http://architecturelife.com/2010/05/01/how-does-japanese-antisysmic-architecture-work/ Fri, 18 May 2012 02:48:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://architecturelife.com/2010/05/01/how-does-japanese-antisysmic-architecture-work/#comment-606 kirchwey Tue, 04 May 2010 19:21:30 +0000 http://architecturelife.com/2010/05/01/how-does-japanese-antisysmic-architecture-work/#comment-606 Ref. 1 has an interesting comment about some ancient wooden pagodas that use friction dampers at joints to dissipate vibrational energy. Ref. 2 discusses trends in steel, reinforced concrete and wood buildings that were driven by the disastrous 1995 Kobe earthquake. Ref. 1 has an interesting comment about some ancient wooden pagodas that use friction dampers at joints to dissipate vibrational energy. Ref. 2 discusses trends in steel, reinforced concrete and wood buildings that were driven by the disastrous 1995 Kobe earthquake.

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