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Posted by Bob Morrison on May 9, 2006, 10:16 am
In a previous post John wrote...
>
> Has anybody yet constructed an tall office building that incorporates active
> earthquake resistance features? (i.e. a building that uses an actively
> responsive mass to maintain equilibrium). I realise that 'passive' versions
> exist, but I'm interested to know if the technology has gone any further.
> I've seen a number of papers on the subject and assume this idea hasn't got
> beyond the drawing board...
>
Try posting this query to sci.engr.civil
You might get a better response.
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Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
bob at rlmorrisonengr dot com
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