Advanced Structural Control: Earthquake Protector
Video of a performance testing of a 6-story building model placed on an earthquake protector. The peak horizontal accelerations of the shake table are in the range of 1.2 - 30.6g. California State University Northridge. Requires apple quicktime. |
Antiseismic Control: Structural Research Briefing
Research projects related to the earthquake/wind protective building control techniques that are developed at the California State University, Northridge. |
Base Isolation for LA City Hall
In process of seismic upgrading a high-rise building was placed atop a mechanical system of isolators, sliders and dampers called "base isolation technology". |
Base Isolation: Origins and Development
Some base isolation concepts, their research, and example applications. |
BFRL Publications - base isolation
Building and Fire Research Laboratory of NIST draft guidelines for testing of base isolation systems. |
Building Research Institute (BRI)of Japan
Information from Japan's major national research institution carrying out earthquake engineering and structural control research in buildings. |
Dynamic Analysis of Base-Isolation Highway Bridge
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland online paper. |
Dynamic System Modeling, Sensing and Control (DSMSC)
The National Science Foundation program to support research on the relevant fundamental earthquake engineering concepts and mathematical theories. |
Enidine technology for vibration control (Japan)
Enidine presents energy absorption, shock and vibration isolation and motion control products. |
Fluid Dampers as Part of a Base Isolation System
Taylor Devices, Inc. presents its design application of damping devices. |
Great Kanto Earthquake: Imperial Hotel
Information on one of the earliest attempts to implement both structural and non-structural seismic isolation technique. |
Intelligent Base Isolation System
An intelligent base-isolation system, comprised of low damping isolation bearings and controllable fluid dampers, is studied in this online paper. |
Kerckhoff Building, UCLA
This project involves a 3-story concrete building and a tower portion extending four more stories which are upgraded with the help of base isolation. |
Research Results on Active Structural Enhancement
Experiments on a structural beam element to control linear buckling phenomena. |
Seismic Isolation of Buildings by EPS
Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc. presents an overview of its major building projects incorporating seismic isolation devices. |
Seismic Isolation of Industrial Facilities by EPS
Earthquake Protection Systems presents its major industrial projects incorporating seismic isolation technique. |
Seismic Isolation of the Marina Apartments, San Francisco
Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc.: from experience. |
Seismic Isolation System for Tokyo Port Terminal (Japan)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. developed the Seismic Isolation System for quayside container cranes. |
Seismic Shock Control Systems, Inc.
Makers of a patented base isolation system for seismic application. Information on the company and the isolation system is provided. |
Simulation for Base Isolation
Java-Powered simulation for a SDOF building model equipped with base isolation. |
Simulation for Structural Control
Java-Powered simulation for a SDOF system equipped with a mass damper. |
Structural Control and Earthquake Research
Washington University structural control for earthquake engineering research projects. |
Structural Control Proceedings
Proceedings of the 1994 First World Conference on Structural Control and of the two preceding workshops. |
Structural Control Research at Texas A&M University
Department of Civil Engineering presents current structural control projects. |
Structural Dynamics - Seismic Response Control Laboratory at Duke University
Research information on semi active vibration control methods and smart damping, magnetorheological, and electrorheological devices. |
Teflon Sliding Properties for Base Isolation Systems
Research data presented by M.C. Constantinou. |
Testing Procedure for Base Isolation Systems
SEAINT presented research paper on seismic isolation for free download. |
UIUC - Smart Structures Technology Laboratory (SSTL)
Facilities, research topics, and researchers. Includes educational readings, videos and strong motion data. |
Vibration Control Systems for Buildings
Takenaka Corporation (Japan) briefs on its development from "Earthquake Resistance" to "Vibration Control". |
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