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 ...

Three performance statements aiming at achieving the objectives of ASCE 43-05, Seismic Design Criteria for Structures, Systems and Components in Nuclear Facilities, are assessed in the study: 1) ...

The viaduct suffered a complete failure of its seismic isolation system and narrowly avoided total collapse due to excessive differential ground, substructure, and superstructure movement. The report ...

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 ...

Shake table tests demonstrated that installing local seismic isolation and damping methods can significantly lessen the seismic responses of equipment at different floor levels within fixed-base ...

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 ...

Base isolation tool offered by Instor provides highest quality seismic mitigation along with modular open frame design to provide unparalleled protection for data centers FREMONT, Calif ...

Leading engineering company, TIS, brings proven seismic protection solutions to the data infrastructure in Chile, located in one of the most seismically active zones. Uğurcan Özçamur, General ...

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 ...