Facilities Earth Simulator JAMSTEC-JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE-EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY



Facilities

 Features of the Earth Simulator Building



Seismic Isolation System


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11 isolators
(1ft height, 3.3ft. Diameter, 20-layered rubbers supporting the bottom of the ES building)






Lightning protection system


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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


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  • 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


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The light sources installed out of the shielded machine room walls.






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