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A suspended slab that absorbs shock for military shelters
Metallic energy absorbers under a suspended concrete slab protect equipment inside military containers and bunkers from shock and seismic motion.
- 10 t
- energy absorption, horizontal shock test
- 1.65 g
- GR-63-CORE seismic test input
- X · Y · Z
- shock and vibration protection
- 100%
- metal, fire-proof
1The challenge
Equipment that must work after the blast
Electronics inside military containers and bunkers must keep working after shock and seismic events. Rubber is not an option: it burns, ages and loses its properties.
2The solution
Metallic energy absorbers under the floor
The shelter floor is a concrete slab suspended on Silentflex metallic energy absorbers. They work in all three axes, never fail completely under overload (an excess of shock turns them into a stiffer absorber) and last longer than the structure they protect.
3The result
Tested for shock and earthquake
The system was shock-tested with 10 tonnes of horizontal energy absorption and seismic-tested to GR-63-CORE at 1.65 g (16.5 m/s²), in the vertical and horizontal directions.
Illustrative animation.
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