Advances in Earthquake Resistance

Like we have noise-cancelling technology, we need lateral movement cancelling technology for buildings....

that would require a LOT of energy to counter the kinetic energy of a moving structure. I was thinking more along the lines of directing the energy of sliding into pushing down on existing pilings to stop the slide

A percentage of that KE would be lost due to fictional losses and directed latterally and vertically into the underlying foundation, depending on the material utilized for the sliding bearing surfaces.

Maybe a giant gyroscope mounted in the base of the building that started when tremors were detected...or several smaller ones....like the ones used on ships...to control dampening effects.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_stability#Gyroscopic_internal_stabilizers

But you need electric power to spool up the hydraulic motors to make this complicated Gizmo to work. Somehow, I don't think the electric grid is going to live after the first milliseconds of an event.

KISS.....include no outside energy sources that can be disrupted!

I think that might slightly drive up costs

done a little differently for a bridgehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIm-7cmQwmw

Very interesting and ingenious!

I love it!!!!!!

looks as if its functional as well

I like the idea of 2 flex points rather then just the one....I was toying with the idea of a doubling of the sliding mechanism......with one mounted above the other, this would seem to further reduce the shock wave....I also like the flatter surface of the ball...which becomes a rounded cylinder....