Vibration Management Corporation is showing its SSM Series seismic spring isolators with built-in all directional snubbing. The isolators are designed to withstand minimum seismic forces of ...

The 3-inch deflection SSM Series seismic spring isolators have built-in, all-directional snubbing. The snubbing element is molded from high-quality neoprene, and the housing is constructed of steel ...

Seismic rubber bearing and isolators can reduce and limit the energy transferred from the ground to the upper structures, especially in the event of earthquake. Seismic rubber bearing and isolators ...

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 ...

This technology might not be fully appreciated by readers located in earthquake-free locales, but if you've ever felt the ground move beneath your feet you'll be pleased with this technology. At Tokyo ...

With the devastation in Haiti still fresh in our everyone’s minds a team at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - Barcelona Tech is working on a system to better protect buildings, ...

Seismic isolation and damping systems have been widely adopted since the 1980s as effective and economical measures for protecting civil structures, ...

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 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 ...