The main objective of this project is to develop and test a phased damping device, or “gap damper”, to act alongside a base isolation system for buildings or bridges. The gap damper provides ...
Canterbury engineers are moving forward with plans to manufacture a new base isolation system that will make Kiwi houses safer in an earthquake. University of Canterbury postdoctoral fellow Tom ...
Low-cost base isolation technology as a means of protection from earthquakes developed at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus can be effectively used to retrofit existing buildings, significantly enhancing ...
A primary reason behind devastation brought about earthquakes is that many buildings, especially in high-seismic zones, are either old or not designed to withstand strong seismic forces. One of the ...
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Assessment of Base-Isolated Nuclear Structures for Design and Beyond-Design Basis Earthquake Shaking
Keywords: Nuclear power plants (NPP). Base isolation. Seismic isolation systems. ASCE 43-05. Damage. Design level earthquakes. Moats. Gravity loads. Seismic loads ...
BURLINGAME — To picture the base-isolation system that will shield the new Mills-Peninsula medical center from major earthquakes, it helps to think of dog bowls stacked with hockey pucks in between ...
CUPERTINO, Calif. — The circular building housing Apple’s headquarters in Silicon Valley is so big, it’s nearly a mile in circumference. So it’s hard to fathom that it is not actually attached to the ...
Parliament's retro fitted Lead Rubber Bearings have been credited with its smooth ride during the Kaikoura quake. CAMERON BURNELL / FAIRFAX NZ OPINION: In 1994 a powerful earthquake hit Los Angeles ...
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