![]() ![]() The dry-stone walls built by the Incas could move slightly during and earthquake and resettle without the walls collapsing, a passive structural control technique employing both the principle of energy dissipation and that of suppressing resonant amplifications. ![]() The interlocking stone of Incan structures creates an absence of resonant frequencies and stress concentration points. Peru is a highly seismic land and for centuries the mortar-free construction proved to be apparently more earthquake-resistant than using mortar. The Quake Column draws from traditional Incan ashlar techniques to explore this possibility. 3D printing building components can create seismically resistant structures by using masonry principles that diffuse the force of an earthquake through the interlocking components of a wall.
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