The Khonsar Connection
As a result of recent studies, it has become known that 92% of damage caused by earthquakes is the result of fallen buildings. This fact poses the question how to reduce the chances of buildings collapsing. A recent device has been invented by ‘Imperial college’ which assists in saving lives and improving the stability of buildings, and comes forth as a possible answer to the aforementioned question.
Known as the Khonsar Connection, this patented technology works to lessen the effect of earthquakes on infrastructure, and reduces the likelihood of a building and collapsing to cause further damage to other structures. It improves the stability of buildings through acting as a type of “shock absorber” at the joints of beams and columns within the structural framework of buildings.
It includes 2 parallel attachment plates and between these 2 plates there were 2 or more cylindrical tubes which had to be parallel or in a perpendicular in regards to the axis of bending. Non-destructive fasteners attach and connect the plates to a beam and a column. Tests in the past few years have been done showing that the connection of the Khonsar device that let the building to withstand the ground shaking created by earthquakes. In the case of earthquakes, buildings usually falter when the stiff foundations of the structure cannot withstand the shockwaves passing through and succumb to it by bending and hence compromises the balance of the building. The Khonsar connection technology works to absorb the shock and vibrations that move through the building as a result of earthquakes and disperses the impact to the extent of little impact.
This technology that modifies the joints of infrastructure is particularly effective in its ability to assist in recovery after earthquakes. Due to the lessened amount of damage caused, economically countries are less burdened by the amount of rubble needing to be cleaned and structures needing to be rebuilt. The Khonsar connection additionally is created from recycled materials, which makes it an exceptional technology to be utilised in lessening the effect of earthquakes and reducing damage. As it is created from recycled material, is it an affordable piece of technology which can make a big difference to in making buildings withstand the effects of earthquakes.
Known as the Khonsar Connection, this patented technology works to lessen the effect of earthquakes on infrastructure, and reduces the likelihood of a building and collapsing to cause further damage to other structures. It improves the stability of buildings through acting as a type of “shock absorber” at the joints of beams and columns within the structural framework of buildings.
It includes 2 parallel attachment plates and between these 2 plates there were 2 or more cylindrical tubes which had to be parallel or in a perpendicular in regards to the axis of bending. Non-destructive fasteners attach and connect the plates to a beam and a column. Tests in the past few years have been done showing that the connection of the Khonsar device that let the building to withstand the ground shaking created by earthquakes. In the case of earthquakes, buildings usually falter when the stiff foundations of the structure cannot withstand the shockwaves passing through and succumb to it by bending and hence compromises the balance of the building. The Khonsar connection technology works to absorb the shock and vibrations that move through the building as a result of earthquakes and disperses the impact to the extent of little impact.
This technology that modifies the joints of infrastructure is particularly effective in its ability to assist in recovery after earthquakes. Due to the lessened amount of damage caused, economically countries are less burdened by the amount of rubble needing to be cleaned and structures needing to be rebuilt. The Khonsar connection additionally is created from recycled materials, which makes it an exceptional technology to be utilised in lessening the effect of earthquakes and reducing damage. As it is created from recycled material, is it an affordable piece of technology which can make a big difference to in making buildings withstand the effects of earthquakes.