How Earthquake Bearings Work

An overview of seismic base isolation for buildings Earthquakes are such a challenge in engineering: unpredictable both in time and intensity. But I love this solution of base isolation because it’s so intuitive. It’s something my five-year-old would come up with: just put a suspension system on a...

18 min - Disasters & Survival - Practical Engineering

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