Objective Passive isolation systems available, suffer from certain limitations, the most important of which is the impossibility of varying their intrinsic characteristics to meet the demands of actual input types that are difficult to predict. The resulting poor performance is a problem particularly for certain strategic facilities, such as emergency centres and hospitals. Additionally, there are structures (such as tanks) having a varying mass, and thus needing an isolation system with the variable stiffness.The scope of the Project is to solve the above problems through the development of1) an improved smart elastomer whose stiffness is controlled by means of a magnetic field;2) semi-active seismic isolators able to maintain the specified degree of protection independently of the level of the seismic attack or changes in critical parameters;3 ) variable stiffness dampers for mitigation of ground-borne vibrations. Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-7. - RTD activities of a generic nature Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator MAURER SOEHNE GMBH & CO. KG EU contribution No data Address Frankfurter Ring 193 80750 MÜNCHEN Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CESI CENTRO ELETTROTECNICO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO GIACINTO MOTTA SPA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Rubattino 54 MILANO See on map Total cost No data CONSTRUCCIONES BIKANI, S.L. Spain EU contribution No data Address Poligono Igeltzera 6 y 7 48610 URDULIZ (VIZCAYA) See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE FOR SOLID STATE AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DRESDEN Germany EU contribution No data Address 20,Helmholtzstrasse 20 01069 DRESDEN See on map Total cost No data ITALIAN AGENCY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Martiri di Monte Sole 4 40129 BOLOGNA See on map Total cost No data ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sweden EU contribution No data Address Teknikringen 56-58 100 44 Stockholm See on map Total cost No data TUN ABDUL RAZAK RESEARCH CENTRE LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Brickendon Lane Brickendonbury SG13 8NL HERTFORD See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Slovenia EU contribution No data Address 2,Jamova 2 1000 LJUBLJANA See on map Total cost No data
