Modula Anti-seismic

Modula’s approach to the creating a safe warehouse was to combine anti-seismic solutions with seismic isolation.

The former involves reinforcing the warehouse structure, while the latter isolates it from the energy produced by seismic acceleration.
Modula decided not to make the structure of the anti-seismic warehouses too rigid, as this would make too heavy, but to concentrate instead on analysis of the seismic movement and of the effects on its acceleration, especially the horizontal component of peak ground acceleration (PGA).

The seismic isolator device only comes into play in the event of an earthquake, and it is important to emphasise that, in non-seismic situations, the device does not affect the operation of the warehouse in any way.

Calculations and simulations for our anti-sesimic systems were validated by testing at Pavia’s Eucentre Foundation, the European benchmark centre for research and training in earthquake risk.

Modula Anti-seismic

Modula Anti-seismic: over 1 G

Tests have shown that the warehouse withstood horizontal accelerations of over 1 G:

  • No damage to the warehouse
  • No damage to the trays
  • Minimal movement of the trays (which remain in place on the supporting shelves)
  • Resumption of normal operations

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