(せいしん)

せいしん
noun
vibration damping; seismic damping
technicaltechnology
1. vibration damping; seismic damping
A construction technology that reduces a building's shaking during an earthquake by installing dampers that absorb seismic energy. Distinguished from 耐震(たいしん) (making the structure strong enough to resist quakes) and 免震(めんしん) (isolating the building from ground motion).
a building with a damping structure
This building is equipped with damping devices.
to reduce earthquake shaking with damping technology

Construction-industry term; one of three main earthquake-countermeasure approaches.

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Similar words

  • 耐震(たいしん): earthquake resistance — making the structure itself strong enough to withstand shaking
  • 免震(めんしん): base isolation — separating the building from ground motion with isolators