Rubberized base quake-proof: Study

Rubberized base quake-proof: Study

BOGOR, West Java: A Bogor research center has long offered
rubber technology to develop earthquake-resistant buildings.

Director of the Bogor Rubber Technology Research Center Dr.
Krishna Surya Bhuana said here on Friday that the government
should introduce rubber technology in construction to minimize
fatalities during tremors.

"Rubber can be applied in the base isolation system to protect
buildings, especially multi-storied ones in urban areas, from
strong earthquakes," he said.

The application of rubber technology in construction projects
is much needed because Indonesia is an archipelagic country prone
to earthquakes, he said, referring to the recent tremor that
devastated Nabire, Papua, and many others in Lampung, Bengkulu,
West Java, East Nusa Tenggara, Papua and North Maluku.

The use of rubber technology in construction projects was
first investigated in 1994. -- Antara