Metallic roller bearing

A metallic roller bearing is a base isolation device which is intended for protection of various building and non-building structures against potentially damaging lateral impacts of strong earthquakes.

Main article: Earthquake engineering

This bearing support may be adapted, with certain precautions, as a seismic isolator to skyscrapers and buildings on soft ground. Metallic roller bearings are employed by a housing complex (17 stories) in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

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References
  1. "Base Isolated Building Construction Method by Metallic Roller Bearing Technology". www.okumuragumi.co.jp.


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