Hospital Survives 9.0 Earthquake | OPB

A seismic engineering method known as 'base isolation' allowed a Japanese hospital to survive a massive quake without even a broken window. Oregon construction standards do not require this technique, even along the coast.
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[@mannyzx1]

Wow. I’m pushing 40 and lived through a lot of earthquakes, including Northridge. I never thought there would ever be an earthquake proof building. Ah Japan... You’re awesome.

[@bhs3871]

Many countries have them. Japan, Mexico, Chile, etc

[@Mabeylater293]

What country /state did you experience all of those earthquakes.

[@joeysplats3209]

Japan made the absolute best stereo receivers in the mid to late 1970's. Respect.

[@user-dc2gl3pc6e]

“Pushing 40” lol

[@robertafierro5592]

Wow! You are a very lucky person

[@yoloswaggins1579]

Well I mean it's a cost calculation ultimately, if you have a certain amount of quakes within the life expectancy of the building, the isolation construction will pay for itself as opposed to a building that may not collapse, but has to be torn down and rebuilt due to extensive damage.

[@MushookieMan]

This is only true if you run a government like a for-profit business.

[@annekekramer3835]

That is only if you set the worth of a human life at 0. If human life is worth anything, then it becomes a moral calculation.

[@JoshuaPlays99]

@@annekekramer3835 You'd be surprised to hear the US government puts a price on the average persons head. That figure is roughly $10,000,000. 10 million measly dollars is what they think your life is worth.

[@dogdjinn]

@@JoshuaPlays99 can i please turn in my human rights for the 10,000,000 dollars

[@kevinmanan1304]

@@JoshuaPlays99 not surprised at all. Gavin Newsom treats his citizens like a peasants. Do what you're told, not what you see Gavin do 🤫

[@constantinosschinas4503]

The problem is that you can use base isolation only in isolated buildings. If you have other building sharing a blind wall, it is not feasible. In Athens, Greece that this is the case, we have a minimum of 10cm gap between buildings, to allow for some movement.

[@zarlev9083]

Similar situation is turkiye as well, the city planning is utterly bad... although many buildings are build sturdy, its not enough to widstand long or strong quakes, there is also the corruption part of the situation where it gets all messy, and government just cannot step in without being called facists or being afraid is losing support and election, its idiocracy through and through here (((

[@vuurkoning]

here in belgium the required gap doesnt even exist. the only earthquakes we get are very minor ones from mining operations in the north of the netherlands, a country that lies north of us

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

Base Isolation like the type shown is a must-have in Earthquake regions, this needs to be factored into the pricing of buildings to ensure human life is protected.

[@antekpaztek]

Oh god! The video of the Hospital without isolation is terrifying! I cant imagine what people that lived thru such scenarios felt at the time!

[@zamiyaFlow]

My eternal question with rubber dampeners is, rubber isn't forever; it dries up, it cracks, it even decomposes into ooze. What happens to the main structure once the dampeners begin to fail

[@hebneh]

I was thinking the same thing throughout this clip.

[@annekekramer3835]

It's called maintenance. The dampeners only need to last longer than the building. You could even engineer it so that you can replace the dampeners one at a time.

[@zamiyaFlow]

@@annekekramer3835 You can replace dampeners?

[@user-hv6nl3cz1z]

@@zamiyaFlow i mean if you could access them it should be possible Just get cranes or smth to hold the building in place on the side they are replacing

[@zamiyaFlow]

@@user-hv6nl3cz1z lmao I don't think they've invented a crane that can pull up a whole building

[@DeeperSoul]

Its also applied new hospitals in Turkiye but for old ones, danger still continues.

[@dikoman516]

Hospitals charge so much money, they can totally afford this technology.

[@trochic]

US Hospitals do, nowhere in the world they charge you as much as in the US

[@belec5964]

In Europe the healthcare is "free".

[@imeprezime1069]

That's only in America, everywhere else hospitals are completely free !!

