‘Shake Table’ helps set up quake-proof multi-storied bldgs
How can one be sure that a high-rise structure would be earthquake-proof? The department of atomic energy has the answer. A Rs 100-crore facility at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, can provide assistance to construction companies and builders to test multi-storied buildings and complexes for their ability to withstand a quake.