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Earthquake-resistant or aseismic structures are designed to protect buildings to some or greater extent from earthquakes. While no structure can be entirely impervious to earthquake damage, the goal of earthquake engineering is to erect structures that fare better during seismic activity than their conventional counterparts.
In the medieval period, examples include the Seljuk Kharraqan towers, twin towers wrought in decorative brickwork that represent a prominent work in the art and architecture of Islamic Iran. [ 2 ] In the contemporary era, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia are a particularly celebrated example of twin tower architecture that ...
Pages in category "Earthquake-resistant structures" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
One of the early examples of the earthquake design strategy is the one given by Dr. J.A. Calantariens in 1909. It was proposed that the building can be built on a layer of fine sand, mica or talc that would allow the building to slide in an earthquake, thereby reducing the forces transmitted to building.
In the wake of last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, prospective home buyers may be asking themselves what about a house makes it more able to weather a natural disaster. There ...
Earthquake engineering is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that designs and analyzes structures, such as buildings and bridges, with earthquakes in mind. Its overall goal is to make such structures more resistant to earthquakes.
Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes.With better understanding of seismic demand on structures and with recent experiences with large earthquakes near urban centers, the need of seismic retrofitting is well acknowledged.
List of earthquakes in Japan; Tō-ji; The Japanese page on the architecture of the 5-tier pagoda of Japan contains sections about the debated reason behind pagodas' quake-resistance – one of the two theories is the Shinbashira, and also lists the types of styles in which the Shinbashira is employed in the building of the structure.