Method of controlling building against earthquake
US4799339A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H9/0215
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of controlling a building against an earthquake according to the present invention comprises the steps of analyzing instantly the earthquake on the basis of data observed by earthquake sensors disposed in the building and narrow and wide regions, varying the connecting conditions in the building on the basis of obtained earthquake response forecast to vary the rigidity of the building or giving counter force to a building with an exciter to control oscillation according to individual earthquake characteristics.
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