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In Japan, developed above-ground houses that rise above the surface of the earth at the time of the earthquake, and by its completion is again lowered.
Scientists have developed technology soaring above the ground in the past decades, but drew attention to it only in 2011, after a powerful earthquake in Japan.
Designers of Air Danshin Systems Inc. Have developed system in such a way that, at the slightest jolts, under special pillows inflated the house and lifted the house up.
The onset of seismic activity is monitored by a special sensor, which sends a signal to the air compressor. In order to fill air cushions; compressor only needs a few seconds.
Despite the fact that the thickness of the pillow is only a few centimeters, this is enough to raise the house, significantly reduce damage. When the tremors are completed, the house is lowered into a special frame, which is fixed along the perimeter of the house.
Currently, about a hundred homes have already been built in Japan. new technology, including buildings affected by earthquakes and restored by new technology.
Andrey Vetrov
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