[@WaterFAK]

in EU they go to the hospital very often, as they are practically free, the government pays for it.

[@zakpearce7826]

@@belec5964 No it isn't. It's a single-payer model. We use our better understanding of market forces to have an effective single bargainer that can negotiate prices down in the interests of the healthcare consumer, instead of having a predatory insurance model that takes advantage of people in the worst moments of their lives and bankrupts them.

[@kniefi]

Very interesting indeed!

[@HumanSagaVault]

Japan...ONLY Japan, this Country is so blessed with geniuses and contribute their knowledge for the betterment of their Society. Good for them.

[@SofiaisSunshine]

Too bad their population continues to slide into oblivion because of that intelligence. Children arent logical if you want to have a career.

[@Paradoxical124]

Don’t praise the country, praise the person who come up with the idea.

[@Kraypus]

This kind of technology exists in very many places and very many variations of it

[@nzmax]

Base Isolation was originally developed by a scientist from New Zealand in the 1970s, and has been used in a huge number of buildings around the world, including New Zealand, which is also a seismically active country. EDIT: due to some misunderstanding regarding the history of base isolation, it was a New Zealand scientist that developed the rubber/steel/lead core base isolation that is mentioned in this video. History will tell you that there have been various other styles of base isolation for thousands of years around the world.

[@robmaster3332]

@@Kraypus but not many places go beyond minimum requirements. Japan is always quality

[@vincentvega3546]

İstanbul'da kullanılması gereken sistem.

[@bakrdemir8656]

nah bizimkler boyle seylere onem vermez

[@mohamedgouda110]

Çok pahalı bir sistem

[@prabalmohanta138]

Too late.

[@prabalmohanta138]

@@mohamedgouda110 life is more expensive than this. We need it in our delhi. Very big is waiting for us

[@bakrdemir8656]

@@prabalmohanta138 :((

[@Akira-gr6rd]

I'm glad this hospital didn't die!

[@henrysantos121]

Excellent videos well done, Very well info,

[@floppp]

I just did a school project on this, it worked best in the class. Amazing system, really.

[@BMarie774]

Incredible.

[@samuels1123]

Reminds me of the Portal 2 intermediate access zone, between the salt mines and the upper facility, an endless plane of spring supports.

[@handlebear]

We have base isolators under our city hall and new cathedral here in Los Angeles

[@aleksandersuur9475]

What makes base isolation expensive? Certainly the lead-rubber bearings themselves are a marginal cost, right? The engineering effort to verify the solution maybe, is that where the cost is?

[@EduardoEscarez]

The cost isn't as much as it looks, but the things that make base isolation expensive are most in the engineering effort. And in the case of existing building, the retrofitting can cost a lot. But in buildings like hospitals is worth all the cost because the facility doesn't lose a second of availability. Here in Chile before the 2010 quake there was a hospital building with that system, the hospital of the Arny. And during that quake there was a surgery in progress and the doctors only noticed a small quake and a short loss of power until the generators started up. Only after the operation the doctors realised how extensive was the damage in the country.

[@seankingwell3692]

@@EduardoEscarez wow that is just amazing. One thing that also makes me happy about this is that so many doctors and nurses in the hospitals at the time of the quake all survive. If hosptitals pancaked we would lose most of our medical personnel in one shot!

[@EduardoEscarez]

@@seankingwell3692 While here in 2010 we didn't lose medical personnel because of the quake due to the local construction codes, but still some facilities were severely damaged. Because of that, since then new hospitals are built designed to withstand a quake while still being operating during and after an event.

[@bronzejourney5784]

@@EduardoEscarez It really frustrates me to realize that we are indeed finally living in the future(conquering earthquake is not a small feat), but lead by dinosaurs who are too stubborn to let us.

[@RMJ1984]

It pays to be prepared, which ironically is also always cheaper in the long run.

