Project Overview

The National Large Science Facility - Large scale earthquake engineering Simulation Research Facility of Tianjin University is the first national major science and technology infrastructure in the field of earthquake engineering. The large scientific facility has become the world's largest and most powerful seismic simulation research facility for major engineering. It can simulate strong earthquakes with intensity exceeding 9 degrees of fortification acceleration. This is of great significance for ensuring the safety of major projects such as civil engineering, water conservancy, Marine engineering and transportation. It is conducive to the shift from reducing the loss of earthquake disasters to reducing the risk of earthquake disasters, and comprehensively improving the comprehensive prevention capacity against natural disasters.
The project is located in Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, with a total construction area of 76,000 square meters. It is a major national science and technology infrastructure project approved by the National Development and Reform Commission for the construction of the 13th Five-Year Plan, with a total investment of more than 1.5 billion yuan. The most important part of the whole facility is the large seismic simulation shaking table and the underwater shaking table array located underground. The underwater shaking table array not only simulate the ground motion in different locations, but also simulate the wading environment of rivers, ocean currents, waves and so on. It can provide experimental environment and help the construction of Marine "super projects" such as cross-sea Bridges, undersea tunnels, hydraulic DAMS and offshore wind power.