Nicos Makris: Dampers: shock absorbers for buildings

Nicos Makris,Professor and Chair of Civil, Environmental and Construction EngineeringSouthern Methodist University Makris episode 1 Dampers: shock absorbers for buildingsEarthquake engineer Nicos Makris joins us to discuss protective dampers, large-scale devices that function like shock absorbers for buildings and bridges. Dampers built into a structure absorb and isolate earthquake, wind, and traffic vibrations. Prof Makris reveals a new type of damper he’s designed that uses pressurized sand to address hydraulic failures in oil-based dampers. More info on Professor Makris’s sand damper research at NHERI Lehigh:SMU-Lehigh Collaboration: Supplemental Energy Dissipation Through Pressurized Sand Dampers to CLT Rocking Structureshttps://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/projects/supplemental-energy-dissipation-through-pressurized-sand-dampers-to-clt-rocking-structures/ Investigation of a Novel Pressurized Sand Damper for Sustainable Seismic and Wind Protection of Buildings https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2036131&HistoricalAwards=false NHERI Lehigh facility: https://lehigh.designsafe-ci.org/facility/overview/ NHERI on Xhttps://twitter.com/NHERIDesignSafe NHERI on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/nheri-designsafe/ Questions about NHERI or NHERI extreme events research? Contact us: [email protected].