Open AccessThe RoGlider
Author(s) -
William H. Robinson,
C.R. Gan,
J. Meyer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.39.1.81-84
Subject(s) - seismic isolation , restoring force , isolation (microbiology) , computer science , geology , construction engineering , structural engineering , engineering , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
The research on a number of new approaches to seismic isolation continues with the development of a RoGlider capable of supporting both light and high vertical loads with an effective co-efficient of friction of ~ 11% together with an appropriate elastic restoring force. Preliminary tests on prototype RoGliders have been promising.