[@NathanaelNewton]

I would love to have seen a camera feed inside of that isolation room during the earthquake

[@The_Quaalude]

Base isolation is expensive, but repairing the damage and lawsuits are more expensive

[@henriksamson2743]

Very genius! Wow!

[@dr.xx1]

Amazing

[@airliner7478]

If someone nears live in a quake-prone place, and they refuse to prepare their buildings for one, wait till something happens. They'll change their tune then.

[@Hokou]

turkey

[@kenflores9218]

Wow awesome

[@fibonaccisrazor]

Wow, this is simply awesome. With this technology 30 or more thousand lives could have been saved in Turkey/Syria. There shouldn't be a funding problem if governments were to do their calculations properly. 1 - What is the extra cost as a percentage of the total project, especially on high-rise or multistory buildings? 2 - Off balance this with the cost of rebuilding an entire city after a huge quake. Surely it's way cheaper to build earthquake-proof.

[@TailwindAirlines]

Bu yazdığımı googgle çeviriden çevir. Türkiye'de bir profesör bu depremin zararının 10'da 1'i ile veya 20'de 1'i ile Tüm Türkiye'yi depreme hazırlayabilirdik dedi. Şuan Türkiye deprem yüzünden 50 milyar dolardan fazla zararda. Bizim binalarımız maalesef işini bilen kişiler tarafından değil hırsız malzemeden çalan kişiler tarafından yapılıyor halk bilinçsiz ayrıca devlet denetleme yapmıyor. Evlerin yapıldığı yerler ovalar zeminler berbat. Yardımların geç ulaşması yüzündende kayıplarımız dahada arttı.

[@annekekramer3835]

It surely is in the long run! Sadly corruption is only short term.

[@ProjectILT]

most places on earth: "7.0 earthquake, half our city collapsed." japan: "20 billion magnitude earthquake, a bit of green tea spilled out of the cup"

[@Vurinati]

Exactly what happened in Turkiyé and Syria 7.8 magnitude 40k killed in Japan a 8.0 magnitude earthquake happened and only 3 people died.

[@Paopao621]

that is freaking genius

[@elksalmon84]

The reporter has a common misconception of what is the magnitude. Magnitude does not affect structure of buildings, shaking, or intensity of shaking, does. Maximum intensity on the land was VII and only in rare spots, as an epicenter was far into the ocean. In Kobe in 1995 or Turkey this year magnitude was just around 7, but intensity was over X, as highest shaking was along the fault, where everything was destroyed. And X isn't just slightly higher than VII. It's a geometrical progression scale, where X is over 6 times as intense as VII.

[@budgiebreder]

I would love to see some cctv footage of these mechanisms in actual use. To see if it looks like the same as the demos.

[@fatihedinc2127]

Nasıl YERLİ VE MİLLİ insansız hava araçları otomobiller savaş uçakları dronlar uçak gemileri yapabiliyorsak Derhal vakit kaybetmeden bu sismik izalatör fabrikası yurt da kurulmalı YERLİ VE MİLLİ imkanlarla üretilip çok çok ucuza vatandaşın alabileceği bir fiyatdan satılmalıdır.. Ve bir yönetmelikle bu izalatör zorunlu hale getirilmelidir..

[@exkator]

Keşke abi eminim bunu yapacak mühendisi de hocayı da bulurlar da bakalım yapacak parayi bulabilirler mi

[@Yilmaz4]

yönetmelikler var zaten oldukça sıkı kurallar koymuşlar ama hiçbir mütaitin umurunda değil ki :(

[@r0lfu_]

dogu daki binalarin yarisi kacak yapilmisken sen boyle gelismis bir sistem kullandirmayi dusunuyosun. Asla yapilamaz

[@ibrahimbaysal6337]

Yerli deprem izolatörü üretiyoruz zaten kullanılan hastanelerde var ama pahalı bir sistem olduğu için her yerde kullanılması bu ekonomide zor evler yönetmeliğe uygun yapılsa yeterli Japonya'da tüm binalarda yok yüzde 10 gibi bir oran var Japonlrda ama demirden betondan işçilikten kaçmadıkları için şiddetli depremler felakete dönüşmüyor onlardada tusunami olmadıkça

[@Aranimda]

Turkey, are we watching?

