Protect Your Bunker From Earthquakes
- on a clear hill, with nothing that can fall on top of it
- far enough from the coast to be safe from the tallest tsunami
- deep enough in the ground to be safe from radiation
- sealed and filtered
- a safe distance from volcanoes
- hidden from humans
Researchers say they have found a way to make buildings essentially invisible to earthquakes. If perfected, the technique could protect skyscrapers and homes alike from even the most devastating temblors.Earthquakes, sunlight, and radio all share a common factor: They propagate via waves. The only difference is that earthquake waves are so powerful--their energy can equal several nuclear bombs--that they literally shake apart rigid structures.
Researchers at Aix-Marseille Université in France and at the University of Liverpool in the U.K. have now developed a barrier that keeps buildings from feeling these waves. They took a cue from stealth aircraft, which employ combinations of specially shaped and fabricated materials that absorb radar signals and deflect them off course. For earthquakes, the concept is the same: Using computers, the team modeled a device composed of layered, concentric rings of plastic, copper, and four other materials of varying flexibility and stiffness--all designed to harmlessly deflect earthquake waves.
Basically a fence in the ground, made from easily obtainable materials. It's a great concept for protecting buildings in earthquake-prone regions, but even more suited to bunker builders :)
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3 Comments:
Great info. Tnx.
were doomed~ but and this is a big but.......
that i live close enough to mountains, i suppose i could create a passage way by using my super natural powers to blast an opening.
If i succeed, i'll let you know~
namaste
Straw bale construction is currently being used in earthquake prone areas such as Pakistan, Mongolia and China. Maybe that can be incorporated into the bunker design for earthquake concerns. http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/10/straw.bales/
Amy
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