MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631107938 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology Patna on September 08, 2026, for Shock-Mitigated Amphibious Infrastructure Cluster.
Inventors include Raj, Anjali; Kumar, Ajay; and Ranjan, Vishwa.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides amphibious infrastructure shock-transmission mitigation for flood-resilient structures. An infrastructure cluster (102) includes a first infrastructure unit (102-2) and a second infrastructure unit (102-4), each supported by buoyant hulls (104) and guided by guideposts (106). Collars (102-8B) slidably engage the guideposts (106) and include a damping medium (102-8B-2) for controlling vertical movement during flotation. An articulated bridge (108) interconnects adjacent infrastructure units through a telescopic joint (108-2A) having an elastomeric damper (108-2A-2) for limiting relative displacement. Elastomeric pads (104-8) positioned between the buoyant hulls (104) and a superstructure (102-8), together with the damping medium (102-8B-2) and the elastomeric damper (108-2A-2), establish a distributed shock-mitigation arrangement (110). Unlike conventional amphibious structures that primarily accommodate buoyant elevation changes, the system (100) attenuates transmission of transient forces generated by water-induced movement, thereby reducing structural stress and improving operational stability during flood conditions.
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