Shake-table dynamic tests on a full-scale steel silo filled with wheat: SERA-SILOS (SEismic Response of Actual steel SILOS)

From February 27th, at the Eucentre Foundation ShakeLab, shake-table dynamic tests will be carried out on a steel silo (supplied by AGI Frame) filled with wheat.
The tests will be performed on the mono-axial shake-table (7m x 5.6m) in order to evaluate the silo behaviour subjected to seismic actions, the silo will be tested both in fixed and base isolated configuration. The base isolation is obtained with four curved surface sliding isolators.
The experimentation is part of the Transnational Access framework of the SERA Project, within the research and development Horizon 2020 program funded by the European Community.


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730900.

For more details on the SERA Project click here.