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
>
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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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