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Research Facilities: Safety & Security Center

Introduced below are the research facilities managed and operated by the Institute of Technology. Click the name of a research facility to view the corresponding details.

research facilities Multi Purpose Testing Laboratory Fire Testing Block Environmental Testing Block Rock Testing Block Acoustic Laboratory Historical Gallery of Construction Technology Energy Plant Clean Room Laboratory Electromagnetic Environment Laboratory Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory Vibration Testing Laboratory Wind Tunnel Testing Laboratory Biotope Structural Testing Laboratory

Safety & Security Center

The Safety & Security Center showcases Shimizu's safety and earthquake resistance technologies.
The Safety & Security Library set up in the Safety & Security Center introduces knowledge about earthquakes as well as Shimizu technologies that bolster earthquake measures at various stages of construction.

External view of building
External view of building


Core-Suspended Isolation System
Core-Suspended Isolation System


Safety & Security Library

The Safety & Security Library inside the Center introduces basic knowledge related to earthquakes and various Shimizu technologies related to earthquake-damage prevention measures, earthquake response, and post-earthquake restoration. It also displays countermeasures that protect buildings against damage caused by fire, floods, wind, and other natural disasters.

Features of the Facilities

The Safety & Security Center building incorporates a core-suspended isolation system capable of absorbing motion in three modes: swaying, swinging, and core rocking.

  • Structure:
    Core-Suspended Isolation Structure
    Core walls (reinforced concrete structure)
    Suspended outer frame (steel structure)
  • Foundation:PHC precast piles (800 mm in diameter x 4 piles)
  • Structural story height:4.15 m on Floor 1, and 3.00 m on Floors 2 through 4
  • Total weight of suspended sections (including movable load): approx. 180 tons

Features of the Facilities


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