Hi,
As structural engineers, we've always dreamt of a MAGICAL FLOATING LATERAL SUPPORT that can help us relieve high straining actions on our tall buildings due to lateral loads. But we quickly forget about it as it is IMPOSSIBLE (in normal sense)
Today, I am thinking out of the BOX and trying to OPEN for my fellow researchers an INNOVATIVE idea and line of research on using FLYING DRONES as LATERAL supports during extreme loading events.
We've also seen drones used to lift very heavy objects when used in groups. Can this be used in future to quickly activated once High wind loads or a strong earthquake is detected ? This can be used as a AIR-DAMPER that is powered by electric generators to be sure it is always functioning when needed.
I am open for the discussion and for including me in any research related to this NEW IDEA that I am proposing to evaluate the possible damping forces and its effect on the structural performance of tall buildings including a statistical reliability study for the reduction of CODE load factors in such cases.
Dr. IHAB EL AGHOURY
@Ihab M. El Aghoury,
Firstly, I am glad that very few researchers are there involved in damping system and you are one of them.
You can analyse for structures by actually perform on a prototype.
And
Then, you can recommend the research for different structures.
For more damping information, Kindly go through
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sagar_Jamle/research
Hi Ihab M. El Aghoury
Very innovative idea. Just some suggestions as they came up to my mind, for a levitating drone, it will need to first generate enough energy to keep itself in the air before any other excess energy can be used to 'support' other additional activities, such as the one you mentioned on lifting objects. As long as sufficient energy is generated, and the air turbulence caused to the area below is not destructive, it could be a magic solution to many other problems!
Regards
Thats a good suggestion wee khor
In that case the size of drones must be very large
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