Advanced Structural Control: Earthquake Protector: Video of a performance testing of a 6-story building model placed on an earthquake protector. The peak horizontal accelerations of the shake table are in the range of 1.2 - 30.6g. California State University Northridge. Requires apple quicktime.
Antiseismic Control: Structural Research Briefing: Research projects related to the earthquake/wind protective building control techniques that are developed at the California State University, Northridge.
Base Isolation for LA City Hall: In process of seismic upgrading a high-rise building was placed atop a mechanical system of isolators, sliders and dampers called "base isolation technology".
Base Isolation: Origins and Development: Some base isolation concepts, their research, and example applications.
BFRL Publications - base isolation: Building and Fire Research Laboratory of NIST draft guidelines for testing of base isolation systems.
Building Research Institute (BRI)of Japan: Information from Japan's major national research institution carrying out earthquake engineering and structural control research in buildings.
Dynamic Analysis of Base-Isolation Highway Bridge: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland online paper.
Dynamic System Modeling, Sensing and Control (DSMSC): The National Science Foundation program to support research on the relevant fundamental earthquake engineering concepts and mathematical theories.
Enidine technology for vibration control (Japan): Enidine presents energy absorption, shock and vibration isolation and motion control products.
Fluid Dampers as Part of a Base Isolation System: Taylor Devices, Inc. presents its design application of damping devices.
Kerckhoff Building, UCLA: This project involves a 3-story concrete building and a tower portion extending four more stories which are upgraded with the help of base isolation.
Research Results on Active Structural Enhancement: Experiments on a structural beam element to control linear buckling phenomena.
Seismic Isolation of Buildings by EPS: Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc. presents an overview of its major building projects incorporating seismic isolation devices.
Seismic Isolation of Industrial Facilities by EPS: Earthquake Protection Systems presents its major industrial projects incorporating seismic isolation technique.
Seismic Isolation of the Marina Apartments, San Francisco: Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc.: from experience.
Seismic Isolation System for Tokyo Port Terminal (Japan): Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. developed the Seismic Isolation System for quayside container cranes.
Seismic Shock Control Systems, Inc.: Makers of a patented base isolation system for seismic application. Information on the company and the isolation system is provided.
Structural Control and Earthquake Research: Washington University structural control for earthquake engineering research projects.
Structural Control Proceedings: Proceedings of the 1994 First World Conference on Structural Control and of the two preceding workshops.
Structural Control Research at Texas A&M University: Department of Civil Engineering presents current structural control projects.
Structural Dynamics - Seismic Response Control Laboratory at Duke University: Research information on semi active vibration control methods and smart damping, magnetorheological, and electrorheological devices.
Teflon Sliding Properties for Base Isolation Systems: Research data presented by M.C. Constantinou.
Testing Procedure for Base Isolation Systems: SEAINT presented research paper on seismic isolation for free download.
UIUC - Smart Structures Technology Laboratory (SSTL): Facilities, research topics, and researchers. Includes educational readings, videos and strong motion data.
Vibration Control Systems for Buildings: Takenaka Corporation (Japan) briefs on its development from "Earthquake Resistance" to "Vibration Control".