and Bansal, D. (2014). “Large capacity reaction floor-wall assembly for pseudo-dynamic testing at IIT Kanpur and its load rating,“ Current Science, vol. 106, no. 1, 93-100.

Inaguration of Psuedo-Dynamic Testing Facility (PDTF) at IIT Kanpur

Inaugural function held on Sept 21, 2019 in the presence of the chief guest, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST; Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur; Prof. S Ganesh, Dean, R&D; Prof. Sachhidanand Tripathi, Head, Civil Engineering; and Dr Arindam Bhattacharya, DST-FIST program, IIT Kanpur faculty and staff members and students

The text of my talk about making of the PDTF at the inaugration function: