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Demonstration of the Global Achievements in the Field of Seismic Isolation at the Museum with Permanently Acting Exhibition in Armenia

Mikayel G. Melkumyan

Abstract

It is well-known that earthquake resistant design strategy known as seismic isolation was suggested by Hovhannes Avetik Calantaryants in 1909. He was born in 1838 in Armenia, and for the purpose of higher education he moved to England, becoming a certified medical doctor. His idea on seismic isolation of buildings was patented in Chile and also, he had submitted a patent application to the British patent office. Of course, there is a big difference between what was suggested by him in 1909 and what in the nowadays scientists and engineers have developed and implemented in the field of seismic isolation. However, the idea suggested by Calantaryants is there and currently is widely used. Seismic (base and roof) isolation technologies are well developed and extensively applied in Armenia due to the research and design works carried out by the author starting from 1993. Many of the earthquake prone countries are widely implementing seismic isolation technologies for various newly constructed or existing buildings where unique concepts and features of this brilliant strategy are applied. Based on these achievements the author suggested an idea on creation in Armenia of the World Museum of Seismic Isolation which will serve as an international educational establishment to present the history of development and implementation of seismic isolation, to display expositions from countries around the world, where different seismic isolation systems have been successfully applied to various buildings and structures. It can serve as a common platform for acknowledgement of new solutions in earthquake engineering and will inspire young generations of scientists and engineers to embrace seismic isolation and to further its research and implementation. Details on the structural system of base isolated Museum building are given in the paper and illustrated by the corresponding drawings. Realization of this idea will be going on through the author’s company Melku

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