Earthquake Resistant Technology

Golam Yasin Khan , Saudi Arabia

Earthquake Resistant Technology Few years back, one day on the news I saw the devastation caused by an earthquake in the city of Bam in Iran. It was reported that the earthquake had killed thousands instantly and injured millions. The damage resulted in millions losing their homes, their livelihood or everything they had.

After watching that footage I realized how helpless mankind is to the destructive force of nature. At that time an idea popped up in my head, and I thought what if there was a technique that would help buildings and land based structures resist the effects of an earthquake. I then drew out my idea and made a fully functional prototype.

I did some research into the field of earthquake resistance, and came across scientists and researchers around the globe who have tried their best to produce some technology to resist earthquake damage. Yes some of the company namely DIS/USA, TIS/Italy and few more did come up with some temporary, expensive and limited life time solutions. This is the reason why up till now only ten thousand installations have been equipped with this technology. This number is very low in the if you compare it to the entire world.

If you look closely these installations exist only in rich countries.

I was very excited when I saw my prototype work. It gave me immense pleasure seeing something which I made will safe the life and property of millions & work faultlessly. It also excites me to know that people all over the world are viewing videos of my technology at work via YouTube, possibly some experts in the field of earthquake resistance technology trying to replicate my invention.

I was born and raised in the industrial city of Narsingdi on the outskirts of Dhaka, in Bangladesh. I completed most of my education in Narsingdi. Afterwards I obtained my diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the capital city Dhaka.

After obtaining my diploma while on a tour of Thailand and Singapore, I was offered a job in neighboring Brunei by a businessman based in Bangkok Thailand. I accepted his offer and started working with a German company named Zublin D.S.D. in Brunei from 1981 to 1983. While I was there I worked on a project setup by The Principality of Brunei, known as the National Methanol Gas and Power Plant on one of Malaysia’s small islands called Labwan in the Sabah province.

Soon after the project was complete I spent a year working on maintenance at the King’s Residential Palace in Brunei. After my contract was over, I spent some time in the Sabah Province, in Malaysia before I returned to Bangladesh in June 1985. After spending a month in Bangladesh, I went off and started my long career at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I was a divisional in charge for the maintenance, utilities and engineering service division. During my long career which is still going on today, I have introduced several things to the airport namely the fiber glass STP tank, the fiber glass light post, a fiberglass rainwater outlet and a pump non clog suction strainer.

The reason why I am so interested in fiberglass is because the area of my workplace is very close to the Red Sea, where the weather and climate are contaminated with salty air and moisture. In this salt water environment a metal or concrete STP tank cannot be sustained for a long time as are the metal light posts and the rain water outlets.

I am trying my best to bring my Earthquake Resistant Technology to reality. If I am able to successfully produce and market my technology I know it will save the lives and property of millions around the globe. In an economical aspect if this technology is produced successfully it will be the utmost selling technology in the world, and I know in the nearby future I will achieve this. It is my personal belief that when my technology comes to the market it will outstrip all the existing technology.

Those who developed the current technology they did not think about the general people, those who cannot afford this expensive technology.

The story does not end here; I feel they (the scientists and researchers) seem to be proud of what they have accomplished, Because I myself have tried over the last few years to convince most of this scientists, to try some easy technology which is affordable to the general people.

It seems to me all of them are suffering from a superiority complex. They think why we should take advice from a stranger, because we are the superior to them and no one can challenge us. But they are wrong, I personally challenge them.

I tell them up to this time what they develop is wrong. Now you may ask how? The answer is what they develop has a limited life time, difficult, hard to install and expensive.

I myself have developed technology which has unlimited life time, easy to install and finally very cheap.

In my technology I concentrated on the durability, safety, ease of installation and the cost.

I understand that inventing a technology of this magnitude will not be easy. But in my case it’s look like fractions. Those who are sitting at the top positions do not want to bring my technology forward. It might challenge their existence and position.

Due to the privacy reason and the Lack of facility I did not go for large scale but if you see my models of prototype in action you will understand the whole concept of my technology.

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