Dancing Buildings Tachnology - Технология Танцующих Зданий

Dancyng Buildings Tachnology - Технология Танцующих Зданий - Dans Eden Bina Teknolojisi
NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SEISMIC RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION (Short Title: Seismic Resistant Building, Project Code Number: SfP-982167) is a 4 (initially 3)1 year multinational NATO-sponsored research project aimed to develop a new effective technology of seismic-resistant construction. There has also been a considerable national contribution to the Project by the Scientific Research Institute for Prognosis and Studying of Earthquakes (SRIPSE).
The main idea behind the Project has been to develop and introduce a simple and affordable technique of designing and building brick houses as well as walls and other structures to prevent them from collapsing during high magnitude earthquakes and strong explosions of various nature, minimizing thereby the number of victims, with the ultimate goal to secure seismic safety of people all over the world, especially in least developed countries.
The Project's objectives are in line with NATO policy for providing people's security and reducing human victims and damage caused by earthquakes and terrorist acts.
The technology developed on the basis of NATO SfP-982167 Project has its name commercially patented as "DANCING BUILDINGS TECHNOLOGY" shortened to DBT with the reference to the fact that during strong earthquakes, those buildings are distorted rather than destroyed and the deformations resemble dancing movements.
The 48-month Project was started as an attempt to achieve several goals as set in the Project Proposal:
Development of a simple technology allowing construction of low-rise (1-3 storeyed) seismically stable houses capable of withstanding earthquakes and, by extension, explosions.
Reducing the prime cost of seismic resistant buildings making thus construction of them available for the majority of local people.
Theoretical and experimental research and comparative analysis of seismic stability of buildings in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey compared with earthquake-proof buildings based on application of the new seismic resistant construction technology.
Concrete outputs were specified in the Project Plan:
Building of a simulative seismic platform with 16 sq.m working area to produce harmonic and random vibrations.
Testing of structures and, finally, model buildings on the seismic platform to access their seismic stability.
Creation of a compact facility for production of seismic resistant blocks, which can be replicated for realization to interested companies and institutions.
Creation of an effective seismic resistant construction technology based on the use of the mentioned blocks for construction of 1-3 storeyed buildings stable to withstand earthquakes with intensity of 9 by the MSK-64 scale as well as explosions, not costing more than standard seismically unstable constructions.
Development and approval of national technical conditions (state standards) for the new technology and blocks2.
We can proudly state that we have fulfilled all that we planned without confining ourselves to the goals initially set. We have developed and tested several modifications of seismic-resistant blocks for different climatic conditions, not envisaged at the start; we developed and started production of damping pads (in addition to semi-liquid damping substance) to be used between the blocks.
On successful completion of the Project, the new technology will be transferred for use to the end users, which are to provide manufacture and commercialization of the end products. New equipment for large-scale manufacturing of blocks and damping pads is to be developed and made, together with an entire production line. We are further planning to propose to use the new technology for construction of settlements for refugees the number of which in Azerbaijan exceeds 1 million.
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1. According to the Project's initially set term, it was supposed to be finished in September, 2009. However, considering certain financial difficulties of the Project's sponsors due to the world economic crisis and extensive scope of the remaining works, NPD (Prof. Dr. Polat Gülkan) and PPD (Prof. Dr. Elchin Khalilov) addressed NATO Project administration with a request to extend the Project's term, which agreed to extend it for a year (that is, until the end of September, 2010). This had no impact on the total scope of the works within the Project.
2. Currently underway, nearing completion.