Sensitive Equipment

There has been a significant emergence of academic, health care and high-tech industry research that is performed at sub-micron, nanometer and angstrom level resolution. This research requires increasingly tighter tolerances. When working at nano-scale, ambient vibration can seriously degrade performance and yield. When approaching a nanotechnology research structure, choosing the site is the first and most important decision to make. By choosing a site that has little vibration, a simpler structure may be designed and the concern for meeting the vibration standards is reduced. GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech can assist owners/architects in planning for a nanotechnology structure. We can select a proper site through long-term, continuous monitoring of ground ambient vibration. The results will assist the structural engineer in designing a proper foundation system to minimize ground vibration transmissibility to the structure.