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The Earth quake simulator that will be displayed at " Expo Disaster 2006" ·"Panama World Showcase For The Risk Management Industry", is imported from The great nation of Japan. with
this simulator we will show the visiting public, what realy goes on during an earthquake. There will be demonstration of
shaking at diferent intensity and magnitudes. and also there will be recomendations to the public on what to do
in specific seismic situations.
| EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR OPERATING DIAGRAM |
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At this illustration
you can appreciate how the simulator works. The view is a transversal cut that
show the actuators in action. There are ten (10) vertical, five
(5) horizontal right, and five (5) horizontal left, that as they are put in action recreates the feeling
of an actual earthquake, allowing scientist to test different types
of infrastructure (actual buildings, bridges, different types of production plants, etc) in order to quantify earthquake effects
on these infrastructure. This marvelous tool not only provides a way to quantify
results, but also to make important observations on the dynamics involved in this type of disaster.
| EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR ROOM (EMPTY) |
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This
is an illustration of the actual earthquake Simulator that is being brought from Japan, it is much smaler, than the prior ilustration, and is disign for
simulating earthquakes with people inside the structure. It is the simulation of a common room where there are objects that are made of foam material like refrigerator,
stove, pictures on the wall, dressers etc. That falls as the shaking starts in a safe way for the visiting public.
| EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR |
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| PREPARING TO START SHAKING WITH VISITING GROUP |
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this illustration you can actually appreciate how the simulation is done. Groups
of 4 to 5 people are introduce in the simulation room, and they are given a scenario in which they are explain what to do
in the case of an earthquake, and they are rated after the simulation to see how well they did and to point out recommendations
on their week areas.
| EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR SHAKING IN PROGRESS |
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| SIMULATION IN PROGRESS |
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