Seismic rubber bearing and isolators can reduce and limit the energy transferred from the ground to the upper structures, especially in the event of earthquake. Seismic rubber bearing and isolators ...

Research on the application of seismic isolation methods will lead to better protection of buildings, infrastructure, and sensitive equipment subjected to dynamic loads caused by seismic activity. The ...

Seismic isolation is a critical engineering strategy that decouples structures from ground motion, thereby mitigating the destructive impacts of earthquakes. Elastomeric bearings, typically comprised ...

With the devastation in Haiti still fresh in our everyone’s minds a team at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - Barcelona Tech is working on a system to better protect buildings, ...

Keywords: Seismic performance. Isolation/Restraint systems. Mechanical equipment. Shaking table tests. Coil springs. Rubber snubbers. Horizontal displacement ...

Keywords: Lead rubber (LR) bearings. Low-damping (LDR) bearings. Elastomeric bearings. Lateral displacement. Vertical stiffness. Finite element (FE) analyses. Seismic isolation. Seismic performance.

Through advanced engineering, the building is designed to withstand seismic activity while supporting Metro Manila’s booming urban skyline. As conversations about earthquake preparedness grow louder, ...

Howard University professor Claudia Marin-Artieda at the NEES at Buffalo laboratory with her research team and the "Yahoo frame." With 40 servers installed, the frame was shaken with servers in ...

Turkey's Adana Hospital survived February 2023 earthquakes with no damage because of its seismic isolation system. Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc., CC BY-ND The Feb. 6, 2023, earthquakes in Turkey ...