Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Taipei 101 skyscraper (left) and the tuned mass damper inside it (right).Annice Lyn/Getty Images, Richard Chung/Reuters A ...
Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a new earthquake damper that works without electricity. Designed by professor Moussa Leblouba, the device uses steel balls, rods and friction to ...
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Scientists have created a steel sphere device that could help buildings survive earthquakes without electricity
Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel sphere cylinder developed by researchers at the University of Sharjah. The ...
The basic structure of steel frame-segment rocking truss System is shown in the image, which mainly includes frame beams and columns, segmented rocking trusses, MTMDs, dampers, self-centering ...
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