Not so good vibrations
Science departments concerned with effect of Kearsley Street extension on experiments
Bryant Harland
Issue date: 11/24/08 Section: Campus
According to Vice Chancellor Bill Webb, part of the $1.9 million given by the Ruth-Mott Foundation for the street has been budgeted to dampen the effects of vibrations, should it become an issue once the road opens.
"We believe we've done everything we can and feel good about working with folks to find out what their concerns were, and trying to understand their concerns, and try to find a solution for them," Webb said. "For the vibration concerns, we had consultants in the spring of '08. They took measurements of existing laboratories. They spent one or two days here taking readings, and probably at the first of the year we'll invite them back to see if, in fact, the roadway is causing vibrations to be transmitted to the roadway.
"It's a little too early to tell. They're legitimate concerns, but there are scientific instruments in California and a number of earthquake areas, in more urban universities, and near railways and other things, so we feel confident we can make it work for everyone."
Bryant can be reached at
bharland@umflint.edu.
"We believe we've done everything we can and feel good about working with folks to find out what their concerns were, and trying to understand their concerns, and try to find a solution for them," Webb said. "For the vibration concerns, we had consultants in the spring of '08. They took measurements of existing laboratories. They spent one or two days here taking readings, and probably at the first of the year we'll invite them back to see if, in fact, the roadway is causing vibrations to be transmitted to the roadway.
"It's a little too early to tell. They're legitimate concerns, but there are scientific instruments in California and a number of earthquake areas, in more urban universities, and near railways and other things, so we feel confident we can make it work for everyone."
Bryant can be reached at
bharland@umflint.edu.
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