- Nov 16, 2012
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- HJ3 Civil, Worldwide Infrastructure
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In the first phase of their project, the Tuft University engineers will record the building’s existing condition. Next, a spinning devise called an “eccentric-mass shaker” will be installed on the building’s roof. The top-down shaking that will occur will simulate the pulsing and vibrations of an actual earthquake. Computers will then record data from sensors located throughout the building. |
Thousands of buildings in earthquake-prone zones such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, other northwestern United States, New Zealand, the Mediterranean, and Latin America are vulnerable if they have not been retrofit to meet current seismic codes. Not only could they benefit from this study, but they could also benefit from quickly installed, lightweight, high-strength solutions such as HJ3’s structural strengthening systems. |
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