Earthquake insulating building structure
First Claim
1. An earthquake-insulating building structure including a structure body and a foundation supporting said structure body, said foundation having a plurality of earthquake-insulating piles embedded within the ground, each of said piles comprising:
- a pile body having upper and lower portions, the upper portion being connected to said structure body; and
a cylindrical casing embedded in the ground having an inner face concentrically surrounding the upper portion of said pile body so as to form a space between said upper portion of the pile body and said inner face of the casing, said space retaining the upper portion of the pile body to be free from constraint of the ground so that said building structure has a natural vibration period thereof substantially longer than the vibration period of general earthquakes.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An earthquake-insulating building structure including a structure body and a foundation supporting the structure body, the foundation having a plurality of earthquake-insulating piles embedded within the ground, each of the piles including a pile body having upper and lower portions, the upper portion being connected to the structure body, and a cylindrical casing surrounding the upper portion of the pile body so as to form a space between the upper portion of the pile body and the ground.
24 Citations
12 Claims
-
1. An earthquake-insulating building structure including a structure body and a foundation supporting said structure body, said foundation having a plurality of earthquake-insulating piles embedded within the ground, each of said piles comprising:
-
a pile body having upper and lower portions, the upper portion being connected to said structure body; and a cylindrical casing embedded in the ground having an inner face concentrically surrounding the upper portion of said pile body so as to form a space between said upper portion of the pile body and said inner face of the casing, said space retaining the upper portion of the pile body to be free from constraint of the ground so that said building structure has a natural vibration period thereof substantially longer than the vibration period of general earthquakes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
Specification