[@thenman23]

dude youre so woke

[@haven216]

@@thenman23 How is calling out corruption around building standards in Turkey "woke" ?

[@thenman23]

@@haven216 fuck turkey straight up

[@safiyesadik]

We need siesmic isolator! Wait, we cannot afford it. But we have. We need medicines against cancer and automimmunity! Wait we have them but cannot afford. We have everything but human lives are just too cheap with regard to new technology and findings.

[@HestiaBHN1]

The REAL cure for cancer costs nothing, is painless, and enhances life. Anyone can do it themselves. Just be willing to face what your Inner child self is unhappy about. Change that by asking your Higher Self for help. Be willing to consider ANY answer it sends...like divorce your partner, or run away, or quit... and trust that your HS will bring you something better. AND IT WILL!

[@lauS7]

Well said

[@mariotheundying]

@@HestiaBHN1 we're talking about cancer not about your marriage problems, cancer is a dangerous thing

[@OscarLT321]

Bad things have to happen before humans take action. This is where policies should come in and force safety precautions before disaster strikes. However when policies are also made by humans with no real sense of danger until after the fact, it falls apart, literally.

[@PremShantiAnand]

🙏🙏🙏

[@michelecampanelli5419]

Bravi 👍👏 sarebbe bello che anche in Italia 🇮🇹 questi sistemi fossero diffusi..

[@kramlatte5673]

So japan only has base isolation?

[@aasstock8465]

That is the shock apsorber of motorcycle.

[@hebneh]

I'd say Gold Beach is pretty much doomed, from both the hills and the ocean, once the Big One hits.

[@TheUprut]

Made in japan

[@TwinShards]

Hospital built at location expected to have EQuake above a certain level should be require to have this EQ-Supression spring system. Not only would the extra cost pay itself in the event of an EQ, but it would save hundred of lifes, let alone the building's damage $cost$

[@ubacow7109]

God the amount of money needed to just run these quake simulations

[@VulpineCortex]

it's worth it though since even if the research isn't applied immediately due to politics, it'll affect future generations' safety & quality of life.

[@TyphoonVstrom]

Given that during a large Cascadia subduction zone quake (like is referred to in the video), coastal land will drop between 6-20ft and become salt marsh (plenty of evidence it has happened before) I think spending a cent on any structure in these areas is pointless. Wow, the structure survived an earthquake. It's now surrounded by water.

[@westrim]

It may surprise you to learn that most of the construction that isn't direct waterfront (and much of what IS direct waterfront) will still be above that threshold. And the solution is simple: add stuff. Seattle is already 10-20 feet higher than the initial settlement.

[@ChildofC-53]

Dude, the Japanese are cool af!

[@zian.2493]

Cost Vs lives

[@itz_andrey9137]

It's 9.1

[@egyphon]

They guy's name is goldfinger?

[@greendsnow]

Governments don't need to poor in the cash, they need to poor in the earthquake proof building codes. Number 1 - You don't go and make buildings in the risky areas.

[@error200http]

2:18 Is it really 20 year old??? That's a mistake. Probably you mean 20-year map. It means that flood happens every 20 years

[@aimeeosullivan3583]

In the Japan earthquake cars would move

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

Imagine putting suspension on your buildings 🗿

[@iamofadeadinsideoof1181]

Disadvantagous geography mean real need of advantageous buildings structures and engineering

[@marfmarfalot5193]

Ok but why even test without base isolation

[@netkongen]

Chris Goldfinger :)

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

You did it for NORAD, do it for the hospital!

