Artificial Earthquake for a earthquake proof building
Do you remember 2011 Tokyo Earthquake, 2010 Chile, 2008 China, Earthquakes on J&K, Gujarat, California and many more?
These are just a few I named here, but there were many earthquakes till date that caused many of lives and damage due to building collapse. This was in top of the mind for few scientist and they thought of doing a research to generate the artificial earthquake to shake the building in order to get the sustainable level by a building.
A team led by Johns Hopkins structural engineers are trying to shake up a building themselves in the name of science and safety. They are assessing massive moving platforms and an array of sensors and cameras, the group are trying to find out how well a two-story building made of cold-formed steel can stand up to a lab-generated Southern California quake.The estimated cost of the project is expected to be $1 million.
Seems weird, right?
This is first of its kind research and if beneficial it may save millions of lives and damage caused by the earthquakes.
Whats your views on, if successful can the technology be implemented in developed countries like India?
-CB
These are just a few I named here, but there were many earthquakes till date that caused many of lives and damage due to building collapse. This was in top of the mind for few scientist and they thought of doing a research to generate the artificial earthquake to shake the building in order to get the sustainable level by a building.
A team led by Johns Hopkins structural engineers are trying to shake up a building themselves in the name of science and safety. They are assessing massive moving platforms and an array of sensors and cameras, the group are trying to find out how well a two-story building made of cold-formed steel can stand up to a lab-generated Southern California quake.The estimated cost of the project is expected to be $1 million.
Seems weird, right?
This is first of its kind research and if beneficial it may save millions of lives and damage caused by the earthquakes.
Whats your views on, if successful can the technology be implemented in developed countries like India?
-CB
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Saiwalshake tables are already available to simulate ground motions. how is the research you are talking about any better? -
Anil Jain
Shake tables are existing and probably this artificial shake by the above mentioned researcher group will also work on that principle. However there were few gaps till date that were not zeroing down the design,Saiwalshake tables are already available to simulate ground motions. how is the research you are talking about any better?
This is the first time a full building of cold-formed steel framing has ever been tested in this way.
The researchers are replicating an earthquake in three directions beneath a building measuring 50 feet long, 20 feet wide and 20 feet tall.
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SaiwalA six storey full scale building has already been tested on a shake table having three degrees of freedom in Japan
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although it was done only for Kobe earthquake and the building was woodframe. Perhaps the steel framed structures is the new parameter. -
Anil Jain
Yes buddy,Saiwalalthough it was done only for Kobe earthquake and the building was woodframe. Perhaps the steel framed structures is the new parameter.
There is a vast difference between the design codes of wood frame and steel structure.
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Sarathkumar ChandrasekaranWe cant match the real earthquakes power and its effects on artificially created structures But it can be a boon to civil engineering field as it predicts the failure points.It also helps in selection of sections(beams),etc
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Anil Jain
If you have no idea about this, you shouldn't be judgemental about the facts. 👀 👀CSK AUTOWe cant match the real earthquakes power and its effects on artificially created structures But it can be a boon to civil engineering field as it predicts the failure points.It also helps in selection of sections(beams),etc -
Nayan GoenkaYou can never predict the epicenter of the earthquake and its intensity before hand. Also you never know the targeted area. It can be any types of building and of any height and width. How much can they simulate. They can't just test in on all types of buildings.
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Jeffrey Arulraj
Earthquakes are predictable Earthquake PredictionNayan GoenkaYou can never predict the epicenter of the earthquake and its intensity before hand. Also you never know the targeted area. It can be any types of building and of any height and width. How much can they simulate. They can't just test in on all types of buildings.
Earth quake motion is predictable Seismology
Man some times the answer is just a google away
And I Found this as well if the building is actually on the crest of the propagation wave earth quake it is supposed to experience maximum damage
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