San Bernardino / Washington / DC / San Francisco / Buffalo / Washington / North Tonawanda / /
Company
Taylor Devices Inc. / FPS Bearing Systems / Spherical Sliding Isolation Systems / Los Angeles Times / /
Country
Japan / United States / Greece / United Kingdom / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
Facility
Medical Center / University of Buffalo / Instanbul Airport / Building Seismic Safety Council / International Airport / /
IndustryTerm
aircraft carrier / steel plates / steel beams / brittle reinforced concrete steel / metal elements / rubber / energy dissipation devices / aircraft carrier rescuers la réduction / example lead-rubber bearings / energy / steel / /
NaturalFeature
Revithoussa Island / /
Organization
Federal Emergency Management Agency / University of Buffalo / Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research / US Court / Building Seismic Safety Council / Medical Center / Department of Civil / Structural and Environmental Engineering / Emergency Management Agency / army / /
Person
Andrea S. Dargush / /
Position
professor and chair / Assistant Director for Research and Education / /
How to protect buildings against the disastrous effects of earthquakes? By Philippe Gambette Earthquakes are very dangerous. Apart from damaging property, they also cause