Monday, February 28, 2011
earthquake proof house diagram
For instance, earthquake-resistant buildings often have a degree of 'give'
Overview of Earthquake Proof Housing Technology that will be used as part of
X-SEED 4000: World's tallest tower will house 1 million people
Note from the PowerPoint about how to build a simple(ish) quake proof home.
Please look at the diagram above. Start at the bottom.
People build skyscrapers primarily because they are convenient -- you can
SIT also installed a SAN(Storage Area Network) in the earthquake proof
Devastation remains from the April 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, but Italian engineers work to stabilize structures with textiles fortified with carbon and
of earthquake resistant reinforced concrete buildings, called PANOPLIA.
But Archimede Systems Inc. had advertised the house as 'hurricane-proof'
This shows an earthquake acting on base isolated building and a conventional
avoiding building near water, or on a fault line or in a forested area.
available earthquake resistant construction is unaffordable.
[Image: Diagram of Taipei 101's earthquake ball via the Long Now Foundation]
Builders without Borders- sample house diagram
Zeta Communities 'Zero-Energy Home' (Image Source: The Chronicle)
( A diagram of the house that can be built with the help of T.N.G. Kit )
seismic design | BRBRF | earthquake proof building - BRBF system
building erection, with reduced material costs and man-hours associated
OFIS Unveils Earthquake-Proof Solar Powered Volcano Towers