A safety net is an effective fail-safe measure against the accidental collapse of ceilings. However free-fall of heavy ceiling panels may induce a high impact load to the supporting point of the nets. In order to reduce it, the authors propose the shock absorbers using wire clips. To examine the effect of them, the authors have conducted some experiments and the results are shown in the paper. Some numerical analyses are also described. The results show the shock absorbers can reduce maximum tension the wires experience by about 40%.
