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Throughout history man has attempted to manipulate and modify his environment to suit his needs and desires. He has bore through mountains and bridged waters. However, despite major technological advancements, man has yet to tame the unpredictable and devastating forces of Mother Nature. Instead, man has been reduced to adapting to these natural disasters. Many precautionary measures have been adopted in order to prevent and protect such occurrences from disrupting the essential elements of man’s established social infrastructure, such as energy, water, health, and government. Currently, the most effective structural control available comes in the form of semi-active controls.

Civil engineers have devised multiple methods aimed toward stabilizing and controlling buildings during times of stress. In earlier years, engineers practiced a philosophy that emphasized strengthening the overall structure thereby enabling it to withstand shaking. Unbeknown at the time, this design did......

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