Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel sphere cylinder developed by researchers at the University of Sharjah. The passive seismic damping device, created by civil engineering professor Moussa Leblouba, uses friction generated by steel balls inside a hollow cylinder to absorb earthquake vibrations in buildings, bridges and sensitive infrastructure without relying on electricity.

Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel sphere cylinder developed by researchers at the University…

El sistema mecánico utiliza la fricción de esferas de acero dentro de un cilindro para absorber hasta el 14% de la energía de los sismos.Al funcionar de manera 100% pasiva y sin…