Japan Earthquake Strengthening the development of new technologies

Japan has created a low-cost earthquake reinforcement technology, similar to the seat belt resin material “bandage” parcels within the pillars of the building.

Construction quality assurance by the Institute for the development of this earthquake reinforcement technique known as “SRF process.” Seismic “bandage” that uses a resin manufacturing fiber weave, similar to the shape of seat belts. Construction, will be painted with adhesive seismic belt, wrapped in fixed on the pillars of the building. When the earthquake happened, even if the pillars of an internal injury and will not collapse, this can ensure that the living space.

To have one every 12 housing the four-story as an example, the reinforcement works normally takes 50 to 100 million yen (105 yen about one U.S. dollars). Using this technology, only about 5 million yen. If the wooden building, just a few hundred thousand yen. Construction is quite simple, construction quality assurance after the Institute has completed 250 such projects, including the new Route viaduct, hospitals and about 40 schools and other buildings.