[@IAMMOSH]

I was studying about earquacaks that 7.0 is really bad then I decided to Google 9.0 I DIDNT EXPECT TO GET IT

[@peter5.056]

a 9 is 1000 times more energetic than a 7.

[@thenoova]

🇯🇵 and 🇨🇱 best system

[@kaifriedrich1763]

And in 🇹🇷 everything is falling apart at 7.0 Earthquake , they must have been corrupt while building their Cities

[@sanjuansteve]

Base isolation should be so common and so low cost that they should even be used for homes too.

[@polatkamber3413]

I think the building is mafeking out of bedrock

[@brandonbockman3454]

Good smarton hospital nw Portland earthqucke safe Ohsu is

[@FMFvideos]

it dance so it doesn't break

[@zubenelgenubi]

Building isolation saves lives, money, lives and lives!!

[@Grox1324]

yes

[@dregenius]

It's amazing how effective modern solutions like this are, but incredibly distressing to realize how resistant Americans, and especially American businesses, are to things costing more (or rather, margins going down) - to the point that any kind of change, improvement or re-tooling is immediately struck down before true costs are even evaluated. Take American appliances for example. Whirlpool has been building the same exact dryers for 61 years - no material change to any part of it. They put a different button panel on every few years, but to this day, you can get a flimsy, crappy, bottom-of-the-barrel design in a sleek black paint job for $1,100. Look at what asian brands offer for 40% less money and it's shocking. American culture is all about "but what about ME" or "what about MY cost" or "what about MY right to be wasteful with rsoucres and keep buying and doing the same outdated shit I've always done!"

[@kamnapavon4638]

A Fact People Overlook about the Latest Turkey Earthquake.... Does not matter how the Buildings are Built.....

[@peter5.056]

turkey built masonry structures.

[@adarsh4764]

Turkey and other major Earthquake prone countries should learn something from Japan!

[@GlossaME]

See that Turkey? It can be done

[@Creme.Fraiche.]

"It's too expensive" Well it's also expensive as fuck having to rebuild a hospital...

[@aimeeosullivan3583]

If the hospital was built on a hill I would survive the earthquake

[@lonewolfe2502]

They even hired a translator with Japanese accent. 😂

[@pyrotechnick420]

In the far future we will have drone houses that will hover off the ground as they sense the P waves of any major earthquake. Duh lol

[@randomboi2595]

japanese people: just 9.0? mah it was nothing

[@Your_momxd412]

l was hited by a mega earthquake

[@zometthecomet]

USA: Who the is going to pony up the cash ?? “Cricket sounds ensue” Meanwhile in Japan . . .😂

[@raspberryepicly]

bro copied those large springs under the modern aperture laboratories facilities

[@aimeeosullivan3583]

in japan

[@Armadauzbekistan]

Meanwhile in Turkey....

[@user-vf7be9nx3i]

lol did they fake a Japanese accent

[@raptorwars6332]

Well, maybe they could use google?

[@DJChiefX197]

I think that's the translator's real accent.

[@Firas_Official]

They interpreted the Japanese language to thick accent 😂

[@SMGJohn]

Japan has been pioneering base isolation since the most horrible quakes of the 90s which killed tens and thousands of people, after the government made it mandated that buildings larger than 2 stories have base isolation now, the amount of people dying in Earthquake are down from 50 000 people to 5 people, thats Incredible and proves that if the world was not operated on profit motives but by human needs, there be very few people dying even from natural disasters, I mean who builds a city in a known tsunami area, thats just ridicules. But in Capitalism it makes sense, extremely low land value you see.

[@bobelschlager6906]

What's the point of providing mandates without providing the cash to achieve the mandates. Only spoiled non-thinking people could make such a statement. Only people who think that in essence money grows on trees. Answer: such a mandate tells you about reality. such a mandate tells you that you have to do some hard thinking, not just put your problems off on infinite borrowing of more money.

