COMPARISON OF

DIFFERENT
SEISMIC
PROTECTION
SYSTEMS
Our Aim

In this project we have attempted to compare different

Earthquake Resisting Systems by the following parameters.

 Cost
 Efficiency
 Lifeline
 Area
Our Main Objectives

 To study the construction, working principle, efficiency and

cost of different types of Earthquake Resisting Systems.

 To compare them with Seismic Cloaking method.

 To determine whether seismic cloaking method would be

feasible/suitable for practical applications.
Earthquake

An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the

shaking of the surface of the earth, resulting from the sudden
release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere that creates seismic
waves.
The Methods
 Floating Foundation

 Viscous Dampers aka Shock Absorption

 Rocking Core Wall

 Pendulum based TMD

 Seismic Invisibility Cloak

The Methodology

 We compared each systems by carefully studying various

research papers and using the data as per our needs.

 As practical work was not possible during the semester we

massively relied on getting our data from research papers.
Conclusion
By conducting this research and comparing different Earthquake
Resisting systems on various different parameters such as Cost,
Efficiency, Area and Life line we come to the conclusion that
both PENDULUM based TMD and VISCOUS DAMPERS aka
SHOCK ABSORBTION.
 Pendulum – based technique is most efficient in case of high-rise
commercial structures which has water tanks and central air conditioning
unit installed. An addition of just 0.2% of the total cost is increased when
the space is utilized by these units.
 Viscous Dampers – shows 200% Efficiency compared with conventional
high-rise building. This technique also has an added advantage of
installing these in existing structure. This means that any structure can be
retrofitted. Also, the cost/ benefit ratio is astonishingly high.