Technology Development and Forecast of Dynamical Intelligent Building (D.I.B

Abstract

The Dynamical Intelligent Building takes a new horizon with derivation from the conventional earthquake resistant building structures. The author has proposed and expanded this new concept and has been promoting its research and development. The ultimate goal aims at the intelligent structure which reacts actively to earthquake taking an initiative with the building itself, in contrast with the passive design philosophy which is to endure the fatal disturbance The author realizes the actual building as a first stage of a Dynamical Intelligent Building with an Active Mass Driver (AMD) system and also has been carrying out the development of an Active Variable Stiffness (AVS) system. It is thought that still more development of this innovative technology has progress steadily and the specific plans for the respective applications will be reviewed extensively hereafter.