Facilities
Features of the Earth Simulator Building
Seismic Isolation System
11 isolators
Lightning protection system
Fig. Earth Simulator Building
Four poles at both sides of the Earth Simulator Building compose wire nest to protect the building from lightening attacks.
Special high-voltage shielded cable is used for inductive wire which releases a lightening current to the earth.
Ground plates are laid by keeping apart from the building about 10 meters.
Illumination
Lighting: Light propagation system inside a tube (255mm diameter, 44m(49yd) length, 19 tubes)
Light source: halogen lamps of 1kW
Illumination: 300 lx at the floor in average
