- JRH Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
The Earthquake-Proof Building That Is Built to Collapse
The Brilliant Idea: A replaceable, building-wide system to help hospitals, apartment buildings and office towers survive severe seismic shaking.
"Elastic high-strength steel cables run down the center of the systemâs frame. The cables control the rocking of the building and, when the earthquake is over, pull it back into proper alignment."
"A steel frame situated around a buildingâs core or along exterior walls offers structural support. The frameâs columns, however, are free to rock up and down within steel shoes secured at the base."
