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Fitting base isolation bearings

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This video clip shows part of the process of fitting base isolation bearings into the Rankine Brown Library at Victoria University. The building piles were cut with a diamond-tipped saw, while the weight of the building was supported by large hydraulic jacks. The video shows how the rubber bearings were then installed.

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Eileen McSaveney, Earthquakes – Building for earthquake resistance, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/4429/fitting-base-isolation-bearings (accessed 9 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2017.

Comments

mani
04 February 2012
it's useful for frequently earth quake come across areas.