I believe that the company Montel storage has
equipment for quake areas.  It is pretty expensive,
but they are used in San Francisco and throughout
California.
Hope this helps

--- Jane Bedno <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> on 4/5/02 1:30 PM, Julia Merkel at [log in to unmask]
> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone comment or have recommendations for
> stabilizing storage in
> > collections for vibrations?  The art collection
> here may be moved into
> > temporary
> > quarters (if 2-10yrs is temporary)
> > in a one story slab brick building a few feet from
> a railroad track.
> > I think the track averages one large freight train
> per day.  The former
> > occupants of the building (a pharmacy) tell me
> that they don't remember
> > anything falling off the shelves, but that it sure
> felt like the train was
> > coming right through the door.
> > Other than ethafoam padding, are there suppliers
> for "quake proof" shelving?
> > Special hardware for anchoring paintings?  I seem
> to remember hearing about
> > a "floating" system for museum storage in
> earthquake zones...
> > Would building a platform above the slab absorb
> some of the tremors?
> > Are there vibration tests I should request be done
> before a decision is
> > finalized?
> > Thanks a million,
> > Julia Merkel
> >
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
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> There is a major museum being built in central
> Taiwan (near Taijun) directly
> over a fault, and I am sure they are paying major
> attention to this problem.
> The museum is, in fact, about Taiwan's major
> earthquake a few years ago.  I
> will try to get their exact name and address and
> send it to you.
>
> Jane Bedno
>
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