National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience Hyogo Earthquake EngineeringResearch Center
Simulate ground motion of earthquakes by the world's largest shake table
Poster
Be prepared for a mega-thrust earthquake!
Poster to promote the use of E-Defense (methods for promoting the use of E-Defense, which can simulate earthquakes using the world's largest scale and the highest capability)
Video from the experiments
Dissemination of E-Defense results (sharing of experimental data and findings obtained through E-Defense)
| Organization | National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience Hyogo Earthquake EngineeringResearch Center |
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| Information | E-Defense is one of the world's largest testing facilities, including the 300m2 shake table with the performance to collapse a 1,200-ton structure under three-dimensional motion. E-Defense was developed in the aftermath of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster, which caused devastating loss of life and property due to collapsed structures; NIED began its operation upon the construction completion in 2005. Since the beginning of its operation, we have mainly conducted E-Defense experiments for research on evaluating the collapse mechanism and seismic performance of structures, as well as assessing damage to their functionality, and have developed numerical simulation technology based on the results. In the next phase, with a new vision of “Contributing to the evaluation and improvement of the socio-economic sustainability performance,” we are working on research and development of technology for damage and risk assessment in regional areas. |
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| Department | E－Defense |
| Person in-charge | Etsuko KINOSHITA |
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