EQS Seismic Isolation Bearings
The EQS transfers the energy of a moving mass (kinetic energy), such as a bridge deck during an earthquake, into heat and spring (potential energy). This is done through the MER which connects the superstructure to the substructure. The EQS can be adjusted at the direction of the design engineer to achieve a wide variety of energy dissipation levels. This is because the EQS is designed to dissipate energy through friction.