Base Isolation: A technique that decouples a structure from ground motion, reducing the transmission of seismic forces and protecting both structural and non-structural elements.

Anti-seismic bricks to improve buildings' response to earthquakes Date: November 25, 2015 Source: Asociación RUVID Summary: Sisbrick is a new class of earthquake-resistant building materials that ...

Seismic isolation can substantially reduce earthquake loadings on structures, systems, components (SSCs), and equipment, and is being considered for application to advanced nuclear reactors. The ...

The company that Zayas started in the mid-80s is now a gigantic success, protecting equally gigantic structures such as the Apple Campus in Cupertino, The San Francisco Airport, The Cathedral of ...

Engineers at the Giant Magellan Telescope are using a seismic isolation system in a two-part line of defense that will keep the structure safe. The seismic isolation system is a circular array of ...

The crane base anti-seismic isolation system (BASIS) is built on non-linear time history analysis (NLTHA) and is designed to protect the crane main structure from damage even in contingency level ...

Keywords: Earthquake engineering, Power Transformers, Seismic Protection, Base Isolation, Bushings Protection, Friction Pendulum Isolation, Rubber Bearing Isolation, Shake Table Experiments, Design ...

Testing of the FSIS (Image: JAEA) The series of tests - which ran from 29 January to 9 February - used a 1/15-scale mockup of the structure of a small modular reactor (SMR) plant design (measuring 9 ...

Seismic isolation has emerged as a pivotal strategy in mitigating earthquake-induced damage by decoupling structures from ground motions. Recent advancements encompass both experimental and ...