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State-of-the-art Earthquake Protection Technology set to change the Indian RealEstate Market

Taylor Devices, Inc., incorporated in 1955 is the world leader in providing Earthquake Protection Devices or

!uildings and !ridges. The technology patented !y Taylor Devices was at the start only used !y the "#

deense services and the aerospace $issions o %&. In appro'i$ately iteen years o active earthquake

related applications Taylor Devices has e$erged as a clear leader with over ()) pro*ects to its credit. Taylor

Devices has its operations in nearly all seis$ically active regions o the world+ it has achieved huge success

in countries like apan, Taiwan and -hina and is now eyeing the e$erging $arkets o India. Indias success

story o econo$ic growth and the pro*ections or the i$$ediate uture, coupled with the heightened seis$ic

activity in the region over the past ew years has led Taylor Devices or launching operations in India.

The da$age potential o a single great quake can e'ceed that o any other devastating event, $any ti$es

over. It is this threat that leaves all vulnera!le to /other %atures $ight. Taylor Devices are the

$anuacturers o Earthquake Da$pers whose unction is to a!sor! and dissipate the energy supplied !y the

ground $ove$ent during an earthquake to a !uilding. These energy dissipaters 0or da$pers as they are$ore popularly reerred as are installed in a diagonal, & or 2 coniguration !etween the colu$ns, however

they are not installed !etween all colu$ns, !ut only a very selected ew and are chosen ater careul study

and analyses !y structural consultants keeping the architectural and unctional constraints in consideration.

In $ost structures the da$pers stay hidden in partition walls3 inconspicuous locations and there ore are not

even visi!le to occupants. The earthquake da$pers unction as shock a!sor!ers whenever the !uilding is in

$otion, 0or e'a$ple during an earthquake and prevent a !uilding ro$ swaying e'cessively there!y

preventing any structural da$age. The seis$ic energy is a!sor!ed !y the energy dissipaters, reducing the

!uilding sway. The earthquake da$pers ensure that the !uilding stays unhar$ed.

Douglas Taylor, -E4 and President o Taylor Devices Inc. is very opti$istic or their India operations. e is

convinced that as in the other countries the world over, there will !e $any who will de$and a $uch higher

earthquake protection level than what is oered !y the $andatory Indian !uilding codes. The heightened

seis$ic activity in the Indian su!6continent has let a sense o vulnera!ility a$ongst $any, especially those

whose !usinesses de$and (78 operations. The Indian #eis$ic -ode, Indian #tandard 61:9; 0())( is

!ased on lie6saety concept which i$plies that the code is so designed that it endeavors to prevent a total

!uilding collapse during a $a*or seis$ic event there!y saving lives. owever the !uildings !uilt as per I#6

1:9; will sustain structural da$age during an earthquake and i the da$age is $ore than a threshold level

then the owners will have no option !ut to de$olish and reconstruct their !uilding. Today technology has

reached a level where the !uilding codes can !e !ettered to achieve no or insigniicant da$age even during

a $a*or earthquake. 4ne o the ways o achieving this is !y incorporating Taylor Devices earthquake

da$pers in !uildings. #o$e o the !eneits that the client accrue ro$ the use o this technology are,

reduced insurance pre$iu$s, easier access to !anking loans and pro*ect inance, greater !usiness

opportunities especially

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