[@joeh858]

Why wasn't money an issue for the engineers and their hospital in Japan?

[@Lessinath]

@@joeh858 Because Japan has culturally learned through the blood of tens of thousands how devastating earthquakes can be. Everyone there (who is an adult) has felt a strong one in their life, possibly more than one. In some parts of the country, there's a good chance they know someone who's died because of one. So in Japan, they take it seriously. It's only "too expensive" when you don't realize how huge of a threat it is. And in the PNW, they do not have this cultural knowledge of what a REAL earthquake will do. The Native Americans in the region had this knowledge. We ignored it and killed them. So instead, "We want to spend less and make more profit" wins out, instead of people rightfully being piss terrified of dying in a collapsing building. This is true at every level of government and every level of society in the PNW. Yes, modern earthquake codes are the law there. It's not taken seriously, and things like seismic hazard consultations are non-binding. Developers who want to build something are required to consult with a geologist who specializes in earthquake in tsunami hazards. So they go into the meeting room, lay out their plans, the geologist says "This is stupid and will get people killed." And the contractor packs up his things and leaves, saying, "Okay, now we've consulted." This is going to get a lot of people killed.

[@bronzejourney5784]

Cash is provided by the people through taxes, retard. Its the government responsibility to provide mandates so that the provided cash can be used for the mandate. Even if there isnt a cash, thats how r&d works, do you think advancement in science and technology happens on its own whenever an einstein equivalent borns? No, its made by continuous "waste of money" to improve cost efficiency and functional efficacy. "You cant make an omelette without breaking some eggs".

[@peter5.056]

If you live west of I-5, move NOW. Because when the big one hits (9+ Mercalli XII) everything is going to be demolished. Get a plan to move, today.

[@gwynlordofcinder6316]

Oh yeah because it japan

[@baddi3sslay]

MADE IN NZ!

[@erdalkaras347]

WHICH COMPANY?

[@Sadie_Adler1889]

Turkey now😑🙄

[@adembasri9704]

I am Turkish and we are exhausted. There are hundreds of thousands of dead, I wish Turkey had such systems.

[@tripanzo]

@@adembasri9704 They have but poorer cities and corruption has made it very hard for people to install it, even though it says by law that you need earthquake proof buildings.

[@Guitartube25]

Again, money is more important than safety and human lifes, looking at Oregon.

[@jero7733]

Ah just imagine the dumpster fire of a post-disaster scene the Oregon government will become, negligence and money-saving ending the lives of thousands of people. I bet most of the people with the power to change things, but didn't, won't go to prison, and I hope that ones that do get sentenced will regret their inaction for the rest of their lives.

[@diogenesofsinope..]

That shake table is in San Diego

[@_bernhard_]

Why is someone who has a strong accent used when translating

[@kevinmanan1304]

3:16 The state can also do nothing & have Gold Beach end up being another Turkey disaster. It's not my life on the line Jodi, it's your citizens, Ms City Administrator.

[@Red00022]

Yes it has always been about ponying the cash

[@csf3lihao]

if I had the resources, I would hire a Japanese to design my home in LA.

[@toroddlnning6806]

mby oregon, or what its called, is not such a great location for a city with a major hospital after all.

[@KiloWattPlays]

Come on, What do you need in an emergency? Hospitals and firemen. at least 2 building that need all protection

[@stedated]

Turks are taking notes right now

[@Bk6346]

Lady says pony up the cash. They don’t have unlimited resources or money for everything lady.

[@17143972290]

Oregon is shit for earthquakes

[@koresaliva]

Pretty sure the investment on that system was far worth it in the end. Aside from literally saving thousands of lives, it also saved thousands of Yen in damages

[@yasinkaratas8679]

Gerçek bir müslümanda olması gereken iş ahlâkı ve tevekkül... Rabbim sizleri; İslâm ile şereflendirsin...

[@eligebrown8998]

Its crazy how a NON profit company can afford such a building