Stay updated with breaking news from John Maley. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
When Kevin Berling found out that a party was planned for lunchtime, he spent the break in his car working on breathing techniques to quell his stress.
Charlie Gates and Philip Matthews Memorials to a tragedy and the departure of a rebuild power broker in this bonus episode of Munted, a series about the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes. Sullivan said his goal was to keep the prototype system low-cost, about $15,000 for a three-bedroom house. “We think what we’ve come up with will prevent damage, and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg,” he said. Base isolation systems had traditionally been used in commercial buildings. Sullivan hoped his system would help avoid costly repairs for homeowners and stressful insurance claims aft...
Ottawa invests over $2M to support fashion and clothing SMEs A prototype base isolation system for residential houses has been developed by Professor of Structural Engineering Tim Sullivan and his team and is currently being put through its paces on a ‘shake table’ in UC’s Structural Engineering Laboratory. A room has been specially built for the trial with timber framing and Gib-lined walls on a concrete slab foundation. The structure is positioned on top of the newly developed, steel base isolation units. Underneath this, a shake table – one of the largest in New Zealand – is bein...