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Protecting Valuable Equipment from Earthquake Damage- Scott Harvey

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Protecting valuable equipment from earthquake damage

Rolling base-isolation system keeps objects safe within data centers, hospitals, and museums.

Scott Harvey, earthquake engineer from the University of Oklahoma, is developing a base-isolation system for protecting critical equipment and objects inside buildings: things such as data center computers, power systems, medical equipment -- even artworks. Harvey uses the multidirectional shake table at NHERI Lehigh experimental facility to test his base-isolator designs.

#baseisolation #earthquakeengineering #rollingisolation #NHERILehigh #shaketable #NSFfunded 

Learn more:

Harvey Research Group at the University of Oklahoma

https://sites.google.com/view/HarveyResearchGroup/

Details on Harvey’s base isolation tests at NHERI Lehigh

https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/projects/quantifying-seismic-resilience-multi-functional-floor-isolation/

NHERI Lehigh experimental facility

https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/facility/overview/

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