Comments on: Agrigento Youth Returns to Italy on a Pedestal—A Very High-Tech One

By: Annelisa Stephan

Annelisa Stephan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:09:48 +0000

Hi Daniela — Interesting questions. You’ve asked for the weight (Gewicht), specific gravity or relative density (spezifisches Gewicht), and height (Höhe) of the Agrigento Youth. To begin with the easiest question, its height is 102 centimeters (40 3/16 in.). I’ll inquire with our conservators about the other two questions.

By: Daniela

Daniela — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:08:31 +0000

hallo, bin ein Student der Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften von Cagliari, Ich bereite eine Arbeit über den Schutz des Eigentums von Erdbeben Museum, sagen Sie mir, das Gewicht, spezifisches Gewicht, Höhe Giovinetto Ephebe von Agrigento

By: Annelisa Stephan

Annelisa Stephan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:16:15 +0000

Hi Emily — Interesting question. I asked Jerry and he said this: “There is no weight limit, since the size of the isolator can be designed to accommodate a larger mass. Buildings around the world can be, and are, fitted with isolation mechanisms of a variety of designs and with a variety of displacement capabilities. One drawback to using the Getty design for an entire building (even if it were scaled up to accommodate the mass of a building) is outdoor exposure. Our design is specific to interior environments and masses of up to several tons.” Thanks for the comment!

By: Emily Mangione

Emily Mangione — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:22:20 +0000

The base isolation system looks amazing! I was wondering, though, is there a weight limit to the system? If not, do you think it has any possible application to buildings? Could you theoretically make a base isolation system large enough to put a home or commercial structure on in order to make it earthquake-proof?