A team of researchers from the University of Sharjah in the UAE has developed an earthquake-proofing device that promises to keep structures standing by dissipating energy. The simple ...
The University of Sharjah has had a patent approved for the invention of a new device which can use sand containers to dissipate seismic attacks and protect buildings from harm in the event of an ...
The patent document describes the invention as unique since it merely relies on containers filled with sand or other granular material to protect a building’s structure from damage or failure during ...
A University of Sharjah researcher develops an innovative cylinder-and-particle system that promises to offer enhanced protection against earthquakes, wind loads, and industrial vibrations.
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Engineers create a cylinder filled with steel balls that can absorb earthquake vibrations in buildings at a much lower cost
A newly patented mechanical device may offer a simpler way to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Developed by ...
Our planet is covered by tectonic plates that are slowly moving around, pushing into or sliding past one another along boundaries called faults. Friction sometimes causes two of these plates to get ...
Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s western coast on Monday. The full extent of ...
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