METHODS AND APPARATUS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RESISTING EARTHQUAKE AND FLOOD DAMAGE

摘要

A three part foundation system for supporting a building is described. Three part foundation systems can include a containment vessel, which constrains a buffer medium to an area above the containment vessel, and a construction platform. A building can be built on the construction platform. In a particular embodiment, during operation, the construction platform and structures built on the construction platform can float on the buffer medium. In an earthquake, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium may experience greatly reduced shear forces. In a flood, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium can be configured to rise as water levels rise to limit flood damage.

主权项

1. A foundation system for a structure, comprising,
a containment vessel configured to hold a buffer medium, the containment vessel placed on a ground; and a construction platform formed above the containment vessel wherein the construction platform including the structure is configured to float on the buffer medium; one or more cantilevered columns anchored beneath the containment vessel and passing through an aperture in the construction platform; wherein the construction platform is positioned relative to sides of the containment vessel and the aperture is sized such that during an earthquake the containment vessel can move from side to side while the construction platform floats above it allowing seismic forces transferred from the ground to the construction platform to be minimized and wherein one or more cantilevered columns allow the construction to rise vertically relative to the containment vessel while remaining over the containment vessel and wherein during flood conditions a bottom of the construction platform is allowed to rise above a top of the containment vessel along.