Table 2 Study on the large-scale and...

Table 2

Study on the large-scale and multiple arrays of typical shaking tables outside China

Time (year)	Development organisation	Platform dimension: m	Direction	Significance
1979	Institute of Civil Engineering, Ministry of Construction, Japan	Four series of 3 × 2	X	The earliest array system in the world
The 1990s	The French Laboratory of Seismic Mechanic Studies	7.60 × 7.60	X, Y, Z	The largest shaking table in Europe in the twentieth century
The 1990s	University of California San Diego	7.60 × 12.20	X	The world’s first and largest outdoor shaking table
2003	University of Nevada, Reno, USA	Three series of 4.30 × 4.50	X, Y	The first two-way vibration system in the United States
2005	NIED with the Department of Science and Technology, Japan	20 × 15	X, Y, Z	The largest single shaking table in the world (‘E-Defense shaking table’ for short)

Time (year)	Development organisation	Platform dimension: m	Direction	Significance
1979	Institute of Civil Engineering, Ministry of Construction, Japan	Four series of 3 × 2	X	The earliest array system in the world
The 1990s	The French Laboratory of Seismic Mechanic Studies	7.60 × 7.60	X, Y, Z	The largest shaking table in Europe in the twentieth century
The 1990s	University of California San Diego	7.60 × 12.20	X	The world’s first and largest outdoor shaking table
2003	University of Nevada, Reno, USA	Three series of 4.30 × 4.50	X, Y	The first two-way vibration system in the United States
2005	NIED with the Department of Science and Technology, Japan	20 × 15	X, Y, Z	The largest single shaking table in the world (‘E-Defense shaking table’ for short)