Seismic isolation systems offer an invaluable means of protecting buildings from earthquake‐induced forces by decoupling the structure from ground motion. Recent technological advances have focused on ...

Recent studies have shown that the seismic load case can substantially increase the overnight capital cost (OCC) of safety-class equipment in advanced nuclear power plants. Seismic isolation can ...

A seismic isolation system provided by Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CPA) has been installed on two quayside container cranes. The crane base anti-seismic isolation system (BASIS) is built on ...

A team led by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has concluded a series of large-scale demonstration tests for an innovative new floating seismic isolation system intended for pairing with small modular ...

Researchers have developed a novel negative-stiffness isolation device that offers a pioneering solution for seismic protection. The device, designed to provide multidirectional negative stiffness and ...

Engineers designing the Giant Magellan Telescope celebrated the feat of having their innovative seismic protection design validated by an independent review panel. This group of experts in seismic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Turkey's Adana Hospital survived February 2023 earthquakes with no damage because of its seismic isolation system. Earthquake ...

Last week, engineers designing the Giant Magellan Telescope announced that they solved an immense design challenge. Specifically, protecting a 22-story rotating observatory and seven of the world’s ...